The Sierra citizen., 1854-11-11
No. 40.

RSss~ Handsome is that handsome does.
Just let the ugliest woman in the thirty
one States sew on your buttons, hem yotr
pocket handkerchiefs, keep an eye on your
dry goods generally, tuck up your bed on
cold nights; send You boqdets and smiles
weekly, and she becomes first-class We
nus. A mans judgment of womon de-
pends very much upon how she looks after
his buttons. shirt-collars, comfort ara -uaa-
brella.
n@-" "Brother Screecher, how of fen can
a backsliding sinner be restored by re-
pentance and baptism ~
"Seventy and seven times, yea,
verify"
"Brother Screecher wouldn't it be as
well to keep the sinner in soak, in salt
and water, all the time?''
NATIVE AMERICAN MoTHER.-"Arrah,
johnny, and where have yees bin, so long."
Native Son-"Why, me and the rest
of the boys have been licking an Irlshman'"
Mother-"Wait ye spa1peen, till yer
daddy gifts home-you'll be after catching
it,"
Son-"Oh, he be blowed! That's the
man we've hck d!"
neA-In Portland, Oregon, recently,
President of the Common Council having
been elected, that functionary took the
stand and made the following extensive
speech: "Gentlemen of the Council-all
have to say is, you did me up brown, q.
good deal browner than expected In
publishing this speech, the Oregonia,
said: "Owing to the great length of the
Presidents address, much interesting mat
ter is unnecessarily crowded out."-Ar-
thurs Home Gazette.
pS>"God bless yer honor; ye once saved
my life" said beggar to captain under
whom he served.
"No," said the captain with surprise"
"No," said the man; "but | served un-
der ye at Yorktown, and when you runI
followed, or be jabers, | should have been
killed to a dead certainty"
BRDeal gently with those who stray,
Draw them back by love and persuasion.
A kiss is worth thousand kicks. A kind
word is more amiable to the lost than
mine Of gold. Think of this and be on
your guard, ye who would chase to the
grave an erring brother.
BeAL The inability of wife to make
bread. has been declared sufficient ground
for divorce by County Agricultural
Society of Iowa. The heathens.
mA-A divine, once praying, said, 20
Lord, give us neither poverty nor riches"
and pausng solemnly moment, he added,
especially poverty"
DA-An Exchange says that, by law
of the last Congress, free homestead of
l6O acres, is granted to every American
settler in New Mexico.
HsA-T There is man in Missouri who
has lived so long on corn-bread that his
voice is husky, his hair is silky, and his
toes are covered with right smart chance
of corns.
New NAME.-A new name has beer
given to the Soft-shells of the Syracuse
Convention, "Polywogs"- neither fish nor
frog.
p4A poor bachelor never looks SO
pitiable as when he is looking out his linen
| to send to the wash.
pA,It is said that every child Of Queen
Victoria costs the English government
100000 yearly.
H@-Pickpockets are SO numerous in
Massachusetts, that it is said they will soon
put up candidate for Governor.
16-A. woman down east has gone three
whole days without speaking word to
anybody. How she must have suffered
Bar Harsh words are like hailstOnes in
summer, which, if melted, would iertilNe
the tender plants they batter down.
n@TAKE DRINK JUDGE s-"If the
court know herself intimately-and she
thinks she do-she will"
H@SuBLIMArED SPooN1sHNEss-
ing presents for other mems wives, and
getting laughed at for your generosity.
&P Printers accounts are like faith,
''the substance of things hoped for, and
the evidence Of things not seen."
D@H" H"Sambo, is that the second bell ~
No sab! Dat am de secon ringin' of
de fust bell r
na Ten EbI1oRs have been elected to
the Canadian Parliament. Editors has
riz!