Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-10-19

"Ho, Jim, look through the fence and see
my gun" 'Hi :"
Not perceiving anything of s'Jim,', we de.
temued to Gil his place, so we peeped at a
convenient knot hole, but at the same moment
we received face Opium full'' of dirty wa
ter, the contents Of squirt gun. The IoguIsh
| little soldier having ''dscharged his farewell
| shot" lifted up great laugh and ran away to
hide, while we walked OF cheerfully, convin-
ceG.tbat peepng through knot holes is, and
ought 20 be, dangerous business ~
G-F A pleasant call-"Dinner's ready, if
you please sir" 30
AN unpleasant cull-"T inst called, sir
TO see if you oOuld'sette my little bll.'
- A late wuggish printer while on his
deah-bed, was requested TO be composed
distributed you mean,' was his faint reply.
An opohecary in Salem, Mass, has writ
ten over his door-"All Kinds OF 'dyeing
sulS for sale here" f-- '"
! The difference between carriage horse
aud caTinge wheel is ths-nne goes hest
when It is tired and the other don't. ...r
- Some "fasp' YouDgsters wear hEue coats
and brass buttons. The blue is indicative of
their Feelings the brass Of their manners.
Sentimental young lady--"Pray, Mr..
Charley, how's the windp' Embarrassed
young man--"Pretty well, thank ynu."
The woman who undertook TO- SCOUT the
woods, has aoandoned the job, on uccount OF
| The price Of soap suds.
A Quaker said to gunner:--"Fricnd, I
counsel no bloodshed; but If it be thy de
sign 20 bit the little man in the blue jacket,
point thine engine three inches lower,
- Mother, this book tells about the "angry
waves OF the ocean," Now what makes the
ocean angryY Becauseit has been crossed 80
often my sou. zs .... .-.. 7.t1..a..
-"Wonld yon not have known this boy 70
! be my son from lis resemblance TO me2" ask
ed gentleman Mr.. Curran answered.
eyes, sir; the makers name is stamped upon
the lade." b .g- s g. -'s. .D. 2
- Hood gives graphic picture Of an irritn-
BILE man fms: "He lies like hedgehog roll
. ed up the wrong way, tormentng himself with
his prickles,"
= An attorney about 70 furnish bill Of
costs, was requested by his client, baker,
'ro make it as LIGHT as he could" GAN"
IrepIied the attorney, "thai's what Won say 10
your foreman, but IFS not The way make my
bread" .......
"A clergyman catechising the scholars Inn
/ Wisconsin Sunday school, asked a little boy
how he thought onahfelt wlnie in the whale $
u belly. "PreGy well down in the mouth, sir"
was the prompt reply. -.. a..s.,. ... ,.s.,
--a"What is the chief use of bread?" nsk-
ed an examiner Of a recent school exhibition.
"The chief use Of bread" answered the tir-
chin, apparently 'nstonished at the simplicity
of the inquiry, "is to spread butter and mo,
lasses omit" r...r. g.. rr.r.. o..
"A good deacon making an official visit to
dying neighbor, who was very unpopular
man, put the usual CueStion--"Are you will
ling n go, my frend7" "Oh, yes" said the
sick man. al am glad Of that" said the dea-
con, "for. nll The neigbbors are Wiling"
On the late ascent of an aronaut, gen.
teman requested to be allowed to accompany
him into the mrial regions. care you good
tem'ered!" asked The eronant 'I believe
So" said the other, hut why do You ask the
quesionr' "For fear we may fall out on the
way" ............. .....,....
- Your father would not have punished you,
my child, if you had not used profane lam
| guage and swore. Well, father swears. I
know he has been in the habit of 'it, bat he
leaves Off now. It's q pity he hadn't. cone it
before he taught Bill and me to swear, and
then we should have been saved many darnd
licking s't
A Gentleman attennted in hnrrv N oet
= waiter in n hotel far q n;tcber of tirintinr
water. tbus:--Woiter. have Won drnker of
pi'chen water? No, sir, was the reply, we
hnyn't no drinker Of pitch and water in the
establishment; but if you want wumblcr Of
tater, You can have It. ... ..sE..,a
The longest lived people known are those
who collect bills for editors. Their constant
exercise and anticipation conduce greatly, wo
suspect, totheir length of DAYS. .,.a : '.
- An M S"gl'sh l'N0trS semi locoSeiy saws ina,
.pIS' use', hsteu''yoi ,, inlnu' aIIel! W'lc aH"
Go'u Mu.e' pltnS' WI, niahe Utmost any uiah
nv. =.
L,. .t ".' ',','e as oo"ft u" ~
all tbe GOOD belonging 70 him is nnJfr 'tbe
ground. nH.. b. - ..s .'er-, ...-
...t, .,,o,,., .,e Ill. ,....-
,t GeU";IU ;I. 80 y" ,e 49, ""ys
naturally good eyes, on account of the en-
deavors oFthe eye 10 adjust itself;o the cease
less vibration of that TOO common article Of
"'0s'' O.. .'-.'" .'.' '- .-.,3,'. "'.z g.
Said mn aged convert Of one of7the Her