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A MExrcAs AxEcDorE Dick," Of The
New Orleans Delta, gives the following
eeod one THE people Of the Capital have
been told that the Americans eat children,
and al these pledges Of love had been re-.
nosed Lieut. NJ, Of the dragons, hay
ing heard this story, accosted . man, and
asked him II be knew where be could get
- nitx .fat tey fer supper" adding that
h was syery hungry
The astonished Mexican answered, with
s dolefnl shake Of the head, ai.ny, no.
] @ iAVcll," said N 'sas I'm hungry, I amt
pift;culaf--let US have little girl, them
The poor Iuan, still more Mortified, de-
clared that, tilorc were none Of these in
tho village. .s-.-a- -.
N. then turned to him and inquired,
swell, show me market where can get
y nice piece Of full grown man
This was too much for the Mexican,
md he took 70 his heels in the twinkling
Of . jack-knife.
Our idea Essays fellow that got
shreN for wife--thst
WON ms love is IikesScoich snuff.
We get ene pinch and that's enough.
a Our old dafltey says
W0nan's hub IL Indian rubber
II stretch de more de more yoa hub her.
A SrIcuIAroR - esterday, tall HI
herman gentleman entered the writing
school of celebrated chirographist in
this city, and pulling of pair Of very
large gloves, inquired, aWhat do ye
charge, sir, for saison at writin ~
II charge S25 for the. FIRST month, $40
fof the second month, and el5 for the
third month";
AThen, sir, you'll be kind enough to put
1 nc down on yer list as a scholar for the
third month as confinement
~ o. Deita.
EscouRAaINc, "A young man in the
country who had the felicity Of waiting up
on one Of tho young ladies home from a
party, took the opportunity, while search
Ing for the door. latch, TO inquire whether
she was courtcd. z Why replied she with
ingeniousness, q I'm sort o courted and
sort o not, but rather more sort o not, than
sort o..
=. 'sWake up here, and pay for lodging
said the Deacon, as he nudged a sleepy
stranger with the contribution box.
'sMrs Marston, can you allow your
Henrietta Georgianna TO come and nurse
Ciaudius Alfred, while eur Louisa Ann
goes to dancing school q
A boy in Jamaiesw was driving mule /;
The animal was sullon, stopped, turned his
arched neck upon the boy as i in defiance
and contempt,
.sWon't 90 will yon7 feel grand do
youa ! guess you forget your father was
: jaekass.
II you wislr-to5nlake yourself fayorite
with your neighbors, buy . dog and tie
him up in the cellar at night. They
won't sleep any all night for, thinking Of
you
A factory proprietor posted up the fol-
lowing notice.
viii admit no segars nor good looking
men within these walls. One sets a fame
among the cotton, and tho other among
my gala
aTom, you seem to gain flesh every day
the grocery business must agree with
you What did you weigh last ,"
2aWcll, Simon, really forget now, but
itstrikes me i was pound Of butter
a0ch the .darlin', how hot his little
fnt isl as Pat said when he caught the
bumble-bee.
You never find our Yankee women
guilty Of profanity, or coarse language
Yet they do sometimes darn the holes in
thoir husbands stcckings
--.-a-
Why Is consszhle who pursucs chin
neyssweep, like . person playing cards ,
Because he follows SCOT.
Woman WAS made Of rib out Of ID,
aide az Adam not made out Of his heas
10 ION him--rlot out Of his feet TO be tram
Med upon BIZ him, hut under his arm b
s. protected, and nc.f his heart to be be
loved.
John Wesley once said to preache
--sspeak with al your hezft but with
moderate voice
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