Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-06-02


II d<ys an sgs tlat nep1 biiak'dl
u fksr< Nan thai neBu drink'da
II %, Ehra tsnrs and tongue and eye
5fusf ~ . NOT so9fouadsd e.
a MAJ Psnl-Dr. Barton, warden Of
Merten college, was the oddly Of his time
or shs puns belonging 70 DR.. Barton, We
believe the following is but little known
AZ he was : man Of remarkable nse nsiDiii
y, people teld him everything that happen
q. A gentleman coming one day into his
feou, tsld him that DR.. Vowel was dead
aWbat r said be, Vowel dead ! Thank
Gsd Isl neither u nor IP
~ AT camp meeting held in Cennecti-
cut, ! preacher delivered himself Of the fol-
al would that the gospel were wedge
and / beetle; I'd Nhaek it into every sin
ner's heart among you !
IA lawyer asked . Dutchman in
court, what ear marks pig had that was in
dispute
Vel, ven I 6rst begamo acquainted NIT
"a hocks he had no ear marks, except dat he
hab very short tail
a Blu,,der as Is a BlundeT Tho New
Yeyk Atlas. speaking Of q man Of some
mas iateIy deceased, undertook TO say, che
subsequently commenced life IS = legal
practioner bmt was diverted from II BY his
Iors Of Lettersn The editor did not look 1t
his >proof, and on Sunday morning he had
thc pleasure Of readitg, she subsequently
commenced life as legal politician but
was diverted from il by his lore 81 taters'
- Quilts says, SITS nothing to write Pc.
elry-I filled 1 whole book with the trash. :
How did yeu get hold Of 50 much
rhyme 4, wc asked.
sOhP replied, with on innocent look, 4
sss 'em in papers and one dan'gds place a
nuther
Quilts is rather unsophisticated.
rvu h.-e met with . great loss,
nsighber Williams,i said the deacon, condo
ing husband She more'n earned her liv-
in, and never had TO lick her half dozen
times in my life
Williams was man Of delicate sensibill.
ties.-N E. Fdrmev.
I ~ An old lady up in Vermont was
once asked By young clergyman e what
denomination she belonged. n
q don't knew said she, and don't care
anything abeut yer Observation-Disclosures my
swn part, I hold to the old meeting house
M elder, will you lave drink Of Of.
der y inquired farmer, q an old temper.
aace man, who was spending the evening
oihis house
iAh hum--ne, thank ye, said the old
man-I never drink liquor Of any kind
specially cider--but II you call il apple
juice, reckon I'll take DROP
N A contemporary says r
when We SEQ neat, pretty girl, With
free, but innocent air, with cheeks like 70.
ssl, and heavenly blue eyes; which seems to
Sepese IN serenity beneath their silken lash
ss--We always wish she was near . mud
puddle, and We had to help her over
N On the final surrender Of Burgoyns
81 Sarotoga TO General Gates, the following
ceuplet was perpetrated by Sheridan:
sBurgoyns dsfeated--Oh, ye Fates
Could not this samson carry GatesF
~ A drulken chap, laundering through
che darkenea hall Of his boarding house,
vas aeseslsd By his landlady 70 know il he
wopld not have candle.
sThunder-no, said he its so cussed
dark cut here, that couldn't see If I had
: lightF
~ Mother, mother, here's Zsks fret.
ting the baby. Make him cry, Zeke, then !
mother viii give him some sugar and III
take Il away from him, then he'll squall and
neither viii give him seme more, and you
can take that, and then We viii both have
eeme'
~ A man mol thousand miles from
Jewell once asked another who be liked |
bsst y hear preach. Why said be, like
= hear Mr.-prsaeh best; because I |
1sat likeialy preaching, and bis comes the |
nearest q nething 81 any I ever heard
M Vat you make dsre r hastily in.
luirsd . Datchman Of his daughter, Who
.as being kissed By her sweetheart very
slamerously.
hats ALL
'Ohe dats eli; Oh py tam, I Thought
Tsu vas vightins'
~ 'Dswkter, dawkter,' said an exoais-
lte, Vie ether day, i want you to tell me
.ns. ! can put into my head y make It
z. yanss nothing bu. brains, said The
a singular old gentleman conceivinr
himself essreharsed IN : surgeons bill,
- - - 49, ~ -4@l41Cts
2 y, Master, That for his medicine be
lould pay, but IS for his visit, Il v.,l5
'olnrn item
~ Frsnsis /, having ,.k.s c,..,.,,..
Biskop n 0flsans Whistler Be wss g , .sl.s.
'xtr11tion, ho replied
Sir N5ek had thres sens n II. -
..eo, say from which q shsm descend.
~ 'ssPhisr Marisf, did yoa r.s.ivs my
z ga: Fts1srie-sh.. o. s.r.h did you
NJ 1file it for
q Vroic i hoping q raise flame
The. 20 sucess2sd psrfsslly, for ! put
J n ~ ffl iursli,t>ly.
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