Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-07-18
hit, Sentiment, &r.

MEaxER BUs1xKss''-A little incident occur
red at the last term OF he Circuit Court for this
county, which it may do no harm to relate:
MIR George w. Byam was indicted in Wau-
kesha county for burglary, and the cause was
removed TO this county for trial. The indictment
was quashed and Mr.. Byam discharged. But
before the cause reached, he got little intox-
icated one evening, and went TO a member of the
Court and asked if he could be convicted OF
81 Try under the Indictment, if the proof failed
10 show that he stole the goods, was in Wauke-
sha county but showed instead that he received
and secreted the goods stolen, and in Jeter-
son Co when he did so. The reply was, he could
not MIR Byam then said
Il can prove by the Board of Supervisors oil
my town ia Jefferson county, that not in
Waukesha county at the time the burglary was
committed, and that was in id sight meaner
business than stealing-I peddiing votes for
Barstow, for which may God forgive me y
lElkhorn Independent.
1t will be very fit for all that have entered
into any strict Friendship TO make this one special
article il, the agreement, that they shall mutually
aim, Nth ard reprove each other,
A WICKED WIsH-The Lafayette Courier ex-
pressed very wicked wish. The President
Private Secretary happening TO get stuck on the
St Clair Flats lately, on the Steamer Illinois the
Courier vents It's spleen at tie Executive thus:
If the President himself was only on board,
and had to remain there for the next taree months,
ana read his veto message MAE times day, sun
days excepted, the entire West would take of its
hat and give 1hlce times lh1ce tald iriI"
Worm KSow1se.-The Cincinnati CONNER
Gal SAYS that the application Of towels wruUg
our in hot water 10 the forehead and temples IS d
speedy ard eliicacious remedy for headache ariz-
ing from neuralgia affections
A WISE AxswKu-. You must not play with
that little gul. my dear, said injudcious pa
rent.
But. ma, like her, she is a good little girl
ana I'm sure she dresses as prettily as ever do;
and she has lots of toys"
: cannot help that my dear responded the
foolish Anti-American, " her father is a shoe
maker"
But don't play with her father, play with
her? she isn't a shoemaker"
srEAM-At railroad station, an old lady said
TO a very pompous looking gentleman who was
talking about steam communication:
Pray sir, what is steam a.
Steam, ma am, is-ah steam is-eh. all
steam is-steam,
: knew that chap couldn't tell ye," said a
rough looking fellow. standing by, bu, steam Is
bucket of water in tremendous perspiration
"A Dutchman who bad brother hung in this
country wrote 10 his relatives, informing them
that his brother had been placed IN a public
situation by tins government aud at the time ofhi
death had several thousand people including the
sheriff and grand jury, under him.
The distinguished individual, known among
the ancients as Cupid, has recently changed has
name to Cupdity and will hereafter devote his at
tention to money as well as matrimony.
- Why on earth don't you get up earlier my
son :" said an anxious father to his suggard boy
don't you see the flowers even spring out of their
bed at early dawn"
Yes, father, see they do--and would do the
same if had as dirty bed as they have"
If folly were pain there would be groaning
in every house
"A want of confidence has kept many man
silent A want of sense has made many persons
taIkatiye.
What passage in this morning exercises did
you like best2 asked a concerted young clergy
man Of the celebrated Robert Hall sYour pas
sage out of the pulpit was the reply.
Time is like a verb that can only be of use
in the present tense.