Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1841-07-15
Odds and Ends.
From al. Netc York Aflas.

proud, he won't keep his own company,
for fear Of degrading himself.
The Philadelphia North American says,
that pure white is more fashionable among
the ladies this season than formerly. Il
is beautiful costume, and symbolical OF
purity Of taste, and we trust, of the spot.
lessness Of character in those who wear it.
The mosquitoes out West are said to
be very troublesome TO the farmers this
spring, by pulling up corn like crows.
Married in Buffalo, June 10th, Mr..
George Squib to Miss Emily Morrow.
More Squibs will result from this undoubt-
eddy.
La, me, do see how beautiful that
pea-FowL spreads its posteror extremity"
said modern belle the other day, point.
ing to peacock displaying his tail in the
barn yard.
Fraudulent debtors, like parching corn,
make greater show alter they have burst.
Ephraim, of the Richmond Star, has
discovered that nothing conduces so much
to mans health and success in life, as
the bounsiful use of soap upon himself,
and sklliul application Of the same to
others.
It's hard work to look at the sun with.
out winking; and it is hard TO look at
some girls with feeling inclined to wink.
The Pythagoreans thought that the
souls OF poets transmigrated into grass.
hoppers, which sing until they starve.
However this may be, we think grass
hoppers the happpiest fellows in the world,
liz summer; nothing to do but to dance
about and TO SEQ which can jump the far
thest.
A barrister blind Of one eye, pleading
with his spectaces on, said, Gentlemen,
! shall use nothing but what is necessary"
His antagonist Immediately replied, "lhen
take out one Of the glasses of your spec
taclcs."
There is sign painter in Philadelphia,
who has painted u raw beef steak so ex-
quisltely tina, the dogs wag their tails and
look wishfully every time they pass the
window. There is another who paints
game 50 naturally, that q setter cannot
pass the window without pointing at il.
Neither of these, however, has reached
that perfection in the art which has been
attained by New Orleans painter Of
whom the Picayune speaks. Il, 10 said
that he painted pine single so exactly
resembling marble, that when thrown into
the river il instantly sank to the bottom.
Streeter's Ephraim says that wedge
going into log is decidedly the most en-
tcr-pRY-sing thing that he can think oil at
present.
Some wiseacre informs us that was
drunk is English and adds, for exam
pie drink, drank, drunk This chap
knows something at oil events. No doubt
he took one drink, then drank again, and
was drunk.
DR.. franklin says that "seven hours
sleep is enough for scholar, eight for q
laborer, and nine for hog.
II is the man that makes the most noise,
says West, that attracts the attention of
the world. A silent elephant may remain
amid the foliage of the wood, but the
croaking bull frog will attract attention
in the darkest night.
S, F. IIol brook is the President, and
Charles Waterman is the Recording Sec
Rotary of the Washington Total Absti.
nence Society Of Boston.
any dear come in and go TO bed jist,n
said his wife to jolly son of Erin who
had just returned from the fair in decid.
cdly 'how come you So state. "You
must be dreadful tired sure, with your
long walk of six miles" rah : ger
away with your nonsense" says Pat,
cit wasn't the length of the way ai.all.at.
all that fatagued me, but the breadth Of
it,"
When any one wants glass Of grog
now,. they go up to the bar and cry out,
"produce the evidence"
An freshman remarked TO his compan-
ION, on observing a lady pass, Pat, did
you ever see so thin woman as that 2
Thin replied the other, Bathershune,
seen woman ms thin as two Of her put
together, | have
The coroner's jury having sat few
weeks ago, on Inc oouy OF young lacy
who had hung herself in fit of lovo
phrenzy, brought in their verdict Died
by the visitation of Cupid
When the English and French were
disputing as to their respective rights to
certain territories in America, Voltaire
happily remarked, tina, they were quite
agreed upon one point, viz that the ma.
tives had no right at all 10 the land in
question.
Lord Mn, of the kingdom Of Ireland,
with no very large portion Of wit or wis.
dom, had very exalted opinion Of his
own powers. Once. when in n large
company, and expatiutng about HIMSELF
he made the following pointed remarks ;
When happen to see foolish thing,
always burst out n laughing = | envy
you your happiness, my lord, them said
Charles Townsend, for you must GER
tainly live the merriest life of any man
IN Europe
Oblging-Lendng your friend money
when you know you'll never get it again.
The name Of Byron, when spelt back
wards, gives NO RYB, which is descriptive