Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-08
NEWS AND 9TH sR ITEMS.

NEWS AND 9TH sR ITEMS.
The man who spells God with little
is member Of the Wisconsin bar. lie
is man of superior natural abilities and
an eloquent speaker, but being very de-
ficient in early education, he occasionally
makes the ludIcrous blunders which have
rendered him famous. He was accusing
his opponent of acting fraudulently.-
Yes, gentlemen" said he, 4" this whole
transaction appears to me 10 be fraud
ulent one. Upon every event in its whole
Ay, gentlemen, and uprn that plaintiffs S
brazen brow (pointing fercely at that
meek looking gentleman clear as the
light of MONDAY, | see written in charac-
ters Of blacklist dye-F-RoA-D."
Mr.. Stubbs has just extricatcd himself
from his downy couch, with eyes half
closed and hair pom ends, one boot on,
and 'tother in hand, in search of his
"unmentionables.' At this juncture the
servant girl came in, and the following
dialogue ensues:
Mr. Stubbs-Mary, where the deuce is
nay pants
Mary-Pants, sir, | recon Missus has
EN-, she has gone to Convention, she has.
Fuller's excellent unfolding of well
known proverb is that Memory in liar
is no more than he needs. For, first lies
are hard to be remembered, because
many, whereas truth is but one: second
ly, because lie, curiously told, takes lit
tie footing and settled fastness in the
teller's memory, but prints itself deeper
IN the hearer, who takes. the greater no.
tice because of the improbability and de-
formity thereof; and one will remember
the sight of monster longer than the
sight of handsome body. Hence comes
it to pass that when the liar hath forgot
ten himself, his auditors put him in mind
of the lie and take him therein"
Two men, while hunting for deer in st.
Lawrence county, last week, met with q
monster bear. One of the men, named
Chapman Olmstead, leveled his double
barrel gun at him and fired. The charge
took effect in one of the fore paws. which
so enraged the powerful animal that he
Sprang upon Olmstead and completely
stripped him of the greater part of his
coat. Olmstead's S comrade at this juno
ture, in fright, ran away. Olmstead
sprang behind large tree, the bear fol-
lowing closely, and it was only by the
application of several severe blows, dealt
by Olmstead upon bruins head, that he
was made to turn from him, and 60 in
pursuit of Olmstead's companion. The
latter hearing the bear coming, ascended
tree, where the bear was unable to fol.
low, owing to his wounded paw. 0lm-
stead then came up and again discharged
his gun full in the carcase of the enemy
This caused the bear to stagger and roar
in pain, when he soon after gave up the
ghost.
Large sheep farms are beginning to be
re-established in Western Texas. The
Bulletin says that II. n. Caldwell, now
about settling in Indianola, is bringing
seven thousand Mexican sheep from the
Rio Grande TO Goliad county, and brought
over on the last steamer Mexico, a large
number of the finest blood bucks and
ewes, from northern Illinois.
At Hillsborough, n. H., William ".
Morris obtained verdict of 1886 against
the city Of Manchester, for injuries caused
by his falling down upon the icy side
walks of that city and breaking his leg.
A reverend gentleman down South, {"
being invited by young friend to take a
private drink, agreed to dispose of lem
onade. By some mistake he drank his
friends whiskey punch, and the young
man informed him that he had taken the
wrong horn. The minister smiled affably
and remarked: "Ah, my young friend,
the horn of the ungodly shall be put
down. Psalms, lxxv. 19.
On the I'd, at Cincinnati, two good
looking females were arraigned in the
Police Court on the charge of drunken
ness. 1t was shown that this was their
first offence, and that they have hitherto
been women of chaste and good charac
ter. They were fined SIS each and repri
manded.
Senator Shields is now stopping at
hydrOpathic institution in Avon, New
York, for the benefit of his health.
"John, how does the thermomete
stand 2" Against the wall, dad" ..
mean, how is the mercury z" Il CUES
its pretty WELL" "You little rascal,
5 it not colder than yesterday z" "I dom
know, dad; but I'll go out and feel !"
! Caesar, what am become of dat DARK
ey what stole de tallow 2" He has bee
/ taken up On an affidavit, and carried y
!. to the Sperm Court to have it tried.
: ION an affidavit, Cesar a" Yes;
= seed the handle myself did. !"