From ds Csneim4ss Ssyaai The lost Ticket, or q frsHehman ia Slfw,
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|" AheE weary drive iR q procession of twelve hoars oyer as many miles Oi beautiful conntry yve pulled up ih front of the "National" in Sufinvteki at aboat ts P. NJ. The Circus and Couniy Court kept that beautifhl little town in densae pounla ted state, much SO, that the sixty or seventy pas sengefs that counted as ifaseifihg eoupanions 1 could not find beds to rest their weary il,nhs upon but were tuFred io t1ke easFat-haes trnnla iaieus &c.,, uatil the ca;s for Cineinnat would give s more comfortable quarters Among the rest, . little Freuchman whose baggage eohaastec. ofa unersiv I shaped hai.box and faded silk umbrella, moved Festlessly abeat with the haK in cue hand and the umbrella in the other, pouring forth an un,ntenup. ted stream of incomprehensie1e English, ia a way sufficiently ludicSous io ansase two crowds. Sud.

 eny the little garlic wosshipper discovered to his utter dsmay ikat he had loci his ticket, purchased at Buffalo and warranted to carry him safe through | 10 the Heurie House in Cinrii nzti Here was a predieameht, snd ia the eostefnasiOo of the monsus he dIopfed both bat hnx and umbrella and rocifer- aied loudly. cad in razor grinding tones, for the stage agent.

 Were is de stage agent. We're I shall find de agent: Oh mon Dieu, my gar. have pay one, two. four several, great many dollaTes for yon teekets vich have no got. Who have peek up my letle teekets--wbo have find him. we're is the agrnt''' It so happened that Nil. L---, the gentlesnan-

 y stage-manager, and the outdoor business man of the Cincinnati Theatre was one of our passengers, and at the time of Monsieur La Frog 6 deepest dis tress standing in the moonlight in front of the circus talking 10 a number cf friends. when some nischieyous wag pointed him out to the little FreDchman, as the stage agent. In q moment he was by the side of l.. and breaking in upon the eonsssss.scH without any ceremony, exclaimed, '-Sare, have loose my paspoFt--i have loose my | vat you call him eh ah, yes-I have goi him No, no, no mean have got de ting-T mean I have got de name, have loose my teekets." l L-----, who knew nothing of the circnmsian. ces, saPposing he meant Circus ticket, quietly said

 "Sare-cuss! dam de sare. cuss--vat de dem care about de sare-cuss; l want my teeket vich have lose"

 'I am sorry for your loss, sir, but 1 am not the person to apply to for a relnedy.'

 ''You are not ze parsnne to make the remedie Sare are you not connected wiz de stages"

 .fes, sir, l am connected with the Stage, and if was in Cincinnati, would with pleasure replace your Iost ticket, but have not the power to do so here"

 "Vat de dam I do viz de teekets in Ciucenatt--I no want de teekets in Cincenatt-I yant de teekets -here-in dees place were have loose him-if no get de teeket here sail neyaire get to Cincena -I shall bring nine four several gentlemen, yich will prove zat have pay for my teeket vich have no got, but yich have zhump out of my pockets.

 'Never mind. Sir," kindly responded L.. glad 10 get nd of his ornenter upon any terms; "I will replace your ticket" So saying, he stepped up to one oi the Gaches of the Circus, procured ticket and handed it to the excited Frenchman. Poor FIenchy took the square piece of paste board mark ed "Box, and suppesing all right. put it carefully in his pocket -book-gathered up his hat box and umbrella, and reaching the Hotel, fortunate enough 10 find feet of the parlor floor unoecu. pied Stretching himself out al full length, he was soon ID the land of dreams, wherc lao doubt his soul reyeed and foundered in whole seas of frog soup.

 In the morning, soon after breakfast, we were ali comfortably seated in the ca1s and tearing along at a breat-neck speed, Frenchy sot close bY me and iahhprad .ffa. fh. entered. with the usual saiutaton of ''Ticke,s gen. tiemen." Our little friend dopened his pocket book took out the ticket he had received the night be- fore. and presented it to the Conductor.

 "This is not the right ticket, sir.'

 "He ees no de right teeket yes sair, he is de right ticket; have get him from de stage-ag myself"

 That don't after the matter, sir I tell you that aln't the proper ticket. ltdont belong hereit be- longs to the Circus"

 "Ha. dare dat dem Sarecus come once more Now val de dem have got to do viz de Sarecuss,'

 'l know nothing about your connections, sir; | only know that ain't the right ticket, and if you don't produce the proper document before we reach town, you'll have to pay your fare" He was just about to assassinate English in re- ply, when benevolent individual, who sat next to him. explained as well he could the true nature of the case. This only had the effect of changing the current of his rage, and he chaed up and down the hoor showering invectiyes upon the devoted head oi the agent, who had given him the ticket the night before.

 .sAh yes, by gar, have now sec-l have been sheat-l have been swindaie--I have vat yeu cali de hum bug-but nayuire mind, sail return yes terday-to-morrow-s sometime, and shasse de dam rascal vera much, great deal. several time"

 While laying this fattering consolation to his wounded soul. his eye happened to rest upon poor L--, who sat quietly at the far end of the car and recognizing him the stage agent of the night before he al once "opened on him."

 "Sare: yon are vera great scouhdrel, and sall give you five cent to black my boot "What's that sir;'

 al say you are von dem a rascaI-vou leetaile puppy dog viz out de taii-zyoa have peeked my pockete--you have shea. me--you have no geeve me ze teekeds ylch have oose-but you have geeye me von dem teekets 10 de Opera Ia Chsral --Yot you call de horse opera--de dem Sarecuss.' "Si, said L., rising from his seat in evident indignation, "what do you means How dare you apply the word pickpocket 10 mel"

 'Sue, sail soon show you vatI have mean, mean to Hog you--I mean to shastise you. vera mqch." and suting the action 10 the word be pitched into his antagonist, and before bysaHders could separate them, had badly dislocated poor l. -'s shirt collar and drawn copioas foow of ! elaret from his nose By dint of persuasion and force combined. however, he was iinaily seated in the front of the car, surrounded by number of peacemakes, who after much difficulty succeeded in convincing him that the whole affair originated in mistake. He then begged to be conducted io L--. who was basiiy engaged in saiuIAiing the the third handkerchief in vain attempt to stop the red current that still persisted in ooziag from his victim nose.

 "Sare. l have see have make von leetaile. small, grea; big mistake. am yer sorry ioi him. On my honaire, saire, if have know him before, shall not weep your nose; but l am ready to make de apologixe--to make aaeade, and for every drop ol claret which l have drawn from your nose, sall. wiz pieasafe put von botialie in your bee.' '' Here the loud Inrth of the bysianders restored L-- to his usual good hurnor, and loinisg iD tue laughter. he shook hands with his aniagunis; and they were friends.

 recent entry in the day book of the HenIie House, runs somewhat thus:

 MoxsIEUR LA FRoG;

 2 Baskets Champaigne.

 3 Baskets CIaret.

 LAziNEss.-Laziness has been the parent of all sins that have been committed since the morning of