Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-26
JERKS AND J0LTS.
BY AN Ex-cADn OF A " BUS"
Eight o,elock Rib Do,sa

Eight O'Clock. Ride Do.cn.
one fine mornin' as we was com;n, down
seed young woman hurry;n, alone one 81
the cross streets. Giving her The signal. she
answered las much as to say-ves,
Alter getting ia the Butts she began fam
min. herself with her wiper and says she.
my, but it's warm'p ds .sa~
So II u.s. says |. se.s - ,.s..
81 feels hot, anyways says she. Missis
and mes bad such fallen out' 4a
What's the matter p ~
Well it was Just in this way Mrs. Grun-
DIV is very fond in dress the money Mr.. Grun-
dy gives for the house, goes on her back, and
she starves the servants and children almost.
This mornin' there was no meat for breakfast,
and Mr.. Grundy axed me, how that was, so ]
Just told him the butcher would not trust me
for steak, but told me to give this paper to
Missis Mr.. Grundy takes the paper, ard
looks at it, and says he to his wife, SIS it pos
sible you owe the Butcher more nor $50? ]
always thought every thing got for the house
was paid for. az ! give you money 20 do so.'
He gives Mrs Grundy SIGH look and then
goes right out. -
When he was gone, says she to me, So
ply. you're nasty, good for nothin' deceitful
p SIGH name / never heard on.
Calm me relation to dog raised me up,
and may be we didn't have a time ont I Civ
her bit of my mind, and may be didn't tell
her Mr. Grundy should know about the min
lister and her carryin' on in the parlor almost
every day. -.s
IF another Sophy' knows on, could speak
like this Sophy-but doesn't say nothing.
Which way is you bound for p
sI'm going rite down to Mr.. Grundy's store
to get my wages. / wouldn't stay another
minnit with SIGH wimmin as she is. have
a karicter, and mean to keep it before lose
it as she's did hearn.'
Down. ma'am.'
A young woman gets in, which is teacher
IN one of the public skools; she's serious
turn of mind, and sometimes talks with the
passengers on soles and lookin up'ards.
This young lady allays has book, which
she is readin' in, but I sometimes think the
'jolts' doesn't make her any more KNOWN of
what she reads, ease its pretty hard readin in
a BUS
Modes Hooking teaching gals is very sly; 10
look at 'em, and hear 'em talk about ministers
and churches nobody would suppose butter
could melt in their putty lips. That's an egg
sploded notion about young wimmin who can
not larf, having all the vartue and that kind of
thing. .. s.-.......I
These quiet looking wimmin is the darndest
kind of mischief makers they upset fellows
gizzard like don't know what, unless it's
newsboy or an extra. They dose every thing
in a sinovating way, that kotches you rite in
to their affections. This teacher of young hu-
man sprouts was just one of this kind. Eve
ry Teller that met her in the Bus got sort
of feelin' to like her, and some of the chaps
that was little more brassy than the com
mon run would give her wink. Do you
think she minded it? Not bit on it, she
liked it, and the way she bit her lips, and
larfed behind her book was caution to old
maids in general.
Poor thing, she had cautious dad, and
prudent man, and as young gents was forbid
the house, she had to do her little bit O. court
in in the BUS We had a regular Eight
O'Clock customer; he used to get in at Fourth
street and Broadway. He seemed to be nice
young man, was we'll dressed and gen;eel in
his ways 1t was not often he talked except
with the teacher; sometimes him and her dis
cussed on Sabbath breaking and the command
ments.
One day says he to me after the teacher
had got out, Cad dou you know where old
maids goes 10, when they die?
Yes, Sir says ], the preacher says they
goes to grasr
To grass unlettered ignoramus p says he.
No, they are provided for in new state
Then, sir, there will be devil of time in
Florida, as that is the newest state, and there's
such lot of them
Hopeless step-hopper, I did not mean any
present state, but future state
Oh yes, send 'em all to Texas, as that will
be the next state, TO dead certainty
well. drop the subject says he
THAT'S precisely what the hangman said to
the poor fellow at the tombs, when he pulled
the bolt out, and swung him off,
AS this young Gent. got out at Park Place,
and went to'ards Columbia College, suppose
he was studyin' some of them outlandish fur
rim tongues which makes some I've seen most
forget their own. When they talk with fell
Ter like me, they like to show off their learnn',
and shove in crack jaw, dog Latin or Chero-
kee, that nobody understands except their own
kidney.
This same genius farming didn't go very
deep into his brain pan, for puzzled him
terribly one day, when I axed him what was
the difference between twice forty eight, and
twice eight and forty, and after cipherin the
whole ride down, had TO tell him, and then
says he, ooh, it's easy enough, only didn't
see into it, Book larnin' is very good, but
practical larnin' is a leetle better
Turn round Jim
ANECDOTES OF DUELLING.
In 1906, a duel was fought in England be-
tween Mr. Richardson and Baron Hornpesch
The former was killed. 1t arose from the