A Laughable Incident

A few days sinoe a colorcd lad ontered a drug Rtore in l'or'.land, witb what he described as an " awful feeliog in tbe stomach, jest liko it wor full oí tisú hooks and angle worms," and demauded a " Setter powder," as he bad been ndvised that would give relief Accordingly the öcidlitz poVrders wcre dissoh'ed in separate glasses, as usual, and placed before liira, with instruetions to pouf one iuto tlie other and drink wlii'e cffervcso ng. Uut tbe sabio jontli did no t hing of the BOrt. Ins'.ead of followiog the directioDS, ho hastily drank oiï 'lie ooDteots of ono fí'aS8 "d immediately swailowod the otber. The effect msj be inBgined, bnt not deseribed Thí fflorvescenco w!iich shottld bave tukon plaee in the glaii buforo it was drank, took place iu the h, wildend durkcy's ach, sending stroams of tbc frothy lipid fioni bü moutli, nose, eyes and ears. A s"on aa tho poor fVllow oouldreoover his breatb, lio oriqd out ia frightencd tones : " My stomach has bu-trd; I can't live a minuta !" In few tfini however, ho feit bettcr, and luroiDg to depart ho snid : " Bat etuff nriy work well nuff on de white trash, but it'sshuah doath on do nigger."