Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1849-07-12
VARIETY.

devil said when he looked into the ink keg.
A friend says he saw a fence made of such crooked
rails that every time a pig crawled through it, be
came out on the same side.
A cockney ph~ilologist says that the letter W enters
into the composition of women in all the relations Of
life. g. wife, widow, virgin, and vixen.
The Boston Bee has this conundrum Why will
Harvard College soon be like a sky rocket! Because
when Everett (ever I'D goes off, Sparks will appear.
DID You Know ITl-The sun now rises at half
past A. and sets at half past IN. Y paper.
1t hasn't got any thing else to II Post.
Marian exchange speaks of a lady who enter
ed her carriage with 50 much Porraer on hes face that
she blew up the driver.
astonishing cure for consumption" as the old
lady said when she s~prinkled snuff on the victuals Of
her boarders.
Why ought they always to have a plenty Of eggs
at sea ! Because the captain can lay two (too) any
time he plea~ses.-BarnSta6le Patriot.
Men are like bugles. the more brass they contain
the farther you can hear them. Ladies are like vio-
lets the more modest aud retiring they appear the
better you love them.
An Irishman describing q toad, said it was a queer
bird when 1t stood up it was no taller that when it
sat down, and when it flew it went with a divil of a
jolt.
Sir Peter Lely made it a rule never TO look AT a
bad picture, having found by experience that when
ever be did so his pencil took a tint from it. Apply
the same rule to bad books and bad company.
but how could he tell a good from a bad picture,
,cithout looking at it
Bulwer, in one Of his philosophical dissertations.
says. "Sociciy has erected the gallows at the end of
the lane, instead OF guide posts aud direction boards
at the beginning"
NOVEL IMPoRrATIoN.-A vessel lately arrived at
Boston. from Rio Juneiro, having as part of her car
60 55,OUO ,CoOden t~OOthpickS. Are Yankees done
%whitilingi
The Boston Post says:-A suspicion is getting
abroad that General Taylor has lent himself to party
schemes. 1t is probably an unfounded aspersion.
General Taylor " never surrenders to any thing.
Sixteen thousand two hundred and eight letters pa
tent have been issued by our government in the last
% years-over twelve per cent. of which were agri-
cultural patents.
Two negro men were hung at Lexington, Kv., on
the 1st inst. They had been convicted of the crime
of murder, and made a full confession Of their guilt,
both before the trial and on the gallows.
CAPITAL An Irishman angling in the rain, was
observed to keep his line under the arch Of a bridge.
Upon being asked the reason, he gave the following
answer: ITO be sure the fishes will be afther crowd
ing there to keep out Of The aoet."
N~ovEL.-Conrad WINNER under sentence of death
IN Baltimore for the murder Of Mrs. Cooper, passes
his time in playing upon the ACCORDION, and compos-
ing a dirge, which he has asked permission to per-
form on the way to the place of execution.
A singular fatality seems to pursue The editors of
the Vicksburgh Sentinel. Hagan and Jenkins were
lsnOt II Tue Slreci, ana now we see IL announced mat
Walter K. Hickey, formerly of the same paper, has
been killed in q duel, near Rio Grande City, Texas.
GMrs. Darlington says, that since Taylor has
been electrified, the gals are enamelled of his beauty,
and that kissing a President is like smelling the per-
! sperian flowers. Still she thinks it better to be n
galvanized President than a decomposed monarch of
royal deraction.
SHARP PUNNING.-Two students dining together.
one of them noticing a spot of grease on the neck
cloth of the other, said:
81 see you are Grecian."
"Pooh,' said the other, "that's rather far-fetched."
"NO, indeed" said the punster, 81 made il on the
spot"
NAVAL TAcrIcs.-A captain. one of he old school,
being at a ball, bad been accepted by beautiful part
Der, a lady of rank, who, in the most delicate man
ner possible, limited to him the p~roprie,y Of putting on
a pair Of gloves. GOA! :" was the elegant reply;
.'never mind me inaral I shall Dash my hands i5hen
Ire dOne dancing. "-Enghsh paper.
A devotee of Bacchus being absent from home ra;f-
ler laie- in the day tbnn suited the sovereign viii and
pleasure of his "sPare rib she devolyed the task of
announcing the arrival Of the delinquent spouse.
upon her eldest boy. Very soon the little urchiu ran
into the house, exclaiming "Marm, here daddy
comes, leading tto men home"
STREET SPRINKLING PRoHIBITED.-An ordinance
was passed by The Philadelphia City Council, Friday
evening, prohibiting the practice of s~prinkling the
streets, and imposing penalties for a violation of the
same. The Committee on Clea nsing deem the hu-
~ - f"C ~ SA~N~Na v VIZ h0AC4O ~ AH0
streets. unhealthy. Nonsensical.
AccEPTED.-Rev ]. w. Alexander, D. D., has ac-
cepted the appointment, by the Old School Presbyte-
rian General Assembly, of the professorship in the
Theological Seminary at Princeton. The Presbytery
of New York being now in session, the necessary
steps were taken on Monday week towards his sepa-
ration from his present charge.
We don't know who is the author of the follow
ing, but pronounce it good. 1t will 'pass muster"
any where:
A newly-married couple went TO housekeeping not
long since at Boston, in Poplar street. At breakfast
the next morning after their entrance, the gentleman
said 10 his lady, "My dear, this is Poplar street, and
by putting u (you) in it, it becomes popular"
Sand by putting as in it," promptly replied the
lady, sit will become populOus."
SHOWING PROPER REsENTMENT.-The Springfield
Mass Republican Of the 22d ult., says that ut the
opening of the court there, the preceding day, a
Quaker in attendance kept bis bat on. The sheriff
ordered him TO take it of, but as he failed to obey, a
deputy was sent TO him to remove 1t, which he per-
mitted 10 be done without resistance. The Quaker
would not resume IT again, however, but went out
tbareheaded, and provided himself with another hat
elsewhere, leaving his old hat in the possession Of the
bench, where the polite but memorable deputy depos-
tied it.
A SAD PREDIcAmENr.-A young parson lost his
way in a forest, and it being vehemently cold and
rainy, he happened upon a poor cottage. and desired
a lodging or hay loft to stay in, and some fire TO
warm him. The man told him that he and his wife
had but one bed, and if he pleased TO lay with them
he should be welcome. The parson thanked him and
kindly accepted of il. In the morning the man arose
TO go to market. and meeting some of his neighbors,
he fell a laughing. They asked him what made him
so merry about the mouth Why, says he, | can't
but think how ashamed the parson will be when he
awakes TO find hinSey alone an bed aclth my "le!
HAZEL EYEs.-Maior Noah says that a hazel eye