The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-02-24
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CRINoLINE IN RHYME.


BIZ the Printers dcri!-A son ofHte old man.
a lady with a crinoline was walking
down the strect-hcr feathers fluttered in
the air-her hoops stuck out a feet. She
walked the earth as if she felt of it she was
no part, and proudly did she step along, for
pride was in her heart. She did not see
curly dog which walked close 10 her side,
all save the busliy tail ofwhich her crnoline
did hide His tail the dog with pleasure
shook-it flutterel in the wind, and from
the lady's criuoline stuck out foot behind.
4 crowd the tail soon did espy, as it waved
To md fro. and ike rudder seemed 10
point which way the maid should @. The
curly dog right pleased was lie such quarters
lie had got, and walked beside the lady in
kind of doggi,h trot. Each step the
lady now did t?ke, served 10 increase her
train, while those who f,ilowel III her wake
roared out with might and main. Some
held their sides and laughed So hard, and
many fairly cried, and many even still
confess that day they'd like to dieI."-But
still the la,lv sailed along, and crinoine and
pride. unmimdful of the crowd behind, or
dog close by her side But soon another
dog esried the tail whi,.h futtered frec-it
so provoked his doegish ire lie could not
let it be-but with Il deep fcrocious growl,
for battle straight he went, and 'netth the
lady's crinoliue both dogs We're quickly
pent They fought It's said one hour or
more-tle lady nothing knew-but with
her head erect sailed OH, and did her way
pursue. Some say size never would have
known at all about the fight, had not one
dog mistook and gave her limb" an awful
bite. But since that day Eve heard it said,
the lady ne'er was seen upon the street,
with SO much pride-and such a crinoline.
When 4 young lady sits in a paror all
day with her lily white fingers covered
with rings, wonder if her mother don't
wash the dishes and DO the work in
the kitchen!
When a young man is dependent upon
his daily income and marries a lady who
does not know how t. make loaf of bread
or mend garment, wonder if he is not
lacking somewhere, say towards the top
for instances
An Illinois editor, speaking of rogue
who lives in his vicinity says:
The rascal has broken every bank, and
Jail, and Sabbath we have had in this
country for the last five years.
a doctor advertises in newspaper, that
'whoever uses the Vegetable Compound
Universal Anti-Purging Aromatic Pills once,
will not have cause to use them again"
We rather think they won't.
SINGULAR.-To see a boarding school
miss afraid of COW, notwithstanding she
did "all the milking to hum few months
previous.
The Spirit of the Times mentions an aw-
full liar who would much rather tell lie on
six months credit than tell the truth for
cash.
VALUE OF SCIENCE.-Orange or lemon
juice left upon knife or other piece of
iron will, in few days, produce stain so
nearly resembling that caused by blood as
20 deceive the most careful observer, and
not many years ago, in Paris, man was
nearly convicted of murder, owing to a
knife being found in his possession stained
with what was pronounced by several wit
nesses to be blood, but afterwards discover
cd to be simply lime juice.