Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-02-14

vain. conceiied chap, standing with some liz.
teen or twenty other fellows, round the al.
most red no, stove Of country s,oro, one
winler night. say. lhnl we were much wiser
now in The present generolon. than in gen.
eruIions gone by. in everything; and thai all
Of US were wiser Than those who had gone
before u.s. II.
Not all, guess, snid one of 'em. for
there's good deal of difference in folks!
We'll said he, al tha, know is that nv
father knew more than my grandfather; end
| know thai know more than my father did.
for I've had chance 10 sec a great deal
more lhan he did.
lila! Hal! went all around the stove.
'Wha. nre you laughing al?' SAID he.
Nothing sai1 a red haired. loungy gait.
ed young man; ! never knowed your father;
but. your grandfather mus. have been mai.
ufal fool, according 10 your orgumenl.'
Mrs. Matilda Mugrs has put up a fresh
shingla a. her ship door in one Of the west.
ern cities with This announcement:
Nolis-l ar got sum nu articles for sail
such as krarkers, HANDLES kauphy kups sor.
sers and mrnnv other arkl,.s III numerous
10 menshun awl ceiling cheep. a.
p. S. Beens bort here bye the kwor. or
boushel.
We saw in one Of our daily journals once
the following advertisement:
TO CApITALlsTs.--W Wanted. five hundred
dollars 10 60 on spree. References ex.
changed
We dare say The way who wrote i, also
penned The following on the back Of bunk
note:
This is the las, of five thousand dollars
left me by my dear departed grandmother
one year and half ugo: / ,ciSh ii had been
ten
There spoke burhened heart; len lhou-
sand dollors would have given him three
years blow out
A LOVE LETTER--"Deer-- i send u bi the
buoy buket Of howerS--They is like mi
Inv for u. The mite shald menes kepe dark.
The dog lenil m"nPs am ure slaiy.
RosS red and posts pail
My luv for shall nevur phale.
DREAMS When a man dreams Of fish.
ing, i. is sign that some scaIy fellow is
quietly nibbing away his good character.
To dream Of being in company with
chimney sweep denotes black Looks (ioma
rising friend. fr
For young woman TO dream Of blowing
a candle out signifies lha, sho will be likely
10 luke TO snuff ,,sa
Slcrne's Uncle Tobv says that one OF the
nicks of women is TO pretend that they have
accidentally got something in their eye, and
induce a man 10 look into il; and he says
the man is sure gone if he looks there for
that something.
A HINT TO PARENTS The prison stats.
Iics, in an educational point Of view, clearly
indicate that the cause of so many being
brought up before the Judge, is owing TO their
being so badly brought up before they arrive
al maturity.
A friend once visiting an unwo,ldly phi.
losopher. whose mind was his kingdom, ex.
pressed his surprise at The smallness of his
apartment: "Why you have no. room 10
swing carl" My FRIEND" was the Sc.
rene, unapprecia'ive answer, do no! wars
10 swing cal."
A FuoLIsn MIsTAKE.--Some people make
some strange mlshkes as TO tie nature Of
angels. They ,ak of women as "angeIs."
There's no, word in the whole, Bible abouI
female angels They are always Of the
other sex.
Mr.. Simpkns your wife is nice one isn't
she? Thank lonune I've found her OUT
Found her OUT
Yes be, ond doubt
'Goud heavens--you don't mean 10 insln-
hua,e--'
i insihuate nothing--l called a, your
house this morning and found your wife was
oui.