Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-12-24
Darietn.

TOUGH ONE.-Our Uncle Ezru is in the
habit some times Of "slrelching the TRUTH" avi-
cious sort Of propensity from which the rest of
the family are singularly free. We heard him
Iel Snooks a ralhcr severe tale one day last
week, which'we baye concluded to give to the
world "When lived in Maine" said he, II
helped to break up piece Of ground; we got the
wood of in the winter, and early in the spring
we begun TO think Of poughin' ont. 1t was so
consarncdly rocky halwc had to get forty yoke
70 oxen lo one plough--we did, Iaith--and held
that plough for more than week. thought
should die. 1t cen almost killed me, 'van.-
Why, one day was holdin, aud the plough hit
stump, which measured just nine feet and q
half through ii-hard and sound white oak.
The plough split il, and ! was going through the
stump, when happend To think it might snap
together ugain, SO just threw my feet out, and
| had no sooner done this, lhpn il snapped to-
gcthcr, taking a smart hold of the seat of my
panlaloons. Ofcourse, was tight, but held
0n TO The plough handles, and though the team
slers didull they could, that lcap Of eighty oxep
sJuldn't lear my pantaloons. nor cause me 10 Iet
80 my grip. Al last though, after letting tho cat
ile breathe, they gave anoIbcr strong pull all TO
gclher, md theOla stump came out the quickest;
il had mOnslrous long roots let me tell you.-
Ny wife nude the cloth for them panaoons,
md hnin,'t worn uny other kind sipce,,'
The only reply Snooks made wis., ]
should have thought it would have come hard
on your suspcndcrs. - f1nkee Blade.
MIGuTY CONSTITUTION -"Hirnm, my boy"
suid tender lathertohis son,"you mustbo more
careful of yourselilhan you are, lou have not
The constitution of some"
"DoDtb'loye itdnd -doni bNieyea word ont,
I've got the constitution ofa hoss. There aim
no brenk up nor down TO me. Dang il i'll dom
b'lieve I've got the Constitution Ol The United
SInles."
TnE rIGGEsT NoTHlSG.--we heard of IN in
dian once at apauy-whon the horelreshmentw
passd, "foatng island" was given TO the sa
yage; be took the thing Of lrolh into his mouth
md then looked down 10 see whether il he'd Ial
len in his bosom. or was really in his mouth
and ended by saying ELI thai uin,t 1.-THE blgges
nothing that ever did see."
young lady (pin,cd, last market morn
ing, when told by one ofihe country chaps thai
NC HuuSHlShShs ioA SeiSl Oul IVY "N'S SNph-oS'
Ed.
There is no rule without un exception, my
son. Oh!isn'tihere, ,pai A man mnsI Away,
be presentwhile he is being shaved My dear
hadn't you better send this child 10 bedl he's toe
clever
'l'ycknown some very mean men in my lmo
There was Deacon OveTreach, now; he wa:
30 moan he always carried hen in his gig-box
when no travelled, TO pick up the oats the horse
wasted in the manger, and lpy un egg for his
breakfast ip the morning
A country surgeon,who was bald, was wishing
Al friends house, whose servant wore wig.
After bantering him . considerable time, tho
doctor said, You see how bald nm, and vet
/ dom, wear wig.' To which the seryen, re.
pIied, True, sir, but an empty barn requires
no Ihaich.'
CtA-The bones Of five hundred American soldiers
Ehten the earth around the iam0ns Castle OF
Perote.
6ArThe Hon. Thomas. ], Campbell, of Tenn.
elected Clerk OF the House, wUS whig member
OF the 2slh Congress.
(1rSomo talk has been occasioned in Cincinnati
by the sudden disappearance of young. accom-
plIshed and beautiful belle Of that city II is not
feared however, that any thing serious will happen
90 her Except marriage.
or Nothing, says Bishop Stillingheer enlarges
the gulf Of Atheism more than the wide passage
which lies between the faith and lives Of men pre-.
tending To be Christians. II the principles be true,
why are they not practiced II they be not true,
ghy arr they Professedi
OtrNOthipg, indeed, can be more erroneous than
70 suppose that those women who appear the most
gentle and timid, will not, when occasion requires,
svince boldness and strength of resolution and
Of endurance, which would do honor to the bTayest
0f mspH friends