Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-03-20
VARIETY.

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DA Maiden was seen dropping 10 sor
row beside the wasted column Of an ancient
domain whose inhabitants had long since
mingled With the dust
Il youthful traveller Passed. aud sii--
Maiden, wha, sorrow sxsiis tby alabastsr
tosemf
No answer was returned.
-.Msiden, said be again, why, dOess ihou
grierer
Still she vas silent
A third time he asked her tho question
when she raised her dropping head and said
get out you villain miSd ySur swu bus
iuessr
uA Slight Minppreheusion on tOard Of
one Of our Cape packets, not loag me, one
Of the lady passengers, who WAGON deck near
the Captain, was complaining Of Geld
Another passenger, Que Of cur solid men
vas giving the captain some advice a. TO
how TO steer his craft, aud, without noticing
the conversation, just as the lady exclaimed
how cold Am, he asked with some earnes,
ness, in relation to the vessels course, 'hadu't
you better huy her little, captain Pa TAU
ticsl phrase which sailors viii appreciate.
The lady responded with some degree OF
tartness, aud the Squire, xho is enc Of the
most modest Of men, was quite thunder
struck TO end he had made so uHseasonable
an observation.
nS-Gen. Sam Housioa aaa counodore
Moore, on their late vial. 10 Austin, oecu.
pied seats In the same stage. Not word
was spoken by either on the route. On Gu
tering hotel one day TO dine, they wcro
ioined BY the driver Moore having retired
from the table after dinner, says Houston
TO the driver
You probably have more rascality on
board this trip than you ever carried before
swhyr asked the driver.
you have Commodore Moore along was
The reply.
'Ah, General ssid the driver, Il just.
heard Commodore Moore make the same 70.
mark, but il vas on your own account.
TsEas Paper.
nrA geatsusn on board . steambost
with his family, 90 being asked BY his chill.
dren what made tho boa, CO. gave them
the following very lacid description OF the
machinery AID its principles
'Yeu soc, my dsars, this thingumbob here
gees dswn through that hole Aad fastens on
the jigmaree, aud that connects with the
crinkum craakam, end then that man, he's
the engineer, you know, kind o. siirs up the
whst-ds.you eAll.is, With his long poker, aud
thsy all shave Alspg, sud the beat goes
skssa'
n-An Indiana paper puSlishss the fol
lowing frigid extract from reply by q
Beons esuBty subscriber TO q dapping lei,
ter
'Ssrry to say, Old Hoss, that cau't pay.
Ian very tight mp, which is to say, baiDt
nary rsd Eflard oil vas ten eSnts BAR.
rel, ssNld net hug eaough 10 grease my
har. Don't VERY sbOu. Il, | freely forgive
ysu the debt
H1-A School Boy Who was studying re-
sgraphy, was asked By bis teacher, whether
In going from the Baltic SEES TO Portugal be
would pass taTough any straitsr
why, ysl, sir, should So as straight 81
es7ld'
EHrA FrsacAzlaa, selecting relief. said
very Rrassly 10 bis fair bearer
'Mssmsslio I aeVsr beg bat~lst have
ven wife uid several small fSnily dst Is
crossing very large and messing 70 maks
asir bread out Of bat de Psrspiraiios Of ny
evu eyebrows,
ErHwAs in Alataua, that she preacher
vas accus,Omsd - distinguish the sud /
spiatlas Of Jshn By saying, John With ons
wv ~ NN@n VIZ w - - Va A9N Z
Tins before ths people got tbs hang Of IL
bat whss they d.a, tbs dis,inc.isa assaered
very wall
A Coos Maze The London city tsis
grsph Is managed b. Alderman l3rs -
This IL pasting 'ths right man in the figh,
place They osgh1 70 bs7s Pole A. bi'
assistant
HEThs spanisfd Who would not seen /,
hesitate, instantly sassersd--'In ne tIgbt
eye
ne is nsi,bsr blina IN the right ere, not
che isf, replied he insian.
gAcselorH Aso Asnas--A London Al
ssrDsn sas heard 70 remark thst be dido
- much mind living upon 'hsshss dariol
Lsat, bus that ~ f5r ths saekolotb, he'd en-
u taks he Efst BALI Of -
pD-'T shah never sst cot q ihis sorsp
alive - fbo beg sid vhsn thsy asfs rob
bing tbs bfistiss 81 rs back with olau.ftii
SD scaling waier.
prDia hurt you said lsiy sao on
~ oar, pbsa bbs iftd o. : man's loot "a
nadaa, I thsnk you, esaibg ihat igs yoa
II u yes aay body sirs IA ksiisg murder
KE-WAy might ! "a, sn1 traly, iha
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saess be seat ~ Novel - he pitlisksr,
ssid a, sd Yocksssd tAs price tsefesf
KFA Ysukss sditss Gays issi lhs Girl
senplsia that ths tsnss are 20 kas1 IA
yoaag men san't ray tssif sddTsssss
ny Busiasss before pleasure. ~ tbs - 4
said Hhsn ks kisssd BE sic ksfass Rsis
sas 70 kiss his bsiehbsfs
lie that l. ssasht - i've apss iiflie, sws
msrs 70 BE fAthsf's wis1om ttau Ne tks
tss gssat Zeal lsft bin, dssa - Bis hsssf'
onFa
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