Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-02-03
The Iidiculoua.

The following amusing incidents arc re-
ported in the New York papers TO lave
been related by PARE Br"JAMrH, in his lee
lures on the Ridiculous, before tie Brook
lyn institute On Friday evening:
An anecdote is told Of clergyman who,
while in the pulpit praying, CHANGING to
open his eyes, discovered two boys in the
gallery, one with very red hair, fast asleep,
while the other, being awake, was holding
his hands 10 his compartments head, as if
warming his hands. Such an exhibition Of
the ridiculous could not but force itself up
on the mind Of the minister, and he was
obliged to stop in his prayers.
Ii wa, Rocheioucaut who said, ''lhcre
is something in this mis!ortuucs Of our best
friends that plcnses MS" l have seen a
wife, who dearly loved her husband, scream
with laughter at his humping his head on
the edge orthc door. Laugh;er.l have
seen dntiful children laugh themselves al
most into fits at their fathers missing his
chair and sitting on the foor-as did JUS,
now. [Laughtcr] Ton taking lis scat
At the desk Mr.. b. had the misfortune to
let down" upon the floor, owing to lhe up
setting Of the STOOL. l have seen people
at church unable to restrain their mirh at
the sight ola bit OF courtplaster which had
slipped from the forehead down to Tie cx-
IL cnc end Of the pastors nose. Laugh
ter.
Furner than any Joke, more supremacy
rediculons than any misfortune, was the in
cident relative to the gentleman Of color
who left New York ona Western tour, and
finding himselfin Buffalo without any thing
to employ his time, thought he would send 4
tcIegraphic dispatch back home, inquiring
of mis- partner as to their business. He sent
this message: How is things:" TO this
nlerrogatory his partner Immediately re-
piled: Things is fine" Laughter. -
Resting on this, he was in no very good
temper when he returned home and found
lis partner had sold out his goods, pocket
the money, shut up store and run off with
his wife.
We never see ourselves as others see us.
"Three chimney-sweeps," says Hozlctt.
"happening 10 meet at Iincoln's Inn Fields,
laughed at each other till they came near d.
ing" In cities the sense OF. .he ridiculous
is worn of by constant attraction. Let .
big flat man slip upon the ice, and you may
be sure that those BY ISLANDERS that laugh At
him are strangers, because the citizen has
become accustomed to such sights.
When the swine had ''lhe freedom Of the
city" lhey used TO be The occasion Of quite
as much fun as disgust. They were always
performing the most unexpected and the
most obstinate leats and exploits on Broad
way. a portly female was sailing slowly
along Broadway in oll the on,cious dgni-
ty Of city life--drcsscd ont with her silks
and satins, her ribbons and laces, her white
kid gloves, Sc, and locking Ike rcprcscn,
taliye Of ConstanrinoP|e, (jrlging from heI
Sublime Porte, when all ol " sudden she
found herself sitting upon the bacs; of ;
fine large porker, who came hurrying round
the corner of a street; and SO firmly wa:
she seated there that she was treated TO
gratutous ride Of whole block before be,
ing thrown from her perlous position =
I Laughter.J Whether injured or not b!
her fall, could she DC piticd BY II" bysioad