Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-13

made.
Certainly wives are not ready made,
but most young ladies are in reference to
becoming wives, ready MAIDS.
Feeling Remmk-Lord North. during
a severe sickness, said to his physician
"Sir, l am obliged to you for introducing
ME to some old acquaintance.
"Who are they, my lord 2" inquired
the doctor.
"My ribs, replied his lordship, (Which
1have not felt for many years until now. "
ACobinet Of Cmiosi'ios for The Musevm.
Once ounce tack made by ship while
beating.
A small quantity of yeast for rising the
A whip with an eye lash.
A small strip of a dog bark.
The peal from church bell.
A bit from the bride of the tongue.
A bottle of spirits that dissolved the
meeting.
A hoop from the pale of the Church.
A few grains Of sand from the road to
ruin.
The marrow from bone of contention.
A few links from chain of evidence.
The legs of the multiplication table.
A bunch Of shingles from the roof of
the mouth.
A set of buttons from coat of paint.
A pup whose father was religious
dogma.
A steak cooked by mountain range
A microscopic view of a miser's soul
encased in gold, together with the one
used for grinding the face of the poor.
What's in q Name "A lady was lately
waited on by poor woman, who lived
in the neighborhood, and who solicited
charity, urging that she had named her
child after the lady. 81 had understo
that the little one was a bow" said the
lady. 80 it u.s." said the other. Ger
tainly, then, You could not have given it
my name" II know it," said the other.
''but your name is Augusta, and named
my boy Augustus, which is so near it
that | thought you would give me new
frock for him, and will do without the
apron on account of the difference in the
last syllable.
Thomas Hood.-The punning propen
sitv of this writer was we'll kown.
A friend of his afflicted with the some
mania, said with tears standing in his
eve All, poor fellow, he died from mo-
tives Of generosity-wanted to enable the
undertaken to urn lirely- Hood.
Balaam's Smord.-A Frenchnan who
was exhibiting some sacred relics and
other curiosities, produced among other
things. sword, which he assured his Wis
itors was " De sword dat BALKAN had
when he would kill de ass" A spectator
remarked that Balaam had no sword, but
only wished for one. ever well, dis is
de one he wished for!''
Flid.-A poor cornet having cot his
skull fractured, was told by the doctor
that the brain was visible, on which he
remarked, DO write to tell my father
for he always swore had none.''
Three Days Sight.-A Frenchman Nm
acquainted with business once receiy, 4 a
draft payable in three days sight at a
certain bank. The first day, he presented
himself at the counter, and taking the
draft from his pocket book, extended i,
before the eyes of the paying teller, and
to his establishment said. You see tina
once" and fol ling the draft. he wal e
away. The next morning he app. aref
again, and going through the same form
said. 'You see that twice." The ;hirt
day he presented himself again. and said
"You see him three times-pay him."
Bret bm W,t'y.-A little lawyer ap
pearing as evidence at one of the courts
was asked by the gigantic counsellor
what profession he was of, and having re-
Plled that he was an attorney. You a
lawyer Z" said Brief ''why, can pu,
yeu IN my pocket" Every likely YOU
you may, rejoined the other, " and if YOU
90 you viii have more law in your poke,
than in your head