d propositions have been put forth; some of the
traitors manifesting clear as day their undisguised sympathy for the
rebels, others speaking only to preserve their tattered characters as
Unionists. The upshot of all was given in a resolution that Congress has
no power to deprive a person of his property, unless that person has
been duly convicted by a trial by jury.

We are not through the war as yet. Possibly, ere the end come, the
country may have something to say as to the propriety of our
representatives holding meetings to protect and favor rebels in their
'rights.'

WHAT'S in a name? There was a great puzzle once in _one_ name,
as appeareth from the following:

DEAR SIR: In a certain village not unknown to you,
dwelleth one Alwright.

It is a good thing to have a good name. His, you observe, is
'petter as goot.'

Not long ago, A. went to an auction and bought things.

'What name, sir?' inquired the man with the hammer.

'Alwright.'

'What NAME, I say?' was the irritated reply.

'ALWRIGHT, I say.'

'All wrong, you mean. 'Spect you'll make it all right in the
morning, hey?'

'AL-WRIGHT!' cried the purchaser.

'Yes, all right!' cried the crowd, taking the joke. 'All right-go
ahead, old knock 'em down.'

The auctioneer began to be profane.

'A-L, Al,' began Alwright.

'Hold your tongue! Go----' continued the auctioneer.

'A-L Al, W-R-I-G-H-T wright,' continued the
buyer.

'O--h, thunder!' exclaimed Hammer, on whom the laughter of the mob
began to operate. 'That's it, is it! Beg pardon. James, put this
gentleman's name down. All right, sir. Go ahead. Gentlemen, allow
me to call your attention to this fine lot of leather. Did I hear
twenty-five?--five--five--five--an' an' a ha'f, an' a ha'f, an' a
ha'f--gone!'

Yours truly,

CONSTANT READER.

There is often some fun at auctions. One of the queerest ever reported
to us was held in a French-Spanish be-Germanized village on the
frontier, where business was transacted in something of a polyglott
manner, as follows:

'Gentlemen-Messieurs-Senores y meine Herrne, I've got here for
sale--a vender--a vendre zum verkaufen eine Schoene Buechse a
first-rate rifle un fusil sans pareil, muy hermosa! Do I hear fifty
pesos, cinquante Thaler ge-bid pour this here bully gun? Caballeros
mira como es a