The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-11-27
ODDS AND ENDS.

sweetheart. allow on airth, Jonathan, do you
arrive at that conclusion!' inquired the fair
one. "By simple addition replied the ready
reckoner, ''for when have you hanging on my
arm, my sum Of Happiness is complete"
.'Tom," said man to his friend the other
day. 81 think it highly dangerous to keep the
bills of small banks on hand nOw-a-days."-
"Tim," said the other, Il find it more difficult
than dangerous"
A musical composer on being asked if he had
done any thing lately, replied that his last
work was a composition with his creditors"
An advertisement in newspaper is like u
circle in the water, continually spreading ITSELF
Throw in your ''rocks" and try it.
Wrongs may try good man, but cannot i'm
print upon him false stamp. a man in ear
nest finds means, or if he cannot find, creates
them.
If dirt he as injurious to health as some ply
sicians say, how comes it that all our rosy
checked children are found playing in the mud
cutters?
"The man who has no music in his SOUL was
last seen listening to a saw-filer while at work.
The man, to all appearance, seemed highly de-
lighted.
The man who harbors an evil thought it is
reported, has consented 10 let out pier VI two
If good price is offered.
The tears of beauty are like light clouds float
ing over heaven of stars, bedimmng them for
moment that they may shine with greater lus-
tire than before.
Mrs. Darlington says the best .anecdote' for
spleen" is not to take 1.-The darned stuti.''
What is the difference between schoolmas-
ter and an engine driver! One trains the mind,
and the other minds the train.
AwFvI--Our Dan'l says than the new mons
ter telescope recently constructed in England
will be just the cheese for the milky way.
Punch, speaking of the influence of good
dinners, says there is no diplomatic dispute in
this world so large that lit cannot be covered
with a table-cloth.'
Sam Slick says "if Teller can't he let to
shake hands with a gal unless he has glove
on, why amt he made to cover his lips and kiss
through his kdskin too.''
Bayard Taylor says the largest bustIes he ey-
er saw, are worn by the ladies of Africa. He
also mentions, that in the warm months they
have habit of wearing nothing else.
Some people have a queer way of expressing
themselves. We heard darkie say the other
day that the first time he waltzed with a waller
gal, he felt as if somebody was pouring sugar.
house molasses down his back.
An intelligent physician of our acquaintance
gives it as his deliberate opinion, that if the
ladies' would reform their costume properly and
take proper exercise. they soon would need no
other supporters" but good husbands.
A pickpockct recently thrust his hand into
the pocket of country parson, and plfered
therefrom memorandum book, which contained
nothing but the skeleton of a sermon upon the
text-"Thou shalt not steal'
The Portland Transcript has an amusing cor
respondent who lately relieved himself of the
following play on words:
% cannot bear to see bear
Bear down upon a hare
When bare Of hair he strips the hare,
For hare cry-Forbear!'
married gentleman in relating how he
tried the disposition of his wife before marriage.
stated that he carelessly drove blind nag over
twenty feet embankment into muddy brook.
ana then helped to get the horse ont of the wa
ter before he did his lady. The lady would
have served him right if she had given him the
sack, and sued for damages.
negro woman was relating her experience
70 gaping congregation of color, and among
other things, she said she had been in Heaven
One OF the ladies of color asked her, Sister,
did you see any black folks in Heayens' 20,
get out, spose go in de kitchen when I war
You may CLEAN knowledge by readinp but
you must separate the chaff from tbe wheat NV
s'
The --LATEST CAsE.-When the Forest CITY
was mile from the Detroit dock last evening.
We off ramta;n % y, Sap, rierce eXcialming, Are
Cbristonher Can,.;n 1,f, was vas ane reply; "oh.
the wharf and tpid h.r tei. ny Mne standing on
tain-I forgot herr m;Ts a sh aor me, ana zap
taken on board, to the unbounded delight Of
nerseh and husband. Capt. Pierce vouches for
tnis case"