Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24

open as, for example, the Park and
Battery arc called the lungs of New
York. But park OF artillery has no
lungs, although it is said to breathe
death and destruction; nor is battery
of forty-two Founders liable to con-
sumption or phthisis, although it con-
sumes great deal of powder, and I
famous for teazing an enemy, ands
causing shooting pains in his breast
works.
The liver, in its natural state, appears
to be form Of red blanc-mange; but,
when sliced, seasoned and cooked, it
looks like fried scle-leather. Liver is
found in the markets but market is
not livery stable, although it is filled
with stalls nor is the fact Of a girls
being a good liver, any proof that she
is " in the market" Liver is worth
about sixpence pound, although some
of the best livers are not worth pen.
nv on the pound when they come to
settle up. High livers are found in
high places, but the highest livefs
(about fifty cents piece occur in
rates de 1oie gras. The man in the
moon may be called a high liver, be-
cause he is generally shiney, though
he is said to be only light eater. A
man is said to be fast liver, when he
gets tight before breakfast. lnhamma-
ton of the liver is apt to take place
when the flames reach inside of the
frying pan and the liver complaint, is
the complaint man makes when his
liver is burnt to death /; but it is not,
properly speaking, weakly complaint,
although it only troubles cooks on try
days Liver is red but books with
liver colored bindings are not necessa-
Irily read, although the blue-book is
bound to be read by green members !
i Congress.
The heart is triangular piece OF
meat, with the corners and edges
rounded off. The centre of anything
lis called the heart OF it ); but the heart
of a rich heiress is not always the CEN
tire of attraction to her admirers nor
lis the heart Of bore necessarily a
centre-bit, although it may contain a
slbit of sentiment and it would be a
grave mistake 10 call the heart OF a
grave digger the centre of gravity
Hearts are found on cards, and va!en-
tines but valentines with hearts in
are not playing cards, although they
are quite thick on Valentines day, and
sometimes play the deuce with girls
hearts. Doctor Valentine, however, is
said to be a "great card" when he plays
, at the musuem. Harris are also found
in woods; but the heart Of yew is
: not sleeps heart, though some OF
you may have sheepish ones nor Is
J the heart of sugar-pear necessarily a
!. sweet heart, though sweethearts are
generally found in pairs. In love
J chase. man is apt to be made game
of, il his sweetheart beats him but in
} chase for deer life, the hart is sure to
J be made game Of, if it does not beat
! A hart-rending scene was lately seen
! in the heart of Saxony, near the Harh
, mountains, when great many noble
! harts were run through the heart, by a
parcel of heartless fellows, for the
, amusement of the Queen Of English
f hearts, who had the heart to witness
the he-roe-ic butchery, without resort
to her hartshorn though, it is said,
she was heartily glad when the sport
|, was over, and the last bart's heart had
|, stopped beating. Heartshorn is the
horn person takes when he feels faint.
hearted but I" faint heart never won
fair lady," though one fair lady may
win several faint hearts. A tender
heart is one that is easily broken ; but
harris are generally very hard to break,
unless they are pounded for long
while, and then they sometimes break
loose, and run at large an enlarge
n1ent Of the hart is also apt to take
place if the gate is left open, though
his gait is right fast when he gets out.
A warm-heartcd man, is one whose
heart burns for revenge but man
may have heartburn, and yet be as
cold-hearted as the statue of an lcclan-
der. A hearty meal is not meal made
Of roundhearts; nor is the hcartsease,
the kind Of flower that roundhearts are
made Of, although they are said to be
made with ease.
/ A vein il a streak Of anything, run
ming through something else bat a
streak of good luck running through