Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-04-11
t0it, Sentiment, ST.

--~Hor kind = said Mrs Partington, as the bill
came up Cor the preservation of heath hen, how
eonsiderate they are, for if the heather are not
preserved, whatll be the use of missionaries p
She stood smilingly looking inside the railing,
while Ike ventured upon a calculation as to how
many grouse he could kill with the old Hessian
gun.-Bos:on Post
"A Yankee who went over to the mother
country some time ago, was asked, on his return
ing, how he liked Great Britain, " Well" he said,
England is very nice country, exceedingly fer
tile, well cultivated, very popuous and very veal
thy; but continued the Yankee, 1 never liked
TO take morning walk, after breakfast because
the country is so small that was afraid of walk
ing off the edge
=" Perseverance, said lady, very earnestly,
to a servant, is the only way TO accomplish great
things" One day eight dumpl:ngs were sent down
stairs, and they all de scared. "Sally, where
are all those dumplngs ~ 9" managed to get
through them ma am" Why, how on earth did
you contrive to eat so mauy dumplngs o. By
perseverance. ma am said Sally.
My SON. said Mr.. K - az how could YOU
marry an Irish girIa7 Why, father" said the
son, g I'm not able to keep two women-and If
I'd marry yankee girl, I'd have had to hire an
Irish girl to take care of her"
Henry Ward Beecher says. that he would as
soon go 4 courting with his fathers old love let
tiers, as go 10 church and carry a book to pray
out Of
When the new king of the Sandwich Islands
gave his Ministers their commissions, he made a
speech, in which is found the following remarka-
bic passage :-' From all my couuselIors desire
honestly have nothing to fear; while those who
may abuse my confidence, ard advise more from
personal interest than regard for public good have
nothing to hope
One Of the worst double puns we have ever
heard, was perperated by clergyman He had
just united in marriage pair whose Christian
names were respectively Benjamin and Ann.
"How did they appear during the ceremony
inquired friend
They appeared both annie mated and bennie
ftted," was the ready reply.
JUsT THE MAN He WANTED TO Sea would
be prophet down South, said lately in of hi:
sermons, that ne 'yyas sent to redeem the world
and all things therein" Upon hearing this, ma
tive pulled ont two FIVE dollar bills on broken
banks and requested him to fork over the specie
for them.
A few days since, in the North Caroline
Legislature, while bill was pending which i'm
posed fine for selling liquor to free negroes,
member objected en- the ground that such law
would make free negroes more decent than tht
whites.
I - Now, gentlemen" said a nobleman to hi:
guests as the ladies left the room let us know eacl
other; are we TO drink like men or like brutes7 g
The guests, somewhat indignant, exclaimed like
men of course" "Then," replied he, we are 90
ing to get jolly drunk for brutes never drink mor
than they want.
! Many person are now anxiously examinin:
/ the maps to find out where the seat of war is.
Fubbs says he found it last summer without
map. The discovery was made by sitting
wasp's nest in hay field.
The following is recommended as readin!
exercise: c" saw five brave maids sill ing cn 6v
broad beds, braidng broad braids, sad to thee
i've brave maids sitting onfve broad BED braidni
bread braids, braid broad braids. brave ma aids
Poverty IS except where there is an actua
want of food and raiment, a thing much NOR
imaginary than real The shame OF power y
the shame of being thought poor-is great an
! fatal weakness.
| A Very COMMON Case" Well, Georges i.sk
ed friend of young lawyer who had been ad
mitted about year, &" how do you like your rro
fession?" The reply was accompanied by a irie
sigh TO suit the OCCASION NJ profession is nlue
better than my practice"
-H At length said unfortunate man, VIII
had been ruined by vexatious lawsuits, at lengt
| have found happiness, for am reduced 10 n'
oessity- ard that is the only thing know G
which has no law"