The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-22

/ TAkISe II Easy.-Uld father Hodgn
vas queer dick, and in bis owH way.
made every thing a subject Of rejoic~
ng.
His son Ben came one day ana
aid
Father. that Old black sheep has got
wn Lambs"
Good" says the old man. that's
he most profitable sheep IN the farm"
"But one of lhcnis dead" returned
Ben.
AIN glad ont" saws father, it'll
DC better for the old sheep"
Bat t'othcr's dead too says Ben.
so much the better" reioincd Hodge,
she'll make d grand piree of mutton
IN the Fall"
ayes, bbt tho old sleeps dead, too"
Exclaimed Ben. -.r
dead dead What The old sheep
dead I" cfies old Hodge, "that's good:
she was always an ugly old scamp"
Usrrui. ABotlt t&o o'clock on
December night, whttf' ili6 therlhone-
,er stood In the neighbofhood Of zero
a party of wags hated farm housc
IN very boisterous, manner. The.
farmer sbtaag out OF bis bed, drew on
a few articles of clothing, dhd ran out
to see wliat was waited, when the fol-
lowing interesting dlaiugAe occurred:
slave you any hay Mr.. - !"
PLENTY Of II, sir rlssy
Have yod plenty Of corn" e.G
yes" ..A sE
"Any oa,s'"
"Yes."
Plenty meat and breadstulis 2"
Yes" .s..s. Z. .f,.,,,
"Welf, we are glad to hear IL; for =
they arc useful filings IN dfamily." =
The party then drove oil, leaving
he farmer to his reflections.
ACAsE or CoSsclsspf.--Dr. b
of Franklin county, Vermont, tells q
good story of case OF conscience that
occurred in the course, of his practice,
several years ago. We find it in the
Boston Post aeaa1 au..
The wife of Babtist deacon, (whom
for the purpose of the anecdote, we
shall call Mr. CushmanJ dslocatcd her
arm BY iall, and the doctor was sent
.or, and came with All convenient dis
patch, and put the matter, TO rights"
Presently, after the operation was over
The lady was seized by faint turn,
and bcckoned to her husbadd for assis,,
lance. The deacon was man OF
slow motion, slow of speech, and rath.'
er slow In point Of intellect. lie was
a strict "tcmperance man" and con-
scientious in this and every thing else
to the last degree. Being never quito
sure that he was " right" he naturally
feared 10 "go ahead" In The presont
emergency, he went into the room
where the doctor was Sitting, and adj
dressed him, in a slow and measured
tone. as follows: "Br B., you arc
doubtless aware OF the principles
which Mrs. Uushman and myself pro-
icss in regard to the use of intoSicat>s
lug drinks in any form whatever. Now
doctor, wish TO put it TO your CON-
science, as christian physician, wheth,
ef 1t would be in any manner cu,pa-
BILE, in case Mrs. Cnshmnn were aAict~
cd with faintness, il | shou,i so fur de-.
viatc from our habtual ru,c as to hoLi
a bottle Of camphor % ldrs. CasitmanS
nose z" The doctcr rushed into the la
dy's apartment, and found his patient
had not Waited the issue OF The dea-l
cons casuistry, bat had fairly "gonc-
oil in a fainting fit. The devil take
your conscienceM p said The doctor, halr
angry and half inclined TO ego Off"
himself in a fit OF laughter. "The
devil take your doubts, sir-in case
like this, one scruplc Of cdhphr is
worth twenty scruplcs of conscience"
A RusE.--A sporting gentleman, ats
tended by his servant lately entered
Scotch hostelrie, for the purpose of re-
freshing the inner man. They were
met by the landlady, who welcomed
her visitor, but the next rfioment gave
ii look OF alarm at the guns, and re-
miDiscences of melancholy and fatal
accidents" duly chronieled in thou>
sand and one different newspapers,
crowded on her sensitive memory.
"Oh sirs p she exclaimed, "are
thae guns loaded 7"
Z" Yes" was the reply ~"
p" Dear me but | Gamma aiio@ load.
ed guns in my house codldna bide
the thoct o't--nae ane kens what dread
fu' mischanter might happen"
"Oh, bring me cork Iii make it