Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-05
The Seller Sold.

An incident recently occurred in a town on the Con-
net1cut River, which illustrates the danger of practi-
cal Joking. and we'd, the time, purposes of fun
and ralery. certain barber happening al store,
clerk who wished TO play the aIber Iick, offered
him hott of bears OIL The latter did not want it,
but being over-urged, took il, and paid for it.. On his
opening it, in his shop, the oil foundto be lamp
oil, with very rank smell. Nothing said of the
shave which the clerk had practsed, and the barber
shaved along usual, until the matter had time to be
forgotten.
few evenings since. the clerk went into the haT-
hers shop to be shaved preparatory 10 ball After
the harvest OF the chin reaped, the clerk straight
ened himself up, and exclaimed, ''now 81 l,p on the
oil A good handful was then poured out, slapped
on and rubbed in. second handful followed, bul
before it could be rubbed in, the clerk smelt surhin.
and eaped from the chair, if he had been shot, at
the same time giving utterance to sundry eypetivcs
coming under the cognIsance of the statute against
profane swearing. The barber assured the enraged
customer that he had put bears oil his head, and
from the very bottle he had sold him. If it poor
oil, 1t the clerks fault There was no resisting
this and the matter settled ny refnnding the
ey paid for the oil, an a shampOoing at the clerks
expense The clerk went to the ball. hut the rank
lamp oil stuck to his hair, and the snuS of those who
came him, showed that the barber was wicked
when he shampooed him.
MORAL Honesty is the hest policy, and lamp ol
is by the best thing to make the course of
pleasure run smooth -SpungfeH Republican,
CURE FOR DUELLING In Scotland, lately, two
hct bralned youths met in a tavern; and after much
debate concerning young lady, with whom they
both enamored nothing would satisfy them but duel
AT parting. of them told the other prepare for death
wag hearing of the awful threat, and knowing that
none OF the champions had any courage to spare,
hour before the appointed time 10 the place seec-
ted and dug grave; and sticking his " round mon'I
spade into the red mould, retired behind bush to
behold the The awful moment arrived and ono
of the bues made fierce appearance. but, on behold
ing the open grave and the spade ready 10 his
corpse, he scratched his head and, multerins some
thing about being killed turned round, and in a twink
ling was out of sight. Shortly thereafter, the other
duelst y hove in sight bnt on seeing the yawning
gtfph, his crest fell, and soIoquzing himself,
heard 10 say. g Did he tell me 10 prepare for
death and 10 this grave is ready for I'll ava =!
The wag then shouIdered his shovel and left the
sc enc, which has been visited by many of the curious
determined on seeing the grave of '' Johnny Cope"
To PREVENT BoTs IN ioRsEs.-A person of much
experience in venary science is troublel with
this disease in his horses His simple Practice during
the fall months is, 10 keep greasy cloth in The stable,
and once week rub with it such pats of the animal
as may have been attacked bv the nit fly. Grease de-
sroys and prevents the eggs from Matching = German
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