Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-11-28
Gtlillorons.

A SHARP Boy. "A few weeks ago a
black republican meeting was held in
Clermont, Ohio, which was attended by
a small boy who had four young puppy
dogs which he offered for sale. Finally
one of the crowd approaching the boy,
asked
Are these Fremont pups, my son ?"
" Yes, sir"
well then" said the niger shrieker,
'1'll take these two,'
About week afterward the democrats
held meeting at the same place, and
among the crowd was to be seen the
same chap and his two remaining pups.
lie tried for hours to obtain purchaser,
and finally was approached by Demo
crat and asked
"My little lad, what kind of pups are
these you have?"
They're Buchanan pups, sir"
The black Republican, who had pur-
chased the first two, happened to be in
hearing and broke out at the boy
"See here, you young rascal, didn't
you tell me that those pups that bought
of you last week were Fremont pups 2"
Eyes, sir, !" said the young merchant,
"but these ain't-they'ue got their eyes
open"
A Coon ONE.-There is distinguish
cd politician in Mississippi, remarkable
for the recklessness of his assertions on
the stump, who is not unfrequently call
ed "The Well Digger" The other day
$50 it is reported) an old man, Ten
nesseean, was introduced to HIN directly
after one of his speeches in this State,
who remarked to him
Well, Governor, I think you are
the man who is sometimes called The
Well DiggerY"
Yes" said the Governor, 81 be-
leye they do sometimes call me that
but the truth is, never dug a well in
my life"
81 thought SO, said the old country
man, ''they say truth lies at the bottom
of well, and from your speech to-day,
should judge you had never been
there"
EJ- A gentleman, lately on the cars
in Indiana, determined to test the truth
Of the reports, took the vote on the train
himself He hurried through the cars
with a paper and pencil, asking this one
and that for whom they voted; some
said Buchanan, some Fillmore and some
said Fremont. AT last he came to a
white cravated, black coated, demure
looking individual
Sir" said he, ''who do YOU vote
for p
My friend" answered the sanity
parsonage II go for Jesus Christ"
The man looked over his paper. Sir"
said he, "there is no such candidate
running, If there is, l will bet you
one hundred dollars he don't get fifty
votes in Indiana"
FRIENDSHIP. you think there's
much real friendship in the world, read
err We don't! Whenever anybody
talks about it, we always think of man.
who, when somebody asked him where
he was going, replied, =
ITO see friend"
We'll" added the other, an 90
with you, for never saw one yeti"
EzS- Dean Swift was once solicited to
preach sermon for the benefit of the
poor When the preliminary exercises
were gone through, he arose and select
ed the text" He that giveth to the
poor lendeth to the Lord"
Now" said the witty pastor. eff you
like the security, down with your dust
This was the whole of the sermon. and
it occasioned large collection, which,
BY the way, was the only thing wanted
Es- A servant girl, on leaving her
place, was accosted by her master as to
her reasons for leaving.
Mistress is so quick tempered that
cannot live with her," said the girl.
WE'LL" said the gentleman, "you
know it is no sooner begun than it is
over"
Yes, sir, and no sooner over than it
is begun again"
Gy What is the matter with you.
Jack 2"
Why, there's new girl come out
with twenty thousand year, and went
yesterday and engaged myself to Fanny,
who has only fifteen thousand"
EB- A certain Irish attorney threat
ened to prosecute a Dublin printer for
inserting the death of living person
The menacer concluded with the remark.
THAT no printer should publish death
unless informed of the fact by the party
deceased"
Gs- A female school teacher in her
advertisement, stated that she was COM
plete mistress of her own tongue. eff
that's the case" said caustic old bach
eior, ''she can't ask too much for her
services"
Es One person having asked an
spirits.
No." was the reply; "but / be-
leve in their disappearance, for | have
missed bottle of gin since last night"
ES- A little girl asked her sister
what was chaos, that papa reads about?'
the older child replied, "whv, it is a
great pile of nothing, and no place to
put it in
Err In Cork, short time ago the
crier endeavored to dispense the crowd
by exclaiming, "all ye blackguards that
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