Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-07-06
VARIETY.

= rPWhen Russian soldier is drawn for
ne esusesiption be is sent to the nearest town
ana there auartsfed. AL soldiers are con-
siaersd 10 Se legally dead men, aud if wife
does nss see her husband for Eve years, she
may , arry sgain One Russian woman, who
y~ss born stone blind, Is new united TO her
sixteenth husband.
rPsps, can man catch any thing, il
he don't run after il .
NE.
well, then, how did you catch that cold
which jon have gOtl
By running after your mother, to bring
her home from ths womAn's rights meetingi'
D1.A brutal teacher whipped little boy
,pfessing the hand Of little girl who sat
nsxfts him at school; after which he asked
the child why he squeezed thu girl hand p
Because said the little fellow, it looked so
pretty, eouldnt help it' That boys fu.
fufs career viii be worth inquiring into
UeHs who has no enemies Is usually
worthy 81 ne friends; because il is evidenced
that be either has attempted snothing wor.
ssAy, o. has no Independence Of mind. And
. essd, easy, COED for nothing kind Of body
| i q eon.enptibls, in our estimation, as
hse thief
! ResJsrdan Is hard road to travel Is a
plARiArisn from enc Of " p. Willis's S;rip.
tHfs Poems for example
King David's limb. were weary. He had fed
Lse1 fn Jerusalen and now be stood,
nh ne i.int people, (r i'ftis rsss
up0 he shore q JsFdan.'
"Oas OF orr citizens was thus accosted
b bis landlord As everything 10 on the
ata n nA.l IA L., A.
Citizen replied, Sir, ! am truly thankful,
.1sf times are % hard, that it Is really impos
aibls 10 raise il myself
E1.If wisdom is the head, and honesty the
heart, energetic industry Is the right hand Of
every exalted vocation; without which the
.shrswdest sight is blind aud the best iuten-
lions are ahertiye.
TThe difference between happiness and
wisdom Il, that he who thinks himself most
happy, b %. But in the ease II wisdom it
b gsnsrally just the reverse.
%Byrss, the poet, once ssif i had rath.
Or have ned from IN American, than .
snuGbex from IN Emperor said ike .
.DaAl II
E1sTAs hind Being who males the but.
ssraiss 70 30 abundsnt, in the pane loving
kisdnsss, makes all deadly creatures to be
.seapee.-ArthuF, Home Gasetiel
TYoa don't lsve me, knoS yeu don't,
said . young married lady to beg husband.
4 give you credit, my dear, sfor. keen
lsnstrasion, vas The oOnscliDg isply.
1.Whai wood is chat ferrnls made Off
aaksd . sshsolmaster Of one Of lie botanical
glasses, 70 which the scholar eeplied, the
Nsepiag willow--it produces 50 many tears.
49, Pa said little fsllon the other
day, 'Wasn'lJob IN editor1' Why, Sam.
nyp Because The Bible says: be had 20
unch trouble. and was man q sorrow i'll
ths aays Il hislifs'
n An Exchange says, when David slew
Geliah with . alag, The latter fell stone
dead : and, II course. Was quite astonished,
= .ssa thing had asser sstsnri has Head
~ he that cannot forgive Others, breaks
che bridge ever which he must, pass him.
.:;ll;.is' every man hes assa'o b for.
- Whsa rrsof il thsre thai Robinson
Crusos found his island inhabited Be.
cause 10 saw great swell pitching int
11iltle eevA
- Ne enc can Be- happy whe does not
eIply BE energy y some good purposs. The
erens q . burden 10 himself and s.Euisance
- lhe World.
E.Sanbo Why An locomotive buleins
6ks bsd-buein
gib dst-up. before you AZ itn
"beeause u rams on slsepersns
rJos ssys-sHan, Iskavs Ios3 myswatch
Overheard q lies here In twsrty feet Of
paiss tsthesssny 0.y 70 ret ia
Yea a1ys San, Nhers are divers wsxss
10 1hsss = . sonn ID Maine s.lle6 R.n
/. den. a resident q ihe place heirr sskel
where 10 lived, aid he lived ii raaaeS IA
Nas taken % e svlEfank
nAn Bl,psne1t tsok placb Tie other
11I ukicl n1ssd some Ses1stesna,iol. A
lsS =. susy wiih nesly n,rIisd nan's
u1-Ik, I,ly We ~ h tps habis 4
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