Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-10-17
Dun>orons.
A FIR og in Ice.

A FIR og in Ice.
We we're shown yesterday, by o Savannah
gentleman lump Of Northern ice in which
medium sized frog was comfortably and cody
ensconced. His frogshp 1--WE like to talk re-
spectfully all beings even Of our political op-
ponents) seemed to be q cross between the
rama viridis aud the rama esculenta but les!
we might make bull of him giving his his
tory from memory, (like other dealers in anti
quated Greek flesh, &c.) we Immediately
turned to Luciah's Greek "Dialouges of the
Dead" and found as follows:
"Ye froggs is one emphybyous annimal
with foure feete nayked biddie and WITHOUT
ever taile. He hath hoarse voyce, and
loveyth much to use it on ye soummer nights
He is remarkable for GRACEFUL SPINNING with
rapidnesse and for taking verrie large leaps
on ye lands"
That authority settled, we will state that
the above frog showed symptoms Of life after
his cool incrustatiou had dissolved and having
been placed in water was thawed into life and
activity. 1t certainly was curiosity to see
live frog thus done up in ice but whether
last winter it contemplated tour to South
ern latitudes and considering the above was
the coolest mode oftraveling, we leave a ques-
tion Of debate with ichthyologsts cd i'd genus
onne.--Savannah Georgian.
RAILRAp WIT.-Wo recently (says an ex-
ehsngs) took trip West, and while passing
over one OF the railroads on the route, and
being fond of "the weed" had taken q seat
in the baggage car for the purpose of indul-
ging in good Havana" q nervous individ-
ual entered the car and commenced overhaul
ing the baggage. The baggagemaster, after
eyeing him moment accosted him with
whats wanting sir r' "I'm looking for my
trunk" demurely answered the nervieus man.
~ will take care Of your trunk sir-that is my
business" rstorted the baggage-master.-
'Ob, am aware of that, sir; but l would
always much rather keep my trunk under my
eye" We'll then sir, you should have been
born an elephant"
Which is the most trying to woman-a
gtesnhorn Of q servant girl or "stoye that
won't draw" the day she expects company?
Mrs. Jones hired the other day Miss Nc
Dermot just from Cork Miss McDermot
was ordered to boil the tea-kettle.'
The what?
The lea kettle
AN do you mean thatS
'Certainly-if l did not would not have
ordered you to do it and be quick about it,
Miss MeDernot obeyed orders. In about
half an hour afterwards, Mrs. Jones resumed
the conversation.
Where's the tea.kettle Bridget?'
I'm the dinner pot ma'am.'
III the dinner potH'
Yes ma'am You told me to boil it., and
I've had it on to seald for more than half an
hour
Mrs. Jones could bear no more. She bad
rush Of blood to her head, and went into
swoon. The last we saw Of her she was be-
ing carried mp stairs 10 al arm chair.
A Teacher was lecturng class little girls
on the influence of pious instruction in the
formation Of youthful character. "Ah Miss
Caroline" said he to one Of the class, "what
do you think you would have been without
your good father and pious nother?" 81
suppose Sir" answered Miss Caroline, al
should have been Oh orphan"
"Jane Louisa, DEAR" said o loving husband
to his loyal spouse, who was several years the
junior, "what do yeu say to moving to the
WestH" '.Oh, I'm delighted with the idea.
You recollect when Mr. Morgan moved out
there he was as poor as We are, and he died
in three years worth a hundred thousand
dollars"
Ladies, prepare for an extreme change in
your habits for Paris correspondent OF the
out without hoops, hustle. wadding or any.
&ing else.
SCENE IN A School ReoN.-"Jem, /" said the
master, "you were not in school yester.
day"
mo sir, here's 'scuse mother sent" at the
same time holding out slip of paper on which
were written the following seemingly Egyp.
tiau hisroglyphics
"cept atom to go a tatorin7.'
"Well Jem," said the master after examin.
ing IT. Tor some time, what did you do yestsr.
dug taters p
"oh yes Kep, at home TO 90 a poia.
,toiag."
One OF tho Sex writes rather spicily, "that
though q few American ladies live in idleness
the majority as yet at work themselves into
early graves-gving the mon an ortunity
to try two or three in the course Of their owI
vigorous lives"
A clergyman not thirty miles from Boston
VINO was noted Tor his nicely of pronunciation
went to shoemaker and engaged a pair O
boots to be made. A few days after he in
quired II the boots were ready aud WAS an
swered in the negative.
Nv ii they DO ready by next CzssDay asked
the Clergyman.
Don't think they will" quotb the uagsisi
man OF the last; "but you may be tshnre Il
have then an tho following Cha'terday"
Too much pleasure and too much sun ar,
bad both o. women and flowers.
"Why Charley" said q Yankee to negr,
preacher 'you can't even tell who made th,
monkey.
40 yes esn massal"
"Well whs made the monkey!'
"Why, massa, the same one made the mon
that made you.