Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-23

HEAD, s'Sa'nbo, was you ever drunk?
sNo,Josh, I WIS neber drunk, but
! was infoxicated once on ardent
spiriEs, and oats enough for dis mig
ser. Golly, IL my head didn't feel as
il all the niggers in thea world was
spIitin' wood Oh EN-.
The Chinese think that Che inyen-
tor ofink was one Of the greatest men
ihat ever lived; that he enjoys a
blessed immortality, and is charged
withleeping an account ofthe manner
ia which all ink is used here below,
and for every abuse Of it he records a
black mark against the offender.
IA There never was a party, faction,
sect orcabal Whatsoever in which the
most ignorant were not the most
violent; for a bee is not buster animal
than a blockhead
WHAT 4 Vicious HANDIAL,!-While
party oftwelve ladies were in bathing
at Newport, the other day, the horse
ran away with the wagon containing
all their clothes.
An Honest Wish. Whatever trials
3 may have to suffer, | hope shall
never experience trial by jury.
An Affecting Picture. There can
not be a moro moving representation
" than a diorama.
Which has coyncd the most people,
tight boots or cocktails Answer by
return mail
There is much inquiry for the jew.
elry that made the welkin ring-Bo@-
ton Post
Prosperity is in no just scale; ad-
versity is the only true balance to
weigh friends.
Passing Strange. "A lady passing
bonnet shop without s.oppinss
Flowers Of speech For the most
part are passion flowers!
The art o. economy is drawing iii
as much as one can; but unfortunately
young ladies viii apply this drawing
in to their bodies whenithey wish to
avoid any thing like waiss.
The man who was 4atrllek wi h as-
tonishmcnt, without resenting it, has
been sent as a delegate to the next
Peace convention! ~
Sweet oil is sud TO be most elirc'-
ual do-up for bed-bugs. 1t is only
necessary to take a feather and oil the
Joints and crevices well and these
depredators will step out, 1t is worth
trying
THE CHURCH SpRmUAL-At the re-
cent sale of deceased clergyman S
effects in England, his library, was sold
for three pounds, while the contentsol
his wine cellar brought two hundred
and seventy-six pounds. "The letter
killeth, but the spirit giveth life"
s Daddy!' said a young hopeful, 'let's
go up to the mae pin alley and roll.
y Roll boy what do you know about
rolling?'
Me! know about it? Why ] can
roll your darn'd old deyes i'll less than
ten minutes
The great race between a night
mare and clothes-horse, came off yes
terday. The man who entered the
mare wasn't wide awalxe-sothe horse
took the prize.
An esteemed religiousacquaintancC
On being asked what part of the Bible
interested him most, replied-'Tht
pr ofts.' He is a merchant
will you have some catsup?' asked
gentleman ofaunt Priscilla, at din
ner table.
Dear me, not she replied with I
shudder. | am fond of cats in theil
place; but I should as soon think o
eating dog-soupl
Oh Bill, Bill, get as many Loys "a
ever You can, and as many shingles as
ever you can, and come round here al
quick as ever You can, for there's
great big hrge hogsh of merlasse'
busted all ter smash. -
4 BM-A raw foreigner was des
patched by an undcrtakeB a day o
two ago, with rough colliny to the lat,
residence cfadeceased friend. Drivin!
off ina hurry, he unfortunately forgo
his way, and stopping occasionally, il
a stentoran voice enquied-
Can you tell me where that womaI
liyessthat died yesterday.