The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1851-04-25

geography-wouldn't you!"
''No, sir-ee!-I get licked more'n twice
day nowI' al ssas g3bs,saHl
Nice sense OF rattan that. ia ssa -
RrArabs always allow man to divorce
himself from wife who does not make
good bread. Were such law in our
country, half the young married ladies',
we fear, would be in danger Of falling back
into single blessedness.. ...s....o.., 81,
GrCharles Lamb. at dinner where
the company had been much annoyed by
the presence of children, gave as senti-
ment, when called upon, "The mu-ml ch
ca-calumniated good King Herod."
Oh, what world of beauty
A loving heart might Plan s..s2
II man did bnt his duty, zla51a4l
And helped his brother man al4Qsa3
@What debt of gratitude the doctors
owe that man who first invented carriages.
One half the medicine we use is only a
substitute for walking. Who ever, heard
Of a pedestrian being troubled with indiges.
ton or the goatl -.
GTSir Charles Scarborough's string Of
alternatives in his advice to the Duchess
OF Portsmouth were, You must eat less,
or use more exercise. or take physic, or be
sick" This IS excellent sense. s,asa5
rWhen we want children in the way,
| they are always somewhere else, and when
We want them somewhere else, they are
always in the way. Many a good kiss.
has been nipped in the bud BY four year
old nuisance bringing light into the room
just as 1.-The young folks were getting POI
etic." H
-,GA late traveller among the fonian
Isles, says the first thing he met at Athens
was Greek girl selling "Morrison's Pills."
Had the pyramids thrown somersets, he
would not have been more astonishcdl -
| GA sprightly little girl being asked
''what is nothing?" replied, "shut your,
eyes and you viii see it." 81.
! GA grave digger who exercised his
vocation in country town, was asked how.
he liked the business. He replied that ho
liked it pretty well. but should like it better
| Ihs could haze steady empEOyneat!'
@As lady was vewing herself in d
looking-glass, she said to her daughter:
"What would you give to be as handsome
as | am?'' "Just, as much, replied the
daughter, as you would 10 be as young as
am" sr
Zeno vas told that It was disreputable
for philosopher to be in love. IF that
were true said the wise man, ..the fair
sexar indeed to be pitied; for they would
then receive the attention of fools alone
A lady Of rank complaining that her
husband was dead to fashionable amuse-
ments. he replied, "but then, my dear, you
make me alive to the expense
We soon acquire the habits and practi-
ces of those we live with; hence the inn
portance of associating with the best COM
panv, and carefully avoiding such as may
corrupt or debase us. . 13ap
"Can you tell us when the cars leaves
for Newark eAs soon as the seats are
all taken,' said Jim, "that ilfmake the
car CO. s1 bala5 SD osi sssss
.sWho took care Of the babies!'' artless.
ly inquired a little girl, on hearing her
mother say that all people were once chill.
dren. aigs Gn s27 5esa nn
| One Of our exchanges complains that
whiskey punch makes the sidewalks slip
perry. So a1's isti1 s''e. s'''sg
fS-The lady whose dress was too dirty
to wear, and not dirty enough to be washs
ed. had matter of serious import to de.
eide. snhsia 1a3Yosq oR -bsisliae t.aata7q 60
EgThe climax of fsupcrhuous politeness
has been declared to be that of holding an
umbrella over asduck in the rain.laA atsS
i EA friend of the iamented Hood, on
whom the apunster's mantle seems to hays
fallen, says Of him. q 'ee9 adi lass7.2 s1ss
"Poor Hood!--diedof pure generosity
to crafty the undertakes, who wished &c
, urn iiueLy-HOod." "aaidW ia saa sel q u
i wThose who live to the future, mus
8 always appear selfish to thossiwhe ivefto
the. present.oese uaiga s.ig sa53 ~ .isa
H People who are always talking SEN
timent, have usually moi very deep feelings
; The less water you have in your kettle
]. the sooner il begins to make noise ant
: smoke. E s3l Is n1aaN.g6H q gaezAl
10 A lover, writing to his sweetheart
/. says: "Delectabie dear ou are SO stvee
f that honey would blush in your presence
i and molasses stand appalled," s. a.esa !
y & EEr An eminent artist Of this city !
e getting up a.spanofama Of q law suit. =
!. opens with the year one and closes wit
: doomsday ,plossA besa s
oi BraaFhsn-I am a man" is the poetr
J of childhoods was young.His Is tn
poetry of old age. a snaa's q -
i 9rTo SPIN and weave, to knit and sea
n was once girls employment; bat now
J. dress and catch beau. is all she calls er
ID joyment. '.'
le or why is i comet more like do
y than a dog-star2
y Because the comet has got tail, au
THE dog-ssar hasa'N