GENUINE ELOQUENCE.
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One man. whom saw sitting on the ground
leaning his back against the wall, attracted my
attention by degree Of squalor ia his appear
ance which | had rarely observed even in Ire
land.


His clothes were ragged to indecency-a
very common circumstance, however. with
the males-and his face was pale and sickly.
He did not address me and passed by-but
having gone few PAGES. my heart smote me,
turned back.
III you are in want said with some de,
gree Of peevishness,' why do you not beg p
Sure il is begging am was the reply.


You did not utter word.'
mo! it is joking you are with me sir! Look
there = holding up the iattered remnant of what
had once been coat, do you see how the
skin is speaking through the holes OF my trou-
sers, and the bones crying out through my
skin 2 Look at my sunken cheeks. and the
famine that's in my eye! Man alive! isn't it
begging am with thousand tongues p


.'E'.a|.l Leigh Ritchie's Ireland.


lNTEsTAcY. Dying without will. Some
people never have will of their own until af
ter their death, and have therefore been intes-
tate all their lives; though upon their demise
It is otherwise. The song writer who said:


my hearts my own, and my will is free,'
evidently knew nothing Of law; for though his
heart might be his own, his will could not be
free as wills are always subject TO the probate
duty.


A person shaking with fever and ague can
read first rate in railroad car The two shakes
neutralize each other, and the body is perfect
ly still.


"A man down east has invented yellow spec
tacles for making lard look like butter. They
are great saving in expense if worn while
eating. N


/" Peter, what are you drawing 2" said
school painter to his pupil.


"a house and pig SIR" ...'


Well. where's the pig"
|" Behind the house sir.''


For the Columbian Fountain.


mil DESPERANDUM.'


it0t BY t. ' &


Freemen shall we basely yield, @


To the foe our we'll earned field? s.#


han g.. L.