JANUARY 25, .1862


 his enemies, that very few cared for taking the field against tho
 GREECE,-ITS HUMIOUROUS HISTORY. favourite. lie stabbed his acquaintance, CLmrus, for pleferring his thther
 BY M'ASSA HOYLE. to himself, which was filial and friendly; and fired himself by drink, ho
 fired the town of Persepolis, which (lou Yankee neighlbours miliht
 Illustrated witt Sketches taken on the Spot. describe as an "all-fired" shame. As he was pieeuliarl open '"to
 CHAPTER THE FIFTEENTH. tho flattery of his laureate, tie poet, tC('iiLO would 10ot, have filled
 that post with advantage, though on one oncc asion, wl.en a writer laid
 AFTER tiring out Tyro, ALEXANDER made himself master of Egypt, on his flattery too thickly, ALEXA.NDER was so disgusted that le nearly
Media, Syria, and Persia. He carried his conquests into India, laid on him, and throwing over the book, threw over at thle same time
where he proved himself impregnable, though his enemy was PORius. the ambitious projects of the fawning friend, lie also saw through
Ambition, however, must have a finish somewhere, and ALEXiANDER the designs of a sculptor who olfIred to cut Mount Athos into a like-
eventually retired to Babylon, regretting there were no moro worlds ness of him, but ALEXANDER simply cut the sculptor, whio retired
to conquer, and determined to give himself up to enjoyment. Enjoy- without twopence to his two d. oil Hie took his arms about thlI
ment, however, gave him up very shortly, for, after a protracted world, and whirled about his arms in despair when lie ounlid there
bout of drinking, he fell into a fever, and died at the early age were others which lie could never approach. After so much over-
of thirty-two, having achieved the title of" Great," by a series of the whelming magnificence, it is rather pitiable to reflect thatI ho di'd
most brilliant achievements. On reviewing the character of this very drunk at an early age; but these great creatures of hyeogono
immense creature, one is apt to feel regret that, notwithstanding his times usually came to untimely ends ; and as in this instance outr other
prowess and bravery, he should have been such an unmitigated brute, appears to have spent his time principally in bloodshed, it is not a
His pluck in battle was prodigious, and ho was so much admired by matter of regret that being loved by the gods lie died young.






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THE UITsII\'iY END Oi' ALEcxANDEI! TilE GREAT.


 INGENIOUS DEFENCE.
 THE Scientific Almerican describes a breast-plate of spring steel,
worn between tho cloth and lining of the military vest, extensively
used in the army of the north. It can resist the thrust of a sword
or bayonet, and turned a bullet at a range that would otherwise be
fatal." This is an ingenious contrivance, but probably only exists on
paper, and was invented to give the heroes of Bull's Run, and such-
like victories, an excuse for having no wounds in front to show.

 THE LATEST ROlM COLNEY IIATCH.--Why is a sheep at bay with a
dog like the stock in trade of a stationer ?-Because it's stationary
and stamps.


 SOME CONSOLATION.
 Tlie Federals, in returning MessRS. MASON and SrnT)I.,, protest
that they only do so because they cannot carry on two wars at once,
not because they confess to a transgression of international law. They
promise, moreover, that is soon as they have settled their "rebels,"
as they call the Confederate States, they will make an opportunity for
revenging themselves on us. In the first place, however, it is not
certain that they will conquer the "rebels." lBut even supposing
they do, the mere fact that they have promised fto thrash us will pre-
vent them from trying to keel) their word. It is a mere question
whether a Yankee hates England more than he loves to go from a
bargain; and we consider dishonesty a stronger trait in his character
than revenge.


 RIDDLE BY OUR STUTTERER.-From what complaint is a flute-player ,
likely to suffer ?-Too-too-too-toothache. Bl whom ought a mutinous sailor to be tried ?-By a jury mast.


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