Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-15
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Does it follow that if man sllayes his children
are "shaYers ~
WHEN a man cannot contain himself, is it be-
cause he is too large or too small ~
- wag on seeing an old cobb err trying to swal.
low cotton string, facetiously remarked THAT vas
tie last attempt to introduce cotton INTO Turkey"
-sQUARIEd TIE CmCLE--A western arithme
tician recently squared the circle Of his acquaint-
ances bytrying to raise a dollar among them.
'.If all the world were blind what a me anchol-
y sight It woald be /" said an Irish clergyman 10 his
congregation.
We notice in cotempoTarys columns the ad-
vertisement of lady for a husband-"None need APP
ply under six feet Whew! but the lady goe in
for Rymen,
a western emigrant while endeavorng to re-
sist the force OF circumstances slipped and ell in
TO a habit from which, however, he was rescued by
passing event"
My German friend how long have you heen
married ?" "ye, dis ting vat seldom don't like to
tauk apout but ven does, it seems to be so long
that it never vas"
a Down East Debating Society" having dis
missed the question where does fire go when it
goes opt :" have got and more exciting one up
-"Whena house is destroyed by fire does it burn mp
or do,cn ?" There win probably be debate on
this question.
The following is Fearful" besides being slight
" original. We find it in the Literary Museum
"Mr Museum III dogs tail is kut awf intirey would
il interfere with his lowcowmotjon n Answer: not
exzacklyit might not affect his carriage but twould
entirely stop his ,cagg'a."
a boy in Ohio licked in Is minutes two deputy
sheriis, four constables, and gallon of molasses.
He expects soon to have setto with thrashingma.
chine We await the result with some anxiety, as the
fellow said when three-story house was falling on
him.
The Springfield Gazette tellsa goodstoly about
a clergyman who lost his horse Saturday evening.
After hunting in company with boy until midnight,
he gave up in despair The next day, somewhat de-
jected by his loss he went into the pulpit and took
for his text the following passage from Job: "Ohtha
Ikae,c trhere Imigh fad himF' The boy, who
just came in supposing the horse still the burden
of thought cried out, ~ kaole ut9e he is; he's IN
Deacon Smiths barn ~
Il lawyer built himself an Office in the form OF
hexagon or six square, The novelty of the structure
attracted the attention of some Irishmen who were
passing by they made full stop and viewed the
building very critically. The lawyer somewhat DISCUS
ted by their curiosity, lifted up the window put ont
his head and addressed them. "What do you stand
here for like pack Of boodhounds gazing at my Of
fee do you take it for church 2" "Faix," said one
of them, Il was thinking so till saw the devil poke
his head out of the windy -
He wore tiashy waistcoat on the night when
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perial of Jet His air had all the haughtness, his
voice the manly tone, of gentleman worth forty thous
sand dollars, all his own. | saw him but moment,
yet methinks see him now with very fashy waist
coat and beaver on his brow. And again
saw that brow ashy tile was the e, bat shocking
bad un was his hat, and matted was his hair. He
wore brick within his hat, the change was all com
complete and he fanked by constables who march
ed him up the street.. / saw him but a moment
methinks see him now, charged by the worthy Of
deers with kicking up row.