Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-01-30

N uthin, squire, ever stops woman when her curl.
siiy is up, especially il she be curious to know
omcthing about herself. Only hold scret in your
llnj TO her, and il's Ike bunch Of cntnip; sho'n
ump and fri.k, and froic round like every thing,
she gets it,
A VALuABLE HEAD OF HAIn.--The Montreal
papers say ,hs, hundred thousand American lives
will pay for every hair of McIeOds head which
may he injured. We do beseech Mr.. Mcleod, saws
the n. Y. Tailer. TO take precious Of his pre-
cious hair; and he extremely careful wha, barber he
employs-for great deal depends upon It.
SuICiDr.-The eloquent Dow, Jr. says a man
who hangs himself because he can't catch fish ex.
hlbis the moral Of suicide. He says you all cast
your hope-bated hooks into the troubled water Of
the world; and il you don't catch something more
than gudgeon, ins,0nter--if your antcipatidns
are not fully realized forthwi,h--you go and make
Judases of yourselyesl What folly wha, stupid.
ty! tell you, nay brethren, 10 keep on 6oJbing--
the fish will bto by and by
NERr Goop.-The Boston Post tells story Of
down-east militia captain who, on receiving note
from lady requesting " the pleasure OF his com
pany,' understood it as compliment to those
der bis command, and matched the whole of them
to the lody's house.
How NAruRAL.- The Bay State Democrat
tells this anecdote of Boston Physician of the old
en- time. When q young man, he occupied cham
her scpcrste from that Of married couple by thin
PARTITION one cold night he heard the rough voice
Of the husband grumble out, take a,cay your cold
hooks :" to which his wife replied, in q querulous
tone "Ah you did not speak TO me so when W.
were first married-then you used to say TO me,
take a,cay your little foOtsy tootsys :" How very
natural.
An Ohio editor III recording the career Of a nal
dog, says;-" We are grieved to say that the rabid
animal, before it could be killed, seriously bit DR..
Hoas, and several other dogs
There is something of novelty, it is true, bu, not
less OF reason, iii the proceeding of late esteemed
minister of New England, who, al the close Of a
very badly sung psalm, read another to the choir,
saying "You must uy again. it ID impossible to
preach afeG such singing Dos Jour.
! ais JOINING CONTRASTS LIETH LOVES DE-
LIehrs.'-A few evenings since, in West Felicia
ma, Louisiana, Mr.. Tomb, about 25 years of age.
| espouscd Mrs. Butler, who had arrived at the ma.
Tonly age of 65. 1t is quite natural that Mrs. But
l,r, at her age, should think of fastening to the
! T0mbs.
Harrisburg paper gives case OF absence of
mind in the following way "a girl who was ono
Of our first loves, night lighting out, af-
ter having passed delightful evening, and in bash
iul tepidation she blew out of the door, and
drew the candlestick behind the door, and kissed i, "
SMOKING THEM oUr.--The three persons arres
ted but recently in Ohio, for killing and ro5bng q
number of Indians, attempted to break out few
days sncc by firing the Jail. All that they ac'
complished was to kill their companions, the rat.
and nearly suffoca'e themselves.
A correspondent of the London Morning Pos
era,ely says-"By the explosion at Aero 5000 souh
were shattered into OOO0 atoms in an instant -
Five atoms therefore equal 10 one soul.
PREcIsELr so.-.My dear" said husband t,
|, his aiitctionae better half after a maiiimona
| SOU ,Lble, "you never will be permitted to so 4
e heaven"
e "Why mott"
because you will be wanted as torment dowr
below. - Crescent Cdy.
DO you like novels - said a Miss Languish 4
her up country lover. | can, say" answered he
"for never ale any, bu, I'll tel! you what, "a deaf,
on young possum.'
"Do YOU know Mr-!" asked one friend 6
an other, referring to an old gentleman, who wa
d famous for his londness of the extract of hops
II Yes sir, know him we'll" What kind OF
j man is bel" "Why, in the morning when he get
+ up, he is beer barrel, and in the evening when h
y goes to bed, he is q barrel OF beer"
"Neighbor Tow!e. viii your Patent Modicip
> cure a cold :"
Certainly, sir they are an infalliblo remedy
you viii obl'go me thsil il you viii give ID
> weather a dose
"Gcl oul you mPsrliuent"
IN "NIy friends" said a minister, The Sunday a!r
IN a monstrous small contribution "when ! said tn
il charity was the love cf cur species fear sou ~
D. stood me TO say syeae. Iust on this occaslo
you will not labe, under tie slne rpsiGks."