Year: 1876




mustang is SO much sympathy
wasted. 1t says: ''It is possible. in
deed probable, that Mr. Bergh has
no intimate acquaintance with the
California mustang. or he would
know that his tender consideration
was thrown away upon the beast.
It has been justly, though acciden-
tally observed, that the sympathy OF
Mr.. Bergh would have been much
more consistently placed upon the
unfortunate rider of these mus
tangs. This is,ahe simple truth.
The man who 1dertakes to ride
thirty-fve California mustangs
inmping from saddle to saddle,
must be either professional vaquer-
ro or petrifed post-boy of olden
time. But when we contemplate
the mustang as an object of compass
sion or humanity, it is impossible to
repress sardonic grin. The army
mule is perfect Chesterfield of an
animal in comparison with the ma
tive California mustang. 1t was the
mustang that invented the noble art
of bucking. We are aware that the
army mule has exlerimented in
that direction, but no other animal
but the California mustang ever
caused his rider to describe para
bolic curve OF the same extent.
Nor can the man who has not been
bucked by a California mustang at
all conceive the process. The vic
tim while undergoing it would inf
nitely prefer being delivered to an
Hyrcannian tiger or Lernean hy-
lra. or Numidian lion for immedi-
ate mastication, and when the ope-
ration is complete, and by merci-
ful dispensation OF fate he is landed
upon the crown of his head in the
nearest pile of road metal, with a
.lislocated spinal column and a pang
in every nerve. muscle, sinew, and
bone. he regards the author of his
woes with horror and detestation
far surprising the emotion evoked
by contemplation of the most for
bidding antediluvian Saurian Prof.
owen ever revived for the satisfac-
ton of the curious. If Mr.. Bergh
had taken it into his benevolent nod
tlle to espouse the cause Of the per
secuted grizzly or the friendless rat
tlesnaAe. we would have deserted
some CLEAN of reason in his con-
duct; but the humanitarian who
goes out of his way to protect the
California mustang is SO hopeless an
illustration of human depravity
that we find it impossible to do the
subject justice" -"


In ordinary elopements it is the
Young lady who has to evade the
vigilance of stern parents; but the
Indianapolis Sentinel tells story OF
one where the boot-if the express
sion be allowable-was on the other
leg. It was the cruel father and the
nard- hearted mother of the would be
groom who set themselves to work
to obstruct the conrse of true love
and locked up the young man s
clothes. Love laughed at the lock
smith. however. as he always has
done The young man secured
clothing enough to be married in
and, the young lady being willing
the cruel parents were bilked.


Boston couldn't think of anything
else to do by way Of entertaining
Dom Pedro, so she called the Massa
chusetts Medical Society togethe
and introduced him to every mem
ber. As there were 800 in the gath
ering the process must have beel
rather tedious; but it will be pleas
ant thing for the Emperor to reilec
upon hereafter. 1t is very doubtful
whether any other man, Emperor o
subject, has ever had his pulse fe]
by so many doctors and lived to tel
of it.


RAPID CURE FOR CATARRH.-AC
cording to Hamilton. the severes
catarrhal cold can be removed i
about ten hours By mixture of cal
bolic acid, 10 drops; tincture of io
dine and chloroform each rs drops
A few drops of the mixture shoul
be heated over a spirit lamp, in
test-tube, the mouth of which shoul
be applied to the nostrils as soon a
volatization is affected. The opera
ton should be repeated in about tw
minutes, when, after the patier
sneezes a number of times, tn
troublesome symptoms rapidly di:
appear. uF


The tramp, like the worm, wi
turn if trodden upon too severely
Being sharply reprimanded by


magistrate in Paris not long since Il
observed that his Honor was ve1
ungrateful to treat him so. IAN
why pray?'' said the magistrate
Because" responded the tram
IF it were not for men like me wh
make you necessary you would ha,
no place and no pay


Those persons who expect to "de


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