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! Docs the Court understand you to say,
Mr.. Jones, that you saw the editor Of the
GAugur Of Freedom intoxicatedf
Not at all, sir; ] merely said that have
seen him SO Aurricd in bis mind that be
would undertake TO cut copy with the
pnnffefs-that's all.
Why IS spendthrift's purse ike thun-
der.cloud : Because il keeps continually
lightning.
a person, IN public company, accusing
the Irish nation with being the most un-
polished in the world, was answered mild
II by on Irish gentleman, shat it ought
10 Be otherwise, for the Irish meet with
hand rubs enough to polish any nation on
Garth.
REPARTEE.- late Rev. DIR. Isaac
was both great wag and great smoker.
GThore You are, cried \ young lady,
who Surprised him one day with " pipe
In. his mouth, 'sat your idol again.
ssYes, madam, replied he, burning It.
A man down East says that he has worn
put four pair of boots, within the last two
months, trying to collect the money topay
for them.
aCritical remarks may be made by any
body. An ass may bray at Bunker Hill
Monument, bat cannot build enc.
A society for exploding acknowledged
errors has just been established, They
will next try their hand at exploding Sc
cond-hand bomb shells.
A person may b miserable while lying
on bed Of roses especially if his wife
is there too
The body is said to be the shell of the
spirit. That is probably the reason that
some fellows say, 8 YOU be blowed y
Blessed Is the man who has wooden
leg, as ho can geta new one when he breaks
his log
Blessed is>the man whose wife knows
how to make dough nuts, as he need not
buy them IN the market
Blessed is the apple tree that bears no
fruit, rs the boys will not stone it.
Blessed is the cheese that is hard and
unsayory as the mites will not deyour it.
An advertiser calls his patent washing
machine athe ladies delight Now, if
there Is anything about washing that do
lights the ladies, We should ike to know
whatitis. They are anything but delight
full on . washing day
Mormons mako capital soldiers They
seek light 50 earnestly, it is said, that
they don't care if it's let in BY bullet.
A silly fop, being in company, and
wanting his servant, cried out, "Where is
my blockhead q sUpon your shoulders
replied lady
A writer in an English Journal. in men
tioning the wreck Of a vessel, rejoiccs that
all the Greg were saved except jozr logs.
Aesls efto5aros
r. one pine tree can make pitch, how
many viii make pitcher }
If one twinge Of pain makes an ache, |
ho~ many viii make an acre.
Lors OF CANA few days ago a steam
beat stopped At landing somewhere in
Arkansas to wood A customer on board |
the boat took his gun and stepped on shore,
hoping that duringt the hour they were like.
y 10 stop, be might bag few birds. At |
ter travelling few rods hc came across 4
rough looking fellow, and the following |
dialogue ensned
How are ye q
How are you, straagerln replied the
Arkansas man.
aHsve yoa any game in those Parts r
20 yes, plenty on =
sWhat sort Of game J"
swell. most any sort bat principally |
Brag and Pekrrr Peaynas.
CoxrouxplSs DAxIEL WIN Moan
When Daniel Webster was in the West, = !
vear sinco, Mr.. b, one Of the most |
conspicuous citizens, on being introduced
10 tho distinguished statesnans addressed
him Is folloWs.--
81 have read your spclliag box and
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