Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-03
STAR TWINHLINGs.
Twinkle brightly, Ereuing Star,
Shine for all and shine afar.

Knotfy. The Lowell News says that
the farmer whose pigs were SO lean that
it took two Of them to make a shadow,
has been beat by another who had seve-
raj so thin that they would crawl out
through the cracks in theirpen. He finally
stopped that fun by tying knots IN their
tails!
Street Girl.-A Yankee chap, speaking
of his sweetheart, says:
Her hair is of rich dark brown,
Cerulean is her eye,
Her cheeks are soft as cvgnet's down
Her lips like pumkin-pie
DR.. Faustus.-A printer whose talents
were but Indifferent, turned physician
He was asked the reason of it.
In printing" answered he, call the
faults are exposed to the eye; but in ply
sic they are buried with the patient, and
one gets off more easily %
Great Co,mtry.-" Uncle Zeke, did YOU
know the United States have been in the
habit of encouraging and acknowledging
tories?"
"Certainly not, Simon, what kind Of
tories 2"
Territories"
Cool Reply.-A man walking in his
garden, caught his gardener asleep under
a tree. He scolded him soundly for his
laziness, and ended by telling him such
sluggard was not worthy to enjoy the
light of the sun. ct was for that reason
exactly" said the gardener, q that I crept
into the shade"
Uphill Work.-Some sensible chap SAYS
truly that a person who tries to raise HIM
self by scandalizing others, might Just as
we'll sit down on wheelbarrow, and IN
dertake to wheel himself.
A False Tide" All, ha, said phadrig,
as he gave dog cut with his whip for
stealing his meet, and sent him down
street uttering piteous XII xii, -k-i-i;
"ah, you thafe of the world, We, to stale
me mate and thin to say faint I, faint |,
in that way! Bad luck to ye for a liar,
say l."
Crying EriI.-There is young miss
in this city, who, when her parents refuse
to allow her to attend a ball, will set to
and have 6aul at home.
Question. Truth lies between two
extremes" says an exchange. We should
like to know how truth can possibly lie
Sharp Repo1.-A Quaker being evil
idence on a trial, was asked by one of
the magistrates, who had been a carpen-
ter, why he would not take off his hat q?
1T is privilege we as Quakers are al
lowed"
'If had it in my power said the
angry justice, q would have had your
hat nailed to your head"
Il thought" returned Obadiah, "thou
had'st given up the trade Of driving nails "
Medical Blmders.-Sometimes medical
blunders turn out well for both physician
and patient, as in the case Of our friend
John Smith. After a convivial meeting,
DR.. S. was sent for by young lady who
was fond Of a sly glass Upon being left
alone with his fair patient. he felt her
pulse: but owing to his rotations, found
himself incapable Of counting it-uncon-
sciously muttering to himself, he held
her wrist, Drunk-very drunk" This
so alarmed the young lady, that she fell
upon her knees, and implored the doctors
secrecy as to her frailty.
4 Fighting Nm. "Not long since"
writes an old friend and correspondent,
Gas | was returning from Buffalo, was
amused while the cars made a momentarv
stop, at demonstration made by
crazy man, on his way to the State Luna
tic Asylum at Utica. He was standing
on the track, in front of the iron horse
You think you're somethingn said he,
looking wildly at the locomotive, and
assuming boxing attitude; 'but locke
here, can whip you! I logged the fiery
bulls of Bashan, and broke their horns
off! Say, don't stand there, whistling
and smoking like blackguard in bar
room; just jump this way, and I'll soon
take the conceit out O you, you old
cooking stove on wheelsn"
Epigram.
Maria's like Il clock, they say,
Unconscious of her beauty
She regulates the live long day,
BY act in every duty.
II this be true, such selfcommand.
Such well-direeted pow'rs
On may her little MINUTE hand,