Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-09-13
YANKEE CouRTsHIP.


a love Iorn swain broke wi5h-bono with
his hearts queen somewhere in New Hamp-
shire.
Meow what do you wish. Sally q demanded
Jonathan, with tender grin of expectation.
Il wish was hansum," replied the fair dam
sci, "hansum as Queen Victoria"
Jerusalem what a wish replied Jonathan,
'when you're hansum enough meow. But III
tell yer what [ wish, Sally; l wished you was
locked up in my arms, and the key WIS lost.
Flcrs ABOUT THE FEvER-The New Orleans Cr5s-
cent. saws n few months ago, merchant of this CITY
took to his home and heart youthful bride and
went to reside in the Fouth District. Wishing
to live in privacy, he engaged only ORC scryunt-a
fresh green girl from the Emerald Isle She took
the fever, and died ina few days. Another was hired
and shared the same tjJtC y third and fourth
flied the vacancy III the household, and followed
in succession the sweeping summons of the sam" fell
destroyer Following The impulse ola natural dread,
the merchant weutto Mobile TO avoid The destructive
visitation Of scourge and the next day buried his
young and Gbcuuul bride. Disguised with home
where naUg!it hut empty chant served to call UP
the memories of departed joys h returned TO the city
TO sell ont his household, determined 10 leave local
iy 10 him so suggestive Of sorrow. lie died that day.
When our informant visited the promises there was
hut one living creature. 1t was parrot, swinging
in its lonely cage and wailing unwittingly its de-
serted state. Alas poor Pol
." You are writing my bill on very rough
paper" said a client to his attorney Never
mind" said the lawyer, sit has to be filed be-
fore it comes into court
80. General happiness can have no other
basis than the universal law ofjustice and love.
-. .Ifthou hast lettering servant, send him
on thine errand just before his dinner.
"A man who retires from business and
lives on the interest of his money, may be said
to be resting on his oaCCrS.
....A man cannot be generally admired, if
his merits are above the general comprehension
-. There is nothing like courage in mis-
fortune; next to faith in God and in His over
ruling Providence, a mans faith in himself is
his salvation.
What is the difference between me and
a new novels" inquired highly-rouged dam
sci of her beau. 1t is this" said he: "a no
vel is read because it is interesting; you are
interesting because you are red"
-" What makesth milk so warm ~ said
Betty to the mllman, when he brought his
pail to the door one morning. "Please mum
the pump handles broke, and missus took the
water from the biler."
-. My son, take that jug and fetch me
some beer
Give me some money, then, father
Ny son, to get beer with money, anybody
can do that, but to get beer without money,
that's trick
y So the boy took the. jug and out he goes;
shortly he returns and places the jug before his
father.
Drink, said the son.
How can drink, said the father, when
there is no beer in the jug2'
To drink beer ont of Jug said the son,
twhen there is beer, anybody can do that, hut
20. drink beer out of jug when there is no beer,
that's & trick
-. Tom Moore said to Peel, on looking at
the. picture of an Irish orator: You can see
the very culver OF his lips" :. Yes" said Peel
"and the arrow coming out oft" Moore was
telling this TO one of his countrymen, who an
swereds lie meant drra6 coming out of it"
-. When virtue leaps high in the public
fountain, YOU seek for the lofty spring Of noble
ness, and find it afar of, in tie dear breast of
some mother who melted the SHOWS of winter
and condensed the summers dew into fair,
sweet humanity, which now giarldens the face
Of man in all the city streets.
The Merchants Ledgerhas made a cal
culation of the number of persons who have
died since the commencement of the Christian
era. Il sums up the deaths ut three billions
one hundred and forty millions.
.saxgivos thefollowing advice to therising
generation:
IN going to parties just mind what you're at,
Beware of your head, and take c;trc of your hat
Lestyou find that a favorite SON of your mother
Has an ache in the one and a brick in the OTTER
An acquaintance of ours asked DR.. Lyman
Teerber whose powerful sweeping stsle is well
known. how long it took him to write sermon He
reniied that he had written two in day-@bug'
( raid he tin order to write sermon that am not
ashamed of [ want sir accelesi'
Tho scenes end incidents OF history and poe
nv fl ffi remembrance as theObjeets and bright
of a 1anlscapod isap lcar when Re shadows OF tho
Fe1ina descend TIE relations ufiiie, no less the
niciif leY, lea but q irliisent ilI1cssi;,n be-
fiides ouly few Of he more proun-
I,f lres rclais, Ike the brilliant zI,o or
mint u the highest hills when the sun has With
dawn lis beams from the rest Of creation