Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-03-06
VARIETY.

H-I heard, when ] was In Michigan, last
summer, good story. An old darke y. very
pious, went out fishing With one Of the cit.
isens Oh. He was expatiatisg largely on
religious subjects, when he remarked that be
had been up TO Heaven 20 ace the Lord -
and he was giving forth In glowing charac.
terra the beauties Of that place, aud Of its
glorious Inhabitants, when Mr., D--asked
him: Well, John, did you see any colored,
felix's there 2 No, msssa; | don't know, for
] didn't 60 into do kitchen T.
III Poverty runs strongly to fun An
ITishman 10 never so fall Of Jokes "a when
he 10 reduced 20 one shirt aud two potatoes
Wealth Is taciturn and frefful Stock bro
kers would no sooner indulge in a hearty
laugh, than they would lend money on go
cond mortsge. Nature Is great believer in
compensation. To those che sheds wealth,
she saddles with Law suits and dyspepsia =
The poor never INDUCES in voodcock, but
then they have styls Of appetite that con.
vsrts number three mackeral into . sal
mon, and that is quite as we'll
nfA correspondent Of the New York
Tribune says that recently, during the ballot
ing for the Speakership, au old Demoera,
from Tennessee remarked that during the
previous twenty four hours he had fancied
that he could see the form Of the immortal
jackson lowering over the assembly-apd
with all the energy and determination that
formerly characterized him. exclaimipg, By
the Eternal, no more Banks
p- A Yankee down east has invented =
machine for eorking up daylight, which will
eventually superseds gas He covers the
interior of -four barrel with shoemaker
wax-holds IL open to the sun, then "a idenly
heads up the barrel. The light sticks to the
wax, aud ut night can be cut aud cold In lsts
20 suit purehssers'
UrThs Harrisburg, Pa, papers are get
ting personal Hear the editor Of the Tel
egraph:
The Patriot aud Union winds mp We
ry abusive article against ourselves By say.
ing, and he played on q harp of thousand
strings-spirits Of just men made perfect
When Apsrsw Hopkins gets isatce he'll
play upon su instrument Of one string, With
the bridge dorn
Hs-Tbe following scene IL recommended
70 the consideration Of our you g gests who
are euliivatipg their upper lips Amy i
wonder how IL goes 10 kiss one Of those cres
turas with boFrid nustAnheR Fanny
why lab, Any, Of course 4 doSet knou -
Amy. We'll, I'm going TO &c. the boot
brush aud Try 10 Any hnds out, asd The
scene closes.
nFThe last two Of The following lines By
tie late Mrs y n Horsford, contain Q re.
narkabls poetic thought
The skis. Llt b~rdsnss hearts sd f.is.s
eade 81 Faish ps~Psseg
whist tempest ever len The Hssssa
Withesi bloc spot there.
nrASs Mall9ney writes from Cork 10
-. n..sn. a. 4 nj
died Ia August last she ate Indy male
which carried her OF 10 less time than you'd
sndH on, candle
CAusg or rue CoLD SSsr-An old gen.
tismss, IN one Of the stage sleighs. teO 9th.
es morning. aadibly wondered What caused
che uncomoa severity Of tho weather =
why Rrambled . mnfi "A parsonage near
20 him, when DR.. Kane lof, the north pole,
As f0rgos 70 shu, she back door after him.
UrA gentleman. very bomely man, thus
addressed bis friosd-'My dear friend you
oasbt 70 take saffron eonstantly. For whstf
enquirsd tha latter To keep the ugliness
oaI Tor II IL ever strikes H., e will surely
hill yea
nerThs BuHslo Rspublican says that
fslos generally appears on the shd ofths en-
gers Or tbumbs The Boston Post rsjoiss,
"somstimss on The end Of rope
nT Dout stand there lOsang. said pro
lessor 10 thfes stadsais, sisndine where
tssy shouIdst we are not lsa6ine, said
Nat, 'ihsFo are esiy sssss % -, Ead i taxes
lssvsa - 10 @aksa leaf
ER-Kaasas mast have been The Stats Ia
Which ~ boy resided vhs Erots homs 10
his fEthss 10 PsnnsyIgania e. follows
Dad, dsd. noys right oat here quick, foF
mghty @eaa msu get elected 10 olsss IN lhis
STATE.
~ Byssa's partially towards Amsriss
is cell knaga, hut perhaps never more
stFoaxiy expressed thsa is a.lsiter % Tom
Moore. Hhste he ohssFres 4 souli rather
bare = uoi fros sn Anefieaa than q snua
boz fsom en- emparor'
nB-A Militia Cspiaia sat ssatb sn 70
ssisIsga uots frSm isly fsGassliaz tbe
splsssars o. tis conpsay. saterssso8 u o.
. csRp liasut % thoss naier BIS ram nand.
aHd marched ibe shols q them - tls lsdys
hegss
uAa inesgyigibis ssg 10 isnt = ~.
istsg . keFse ehieh Fsa asay sad threw his
slsficAi rt1sg, thoszht be thosid havs rome
sro4it fsg BE aid - lgrfafias ~ sesysi r
~ Marriage rssswbl.s psir ~ skesrs,
- jsiass thss thsy csnaoi ~ sepafated n
tsn moyiag IL opposite dirsstioas yss slsays
psaisbing aaJ oes uho ssass sssvssa ihsa-
WsrA mse.aiae rspsgt eftbs fsshieassays
There Il aol uasA cAaHss IA eentisnsa's
panssiesns this mspth'
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