Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-16

uelnan. 'DtuD toespOotSj SIulO ldntu
coat, and a high shirt collar WhatE
is the chief end Of a gentlemang 'Ilisl
coat tail 'What is the work ola geli-3
tleman?' TO borrow money, to eatl
large dinners, and to petition for an
office. what is u gontleman's FIRST
duty to himself?' TO buy a pair Of
plaid pantaloons and to raisea huge
Isir- Of whiskers.'
How many fond mothers and frugal
housewives keep their pretty &ngh-
ters and their preserves for some extra
occasion, or some 'big bug or other,
until both turn souE This seems toI
us maryelously poor economy.
Some exchange paper illustrates
the advantages Of u division Of labor"
by the following anecdote;
a certain preacher was holding
forth to a somewhat wcaricd congrega-
ton, when he ''lifted up his eyes" TO-
the gallery, and beheld youngs'erI
peltingthe people below with cPesnuts,
Dominic was about to administer Ell
cathee,u sharp and stringent repri-I
mand for this fragrant act Of mpietyI
and disrespect; but the youth, antici-I
pat;ng him, bawlcd out ut the top of
his voice: "You mind your preaching,
daddy and IW keep en- awake.
AS this is an age Of conventions and
flst youths, il is underst ood The boys
intend to hold u conycn ION to revise
the ten comm1nGm9n S, particularly
the fifh Ii, which is to be amended thcs:
"PwcIts, obey your children
CANDlDA caIprib being asked
what he had to say Why the sentence
Of death Should not be pronounced up
on him, replied Ilat he had nothing 10
say, as there had been too much said
about it already to please him.
"iIow rapidly they build houses
row, sad Cornelius toan oldacquaint-
ance, as he poiutcd to Il neat, two story
house hey commenced thlt house
only lis. week and they are already
putting in the ligh's."
eyes rejoined his friend, "and next
week they viii put III The liver
A very promising young m3n COM
mitted suicide in this town the o'her
day, hy jumping out of his boots and
lo,igins on his Standing collar.
The True Democrat makes the fol-
lowing terrible announcements;
"T'hc chambellnaid Of Jones bricli-
yard having given the mittin' 10 The
bar-kccpcr Of Madjson's Gerry, the
Disappointed loy-yer' took 'horrd re-
yenge' By s'abbMg himself with Il.
sword fish
Blow his requiem on The bass drum
mdbuild him a marble monument with
Il s,lt barrel.-So@. Hcg
The Judicial blindness orpHde issecn'
in This, that those are the IroudcS' who
have no.ling to be prond Of Such
pride is Die manifestation of essential
selrloVc, oi'that love orselfwhich cXis,s
where sclfis mos6 vile and unloycly.
A poor scamp left his wife in great
rage, declaring that she Should never
see his Glce until he was rich enough 10
come home ina carriage. lie kept his
word; for in Two hours aItclward he
vas brought home richly drunk on a
TheelbufoW
Countcritiing three cent pciccs is
said tobe a small business. So it is;
but what do yoa think Of Office
hunting?
Somebody adyerjiscs for agents 10
sell work entitled 'Ilymcncal III
struc.or" The best hymenCal instruc-
tor we know Of, says Major Noah, is
yoanS widow What she don't know
there is no use in learning.
NEwsrMEE i'oRRowras.-1Iay ,heils
ho u life Of single blcsscdness-may
their path be carpetcd with cross eyed
snakes and their highs haunted by
knock Enecd tom ca.s
An exchange tells us Of The sad cosc
of u man who was shipwrccked, and
cast upon an uliuhabi.edisland, @ittoat
esAiltlgg u Ms Poctct,
Vegetation is. y scarce ut Cape C9d
that two mullen stalks and u huclle.
berry bush is called grove.
From the tone of om exchanges
from Ohio, VIC learn that The geuaiut
Democracy was never mlkine more
!, MD eipi1us lh1n NJ nrrsnut PuciD,