Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-27
STAR TWINKLINGs.
Twinkle brightly. Evening Star,
Shine for all and shine afar.

without a patch of ground outside for a
potato patch!
Whistle Price.-An exchange paper
says" Never let people work for you
gratis. Two years ago a man carried a
bundle for us, and we have been lending
him two shillings week ever since"
Trippiing.-A friend of ours was con-
graduating himself upon having recently
taken Gerry pleasant trip. Upon inquiry
we found that he had tripped and fell
into young lady's lap.
A HIT What's the matter, Caessr?''
'tDat niger dat lib down Cat Alley
hit me on de mouf wild his fist"
Well, didn't you strike him back,
Casar?"
mo, Massa, but I strike him head"
Hold Him "A poet Gas is a poet, -
gets off the following upon the departure
of the Swedish Nightingale:
Oh. Jenny Lind has gone away,
The people loudly hollers;
And from our purses led astrav
mighty sight of dollars;
But we. in place of these, have had
A precious deal of notes
But whether good or whether bad
There has been a great diversity of
opinion. so that it is impossible to come to any
conclusion, until the municipal election is
settled by the peoples votes.
Mistake Of the Priater.-A gentleman,
whose character forveracity is established,
declares that his wife returned from a
shopping excursion the other day with
three cents in her purse There must be
a mistake somewhere.
Sure Eaough.-A brave soldier was in
the habit of drinking too much. His Co.
lionel demonstrated with him. q Tom, :"
said he, you are bold fellow, and a
good soldier, but you will get drunk. >
" Colonel" replied Tom. g. how can you
expect all the virtues of the human kind
combined, for seven dollars per month";
Useful Receipts. get blue. Take
two bottles Of Heidseck, seven .juleps, a
quarter of strong punch, and great deal
of egg nog.
To get a good black. Apply to the
Intelligence Office.
To set pink. Dig hole in the
ground and cover up the roots.
To get clear yell-oh! Pinch the
first child you meet: you will thus have
at the same time hue and cry.
Beautiful greens may be found at the
mock auction stores.
Straw-cullers are to be found in bonnet
factories, where they pick out and assert
the straws.
A Warm Wish.-On one occasion when
the late Yankee Hill was at the fremont
House in Boston, he was waited upon
(says memoir of his life, by an Irish
servant whom he had won by little gratu-
tiles, droll speeches and kind manners.
Said Mr.. Hill, 'sThe fellow made me such
tremendous fires in my apartment that he
quite roasted me. And when was leav-
ing, Pat cried out, "Long life to yer
honor. l hope l shall have the pleasure
of making fires for you hereafter. :"
A RAR1rY.-A subscriber sends US the
following. We suspect it is somewhat at
Fdi ldloO Will euC y EjllliOH vi Ilell III Sciic-
eral:
Here, Printer, take this silver money,
And I'll send more before you dun me
For the worst Of all life's human ills,
Is to be dunned for Printers bills
Hic Jacet!!-The Halifax Colonist pub
fishes the following epitaph upon an
editor. Of course it couldn't apply to
any editor hereabouts:
Here lies an editor,
Snooks if you will;
In mercy, kind Providence,
Let him lie still.
He Lied for q living; so
lie livei while he lied;
When he couldn't lie longer,
He lied down and died.
Perlhe.-A fashionable lady of color,
who gave splendid party the other even
ing, received this reply from one of the
gentlemen, to a note of invitation:
MIR. White regrets that circumstances
repugnant to the acquiesce, reluctantly
constrains him to decline"
A L,terahst.-We see paragraph 60
ing the rounds, to the effect that the Bish.
on of Oxford HAVING cont ronnd 70 the