Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-12-15
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NASED Tnvrfl Tie lase eocentris
Jskn Holmes used freqleatly ia bis address
es to different ,juries, to explain tae meauisg
Of the phrase, ''naksd truth, y hyIrelaiing the
following fable:
Truth and Falsshood travelling one warm
day, met At river, and both welt ia TO battle
At the same place; Falseheod Iroming FIRST
cut Of the water, took Lis compositions clothes
and left bis own vile raiment, 4li went on.
his way. Truth coming out Fl the water,
sought In vain for her eRa~pskter dress
disdainingto wear tie gagh dH Ea.seh9oi
Truth started, all NAKED ii 5arsuit IF tie
thief. but not being $50 sTift offbbf. he's never
oyeftakea the fugitive. Ever Fpeg he has
+ been known as naked Tru.A
- A poor ..Irishmaa sr3lfcl at tie
church warden office. at ManN Iester. for re.
lief, and upon some doubt beisg expressed
as % whether be was properhsjeet fer par
oehial relief he eAfoFead bis I D. with muclh
earnestness. sI
.ooh, yer honor, said ,la; sfnrs I'd bo
: starved lSng siuce, but for. myFHdat
But for VIA, = asked the sstonished in
terrogttorr
Iyeas}3 reioinsl tho Irishaan
Your cat1-how s9si
Sure, yer loner soull hafbleven times
for sixPenee time, aud ssSIwas always
home hefsre I'D get thers@fnJ84lf
nDdrings tue represan sItion Of the
last act Of Richard III, 1t theIkaristies, ii
81 Loais recently Mr. NenaEI called lusti.
,lyfor Richmond ID come .forAh, and meet
him hand to haad. 81 the apperAnee of
Richmond, Richard gazel al Hara as though
in deubt OF his identity It kss soon sat
tied, however, BY ! boy in thP gallery call
ing sat--'Go it old hoss, thatp the man r.
Thu. assured, Richard 'pitchA in aud gel
Iammed Out-of his bsetsp
IRA distinguished diyiec was walking
With a friend past new church in which
another distinguished diyias is the Shep.
herd Said We friend to the ID D., looking
up at the spire, which WAS yesy tall and lot
ystaeenpletsd, low much higher is that
gsing - b. 2 Not mach,' SD tie D. d.,
with sly laugh, tley doa'tE9wu very far
in ttat difeektJ3 ? 81
gz-A young divine hayingf preached fer
DIR Emmons enc asy. was ANXIOUS to get
vord Of applause fqr>his laborSdf lsve Tie
grave Dr., howeve5, did not Introduce the
subject, and his younger br6tblF was obliged
to bait thehock fof him \ hbpe. Mir, did
ast weary your people BY thsFeAgth of my
sermon to day q No, sir, NOT Iat al, nor By
: the deptj either
E- A stuck up' isart Ola dsnius entered
asAoP in Philadelphia, and 1tFning up lis
nose at some app es IL the wiaslew, exclaim
Cd II
Arc those apples Ct FIR a lI3g 70 cat
don't know irH taefl anE Ise y was the
instant reply Of th9 saopkespfs
e. Why doa't you limit yslrselfii said
apAysieiaa TO an Insempersta person set
down stake that you will gost5 fir. ana no
farther u
SO did, said The topper. su. 1 set Il 50
far eli that Away get druIA tefore get
to it.
~ Yea say,~Mrs. Jones' Sat the pris.
eaer stabbed the deceased N'as il in the
thorax or IA the ahdencnl I'll
Neither, your Rorship-lin j street fsht.
I seed it vita my ovn blessekeyes
sTha. will do; stand aside, aIssi make room
80 The editor of paper at Mscisa,
Orleans county, Louisiana, tLas announces
his departure from siagls blesssdness.
Extreme modssty and dilidenee forbid
the mention of our marriage On Thursday
last, to Miss Kate Ryan. Of this village
Consequently, We shall let eur friends End
it cut b. their wits. VII
- An editor QUE west waol was recently
elected to the Indiana Legislature from
Wayne County, was so elatcd IL his success.
that be caught himself BY thh seat Of his
trowsers and tried Us hollt hiAI self out ~ l
arms length. Ii il added. iaIh postser;nt
that be weald have accomplished tie feat. /
# ne hadn't lei 60 ID spit,o1 highlands.
20 A publisher Of newssssbter ont west
IA the FIRST issue 81 his seafnal. returns |
thanks to those who have loaasa him nesn.
mary means te commence. aslskr.titnae 20 /
heaven that there Is no las faisbe STATE en-
forcing imptisdnrent for debtf
IA Et1sspiaa EEs,ensss-A sn,rro n Pc.
<efssurg, Va, took I'D aal atotedn en- bis
shoulder, 3 hogshssa OF tohnseo. from The /
depot 70 tho Csntre warehouss Il weieh. /
- SS5 poaads. Tas SouthsAse Democra. /
says tail is fact
~ Early On very cold N sstuinr. Tray. |
cling prsile eatler sAllsl N Z 3. hease - =
N1g, aud inlalrslif heiwAnssd a prcals |
Yes, vas tAs reply, 4 aas..rOur, taken |
from ny door = ~
- WIZ sss chickens nssks Ike door
Because sAs' = s'.sa rs.ss fss s.sp.-
- To nsisri.y ss4As sosshis.ss IN Ii.