Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-01-26

|puspose'-thatis, be cannotrlng his house
bell TO get into his own house unless duly |
licensed BY the Mayor and Aldermen
/" under penalty Of one to twenty doIlais''!!I
| Again, he cannot LIow Or cause II be
5lown any instrument for the saIesof any
article Or for any other purpose under
same penalty, Musicians must come under
| this clause consequently, whoever blows
a whistle or a bussoon or clarinet Or
or flute for military parades, Or Tor
lserenades, forfsis this fne--for the
law says he shall not blow for any pnr-
lpose.'' hope This law will DO rigidiy.
enforced. The penalty might be improved
Fby adding !" six months in the House OF
Correction. =
& Sec. +. No person shall use or shoot
with BORIS and drrolcs il any Of the streets,
lanes, alleys, public squares or places q
lthe city.
"Ser. 8. Every person who shall
Offend against any. provisions Of This Ordi.
nance, shall forfeit and pay sum not less
/ than one dollar, nor inore then twenty
dollars"
:. No person shall use with bows and
arrows "-here is slight grammatical
Terror, which shows thatzour Legislators
are not 50 familiar with the mysteries OF
! the English tongue as they are with The
] science Of Government. BOWS and
4 ARROWS are awful things, and SO are
! pen-kniyes, which sometimes cul of child
ren's fingers. ! am glad we are protected
herealIer trom slaughter BY these dangerous
s,lweapons.
/ would respectfully suggest to your
s honorable board, that ordinances be passed
forthwith for lie following purposes:
/. To regulate the killing ofscals and
provide for the drowning Of blind pups.
2. For preventing the eyes Of Holsters
from projecting more than one foot upon
the sidewalk.
3. Allow no cat 10 have two tails.
a. TO stop The bazzing Of grcen.headed
flies and hook-hilled mosquitoes.
5. Regulating the twist Of dogs tails.
| 8. Prohibiting sneezlng after dark, cx-
cept shy license from the Mayor and
! Aldermen."
Z. Regulating The color and size q
whiskers.
i s. Prohibiting any family from harbor-
ing more than fifteen tom-cats.
8. Prescribing the mode in which cells
lshall BE- skinned, potatoes toasted, and
pea pods sheled.
4 will make other suggestions when !
am elected TO tile Common Council, which
will probably be soon. Jock.
Thebeauty ola Chinese womancon-
sists in the smallncss of her eyes and
feet, the projection other lips, and the
II scarcity Of her hair, which must be
black TO be ofany value, and the most
elegant parsonage amongst the men, IS
1.-THE one who can boast the greatest SUI
i lpcrabundance offlesh, and he must be
lcorpulcnt Or he cannot be respected.
I" Thin Of body, thin Of mind !. is 3
Chinese adage, and i poor, lank, studi
Gus looking chap, would be driven from
Chinese society as the most ignorant Of
bis species.
A selfish man can never be a true
friend. Let him profess whit he may
/, sooner or later, Jon will find that il was
] |all hollow pretension, oiferd that some
IscIf-emolumcnt, Or sclfaggrandizcment
,Emightbe comprised. Search well INTO
the characterize man before you take
him as friend, and IL you discoye rbim
. Ito be selfish, keep him at q proper dis
ltancc, as you value your peace Of mind:.
J, Richardson, the painter, who wrote a
I biography Of Milton, thus IucidIy des-
lIcribes bis personal appearances'H He
Twas rather a middlc-sized than little
] man, and well proportioned lattcrly he
was no-not short and thick, but he
would have beenso, had he been somc-
thing shorterand thicker than he was.
! This is iIlimitable!
!, A certain editor, "a wing, too,) bet me
five suits Of clothes on tIle late Presidential
election. He lostfour, and was winner 81
one---leaying three suits Of Globes due me.
y He has since turned Phfenologist, and !
lam told he il occurring ia Louisville. Will