THE GENESEE FARMER 



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Ilttstcllcinroits, 



eCENT of the Eagle. — In Forest Creatures, by Chas. 

 [er, we have an account of the remarkable power 

 sssed by the eagle of instantaneously arresting him- 

 svhile dropping through the air at a certain spot, with 

 d wings, even when descending from a height of 

 i or 4,000 feet. "When circling so high up that he 

 S but as a dot, he will suddenly close both wings, 

 falling like an aerolite, pass through the intervening 

 j in a few seconds of time. With a burst, his broad 

 ins are again unfolded ; his downward progress is 

 ited, and he sweeps away horizontally, smoothly, and 

 mt effort. He has been seen to do this when carry- 

 sheep of twenty-six pounds weight in his talons; 

 'rom so giddy a height that both the eagle and his 

 r 'were not larger than a sparrow. It whs directly 

 a wall of rock in which the eyrie was built ; and 

 ! the speck in the clouds was being examined, and 

 ts entertained as to the possibility of its being the 

 , down he came headlong, every instant increasing 

 ;e, when, in passing the precipice, out flew his mighty 

 s ; the sheep was flung into the nest, and on the mag- 

 mt creature moved, calmly and uuflurried, as a bark 

 geutlv down the stream of a river." 



Elephantine Actor. — Sir Emerson Tennet, in his 

 ral History of Ceylon, says the elephant occasionally 

 s death in order to regain his freedom. Of a recent 

 ve he writes : " It was led from the corral as usual 

 sen two tame ones, and had already proceeded far 

 rds its destination, when, night closing in, and the 

 es being lighted, it refused to go on, and finally sank 

 i ground apparently lifeless. Mr. Cripps ordered the 

 lings to be removed fiom its legs, and wheu all at- 

 ts to raise it had failed, so convinced was he that it 

 lead, that he ordered the ropes to be taken off and 

 arcass abandoned. While this was being done, he 

 a. gentleman by whom he was accompanied leaned 

 ist the body to rest. They had scarcely taken their 

 -ture and proceeded a few yards, when to their 

 ishment the elephant rose with the utmost alacrity, 

 led towards the jungle, screaming at the top of its 

 , its cries being audible long after it had disappeared 

 e shades of the forest." 



t's Reaot Wit. — A traveler in Irelaud having been 

 led to deny that the peasantry were humorous, was 

 to ask any question of the first laboring man he met 

 he road. Accordingly, on seeing a sturdy fell >w 

 sing stones, he says, "Now, my man, if the devil 

 to come here just now, whether would he take you 

 e?" "Me, to be sure," says the man, "for he's cer- 

 of your honor at any time." 



distinguished character once called on Sir Eardly 

 mot, and related to him the particulars of a serious 

 y he had received from a person high in the political 

 d. When he had told his story, he asked Wilmot if 

 raid not be manly to resent the injury. " Yes, Sir," 

 the Judge; "it would be manly to resent it; but it 

 d be God-like to forgive it." 



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Sociktx for Tin; Prevention of Cruelty to Hut 

 bands. — In cold winter, when a horse's bit is lull of frost, 

 never put it (we are told) into his mouth without previ- 

 ously warming it. You should not treat your husband 

 with less kindness than you would your horse. Therefore, 

 during the winter, put none but warm bits into the dear 

 creature's mouth. Not to do so is very cruel, as it is very 

 well known that the husband's mouth is much more sen- 

 sitive in cold weather than at any other period of the 

 year. It only makes him restless, snappish, ami spoils 

 his temper, so much so that it is ..almost dangerous at 

 times to go near him. Hence, whatever you do, avoid 

 cold mutton. — ranch. 



Good for Everybody. — Marryin' is a good thing, it is 

 a grate thing, as Aunt Jane ses ; a grate in&titushion i how 

 she noes I can not tell, for she never had a chance to try;) 

 it's good for everybody. Are you old? — marry, it'll make 

 you young (or you'll die tryingto 'pear so.) Are you 

 young? — it'll make you old. In fact, it is sooted to ev'ry 

 and en ny body. It's a briar-rose hedge that society has 

 set up to keep folks inside the bounds uv good behavior; 

 and tho' I've had ups and downs in it, and no all about 

 it, still, I say, hooray for marryin'! It's good for every- 

 body. 



The Duke of #sorfolk had a fancy for owls, of which 

 he kept several. He called one, from its resemblance to 

 the Chancellor, "Lord Thurlow." The Duke's Solicitor 

 was once in conversation with his Grace, when, to his 

 surprise, the owl-keeper came up and said, " Please you, 

 my Lord, ' Lord Thurlow's ' laid an egg." 



A Familiar Illustration. — A medical student, under 

 examination, being asked the different effects of heat and 

 cold, replied: "Heat expands, and cold contracts." 

 " Quite right ; can you give an example ?" " Yes, Sir. Iu 

 summer, which is hot, the days are longer; but in winter, 

 which is cold, the days are shorter." 



A celebrated barrister, retired from practice, was one 

 day asked his sincere opinion of the law. "Why, the 

 fact is," rejoiced he, " if any man was to claim the coat 

 upon my back, and threaten my refusal with a law-suit, 

 he should certainly have it — lest, in defending my coat, I 

 should lose my waistcoat also." 



A Nice Distinction. — Rev. T. Starr King, an Univer- 

 salist preacher to an Unitarian congregation, lately de- 

 fined the difference between the two bodies to be this: 

 " The Universalists hold that God is too good to damn 

 them ; and the Unitarians hold that they are too good to 

 be damned by Him." 



Nothing Like Trying. — Frederick the Great asked an 

 Englishman whether one hundred of English guardsmen 

 could beat the same number of Prussian. "Upon my 

 word, I don't know," said the Englishman; "but fifty 

 would try !" 



Caught a Tarter. — Young Snobby insulted a " Frieud " 

 one day by accosting him thus: " Well, Broadbrim, are 

 you much of a Shaker?" "Nay, not much ; but I can do 

 a little in that way." So he seized Snobby by the collar, 

 and nearly shook him out of his boots. 



