The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-05-06
FROM OUR EXCHANGES

Il
tie incident that occurred in city, ..once up
on time" A close listed old codger had like
ly daughter, whose opening charms attracted the
attention of certain nice young man. After
some man@uvering, 'he ventured to open
courtship. On the first night of his appearance
in the parlor, the old man, after doing in his
chair until nine o'clock, arose and put log of
wood on the fire, saying he left the room -
There, Nancy, when that is burnt up, it's time
to top."-E1change Paper.
We'll warrant Nancy didn't poke the fire
Bea.A Western Editor says, that the prettiest
sight he ever witnessed was a cherry checked
Kentucky girl on the top of persimmon tree,
shaking the luscious fruit into the hat of her
lover below.
Bay~The Legislature of Louisiana have appro-
priated SlOO 600 for the erection of bronze
statue of Gen. JACKSON on Jackson Square, in
New Orleans.
''Tm going bust )" as the corset said to
the lady, when she was dressing ''Tm getting
pretty tght,' as it continued during the lacing
it got for its impertinence
nea. Mr.. Partington remarked to hiswife that
his house, and actually purchased some of the
immaterials for the purpose.
What do you purpose to do p said Mrs. Par
tngton:
why my dear, 1 mean to build a lemonade in
front, and set out revenue in from the street to
the front door
'And why not, my dear husband, run posi-
ton through the large room, and make it sung
like, so that when our friends CALL we treat them
kind of hostile?'
1T will be good plan said he; and l have
been thinking of bringing down the wolf pit
spring, in an anecdote, SO as to have foun-
tain
1T will be too costive, DEAR said Mrs. P to
which he assented.
BE- The intelligence of the re-charter of the
Easton Bank created great rejoicing at Easton
At the jollifcaton in South Easton, an accident
happened, in the premature discharge of the
cannon, that nearly cost the lives of two young
men.
During the evening, the Hon. Conrad Sinner
and Hon. Richard Brodhead, were burned in eff
fight being alleged that these two gentlemen
were opposed to the re-charter of the Enston
Bank.
paper, the marriage of Edward C. Pinn to Miss
Mary Pinn. Time will be pretty likely to make
10 pins out of this couple.
sY~ Dutchman passing number of rail
road tracks in the course of days journey, and
never having seen any before, was non plussed
to OH aft
lining one of them for twenty five minutes, and
scratching his head quite bald, he CALCULATED =
''Tay must be iron clamps to keep der ertquakes
from breaking up ter road"
nsasOne of the engineers James BaTd) on
Saturday week ran his locomotive, The Temp
est" on the Harlem Railroad, 103 miles in two
hours and ten minutes, including three stops to
take in wood and water. This was pretty quick
running. The engine was built at the establish
ment of Rodgers, ketchum & Grosvenor, Pater
son, n. J.
nss.The Democrats in the Michigan State
Convention, which assembled at Detroit on
Wednesday, unanimously declared in favor of
Gen. Cass. This is Cass's own State.
sASeventeen journeymen printers at Har-
risburg, Pa, have been indicted by the Grand
Jury of that city, for a conspiracy to prevent
Andrew Dunn from working in the Telegraph Of
fee.
sas-The Remington Bridge at Montgomery
Ala, has fallen, and it is denounced as hum
bug
nsg~The Southern Era notices the marriage
of Mr. John II. Strange to Miss Elizabeth A.
Strange, all of Albermale county, Va. An
change thinks that it is very strange, but says,
no doubt the next event will be n little S.runger
BIpARIsToCRATIC WIT.-To ridicule the Sc
cret ballot law in the late Rhode Island election
one hundred of the nahobs of Newport turned
out in 1ohite Rid gtoUes, and put the envelopes
containing their votes into the box with silver su-
gar tongs.
Bag~Too BAD.-We cut the following from
the Louisiana American: '.Why is-'s last
conundrum like overdone oysters? Because it
is not understesced
The Bellville 1dUocate commences an ar
ticle thus: 'Bell-vuiidns, awake to your inter
ests." We hope the citizens of Bellville are not
susceptible to fattery.
BGpSERIoUs Loss.-We see it stated that
Col. Evans K. E. Brady editor of the Jefersonian
and Treasurer of Jefferson county, met with n
loss of upwards of six hundred dollars. said to