Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-21
LIGHT READING.
lottor from Grand Bluff. Texas, civ

A letter from Grand Bluff, Texas, gives
rather q soysl hs5 os ,ian-s og vil'ag anu tel-
tlemsu q ia that n-ighboihoo1. a9i9llow ra7
Of oss vicinity are B1ek-snort, Doe-hlsat ana
Ljck-skillot South, Ser uge aurg, and lr1'A
in.the-ouok.t North Nip-aod-IHok. Wes''
Black ask kis, SoErce o-'a1 'fossum t'o7' 'NP
up-aad saaJ 'h-ii. Sssp-gsG ieien'lr, G9er4-Htch
vaaa', Reks-r0oEet
The other day young lady stepped into
q well snown asseulshm Dt 10 town 10 irqpN-
ed o' % handsome clnfk--' Sic, aavs ga $'y
mouse color iadies' elo9fs g 30 Nouse-colo'-
ed ladies', NJ 81 % So Yes, a scr or gray Jaf
The eolo- cf yOur Gr8wer thera, 'asali1E le
store draweT', wa.eo wera p'ieied gray ay
dr6wsr.. Missr eiaeeisted tho 5oA,g IA 40,
eiancing downwar. st his drcss trsoe is every
thing was right and tiGht My drawers, Mlst
why / dou'l wear an Tae young lacy wss
carTi I'd hOme ou o shatter.
A poet out west, in speaking of late
50uade sayss 10 b ri2hicned Wca1hefo1chs
alarmtd b. spises This ss nuot equl ia
Nat res o-lebTa e3 line
's A rai posaeos ss hewling down tAe galo" !"
VIII you take this woman to be your
welded its ~ sai4 an iiliuoa pr g,stsaie f1e
masculine Of % couple woo etoad ~ ha'oe MM'
q Wal, 'lqui G, was he reply You must 'e
n green un, to .aX rae such question as nat OK.
D you think that Pa he such plaguy icoi as 10
so TO DO 0af hunt, ana tase his gal from $40
,quilia fr0list il wasn't couscr p.uously certain
q determined 60 have her ? Drive on with
your business p
A scraggy looking individual was
brought into the San tranoiscO atatiOn eouso one
fine afieroo0u, very 6ruu. From is pearsn,e
he had reba5ly started on s. m4TEe.ng exDed-
tion, aDa had been ov-rlesea GA the way by
desire TO drink, which was 30 strong upon him
thai R8 soon becsme worry weak iu she knees
Upon searching him, as is uual &C the police
Office, for his reasule lis pockets turned Out au
invoie, OF two one eyed mackeral. "a bunch of
turaip5, bunch of radisn, sTo aholt bits, aud
ping & tobacco He was piacsd b2low TO sober
off where he TeQaled himself until 'he following
morning on the contents Of his pockets
A German recently related to a number
of persons who stood around him in breathless
anxiety, the following particulars of recent ca
trophe ''POor Hans" said he, " he bit himself
nit snattle rake and wash sick into his bed six
long weeks in de month of August, nd all de
dime he say water water! and he did notin till
he complained of being better, so ash he could
stand upon his elbow and eat little tea.
We never dreamed until recently of the
axisteure Of sn istoocaey Of sppe ZOE. We
overheard in the mark ct tao following brief dia-
| logue between an oiG dy and litlle girl, Nhila
they woro standing in front Of q vegetable stand;
6 Grandmother, said the little girl, buy some
| Of these cueumbers'' % +" No. my child, F" ephsd
tao lady " "Why not % asked the lirlo girl
Because I should hate % bs seen carryiog lnem
home, when everybody cuows they are only 3
cen piece"
A Western Editor, in speaking OF CO.
| temporary who ia Gown witA she " fever snd
shakes says the doetors have 'sgiyen HIM up,
which is just what h bsl did two years ago,
when he vas indicted for horse steal .Dg. Singh
lar coincidence, isn'sit?
A lawyer in Ireland, who was pleading
the cause Of "a infaat, ook the csildi6 hisarois,
Tnia had great effect, until The opposite lev
yer asked be cbil5, .. What makes you cry
s'Hs's pinohing me, " was the answer. The couri
roared with laughter.
Somebody being asked to define non
sense. RENTED: 81, IS nonsense to bolt doOl
wth F. boiled carrot
An India rubber omnibus is about heing
Invented, which, when ia "a full, will hold coVPl
more.
Two Irish foot-pads, coming on to The
National h. oad, saw p mile Stone, which read
1902 miles from CumbeSiaad." Af.er deeypber
| ing The letters, one ays % tho otAer; - hreaf
| hshtlY Mike that's az oud felar, 2OS year
on and his name is "Miles from Cumberland
Col. Medary, of the Ohio Statesman
says that hs ioreitoi" seven vest buttons oz
ths following; "why il % hcn walking like
conspra cy 7' Because il is foul proceed
ing"
The Dublin Journal announced one day
that sher Gcsce the Dabe OF Dorset, - had givel
birth to son. Next day the mistake was thus
correctsd " For her Gfaos the Duke Of Dorset
road his Grace tbs Duchess Of Dorset
Sir w. Temple says, that the first in
gredieht in oonver alton is truth the n xt gooo
sense tho third good humor; and the fourth
wit
A boy from the country was recently
taken ialo 3 gentlepan's famliy Ono evenlns
h came down into ths kitchen, laughing immod
eratelv What's the matter cried the cook
"Why, DAT 6 it there are twelve on I'm o
there Who could Mt snuf the candle, ana sne
+ had TO ring for me o do it,!