A Reckless General

-Gen. Payne, of Uiinois cornniunds i biigudu of trio innv of ihu Giiin'ücihitnl, compost d of Iliiiloin and Ohio trooops. A soldier f the 79th Ohio Banda lo the Dayion Jnurna! ilio (ollowi.iig in rofunjnea lo tliis officer: Olio (iuy n woalihv oíd liuly, whosa pliirihitio'i wms in the vicinity c t l'no i-íírrp, cuiiu' in iiiid inquic. d tor GenerP;iynf. Whea tb.o com'riarxjer inado liis api'u-:ii!ci', tho ld liidy, in warm laiifruao't; ;icqu:nnt(.vl liiin wilh tlie faut, tfiat hiri mcn liad stoltn her lust coop of chickens. nhf] flemandeij tjielr restitiiti.in or their valué n "I ain 8rry fui' yon, madam, replied tha Genefaí, "bnt I can't help it. The i'iict ia madam, wo ira deierinir.ed to tque'luh o'.-t ihe rubellion if it tukes everv d d cliii-ken in 'J'ennesHee.'' TÍ. ia cxliiliiíioi) if ultiT recklessncs8 of nioans íor ihe nücninplistíinéivt of a piirp()se,vliic,h thuolcl Indy deemedrnost yí', lemporárily dcptived her of the power of fpcui'h, ;md shepassed from thu presnhoó oi t lie General wi hout, asserting her nght tu tho "last word." L3?" A ln'o prjílosophor nava: ' Boforo peo()ici lake the leap thrhugh the Wedding' t-ï ti er they Bhould be quito certaip that tho hlatikt-t of connubial cont'-ntmunt is held tight on the othei itde " (W Punch has made, tli disoovery Ilint when a ríliip ijniw into port, sho usually Bteadies ; but when port goo into a man, ho ustially rechh