Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-07-04
DrauRht of the seine.
PACT, FuE, AID FANCY.

FACT, fUH, AID FANCY.
slandsrer Of the softer sex unde rtakes to prove
shat Satin was whose name was Lucy
Fir.
A Yankee editor says he liked to die larfn, to
see drinkin' chap tryih' 10 pocket the shadow of
q sWibging sign for pocket handkerchief
Mrsbeau said Of a man who was exceedingly fat
that God created him only to show to what extent
the human skin would stretch withot breaking.
young lady being asked Why the noun bache
Tor is singular replied, because it's very singular
they don't get married
1T is a solemn thing to get married. said Aunt
Betty. yes, but good deslsolemner not to be, ;
replied her daughter, who just turning forty
my hsrse, If you please said the wife. NV
money bought that horse yes, madam replied
she husband, bowing, and your money bought
me-
James, now will hear your lesson said school
master to little urctn, who was not in the habit
Of studying much 'Gueth not thir; daddy thaith
little boys should be theen and not heard.
Boy said an ill-tempered old fellow to a noisy
lad, what you hollGrn for when am going by?'
'Humph,' returned the boy, what are you going
by for when am hollerin'2'
Tom.-Hallo, Fred, what, you writing poetry?
Frsd.-Yes, Pm writing owed (ode) TO my tailor.
Tom.-W hats the time and tune? Fred.-Time
sixty days. It's set to of mine in MS posses
sion.
Bus-to kiss Re-bus-to kiss again. Blunder
bHs-two girls kissing each other. Omni-bus-to
kiss all the girls in the room. Bus-ter-a general
kisser. E pIari bus ~ss'Hn-a thousand kisses in
one.
ooh, Mary, my heart is bTaeking.' rs it, indeed,
M. Closefist1 So much the better for you.' 'Why
So my idoly Because, when it's broke out-and-
cut, you may sell off the pieces for gun-hnts.'
''IeRt me down in thought profound,
This maxim wise l drew,
It's easier far to like girl
Than make girl like you"
ragged individual was saluted few days since
by little urchin, thus: 4 say, you, sir, don't you
belong to the army?' 'NoI was the indignant re-
ply 'Well,' said the boy, 4 thought that yov did =,
as you are ont under arms
An Irish servant girl was requested by lady ts
90 to one of our dry goods stores and obtain bed
comforter for her. About an hour afterwards she
returned with of the clerks. 1t is needless to
add perhaps that the lady tainted
Jones, (who thinks that Smith has been a little
too free. )-"Mr. Smith, / wish to speak to you
privately. Permit me to take you apart fer a few
Moments Smith, (who isn't in the least frighten-
ed)-'Cerainly, sir if you'll promise to put me to-
gether again.
'Pappy, The corn's up THE corn up? Why, 1
only planted it yesterday I know that, but the
hogs got in last night, and guv it a lift you hadn't
counted on Scene closes with a grand tableau,
in the midst of which pappy seizes poker and
PUSHES out.
gentleman complained to old Banister that
some malicious person had cut off his horses tai,
which he meant to cell him, would be great
drawback. Then, said Charles, you must cell
him Wholesale WHOLESALER says the other, how
sou because you cannot retail him.
There is a young lady down town so excessively
modest that every night before retiring she closes
the window curtains, to prevent the man in the
moon from looking in. She is related to the young
lady who would not allow the Christian Observer
to remain 10 her room over night.
Stranger to little soy-'We, my little son, aim
ysu lost2' Little boy, stepping back and cycling
the stranger-'Look here, mister, don't be fla
nilisr, if you please, am not unprotected laying
his hand on revolver; you must remember l am
agsntIenan.'