The Fearful Whirlpool

got chitaren! tor the salce oj my som: nau uttered scream, gentlemen, mingled with the rush of the boüghs, as we dropped to the gronnd, and the nigger thief, wilh a jerk that snapped his neck, flew into the air, describing the half circle as spanned by his halter, nnd switiging back to us again from the other sk'e! ' A long breatli was drawn by the whole company. The "Judge" was the first to break thesucceeding pause. "Wel!, that was an idea! We'll drink ou that gentlemen, by thnnder!" A 11 moved to the bar- some two or three silenlly, the othera as to the mero change of enjoymeni! "Colonel," cried the Judge, name your liquor- tiial was an idea!" "Yes,v exclaimed another, with no ess enp thusiasm, "iirst-rate idea!" "A eplendid idea!" "A glorious idea!" was I the general chorus. "Yof, gentlemen,' complacently observed . the giant, as he raised his glaee, "I think my eelf that t toas a sxceet idea.'" ! CORPORATIONS WITHOUT CHARACTER as well as souLS. - The Farmers' and Mechnnics' Bank at Georetown, D. C, recently instituted a snit against Mr. Joseph N. Eearson, of Georgetown, lor adi vertising that he would not dispose of his goous for the money of the Bank unless the purchaser would value t at 90 cents to the dollar. The damrges were laid at $10.000; but the Court disposed of the caso by deciding that a corporation cannot sue for defamation of character. Some wag took a drunken fellow, placed him in a coffin with the lid left so he could raise it; placed him ia a grave yard, and waited to see the effect. After a short time the fumes of the liquor leflhim, and his position being rather confined, he sat upright, and after looking around, exclainied: Well, Pm tha first that's riz, or elso Tm confoundedry belated.'