traces of the deed, and in their horror, a disturbance br immediate vicinity. Madame returned, and the news of th spread like wildfire through th was more natural than tha houses would be searched? ner's was the very next, a were still wet with blood, and corpse lay in the cellar. Th vented, and suspicion cast or they found time to remove th

The woolspinner's wife had devising the devilish scheme, to save them. The Blue Dra the culprit, for he had so climbed over their hedge. time he had forgotten a handl house, long before, which sh turned him. Both circums The handkerchief might be l in the neighborhood, and su arise spontaneously. The bal talent came to the woman's idea produced the other. C not sufficient; a second mu dragoon's presence in the h market-day the baker had bargain with a peasant just be Dragoon's house. He had to s peasant, and asked the landlor of paper. The latter gave him ration to write his accounts on This paper the baker still had book. His name, however, was and the account and his name off. The baker followed the house, threw this paper into then was the first to pick it up to the officers.

They had, however, acted and their extreme caution brou discovery, as is so frequently criminals. Had they let the wife write the letter to the bu she offered-she went afterwar dam to post it-suspicion woul been aroused against them. dumb boy betrayed them, a soon drew the most ample co them. On the day that Isaa and his accomplices were hang fate befell the baker H-spinner Leendert van N--.

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A POOR GIRL, whom a man r though it's burning his fingers a hot potato, which he does not though it's burning his fingers CHANGE OF FORTUNE.-Woe has worn polished-leather boots is suddenly compelled by nec calfskin ones. Sorrowfully hel earth, and seeks in vain the varr which the world smiled once him. But no blacking can res adise lost.

NATURAL HISTORY.-From rives everything. The spider t ing; the fish furnished the idea swan the pleasing model of thes to the erection of the pillar; th gave us the idea of dress; and to the beer-jug. The tax on wo to me to be a purely human inve eight feet, there would still be ready to take off their hats to th

UNFORTUNATELY TRUE.-An

ONE LETTER.-The greatest could happen to Prussia, would

FIREWORKS are the only amusements they direct all wards.

COMPARISON.-Life is a busi do not clear our expenses.

A SHARP IDEA.-Sooner than

of fifty, I'd take two at five-and

BOTANY.-In Russia no laure
INTERPRETATION.-Actress A

my dear, how far my husband ries him yesterday he called public.

Prima Donna B. Moll. I'm mean that in any bad sense. wishes that you should have nually.

ALL THE WORLD'S A STA demands his entrance-money b been able to find a place.

MAN--is at last satisfied with never with a little. MONEY.-The man who has

with everything. The man who has none, must do so.

LOVE OF LIFE.-Our life is a contest in which the victory is death-says the poet. But then, some people would rather not conquer.

NAPOLEON-said, in 1812: "In my dictionary the word impossible cannot be found." At a later date he probably procured a more perfect copy. CUPID is still represented as armed with bow and arrow. It is almost time for him to exchange these weapons for the needle gun.

THE CHEAPEST VICE-is ingratitude. A translation of this axiom from the Austrian into the Russian language has already been set about.

VERY TRUE!-Kissing the hand of a pretty woman, is like eating the potatoes and leaving the steak.

Among the anecdotes, the following are the

best:

A NEW PROFESSION.-Wife, I'll go off now to the Carp send the children down soon after to beg. I shall be setting there with the guests, all good citizens, and I can promise you that they will earn a deal of money. When the children come to the table, I'll say that I know their father, a worthy and industrious, but unfortunate, man, who really deserves some assistance. You can believe me that I shan't say this to no purpose.

THE DOMESTICATED BRIDE.-1st Day.-Bridegroom My darling, and are you really conversant with domestic affairs, especially with cooking? I never find you engaged with them.

Bride. Of course, dearest; but when you are here I must remain by your side.

Look on THIS Picture

2d Day.-Bride (seeing her beloved enter the house, cries in a loud tone). Gretchen, bring me the soap; I'm going to wash the salad.

As the siege works have not yet commenced, and the enemy, through his numerical weakness, remains quietly in the invested fortress, our soldiers spend the greater part of the night at the bivouac fires.

Yesterday a cavalry soldier, while patrolling, was wounded in the foot by a rifle-ball. Nothing was seen of the enemy during the whole of the day. Unless something serious is soon undertaken, life in the camp will become wearisome.

This morning, at an early hour, a large convoy of provisions and other necessaries, in all probability intended for the commander-in-chief, fell into the hands of our brave troops. The fortress is closely invested.

Yesterday a tower, belonging to the enemy's

THE WAY OF WRITING MODERN ROMANCES.Albert rode with the speed of an arrow to the garden, sprang like the wind from his steed, climbed like a squirrel over the hedge, writhed like a snake through the palings, flew like a hawk to the arbor, crept up to her all unseen, threw himself passionately at her feet, swore frantically that he would shoot himself, was, however, immediately heard, seated himself in blessed delight at her side, sank on her bosom, swam in a sea of bliss-all this was the work of a second!

BAD MANAGEMENT.-The Russians have obtained reinforcements of 50,000 men, and the Allies just as many, consequently the affair is equalized: could they not have come to an amicable agreement and left these men at home? It would have been all the same, and the expense would have been spared; but that's the way the money goes!

THE POOR ENGLISH-When Count Stephan Szechenyi returned from England, at the commencement of the Hungarian opposition, he held speeches every where to the peasants, in order to invite them to be as active as the English. During one of these speeches, be described with enthusiasm the industry of the English nation, and, fancying he had worked sufficiently on the feelings of his audience, be concluded with the remark: These brave Britons labor continually; by day and by night, in summer and winter, they are always, always, always, at work!

When he had finished, a considerable noise commenced among the Hungarian peasants, and the count heard them say: "The poor miserable fellows, they're always at work. Well, at any rate, we are better off here, after all!"

There is considerable truth, too, in the following account of how reports from the seat of war are made up:

ON THIS.

Yesterday evening a fire was perceived from From the fearthe walls in the enemy's camp. ful conflagration, it must have been of very great extent.

To-day we have to report a serious collision between our troops and a large division of the enemy's cavalry. Our brave Chasseur battalions attacked the enemy with the bayonet, and after a short struggle he was repulsed. The half of the enemy's cavalry was cut to pieces, the remainder dispersed.

The enemy content themselves with stopping a few old peasant women, on their road to market, and strip them of their property. It can be seen from this, that the fortress is not yet invested, and our communication with the exterior is always open.

Till now the fire of the besiegers has done no

within an hour his guns were silenced. The tower is destroyed.

Yesterday a small detachment crept out from the fortress to annoy our fatigue parties, but was driven back without any trouble. In their flight they carried off an old unserviceable cart: we have taken a great many arms.

The siege works are rapidly progressing. All goes well. The garrison is at this moment hoisting the white flag of truce.

The police-courts furnish "Kladderadatsch" with several humorous scenes, which, however, from their coarseness, are almost unfit for the English readers. We will, however, try our hand on two of them.

THE VOLUNTARY LOAN.

Bollert, the tinman, is regarded in his quarter as a man who has got what he wants. For some years a widower, he resides with his two grownup children, namely, a daughter of twenty-four years of age, who is a milliner, and a son, who is a painter. Steppenseifer, a barber, has recently established himself just opposite Bollert's. He noticed Fraulein Louise, and the exterior of the father, which hinted that he was well to do in the world, induced him to ask her hand, which was promised him without any difficulty. But, instead of having their union blessed by a clergyman, the lovers, with papa Bollert and his son, recently appeared before the magistrates, the barber as plaintiff, the others as defendants. The barber begins his litany in the following fashion :

Your worship, Ican tell you they've got nothing. Cutting it fat won't find a dinner. Ach Jott! that's the way with them.

Magistrate. Express yourself differently. Steppenstifer. Well, then, they've got nothing -nothing at all. And he's impudent in the bargain, the old Pomeranian ox. But the proverb is true never ask more from the ox than a piece of beef

Magistrate. I tell you once again, you must use different language, or I shall not allow you to speak.

Steppenseifer. They thrashed me most unmercifully-tore the clothes from my body. She gave me her fist in the bread-basket.

Magistrate. Explain how it occurred. Steppenseifer. Well, I was going to marry the mam'sell. The marriage was arranged, and all in order, when suddenly there were ten dollars wanting in my exchequer. That's to say, I had not lost them, but I hadn't got them exactly,-I wanted them. I thought, then, your father-inlaw is a rich man, you'll borrow of him; and I do so. He looks at me at first like a petrified marmoset, but then says: "It's good-I'll give 'em to you to-morrow. I must change first." Now only listen, your worship, how the bladder got pricked. For I found it all out afterwards. When I went away, then old Bollert goes to his daughter, and says: "Louise, can you lend me ten dollars from your saving-box?" Louise, however, who had carried her saving-box long

summer-houses which were 1 outworks, through their slight fortress all goes on well.

Yesterday a sally was made and the besiegers were driven the point of the bayonet. Th most sanguinary. We capt things, a whole train of ammu

As the works of the besieger ly, the inhabitants of the tow attend to their domestic dutie washing, &c., on the glacis.

| before to Gerson's (a celebra Berlin), didn't like to tell the says: I must first change." her brother, the painter, and s you get me ten dollars ?" | either, and says to her: "I'll b this evening."

What happens?

He comes over to me, an brother-in-law, can you lend m few days?"

I don't want either to expo on the money from the old one only for a few days I'll get it f ing over to your house to-morı give it to you."

And now, your worship, jus to take off your spectacles, and the matter.

I go the next day to Bollert's dinner with Louise and Henry, eating? Potatoes and dripping dinner I start in dismay. But self, and think where there always saving! take the old m say, "Father-in-law, have you "Yes," he says; and turns to Louise, give me the ten dollar "Yes, father," she says; go and says, "Have you got the t "Yes," he says, "wait a min comes over to me and says, the ten dollars."

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Well! I thought I must through a trap! such a thing h ed to me in my life. Such a co

hasn't a halfpenny, and want soon collect myself, however, and dripping, and not ten dollar decline any such alliance most

The word's hardly out, when me, seizes me by the apron; th behind me, and the brother on forbids me saying how they tr not able to move for a fortnigh ing.

Bollert. Indeed! But you d of the boots I lent you. Steppenseifer. You can have

spot.

Bollert. Have you got them w Steppenseifer. Of course. Bollert. Where, then? Steppenseifer. Well, they ai coat. (Holds up his foot.) Th