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Evening Star, Issue 4212, 26 August 1876, Page 4

jDisgusted -with A Yankee menigjademan, wh • bought a zebra from an indi ■vidua! who said he;h.vd just arrived from Africa with the animal, kept his purchase closely confined, ia its ; for several weeks, until it nee'ie4-,pleaning hadly;; and then he led-.'it down to the creek and gave it a good scrubbing for half an-hour r At the end of that time the menagerie man win surprised to perceiv* that the rebra r s stapes had entitely di ajjpearcd And now if anybody wishes to buy an able bodied-and energetic: mule, warranted to be kind in, single liarhess and not to suffer from hqme' sickness because it can't g. t back to Africa.'sndh ah article can be procured of thimenagerie man, who is disgusted with zebras.

Tte Briton "Abroad.—Ah- inquisitive but badly-posted Briton wept down, to vi it Mount Vernon not long since, and after making man inquiries. And noting down the answers, he said iodine < Superintend- nt: " All ! may I ha?k yfxi ix General Washington was in the harmy ?" 'HfiiwaSr sir,"-replied the Superintendent. "And/ on winch aide, Union or Eebe.l?' ".Rebel, sir,'' ww the reply, which wasnoted