Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-29
Varieties.

Bible doctrine seems to have given her
mind rather practical turn, and big with
the idea, she addressed her mother on her
return from the Sabbath school:
MA, has God any more dust left ?"
why, my daughter-why do you ask
such question z"
Because, if he has, l want him to
make me little brothcri"
Poor thing Other little girls had bro
tfrrrs TO play with. hut she had aone-
and she was, therefore, unhappy.
TIE FARMER.-'It does ones heart
good to see q merry, round-faced farmer.
So independent, and yet SO free from van
ities and pride. So rich, and yet so in
dustrious; so patient and persevering i'm
his calling, and yet so kind, social and
obliging. There are a thousand noble
hearts about him which light up his char
acter. He gives to society its best sup
port-he is the edifce ofgovernment, and
the lord of nature"
T Sister, are you happy?"
eyes, Deacon, | feel as though was in
Beelzebub's BOSOM"
''Not Beelzebub's."
"Well, some of the patriarchs, 1 don't
care which"
UA Paris letter says that one of the
last acts of NJ. de Maupas, in his capacity
of Minister of Police, was to reiterate to
Eugene Sue, who is living very tranquil
ly at Nice, that he will not be allowed to
return to France.
CNGerritt Smith, of Peterboro', New
York, it is stated, is perfectly relieved Of
a apainful disease of seventeen years stand
ing, by recent surgical operation. IL
consisted in the removal of six large he-
morrhoidal tumors, by tying and cutting.
1.TAt a meeting of the business men
of San Francisco it was resolved that
money should be collected and lawyers
employed to try the constitutionality of
the present license laws, which act as very
severe taxes on labor and enterprise.
TJMr. Soule, it is said, will remain
among his relatives and friends in Paris
for week or two, on his way to Madrid.
CURIosTTIES.-Th chair in which the
sun sets.
The hammer which broke up the meet
ing.
A garment TUr the nakVu eye.
Some hair from the head of cabbage.
Eggs from nest of thieves.
A bucket of water from Ais Well"
rTA young man advcrtises in a city
paper for aplaceas salesman, and says that
he has had great deal of experience, hav-
ing lived in seven different stores within
year.
A CHALLENGE FOR THE KNOWING ONES.
DIR. Elliott, of New Orleans, throws out
banter to trot his Black Hawk colt, six
years old, next spring for S2500, mile
heats, best three in five, in harness, over
the Metairie Course, in November next,
against any horse, mare or gelding now
in the State of Louisiana.
LOLA MONTEZ IN CALIFORNh.-A cor
respondent Of the Cleaveland Ploindeoler,
in a letter from San Francisco, thus
| speaks of the famous Lola Montez, and
her doings and sayings in that strange
land:
"The notorious Lola Montez is now i'm
this city fascinating us with the Spanish
dance, and delighting Us with dramat-
ic history of her intrigues with the weak
headed old King of Bavaria. Truly, hers
has been chequered life. She has been
a'politician, and ruled PrincipalitieS and
Powers by the beauty of her legs. She
has snubbed editors, threatened senator's
with a Stilletto, overawed theatre mana
gers, kicked boots, dances for benevolent
Objects and bets at horse-races. She
attended the Pioneer races last Sunday,
armed with revolver on one hip, and
rakish-looking knife on the other. She
bet 5000 on a mare named Lola Montez,
and won. Throwing into her face if
yer a-cOming-why-don't yer come-aloug'
kind of expression, she said, in true Nose
style, III bet five hundred on Lola, that
[ can ride her, and beat anything in the
State; if don't, d-n me y"
~ In Cincinnati, young lady, Miss
Julia knight, while in state of somnam-
bulism, one night last week, left her
sleeping apartment, and donned the coat,
vest, and pants of a brother. This done,
she proceeded to closet in an adjoining
room, and took from there razor and
strop. Returning to her own room, i'm
mediately opposite her brothers, she
seated herself and commenced sharpening
the razor in workmanlikc manner. The
noise produced by this operation awaken
ed her brother, who, on rising and in
quirinG the cause, was told by her that
she was about to shave, and that she
wished he would retire and not disturb
the family by making much ado about
nothing. Suspecting her condition, says
the NOnplFelL he caufinuSlu told her that