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The social bond-that bond 60 sweet, Where heart and soul unite Where friendship, love, and union Would sink in endless night. But 'tis in vain for me to prate, I cannot make them clever Old bachelors always hate, And must and shall forever. STATISTICS OF THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.-The Corsaire-Satan gives the following statist account of the new National Assembly:-"It consists of 192 deputies, or old deputies, almost all lawyers; 87 new lawyers, exercising their profession; 62 magistrates or ex-magistrates; 36 proprietors; or ers men of of 89 the commissioners Government; 33 military sub-commission- 26 operatives; all medical men; 21 7 ous ranks; cultivators; professions, 29 including public writers; merchants, and 83 of loyers; notari- varies, manufacturers, teachers, emp and 217 representatives whose profession is in no wise indicated. The number of ecclesiastics is from 10 to 15." There are now no less than three members the Bonaparte family in the National son unfortunate has for one Assembly. of of the Besides King Lucien of Naples, departments Murat, who the of Pierre son of Pierre Lucien, the been south, and elected Bonaparte, Napoleon of the the Bonaparte, the son of Jerome, have been elected representatives for Corsica. a LIFE IN ARKANSAS.-The have straightforward way of doing business in that is minister a ago, took on war matters. Arkansas, to come out there, down perfectly few weeks refreshing under- The A next one of the him a that in to hear the went line day saying, "people "deacons" devil dropped his abused, diggings and not viotheir taste to say was that lating their to church country, geese any and still further, if grew he persisted all-hre feathers, had in and North Carolina still exported tar." We are awaiting anxiously for the denouement. Mexican Pills.-There was a curious scene yesterday at the Bank of Missouri. It about two boys are at the filling seems employed that Arsenal hundred in little the of cartridges, and yesterday, having received the proper documents, they march ed up in a body to the Bank to make a draw on Uncle Sam. The whole neighborhood was lively as a bec-hive, and the jingle of silver made music of the merre. ist kind. There were half-dollars in hats, half-dollars in handkerchiefs-pantuloons pockets were ripped, and coat tails were torn off by the weight of the treasure. The floor of the Bank, within, was completely covered by squads of urchins who were busily counting over their piles. Such a run on the Bank has been unknown since the grand smash which introduced shin-plasters. 'How much do you make a day?' demanded a bystander of a cute looking urchin. sometimes, sometimes less, was the a upon 'Oh, reply. 'Pends more, good deal how hard you work. 'Can you make a dollar a day? 'Dollar a day! wuss'n that I reckon.' 'A dollar and a half?' And a quarter better, I kin.' What do you call your work?' Makin' Mexican Pills!' And Uncle Sam is a good paymaster, ch? Well, he aint any thing else, hoss!' and off ran the little rascal, jingling all over with dollars.-St Louis Reveille. How to Tell a Yankee.-Any of our readers who may be puzzled to find out what the distinguishing characteristic of a 'ginoowine,' live Yankee-a thing cost and a conjecture, and searching philosophers, whereof 'calculation'--ma world has of research naturalists find and lution of the problem in the following:You know a Yankee by his a can get near to blocking may enough up always door, do it. if he It matters possibly not what door it is, nor how many people want to pass in and out-there he'll stand and talk-and most like, holloa to some one of across the street to come over. If two 'em get together in a door they'l contrive to stand 'skew fashioned, with their el. bows a-sticking out like a shiver-defreeze, so that one can't get through 'em without starting off his buttons, or loosing his coattail. I have seen them do it n thousand times at court doors, church doors, theatre doors, and all other doors, and jail doors besides. If I should ever be cast away at sea, and afterwards drift upon an unknown coast with a house or two in sight, I should be able to tell in an instant whether it was in New England or not, from the mere fact that the men did, or did not block up the doors.' Blessed are they that are afraid of thun. der-for they shall hesitate about getting married, and keep away from political meetings.
