Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-19


closes thus:
houp wei meat agn
as ouft we've Meat befoar
Nor shall our Trough luv sewer
Fur am yurs furevver.
No INDEED An Irishman whose vote
was challenged at the late election, very
Indignantly remarked, that in the first
row Ameriky got into, his father lost his
life fighting for her, and in the next he
lost both arms but if this was the way
the old fellow would never LIT finger for
her again, come what might!
ABERATED-ss Julius, was YOU cher
troubled wild de alteration Oh mind 2"
ono, | was crazy once, and dat salts
fled dis child. For two day [ was chased
all round town by brick house: and
what's worse, I'd never have got away if
a liberty pole hadn't up foot and kicked
me overheard"
WINTER AND SUMMER.-An old gentle
man of about eightyfour having taken to
the altar young lady of sweet sixteen,
the clergyman observed-'' The font is at
the other end of the church." "What do
| want with the font?" said the old gen
tleman. cob! I beg your pardon" re-
turned the clerical wit, II thought you
had brought this child to be christened."
PREACHING SMALL.-" Mother" said
little g RI seven years old, 4 could not
understand our minister to-day, he said
so many hard words. l wish he would
preach so that little girls could under
stand him. Won't he, mother!" eyes,
/ think SO, if you ask him. Soon after,
her father saw her going out. "Where
are you going, Emma?" said he. I'm
going oyer to Mr.. IS, to ask him to
preach small"
MEsTAKING THE TIME.-An industrious
tradesman having taken a new appren-
tice, awoke him the first morning at
very early hour, by calling out that the
family were sitting down to table. "Thank
you,' said the boy, as he turned over in
bed to adjust himself for a new nap,
"thank you; but [ never eat anything
during the night"
The POETRY OF PAss1ON.-A Pennsyl-
vania editor has been travelling in the
country, and having got stuck in the mud,
dashes off the following couplets for his
paper. 1t will be observed that in the
second line he forms Just estimate of his
own grade among the vestiges of crea-
ton:
'The roads are not passible,
Not even Jackassable-
AMI those who ,rJU traveI ON,
Should turn out and gravel EN-"
A MISSING COIN.-The papers tell us
thata young heiress named Vestena Coyne,
engaged to be married to Mr.. Wesley,
eloped with youth named Kearney on
the night preceding her intended nuptials
with Mr.. W. Ofcoursea coin has right
to change. The papers forgot to add Mr..
Wesley's lament
Quick from misfortunes culver thrown,
Our sorrows never come alone;
One grief finds plenty more to join.
And long in want of cash, I now AM minus
coin.
Mr.. Wesley feels better since writing
this sterling epigram.
JUVENILE LOGIC.-'' Pa" said little
seven-year fellow, II guess our man,
Ralph, is good christian.
g How so, my boy" queried the par
ent.
"Why, pa, | read in the Bible that the
wicked shall not live out half his days
and Ralph says he has Eved out ever Since
he was little boy"
FLOWING VITA Baptist CLERGYMAN
was once on the witness stand. and law
yer T., who knew his profession. COM
his cross examination in the fol |
lowing manner:
What is your occupation %
"Oh, sir. | am an humble candle of
the Lord"
"Ah yes-a dipped one, I believe"
said the wicked lawyer.
HARD CAsE.-The girl who had three
lovers named Saken, Lorn and Born, was
compelled by her parents to marry the
latter, and afterwards wrote
am forSaken and forI.orn.
L wish [ never had been Born"
Two loaters met upon the wharf YES
terday, and passed the compliments of
the season.