The American patriot., 1855-03-07
OilmigemOus Paragraphs.

Miss Smith says she will never marry wild
over with family, and for this reason, ''she
is down on secondhand children" Sensible
girl, that. a'
1t is said that it costs the ladies twice as much
for their wardrobes since the high necked dresses
We're adopted ~n..~ M
BLUE BELLS IN THE SHADE
The choicest buds in Floras train
Let other fingers Irvine;
Let others snatch the damask rose,
Or wreathe the eglantine,
I'd leave the sunshine and partcrrc,
ian And seek the woodland glade,
To stretch me on the fragrant bed
-. OF bue-bes in the shade
A western writer in speaking Of man who
was bitten by mad dog, says-"Hc was at
tackled by quadruped while laboring under
cerebral excitement" This we call cutting
things fine. t...s
Drunk-any gentleman who mistakes his
hat for spittoon Undertaking to write with
u cork-screw, is also slight indication of vim
Gus hallucination.
One of the best things of the day was said
by the captain of one ofour steamboats, lately
A holt of canvas boltcd overheard his boat
The captain boltcd after it, and exclaimed as
he got it on board again, ''as | went in for a
duck, l was bound to have the canvas-back."
GAS to the free-love doctorings," said Mrs
Darlington, with face as benevolent as a
Thanksgiving dinner II don't know much
about EN-, but it seems to me they needn't
cause much fear where love exists at all. Where
hearts beat responsible to each other, and where
they are moudcrcd together by early love and
plenty of children, no frcclove doctoring can
do en- any harm.
A man who admircs fine woman has yet
no more reason to wish himself her husband
than one who admired the Hcsperian fruit
would have. had to wish himself the dragon
that kept it.
The WELCOME BACK
Sweet is the hour that brings us home.
Where all will spring to meet us:
Where hands are striving, we come,
To be the first to meet us.
When the world hath spent its irowns and wrath,
And care been screy pressing,
It's sweet TO turn from our rowing path,
And find iiresde blessing.
Oh, joyfully dear is the homeward track,
II we are but sure of welcome back.
"Papa, can't go to the geological rooms to
see the camomiie fight the ryc-no sir-ce-hoss?"
"Sartin, my son, but don't get your trowscrs
torn. Strange my dear, what taste that boy
has for nat'ral history No longer ago than
yesterday he had eight pair of tom-cats hang
ing DV ttlclT taleS 10 inc clOtneS line. ITO,
Bless his little heart--come to his mother"
II is said to have been satisfactorily demon.
strated that every time wife scolds her hus
band, she adds a new wrinkle to her facet 1t
thought that the announcement of this fact
will have a most salntary effect, especially a.
il is understood that every time wife smile,
on her husband it will remove one of the Of,
wrinkles!
One of the smart city urchins hearing hi
father read an article in the paper in relation t,
new Invention Of bricks of glass, exclaimed
Glass bricks? l know what them is" "Wha
are they" inquired one of the family, "rum
blers of lcker." almost shouted the Juvenile.
The very last curiosity we have seen spoke,
Of is wheel that came Off dogs tail when i
was wagin.
The Sunday Atlas, in fit of revolutionar
enthusiasm, says-"Hurrah for the girls {
'76.n Thunder cries New Jersey paper
''that is too darned old, No, no--hurrah 70
the girls of III"
An old maid was heard to exclaim while sit
ting at her toilet-'I can bear adversely, ca
encounter hardshps, and withstand the shock
of tickle fortune; but oh, to live and droo
like single pink can't endure it; and whs
is mOre-I WON'T"
81 wonder what makes my eyes so weak,
said loafer to gentleman 'Why bccaus
they are in weak place returned the lattcr