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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-10-14

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS,

A Connecticut journal certifies to the existence of a
young lady who took out fifty-seven hair-pins lion, her
coiffure, nod yet her hair did not come down. Her name,
judging from the number of pegs, must have been Peggotty.
A quarrelsome couple were discussing the subject
of epitaphs and tombstones, and the husband said—"
dear, what kind of a stone do you suppose they sill give me
when I die?" " Brimstone, my love !" was the affectionate
reply.
One of the many Misses Young was recently spoken
to by her father, Brigham, in reference to a proposal of mar-
riage from a Salt Lake merchant. The young woman, with
considerable spirit, replied—" tam willing to marry a doz.,
husbands if you let me select for myself, but I will never put
up with apiece eta man.

"Our major," says an old American soldier "bad
very long feet, and also a horse that threw Every one but the
major. One evening the major's servant was out on the
parade ground with the horse, end as usual got thrown off,
when one of the boys spoke up and said, ' I know why the
horse don't throw the major !" Why?' was asked by a
dozen or more. ' IVO', you see, he major's get such long
feet that the horse thinks he is in shafts.'"

The newest drink in America is said to be the
"Shepherd's Delight? Its great charm is that it Ilevelops
an extraordinary playfulness among its customers. one
curious result of a draught being, it Is reported, to make a
Hebrew pedlar, while under its influence, steal his man pack
and hide it in the wools. _ _

One of a party of Eastern men offered a miner a
half-dollar for showing them through the Nevada silver-
mines. He looked at the money a moment, and then turn-
ing to the Easterner, said "May I ask how much you are
estimated at home to be worth?" 'About twenty-live
thousand dollars," was the reply. 'Well," said the miner,
'1 guess I won't take your half-dollar. I made a quarter of
a million here last month." . .

Upon a certain occasion, a gentleman in private con-
versation with Corn. Vanderbilt inquired ,if him tho caning
of his wonderful imeer.s In railroad management. VI, went
the fiat of the president of the New York Central, and ilown
It came 'mon the table with a thunderous bang, and with it
c:onelie emphatic answer—.By putting down steel, nod
taking up stealeni!"
Can girls taha a college couroe of stuily Men.
Stunt n thinks they can, anh • i would ;I:ie you to
take 1,300 young mot and lace thcm up. and hang ten to
twenty tiimmis wek,lit of clot hen on their waists, perch them
op on three-inch heels, Co. cc liatir heads with riptilea,
chignons, rats and mice, and stick ton thousand hair-Phis
into their scalps if they can stand this all the) will stand a
little Latin and Greek."

AMEItICAN LOVE.—He to,,k her fancy when he
came he took her hand, he took a kiss ;he took no notiee
of the shame that glowed her happy ehvek at this. lie took:
to coming afternoons he took an oath he'd ne'er deceive
he took her father's silver spoons; and after that he took
his cave.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-10-14

ICSTABLIBI4EI) 1709.
EMMA'S' WORCESTER JOURNAL is
li ti. Largest, Chesti eat. and Best Istetily Paper in
the County.

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