Pipes, like females, are commonly supposed to travel safest when under protection; but the Inter are frequently found wandering about world alone—th former seldom, 'There is, however, at th moment, lying at the Post-office of th United States Consulate-General, a pipe. bowl of carved bring-wood, filled with tobacco, which has already performed the fullowing extraordinary journey, alone' and unharmed:—Starting on the 19th March last from a railway post-office in Louisinns, it next turned up at Chattanooga, Tennessee; failing to find a resting place there, it resumed its journey to Lynchborg, ginia, but even this land of sok was no abiding place for the wandering bowl, Forsuking the provinces, it next made dash on the Capital, and landed in Washington in safety, but quickly turning from thence it flitted to Now York City; a short away there sufficed, and, once more on the move, s next halting place was Boston, ay here was also limited, and way to Syracuse, N. friends, not wishing to confine it to circular movements, advised it, per appended recommendation, to "Git out Wear but being unable to forsake the friends of its prime (Negrohead) all ato it paid a sort of farewell visit to Dunkirk, N.Y., where the further hint was "His soul goes marching on" (West.) The hint was taken, and Toledo, Ohio, was the succeeding route, Here, fur the first time, was the peaceful invitati given, "Will you smoke," but no time being allowed for even a whiff at La Fayette, in Indiana, the track was taken to Indianapolis, Passing this distinguished place with speed and silence, Fort Scott, Kansas, was reached, the traveller being here mot with the advice, ' Go on west, and grow up." Westward it accordingly went, until Kansas City attracted it for little while; but westward ho! was alli the road, and, after touching at Omaha, Nebraska, in accordance with its Kanans appeal, "Oh, let me go west, to the sand-hills of Neb.," it finally reached the of the smiling Pacific at San Francisco! Here the peregrinations of this remarkable pipe might have been expected to terminate; but no to the recommenda tion Give the Japs a chance," the Pacific was crossed and the stranger Innded at Yokohama. Being there found of no use, it was resolved to try Chins, vid Nagasaki, and ultimately Shanghai wat reached a few days ago; and with all its honours, in the shape of address tags, still upon it, and Jooking as if ornamented with mocassin quills, it now rests in Hongkew. Where or when its wanderings will ceases yet unknown, but doubtless some peaceful wigwam will sooner or later give soothing shelter to a calumet of such travelled note,
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