Purcell O'Gorman, who stoutly denied the same. | determined, in good time, to pay off the Judge. A jury was thereupon impanneled to try the defend- After adjournment for dinner, Ben placed himself ant, who persisted in pleading" Not guilty" to the at the Court-house door, and made himself exceedindictment for melodious practices. The jury con-ingly interesting to the by-standers by relating sisted of Con Lyne, under twelve aliases-such as some of his large stock of droll jokes. Just as Ben -Con of the Seven Bottles," "Con of the Seven expected, the Judge came along, and stopped to Throttles." "Crim Con." and so forth. The pros- listen. Yes,' says Ben, 'that was the queerest ecutor then proceeded to interrogate the defendant: instance of snake-fascination that I ever heard of -By virtue of your cath. Mr. O'Gorman, did you Did you ever hear of it, Judge?' never play on any musical instrument ?" "Never, on my boner!" replied Purcell. "Come, Sir, recollect yourself. By virtue of your oath, did you never play send fiddle to O'Connell?" The fact was too noterious to admit of any defense, and the unanumaus jury accordingly returned a verdict of Guilty.

-Wress child is that ?" asked a loafer, last Fourth of July, of a nice, and rather spruce-looking young man, with yellow whiskers, and a little, blue-eyed, cotton-headed doll of a baby in his arms.

Waal, now," says yellow whiskers, with an awful grim, "whose dew you reckin it is? I guess you don't ketch me a toatin' nobody's else's babies. 1 at quite so green as to be a mindin' another man's babies on the Fourth of July!" And baby's papa hooked quite self-important, while the very cos derate inquirer, whose untimely remark had cortar awakened the sympathies of the crowd in Dix bebell, took his sudden departure, mortified at Dis tunato blunder.

The Rollowing interesting fact is told so well by a txen correspondent, that we venture to put the Que into our Drawer:

was presiding over the District County. During a trial in the Borum, be very suddenly stopped the proceedings

"Don't know that I ever did,' replied the Judge. 'What was it?'

"Why,' says Ben, 'there was a friend of mine out hunting in the woods the other day, with his gun and a fine dog. He observed the dog ahead of him to come very suddenly to a stop-stand fixed, with tail straight out, as if he saw something very unusual. Without moving a peg, the dog stood as if entranced. My friend now advanced cautiously toward him, and saw a great big snake, about four feet long, lying coiled near a stump, with his head slightly raised, and pointed at the dog. Each gazed intently at the other, while neither moved. The dog paid no attention to the repeated calls of my friend. At length it struck him that the dog was charmed by the snake. He had heard of such things, and his curiosity was so great that he determined to try the experiment on himself. He thought over in his mind that he would venture to a certain extent-that he would limit the degree of fascination, so that, if he was losing sight of himself, he could then easily withdraw. So, laying down his gun, he seized the dog by the tail, pulled him away, and took his stand before the snake. The moment their eyes met, there arose the most delightful visions he had ever experienced in his life. The snake's eyes sparkled and varied with more than all the colors of the rainbow. He lost all sight of self-perfectly charmed-held fast, without the power of withdrawal. Diamonds and jewels of every description, blazing in the richest hues, passed before him, his mind utterly lost in a kind of delirium, blending objects and fancies the most beautiful and indescribable. He bent his head nearer and nearer to the snake, in a kind of rapture more pleasing than he had ever before known or conceived. Closer and closer he was drawn by an irresistible power utterly beyond his control, till their heads almost touched.'

"The Judge was by this time wrought up to the right point, and stood with open eyes, ears, and mouth, when Ben carelessly inquired how the last case 'had gone,' and received an impatient reply from the Judge.

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I expect the jury found it hard to agree?' said

"Don't know,' said the Judge. But the man

of the court, and called attention to a certain Ben-the man-what became of the man?'
a que stick of the bar-by ordering the sher-
it to me the sand gentleman in the amount of $1.

the can of this fine was the creaking of
Thuy now boots as he was complacently walking
theo ut didy of the bar. New boots were such
to him that he delighted to hear them an-
hy to himself and the rest of man-
at When he heard the fine an-
M... How ropped in the middle of the floor,
I but to come and take the fine, de-
dared not move either way to get
m to carry him the money, for fear
thargo him something to boot!
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"Oh!' said Ben, 'the snake swallowed the man!"

JAMES THE FIRST, soon after his accession to the English throne, was present in a court of justice to observe the pleadings in a case of some consequence. The counsel for the plaintiff having finished, the King was so perfectly satisfied that he exclaimed, ""Tis a plain case!" and was about to leave the court. Being persuaded to stay and hear the other side of the question, the pleaders for the defendant made the case no less plain on their side. On this the monarch arose and departed in a great passion, exclaiming, "They are all rogues alike!"

Will prevent injury in case of Railway Collisions. Enables one to jump after a Ferry-boat in Safety.

Furnished by Mr. G. BRODIE, 51 Canal Street, New York, and drawn by VOIGT

from actual articles of Costume.