Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-09-07
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nr"Sam, why is your head like
de moon?' i don't know jim
Give il up 'Bekase il am supposed
TO be inhabited Yah yah
EF'What passage OF this morn
ings exercise did you like the best2"
asked conceited young clergyman
.of the celebrated Robert Hall.
Your passage out Of the pulpit"
was the reply.
EF"Ah, John, you won't have
me much longer, shall never leave
this bed alive" Please thyself. Bet
ty. and thee viii please me" returned
John. with equanimily. II have been
good wife to you, John" persisted
the dying woman. "Middlin, Betty.
middlin," respondedthe matter-ol-fact
husband.
WAnguish Of mind has driven
tkous ands to suicide: anguish OF body
none. This proves that the health
Of the mind is Of far greater conse-
quence than the health OF the body. al
though both of them are deserving o.
much more attention than either OF
them receives.
Ez-A young lady was recently
cured of palpitation ofthe heart by
young NJ. d., in the most natural way
imaginable. He held one OF her hands
in his, put his arm around her waist.
and whispered something in her ear.
0rA day or two since, gentle
man in one Of the upper wards. in an
swer to the inteuogatories Of cen
sure marshal, stated that he was
born in Rhode Island. "Sure, an hev
ye been naturalized?' was the prompt
inquiry OF the intelligent official
The truth of this may be doubted. but
We are prepared to give name and
place.
Ry-The name "bank" is derived
from the Italian word "banco,"
bench which was erected in the mar
ket place for the exchange Of money.
The first bank was established in TIA
ly by the Lombard Jews. A. d. sos.
Some Of the Jews settled in Lcndon.
and the street where they resided is
called Lombard street.
lS-A little boy while writing un-
der the tortures of an ague, was told
by his mother TO rise up and take a
powder she had prepared for him.
Powder, powderr said he raising
himself on one elbow, and putting on
smile, mother. 1 -ain't q sSa-'
ES-A skeptical young man, one
day conyersing with the celebrated
DR.. Par, observed that he would be-
lieve nothing which he could not un-
derstand. DR.. Parr replied: "Then,
young man, your creed viii be the
shortest of any mans | know.
RI-Secretary Marcy has written a
letter to Z. G. Deleyan, stating that
he is not aware of any stipulation trea-
ty between the United States and the
foreign powers, which would be incon-
sistent with an act of Congress, pro-
hibiting the importationo of intoxicating
liquors.
Hr'Did you know" said cunning
Yankee to Jew, "that they hang
Jews and Jackasses together in Port
landp Indeed then it is.well that
you and l are not there returned the
Jew.
IE-A few nights ago, a Mr.. Bod
kin. who had been out taking his
glass and pipe, on going home late,
borrowed an umbrella, and when his
wifes tongue was loosened. he sat up
in bed. and suddenly spread out the
porapuiia. ''What are you doing with
that thing?' said she. "Why, my
dear. expected a very heavy storm
tonight. and so came prepared In
less than two minutes, Mrs. Bodkln
was asleep.
E1-'Come here, my lad said an
attorney, TO boy about nine years
old. The boy came, and asked the
attorney what case was TO be tiled
next? The lawyer answered-'A
case between the people asd the dew
| il; which do Won think viii be the most
likely to gain thesactiong The boy
replied IL guess twill be . pretty
hard squeeze; the people have the
most mouey, but the devil has the
most lawyersP