Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1855-03-28
WHOLE NUMBER 1874.
'I1"IS A VOTE


similar cigars 10 his left hand; "don't you see "
that writn,' or can't you read wrilin'? No
gentlemen, are permitted TO smoke on the after
deck" -, ,'.tt5 ..t.,. .,1,
y aGod bless your sopl, I'm no gentleman but 2
the way like to smoke is caution. Got used Il
to it, cap'n, years and years ago. Take one,
capn!d But" the rules must be enforced" and :,
the smoker waSed forward, where he could en-. !, /,
JOY his weed nnmolested. - -, 80
% Suggestive Of this remembered circumstance
was the following passage ia Il recent gossppy
letter from genial friend in the, city of broth
erly love- for whose sake and that ofcertain an
ciept friends in her beautiful borders, we say
Let brotheriy love continue y in other words.
Long may she wave!" But to the story !,
which "begins and ends in smoke" .,.i -.
Heard story last night such as il is, here il
is: A gentleman recently driving from one of !,
our crack hotels in the stage, felt !. smoke-long.
ing" come over him, and drawing out Cabana,
inquired Of the other occupants Of the vehicle if 4,
they objected to smoke. No one had anything i
D." agin'' it, and he pulled on, in company with an,
other. Presently the stage pulled up, and an ire
ful little driver bounded down and up again to 4,
the window with, 81, -e..,.,,I'
"Who's that a-smokin' in there? Stop that r =
il Better ask the other gentleman smoking a
replied the puffer. ... .c,.i l,r, -
sits contrary to the rules" ,.,...s,..i. ..f
"Ask if anybody Objects responded the puff.
"D'you object, sir!' inquired driver of passen-
ger No. One. -. .,..,
"No, Stree! Got fined in Bosting myself Y
tother day, for smoking. Think you're Internal
sarcy." ,..g,.-i.. .I,........s,I5 -'- ,'..,,
"Do you object, sr?" No. Two. . ~. 49, 'st
Not above slx--got light e t.etJ
"You object 'spose, sir :" queried coachy Of
grave old Quaker in the corner. ..... a.,..rr
''Nay, friend, | do not object to anything but
thy delay. Sill, as thee speaks of smoking, it \
remindelh me that would be much obliged TO
thee TO tarry for an instant at the next cigar p
shop as would fain refresh myself with .
weed" -1
This brought out an offer Of Cabanas from
smoker, which offer was gratefully accepted by
the intelligent disciple Of Fox. Something very
like suppressed oath came from the driver as
he proceeded TO the last man ~, ,..i., ,.,..--,o
"Do you object?" -.,, +, ..J .fl
e.whilikens you don't know me, that's
plainr' ry -rf
"Why, who are you?" 4cr,..,.,...s o5p
.,"l?--why I'm the man that smoked in the on-
nbus" .t
The coach reached the depot in about double /,
quick time that day. , Knickerbocker. p
The other day the conductor Of train on
New York road discovered an lrshman in n =
car soon after starting from Rome and demand.
ed his fare. Pat declared he had no money. The
conductor after lecturing him, told him to leave
at the first stopping place not far distant. Ac-
cordingly Pat was one Of the first to get off ut
| the next station But Judge of the conductors
surprise and wrath to find him aboard when fair.
| ly under way "Did InotteIl you to get Off"
l" "And sure, | did" "Why then are you hero
again?" And sure, did ye' not say 'Au
aboardY" f.' tsli oi 6oil.''' Ii .<711itfl1 ssai
THE RULING PAssIoN--Whie the fight
among the pugilists was going on in Broadway,
the other night, the running, yelling. and pistol.
firing reused a returning Californian who was
| stopping at the Metropolitan. He heard the
runpus, got out of bed, opened the window,
thrust out his head, and cried out, /" Go it, old
| boys, 60 it that puts me in mind of Sacra-
mento" Wbereupon he slammed down his
| window, and went back to bed. Ed r'al.aaI stE
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THE EXPECTED GREAT CoMEr.-The eminent
astronomer, nj. Babinet, member of the French
Academy OF Sciences gives some very interesting
details relative to the return of the great comet
whose periodical course is computed by the most
| celebrated observers at two hundred years. The
result of his investigation is that il will appear in
! August, 1853, with an uncertainty of two years
more or less; so that between 1856 and 1860,
| those who arc then living may hope to see the
great uminary which in 1776 caused Charles V. to,
abdicate. wa ",' ~ '"'-
| Work Earn your Pork, and see how sweet
| it will be. Work, and see how well you will
be. Work and see how happy your family
will be for, before you know where you are in
stead of repnng at Providence you will find
yourself offering up thanks for all the numerous
blessings you enjoy. .l, YaJ
Investigation of the Poole tragedy, shows
| that a very large portion of the New York po.
lice are implicated in the escape of Baker, the
man who SO deliberately shot Poole. tnem.I
Der Of the board of coancilmen is in the tombs
charged as an accessory. 1t is supposed that
Baker has gone to the Canary lrlands. s1a ig5
The everlasting hills will crumbe to dust
but the inhunce of a good man will never die
The earth will grow old and perish, but virtue
in the heart will be ever green End flourish
throughout eternity. The sun roll IRON the
heavens: bpt true religion undehed VIII grow
brighter, and not cease while God himself ex-)
! lists. q itt,a ,,.1, z.7u4 G-.ap.id tsy n0ilais
A rrocer's wife having in "A passion thrown
an inks,and at her husband and spattered him
] all over With the black liquid, some atrocious,
wretch said that she had been engaged at the
battle Of The Ink-her-man. =. ~, .,..'.r :.
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