The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-07-16
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iiNa''ou Is ohWard--onward-iik
the SLOW but intrepid tread of a iackass
towards a peck of OATS,
Inc papers ARE Dragging of an ;pyen.
tion by which leather can h. -,
ten minutes. We have seen The human
hide' however. tanned in five Some
schooimastcrs can do it in less than two
The man that started for walk in the
'held OF speculation lost his wov e.
the want of landmarks, and after = dill;
gent search BY his friends, was restored
to the bosom, ofhis family.
scene,-a tall ladder leaning against
house-a niger at the top, and a hoo
scratching his hide againss it at the bot.
tom' go way-g'way darl You'm ma
kin mischief
A gentleman, Of Alabama, was lv;no
IN bed one morning. when friend, step,
ping IN, said:-"P-, break fast is COM
ing on "Let it come" exclaimed p
with look of defiance, sI am not afraid
Of it, ~
A little girl, nine years old, having at
tended soiree, being asked by her moth
er, on returning, how she enjoyed her
sell, answered, II am full of happiness.
couldn't be any happier unless could
grow"
Lord Eskgrovc's brother gave his mas
ter notice that he must quit his service,
because her Ladyship scolded him all
the time. His master shrugged his shout
cers, and said, "You've little to COM
plain of; you may be thankful you re not
married to her.
Mrs. Boggs says that she observes the
people in the Legislature have put her
poor neighbor, Mr.. Brown, on a standing
committee, which will be dreadful trial
to him, as be was very weak in the legs,
and never could keep his feet long at a
tune. Well. it is too bad, bya bucketful,
ain'tit?
= SIS Miss Dinkins at lnome?v asked Mr..
Sanders of the Irish girl who answered
his ring at the door. - z
's'Yes,I b'lave she is sir.''
-ss..4s she engagedg,' -
- IN iVs engaged, you say9 faix, an I
can 'ttell you, sir, but She kiss'd Mr.. VIM
cent last night as if she had never seen
the likes Nv him, an its engaged believe
they are, sir.
MRS. PARTIsGroN INDraEAxr.--"WiIl
you have Daily sun?p said newsbov
to Mrs. Partington. "Will I have a
Daily saag Why you little scapeeracel
How dare you insinuate against a lone
woman from home? No, indeed. / eucss
| wont have Daily sum- My poor dead
man used to complain most awfully when
| presented him a yearly san, A daily
son, indeed! Begone you little upstars
imp!" And the old lady called for the
turker tail fan to keep from swooning.
A countryman went to the Lowell
ost-Office, few days since, with a
bank-bill, fora dollars worth of Iostage
stamps. The clerk wanted specie, and
he straightway returned with four Span
lsh quarters; these being also denied ad-
mlttance, except at discount, he came
a third time with a hundred coppers, and
avery copperish look of fexultation. Be-
ing informed by the official behind the
window that coppers were not legal ten
der to larger extent than three cents at
time, the man from the rural districts
coolly purchased single stamp, and re-
peated the operation till his prosecutor
cayed, and took in the remaining cents
in lump. much to the internal satisfac-
ton of Che individual outside.
''IN FAVOR OF THE Hoe. John Smith
| was tried in Alabama for stealing hog
worth one dollar and half The theft
was proved beyond the shadow of doubt.
The jury retired to make up their YER
dict, to an adjacent grove of trees, and
were not out long before they returned
with verdict of ''guilty of ho, stealin'
fust degree" The judge told them that
the verdict was proper, except that they
had neglected to assess the value of the
nroperty stolen, and that there was no
degree to hog stealing, and to retire again
and bring in their verdict in proper fornn.'
A gain they retieed, with pen, ink and
paper but rather nonplussed with regard
to .form.' They pondered long and
deeply over what he meant by form. At
last old w. jim Turner, who had been
Justice of Che peace in Georgia, with
bright countenance and sly WINK as
much AS to say, "Loek at me boys
understand thug or two, wrote stiie
verdict and returned TO the Court House.
One after another they filed in, old jim
handed the verdict to the clerk, with
Fl =, xious Domposity, and sat down. Judge