the principal slave auctioneer in Charleston, S.C. is of one of the first families in the state, and moves in the very highest class of society there.

On a platform stood a red-faced, burly auctioneer, with a straw hat and a loud voice, who was arguing with some one in the crowd of expectant buyers the impossibility of proceeding with the sale without a clerk to aid him.

"440 dollars only offered," continued the coarse and heartless auctioneer; "450, thank you; 460, 460 dollars only offered for this excellent young woman470 only, 470480, 480 dollars only offered490500 dollars offeredgoing for 500 dollarsonce, going for 500 dollars503 dollarsgoing for 503 dollarsgoingonce twicegone for 503 dollars.

" While speaking, John Effingham led the way upstairs into the office of one of the most considerable auctioneers.

Losing money every time he sold a beast, wasting stamps galore on letters to endless auctioneers, frequently remaining in town half a week at a stretch, and being hail-fellow to all the spongers to be found on the trail of such as he, quickly left him on the verge of bankruptcy.

On a platform stood a red-faced, burly auctioneer, with a straw hat and a loud voice, who was arguing with some one in the crowd of expectant buyers the impossibility of proceeding with the sale without a clerk to aid him.

A facetious auctioneer with the village policeman's arm round his neck was sitting on the wall at the end of the field, addressing everybody very frequently as "Gentlemen."

" "One dollah an' a half," resumed the sheriff, and falling into the tone of a facile auctioneer he rattled on: "One dollah an' a half foh ole Sol'monsol, sol, sol,do, re, mi, fa, sol,do, re, mi, fa, sol!

All the principal items were mentioned by the faithful auctioneers; and the furniture, thus described, had a strange aspect of special importance, as if it had been subtly better, more solid, more desirable, than any other houseful of furniture in the town,Lessways' furniture!

He seems like a damp-handed auctioneer, bawling in public, and pointing out the beauties of a mute and pathetic statue.

The harsh auctioneer, to sympathy cold, Tears the babe from its mother and sells it for gold; While the infant and mother, loud shriek for each other, In sorrow and woe.

The latter he studied intently for a moment, then, "I'll give you sixteen dollars an' sixty-two 'n' a half cents; an' if you ever come round our way" The jubilant auctioneer, fairly dancing upon the fence in the energy of his delight, broke in here, "Can't take no bids, gentlemen, short of a half-dollar rise, each time!" Old Woollen retired, discomfited, and was seen no more.

There is no calling out of terms, no noisy auctioneer, no hammer; but nevertheless, the time is "going!

a female voice remarked during the stout auctioneer's pause for breath.

The Passive Resister will be shown symbolically carrying the teapot that was torn from him by tyrannical auctioneers.

But, slowly as they went, they came within sight of the house, at last, with its quaint gables, and many latticed windows, and the blue smoke curling up from its twisted chimneys,smiling and placid as though, in all this great world, there were no such thing to be found asan auctioneer's hammer.

A canary and cage," was called, "a charming little bird," continued the auctioneer, "yellow as gold, and sings like a nightingale.