Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-25

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81 have remarked that there have been
more women than men married this year"
Whereupon matron lady replied rath-
er tartly, 'sThat may be, sir, but | know
there's been more divorces among the
men, than there has been among the wo-
men,
.4lcohol-a clothes-br celebrated for
destroying the coats of the stomach.
Ho! Ho!-"W What's the matter, John
nv Bull 2" said fellow to limping En-
glishman.
"Ho dear, no dear % said the English
man, .'h'Ive 'urt me EEL, 'obbing hover
the ups in our haley"
Listen. = jerks, the redoubtable, the
identical, the individual, the mirth-amus-
ing, the heroic, the inimitable jerks of
the Lafayette Courier. is writing a prize
song for Jenny Lind. Here is the first
stanZa:
Il ish tie Schwetish child of song
Tat Barnum calls tie luf1y Chenny,-
Speck and circuit ish very strong,
Put Deitcher Gals is cOot as any.
An X for V.-"Tom, lend me five
dollars" os se5a IA
"Remember, Bill, you have not refund
ed the last five which lent YOU
every true, Tom, but how much more
pleasant it will be to you to receive ten
dollars at once than to receive only five. :"
ooh, yes, so it will. Well, here's
the ""
Blo,ring Wit So there's another
rupture of Mount Vociferous 20 said Mrs.
Darlington, as she put down the paper
and put up her specks-' the paper tells
all about the burning lather running down
the mountain, but it don't tell us how it
got afire."
Taking Sermon to Heart.-They tell
Of a certain rich man in New York, who,
having heard the eminent Doctor Durbin
preach on certain occasion, a most elo-
quent charity sermon, remarked to friend
In returning from church: ..,
60 That sermon was very searching
one. He proved so strongly the duty Of
aims giving that have almost a mind to
beg MYSELF
Not exactly the" application" perhaps,
that was intended by the minister.
A Dialogue on Hogs" Friend" said
shrewd Quaker to man with drove
of hogs, "hast any hogs in this drove
with large bones ?''
90 Yes" replied the drover, s' they all
have"
Hast any with long ears, like those
of the elephant, hanging down over his
eyes?" 1ef.
eyes, all my drove are of that discrip-
ton, and will suit you exactly"
81 rather think they would not suit
me friend, if they are such as thou de-
scribest them.
Observation-Disclosures Coot, moryer,
Patrick, how you taza"
lrishman.-s' Good mornin' till We,
Mike-think We, will we get any rain the
days"
Dmehman. CESS motive never has
much rain in ferry try dime.'
Irihman. =" Faith an ye're right there,
Mike; and thin, whenever it gets in the
way O. raining, the devil the bit O. dhry
wither will we get, as long as the wet
spell howlds."
dn Experimental Dennis, darlint, och
Dennis, what is it you're doing!"
whist, Biddy, I'm trying an expert
mentn'
"Murderi what is it?''
what is it did you say9 Why, it's
giving hot water to the chickens am, so
they'll be after laying billed eggs"
Had 'Em!-A countrymen sowing his
ground, two smart fellows riding that
way, one of them called to him with an
insolent air: rsT ef grs~.,
- well, honest fellow, tbs your bust
ness to sow, but We reap the fruits of
your labor"
e To which the eountryman replied:
"Tis very likely you may, for am
sowing henry"