Year: 1872

this city. Gays the Pittsburg Dispafc1. a
newly married couple settled down to
louise keeping a short time age; who.
for obvious reasons. shall be called
Brown. one Of the reasons being be-
cause that isn't their name. Mr. Brown
is a very pretty wosan, and Mr.. Brown
a very jolly. good kind of IL fellow. and
there appeared to be no reason why the
lives of this in,esesting couple should
not be one long summer day of happi
ness. But one day there little dark
dark cleud in their welded sky, which
grew and grew till it eliminated in quite
a shower, rs will be seen hereafter The
single domestic in the Brown family is.
or rather was Zine specimen of octoroon
beauty, who may be designated as Jane,
for the same reason that her employers
are called Brown. jane bad a lover,
who is the biggest and blackest of his
race. His name may be Thomas, he
drives a coal cart, and he had habit of
calling on his lady love in the kitchen by
slipping through the area gate, which
occasions We're no doubt highly enjoyed
by the parties concerned. Now little
Mrs. Brown had somehow got it into her
head that her liege lord was altogether
to partial TO the tropical beauty of the
olive checked aad starry eyed queen of
the kitchen, aud she made herself cores
pondingly miserable about it


For long time she nursed her secret
misery in silence, while the world. inclu-
ding her husband and Jane, went on in
the even tenor of their way. and the sky
didn't faEF or any other extraordinary
phenomenon come to pass. At last Mr..
B determined to put an end to to her
suspense by confirming her worst suspi-
cions, then to 60 and sleep beneath the
clods &c. and she arranged it in this;
Her husband was accustomed to return
to the conjugal nest at twilight in the
evenings, and she was sure that he
would seek the partner of his guilt IN
the kitchen at that time; so she laid a
little plain to detect him in his incon-
stancy, wither him with her righteous
wrath, and then lave him forever
With this determination. near the above
mentioned time che descended to the
lower regions, sent the supposed wicked
syren out on some domestic errand, and
took up waiting position with her head
screened by a window curtin, so that
the faL,e one should not recognize her
until too late for excuse She had not
long to Wait Very soon she heard the
well-known footsiep ,tealthiiy but hurri-
edly coming up the alley, then the latch
raised and the intruder entered. She
heard him across the room. She felt his
arm sliding around and clasping her
waist; she held her breath, Cor the cul
mination of her worst fears, the proof of
her strongest suspicious were within her
grasp


The arm drew her yielding and almost
fainting form to the manly. pal alpatating
bosom of its owner, and the lips of the
owner of the arm Imprinted resounding
kiss upon her own. Then for the FIRST
time she faced her embracer and b-held
her-no, not her husband, but-shades
of all the amend nents!-th staring eyes
perplexe1 and astonished countenance of
of that soofy son of Ham, Tom, the coal
cart driver and lover of the suspected
flcher OF Mr. B. conjusal treasure The
scene that ensued may lie imigined, but
csnhot be described. There was series
of screams and rapid disappearance of
No. l3 brogans through the door. The
confusion brought Brown down from the
parlcT, where he had impatiently waited
for the appearance of his little wife. in
stead of pI,ilandering with the maid.
| There was a shower of tears and con-
fession. and a discharge of the handsome
octoroon, ami thorough understanding
that the affair waw never to be mention
and that they arc to live happy in the
future


!


! At the close of the Revolution, George
i'll. desired his Chaplain 10 Ie,urn thanks
to God


The Chaplain replied. "Sir, do you
wish me to thank God that you have lost
SO many troops 2"


moi"


"Do you want me to thank God be-
cause you have lost so many millions
sterl ngs p


mo"


ADO you want me to thank God be-
cause you have los. thirteen of your
best colonies l'


! "No."


"Tnen what do you want to thank
God for T.


IL want to thank God because IL Is not
rorse :"


WHERE are you going cried
Scotch gentleman to a thief whom he
observed crawling through hole in the
hedge into his garden. Book again ,
replied Sawney. as he hastily retreated
from his discovered access to the tempt.
ing fruit


Prayer Is key that unlocks the bless