Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-03-25


. present requesting bin 10 give bis o
piaion OF il. a. ina, wouId be imp ortsnt 10
then. After . cefisin time he forwarded
10 them . certificate eouched 10 such
terms a. these Sd do hereby certify thai
have tried The coal sent ms By The COM
psny 49,, and IL il ny decided opin-
! ion thai WHEN The genetsl conf sgratIon Of
the world shall take place any man who
shall take bio position on lhat coal mine,
viii eertsialy be the last man who will
be bnrni..
A drunken youth got oHt 81 bis Gales
laiion. and was doing in the street, whea
the bells reused him by their ringing for
DIRE. Nine, ten. eleven, twelve, fir J.
leen. fourteen. cried he. Well, II this
{ isn't later than ever knew i'll.
Rogers and RaikeS we're amusing them
selves lately in . puagent contest Of pun
making. Now. said Raikes 10 Rogers,
can you Tell me. Sam. Why the Roman
Catholic clergy are richer than The Pro,
testant cisrgyi' Rogers studied I'LL The
time was DIP. Why, then. Sammy.
cited Raikes, are they mol MASKING ev-
cry day OF their lisesr Rogers was 50
delighted. that he threw somerset. and
dashed his hsel through chimney glass,
We'll. zNimrod how long were the
sehildrsn oil Israel in the wilderness -
Till they found their way out Who
was cast into the lions den Z Van Am
burg Who was compelled 10 seek ref.
Ose 10 The land Of Nodi' Gov. Dorr. .
'Whyf Because be got up The RInR's
ebenezsr and Propidencs wouldn't PIE.
tesi him.
Oie Sided HiewG,-Man never sees a.
bove bali Of anything. never knows
boys half Of anything. never understands
above hall Of anything aud upon this,
Il hali-sight. half knowledge and half-under
standing. be acts. supplying the defieien-
ey Of his Information by guess At the
rest, ia which there is more than al equal
chance that be il wrong instead Of right.
The largest cannon ever saw. said Q
/ traveller from Spain. was at Gibraltar; /
drove into the muzzle with six horse
team 'Don't believe H. said his hear.
ers. lis true. ] assure you, said one Of
ihem-f va inside with ahorse and bug
~, at the same time. and 10 order 10 let
him turn round. Idrove out OF the touch.
hole.'
4 Hard and Soft Soap.-An editor re-
fused 10 pay ! druggists bill. alargeilem
Of which was for CASTLE soap. He 90, II,
be said. net az purchase. but ~ barter
The druggist gave hin bis bard soan, aud
he in return, gave the druggist his soft
soap.
\ Pete, wants to ask cothundrun.n"
Succeed. nigsar.
Why. is quilt like . railroad, Do
yon give il upi'
'YssI does,n
cause there ssleepers underit. YAH
yah yah VIVA, an ignorsnt colofed iudi
yidssl you is
Prentice. the Louisville waS, says that
another editor teazes him with questions,
and then calls him brandy. barrel
II hs thiaks 50 Of vs. Tetoris~Pren.
lice. 40 wonder he's fond Of PnmPiag Us.
A lady in East Ware ham c sht deer
10 her arms and held him Till assistance
srristd. We have heard Of iostances
before where ladies have caught dears in
their arms. add didn't seem 10 wish for
help to hold then.
Lover tells good anecdo.e az an I
8rish.nsa gisiagaSe password Il The battle
OF Fontenoi al the same time Sake was
marshal The password is SAKE; nov,
doa't fotgeiii. said The colonel 10 Pai.-
Fax. sad | viii not answered Pat.
wan T nv father miller.' Who goes
thersi cried the ssatinel. after be arrived
II the post fallooked as confidently as
possi6ls. aud. iaa sosl o. whispes howl. |
replied: 'Bsgs yer honor!'
A slave having yesterday eompisiasd
to kis master Of feeling i'll. the laner sent
him 10 Tie family physician thai be might
see VIA, was the matter wi'h him. The
doctor gave him some medicine telling
him 10 tell his a ssier thai be 4as affect
ed Ia the abdominal region.
Well Jake. said his master 10 hin
when be returned. did yo1 see tie doc
lors'
Jake-.Ys.v,s, SAT-
Masier-Whai did he say was he ma. /
ter xi,h yoni
Jake He said sar 81 how / VAS
'tec,sd 10 ny aboaiaa5i. ,eeiaas.
t.ve. Dsns.
h, l. that asessrd see hsgose me !. i
ssii ! young aciot. Who uas practising his