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Doda’s Hiterary atluseum.
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ous citizens of New York city out of em-
ployment for a period that would be ruinous
to many. Let the city fathers scan the
matter well before taking such a step.
Our sketch of Washington Market is
ended. It is solemn midnight, now, and if
we were to roam through its dark arches,
we would find nothing to write about but
deserted stalls, the rats, and the night
watchmen.
Governor and Scarecrow.
Governor D. , (of no matter what
State,) was a plain, farmer-like man; in
fact, aside from his political office, his _pro-
fession was that of a farmer. He had an
orchard behind his house to which he paid
a great deal of attention.
‘Tn personal appearance, the Governor
was not very prepossessing. He was tall
and gaunt, and when about his work, was
generally in the habit of wearing a faded
dressing-gown, which» was of exceeding
length, coming nearly to his feet.
It chanced one day that a gentleman,
fashionably dressed, called at the ver~
nor’s residence and inquired for him. He
was in quest of a certain office which lay in
the Governor's gift.
“ He is not at home, just at present,” said
Mrs. D——, “ but if you will come in and
take a seat, no doubt he will be along
*soon.”
The visitor accepted the invitation, and
seating himself in the plain sitting.room,
entered into conversation with the Gover-
nor’s lady.
“T believe,” said he, “ that this is consid-
ered a fine agricultural place. Does your
husband own much land?”
“ Some thirty acres. He is quite a farm-
rr”
“Teaught a glimpse of an orchard just
behind the house, That, I suppose, belongs
to him ?”
“Yes.
chard.”
“I see you find it necessary to use scare-
crows, to frighten away the birds.”
“Scarecrows ?”' The Governor's lady
was astonished. .: “ No,” said she, “ we never
employ any.”
“Why, Lam quite sure I saw one in one
of the trees, rigged up in ‘a long, fluttering
‘robe.’ > +
IIe prides himself on his or-
«TJ don’t think Mr. D—— has put such a
.thing into the orchard. You can look from
this window, and perhaps
object which you mistook.
“ There it is, now,” was the reply, as he
pointed out a figure, standing on a limb of
one of the trees, dressed in a pair of over-
alls, with” a faded robe fluttering in the
you can see. the
” :
‘bréeze, ‘ that’s the scarecrow! I was sure
was not mistaken !” : .
* That a scarecrow!” said Mrs. D——,
in amazement. “Why, that’s, my -hus-
band!” ‘
The victim of this embarrassing mistake
had just enough voice to inquire for his hat,
i withdrew,
thinking it best to defer his application for
oflice to a more convenient season.
Cuixrsr. Ipeas or Priuto’s Doxitn-
/rons.—The Chinese are perfectly: orthodox
in one respect. ‘ Their ideas concerning tor-
ment hereafter must suit the sternest believ-
ers in the fire-and-brimstone doctrine. . As
to death, their anticipations are distressing,
and their imaginations have invented no
less than’ ten hells.“ One consists of a “hell
stuck full of knives; another of an iron
cauldron, filled with boiling water; a third
is a hell of ice; in another, the punishment
is pulling out the tongues of those who tell
lies; another is a hell of poisonous serpents ;
in another, the victim is drawn to picces;
another is a hell of blackness and darkness. }
You may hear one of them praying, “ May
I not fall into the hell of swords!” and an-
other, to be preserved from this or that
If converted to Christian-
ity, it will not be very hard for them to im-
-bibe the idea of the “fiery lake,” of which
they will doubtless receive so vivid. a de-
scription from our orthodox missionaries,
Satire is powerless except when direct-
ed against error. ;
‘rope. This operation did not tame him,
(Written for Dodge’s Literary Museum.]
FOUND.
BY JUNIPER.
A GLOVE, a tiny silken thing,
Lies on the table here beside me;
Would that some sprite on elfin wing
To its fair owner's side would guide me!
A bright waif blown from fairy-land,
Only Titania's own could twin it; *
O, how I wish the little hand,
The owner’s hand, were still within it!
This little glove! With straying feet
I wandered out this morning, early,
And saw it lying in the street, —
All gemmed with dewdrops bright and pearly.
I raised it quickly from the sand,
From heedless trampling feet to win it,
And thought, as now, O! would the hand,
The owner's hand, were yet within it.
This glove: would I could see the face
Which has so often smiled above it!
For, even by this nncertain trace,
I know how dearly I should love it.
I know her smile is bright and bland,
I know her voice is like the linnet;
O, would this glove still held the hand ©
Which lay, but yesterday, within it!
“I know the tresses, silken all,
Which fall in rich and clustering shadows
Round her white brow, are like the fall
Of night on winter’s snowy meadows.
And O——hark! There is Nell, by Jove!
The colored servant-girl, this minute,
Scolding because she’s lost her glove.
Heavens! There's the hand I wished within it!
EMBARKATION OF CAVALRY:
A Scene.
IIE embarkation of the horses was not
accomplished without the occurrence
but he pawed in the air with the leg which
was free, cleaving a way before him, and the
attempt being a failure, the bound leg was
liberated. Numbers of men then came
around him, and one managed to fasten the
twitch upon him. The pain inflicted ‘by
the instrument seemed to doubly infuriate
the animal; he stood upon his hind legs,
plunged forward, or kicked and reared al-
ternately, throwing from him all but the
three men who held the two ends of the
halter and the twitch. TITis frantic motions
compelled those who held the halter to Ict
it go, but the third soldier stuck to his twitch
with a tenacity which was the surprise and
admiration of all who beheld the contest.
At times he was borne off the ground by
the horse, but he never let go, and the horse
at length stood still trembling—mastered
probably by the torture of the twitch. He
was led back to the centre of the sawdust,
and for a moment or two seemed to submit
to the desired operation; but as one of the
riggers was passing behind him with the
breech cord, the terrified animal once more
flung out his hoofs, and, in doing so, kicked
the rigger in the abdomen. The poor fel-
low staggered on one side and fell with a
iteous exclamation. . An officer ordered
him to be removed to the doctor’s office, and
instantly he was taken from the spot. in the
arms of -his mates. We understand the
hurt he received, although agonizing for the
time, is not likely to be fatal. It was a
bare escape with life.
After this serious accident, a long rope
of many exciting scenes, in which were
evinced the strength and terror of the
horses, and the address and resolution of
the Hussars, who, when foiled again and
again in their attempts to fasten the sling
upon their steeds, seemed never to doubt of
success, and ultimately triumphed over all.
Some were blinded by a kerchief tied over
their eyes, others were quieted by kind
words, others by caresses, even kisses, and
in this way were seduced to submission ; but
a few of the horses were intractable by
such gentle means, and a fore foot held in
the hands of a Hussar, or the twitch, a pole
with a loop of leather at the end, fastened by
twisting it on the upper lip or ear of the
horse, reduced a hot-tempered horse tothe
desired state. But one or. two desperate
encounters happened. We saw ‘a mare
raise her fore feet over the shou’ders of a
Tlussar, who was holding the halter at , her
mouth, and knock him to the earth under
her. ° He fortunately was not much injured.
‘Another ,Hussar,. while attending the last
horse that was ‘embarked, was ‘bit in the
arm by the animalyas he was being ‘taken
into the air, and narrowly escaped ‘making
an involuntary ascent.) — an
‘ The worst struggle, however, remains to
be told. It’ was with a powerful” horse.
We heard it belonged to the’ Sergeant-Ma-
jor. His temper being known, the Hussars
and riggers who assisted them, stood warily
by as the sling was being applied.’ Three
or four were at his head, smoothing the
forehead, blinding his eyes, and holding him
firmly by the halter; but the instant he felt
the sling beneath him, he spurned it with
his hind Jegs, and rearing his. fore ones,
drove off all but those who held the halter,
and them he dragged to some distance from
the ship-side. .He was drawn. back, and a
second attempt was made, but with a simi-
lar result, ‘It was some time: before. he
could be brought a third time under the
yard of the ship, but when there, one of his
fore legs was doubled up and fastened by a
was procured, and a noose was made at one
end. . This was laid on the ground and the
horse brought to step on it. The line was
jerked and the noose was fastened, on the
horse’s hind hoof.. Instantly he felt .the
trammel, he kicked, if possible, more vio-
lently than before, and then darted to and
fro with a velocity that made it impossible
YANKEE DECISION.
OME time between the years 1810 and
1812, when considerable animosity ex-
isted between the people of the British
Provinces and those of the States, and when
some of the British subjects who were dress-
ed with a little brief authority, looked upon
the Yankees as little better than brutes, the
following is said to have taken place at the
custom-house at St. Johns.
A Yankee of considerable dimensions en-
tered the office, and informed the officer
that he wished to enter his load and receive
a passport. The officer. cast a sarcastic
look at him, and said it was customary for
-people who entered his office to take off
their hats, and requested him to do so in-
stantly.
“No, I thank you,” said the Yankee; “I
paid four dollars for that hat to keep my
head and ears warm.”
“ You impertinent puppy,” said the offi-
cer, working himself into considerable of a
passion, “how dare youinsult me? Of with
your hat immediately.”
“No, sir, can’t do it—keeps my head
proper warm.”
After several orders of a similar kind, ac-
companied with curses and threats, which
met with no better success, he stepped up
to him and gave his hat a blow that sent it
to the adjacent corner of the room. The
Yankee paid no attention to this, but waited
patiently until he had received his passport,
folded and deposited it safely within his
wallet, and was ready to pursue his journey,
when, turning to the officer, he requested
him to pick up his hat and put it on his head.
The officer, much wroth, ordered him to
leave the office, or he might get into trouble,
for he didn’t often make words with men ot
his description.
“Tsay, Mister,” said the Yankee, “you
for any one to hold the leg rope. The man
with the twitch, however, never let go his
hold on. the horse’s nose, and after a ter-
rible scene, that made the spectators fly toa
distance for safety, the gallant soldier had
the satisfaction to see the animal stand ex-
hausted, by his exertions. He was brought
back to the ship-side once more, and the
rope fastened to the hoof was brought be-
tween his fore legs, over and round his neck,
and secured. By this’ means the horse’s
power to resist was effectively diminished ;
the twitch was then applied to the ear, in-
stead of the nose. The effect of this treat-
ment was magical. The horse did not stir
while the sling was being fixed and hooked
to the tekel. The signal was given; the
soldiers retired; the laborers ran off with
the yard; the horse bounded forward twice,
and then sprang into the air, with the stay
rope at an angle of thirty degrees from the
yardf; back he swung, and oscillated once
or twice, beating the air futilely ; even that
soon ceased, and in a few seconds he was
deposited in the hold, where he was with
some difliculty taken charge of by the dra-
goons below. The scene was extremely
exciting, and at that moment even alarming,
but the bravery and determination of the
Tlussars made them. superior to even the
most fiery quadrupeds they had that day to
deal with. Such men will be thunderbolts
in the hottest brunt of battle.—Exzeter Ga-
zette, Eng. ‘ : '
»“O!” ExcaImMED a poor sufferer to a
dentist, “that. is the second wrong tooth
you have pulled out!” : .
“Very sorry, sir” said the blundering
operator, “but as there were only three to
begin with, I’m sure to be right next time.”
‘
must pick up my hat, and that in one min-
ute’s time, or feel the weight of these death
mauls,” shaking his fists rather nearer his
lordship’s face than was agrecable.
The officer raved, swore, but all to no
effect, and finally threatened to cane him it
he did not depart.
“Mister,” said the Yankee, “time flies
considerable kinder fast””—at the same time
beginning to unbutton’ his coat—“ and. you
had better be going after that hat.”
After several more threats, which had the
desired effect upon his opponent, and the
time set being nearly expired, he sneaked
off and took up the hat and offered it to the
owner, who was not satisfied with that, but
ordered him to place it upon his head pre-
sisely as he found it. The officer hesitated,
but seeing the determination of the Yankee,
he set it on his head, and was about to de-
part, when he was collared ‘and ordered to
place it as he found it. oO
“Vere,” said the Yankee, “tuck this ear
under; now the other one; pull it down a
little in front,” ete.; all’of which orders the
officer reluctantly obeyed.
“There, sir, that’s about right,”. said ‘the
Yankee; “and now, friend, before I leave,
I will give you a word of good advice—
never meddle with a Yankee’s hat, unless
you are prepared to take a peep into futu-
rity. Good day, sir.”
A Weratuer Sign.—It is said that, if
you wish on a cloudy morning to know how
the day will prove, yon must observe the
ants. If they have cleaned their hotels
nicely, and piled the dirt up high, it eeldom
fails to be a clear day to the farmer, though
it may continue cloudy till 10 or 11 o'vlock
in the forenoon, —~
yon,