Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-16

ABOUT so.-SDme one says, "every time
one laughs he draws a nail out Of bis cof-
fn."
frKeep your soul aIw avs in state to
desire that there be God, and you will
never doubt it.
GTFriendship is like silent gentlemen
that make no parade; the true heart dances
no horn pipe 10 the tongue.
fSrWe complain of the ungrateful. Let
US initiate nature, who gives everything to
msn and expects nothing from him
LARGE AKGEL.-Mahomet says he saw in
the third heaven an angel SO large that his
eyes were seventy thousand days journey
apart!
Cer"Mr. Jones, don't you think marri-
ages is means!" Ger ainly; srything
is a means of grace that leads to repentance.
Scene closes with broom ha ndle
trLife, we are told is a journey. And
to see the way in which some people eat,
You would imagine they were taking in pro-
visions to last them all the way.
0TsMolly, think you'll never set the
river On fire. said lady TO her servant---
Indeed ma'am I'D never be after doing any
thing as icked-I'd be burningup the little
fishes replied Molly.
nyTcn soldiers were lutely drummed out
of the United States service ct Newport
(Kentucky) barracks, having ten days pr :
yious suf.re an inflietion of the lash for de-
sertion.
h.-A Nicaragua volunteer. writing to .
friend, stys be gave his only shirt out to
native to wash, and went TO bed to wait tor
it to dry At the time of writing, ne had
lain abed four days, t,still no word of the
missing garment. He is probably laying IN
bed waiting for it yet.
EyA chap down town wishes to excuse
his bad spelling, thus: Il hoap yew will
xcuse mi badd spellin specially the little is
because can't make them emmy blggur on
count of the nip of mi pen bein SO short that
it can't make long mark.
h+Dennis. darlint; och, Dennis, what is
it you're doing!
whist, Biddy, rs trying an experiment,
sNuIther, what is it!'
It's meself that's giving hot trater 20 the
hens, so they'll ;Ay billed aigs.
1r.I wish you would not smoke cigars.
said plump little bluck-eyed girl to her
lover.
why may not smske as well as your
chimney,
Because chimneys don't smoke when they
are in good order
He has quit smoking.
RTAs an argument in favor Of early
we are told of a couple in Mid
Mass, who are supposed to be the
longest married Of any in the State. They
have lived together seventy-fve years, hav-
ing been respectively 30 and II years of age
when married. The gentlemnn's name is
Moses Thompson, merchant.
al engaged [says a lawyer. a chaise at
Galway city to conduct me some few Mi les
into the country, and had not proceeded far
when it pulled up at The foot OF hill, and
the Irish driver, coming TO the door. opened
il.
What are you n, mon; this isn't where
ordered you to STOP"
.Whish,, yer Honor, whisht!" said Pa ddy
in an under tone, am only desaving ..my
baste. I'll lust bang the door-he'll think
YER out, an he'll then cut up the hill like
the very diyil-see ts he don't"
AGaY LoTHARIo "A friend tells good
story of fellow of North Carolina Hav-
ing been put in Jail for marrying thirteen
wives, he made his escape, and was seen
three or four days afterward, by gentleman
who recognized him. The gentleman, INK
ious to secure the reward for his appre-
hens;on, invited him 10 his dinner, and then
slgly slipped out in pursuit of constable;
but great was his horror on his return to
find that the culprit had absconded with his
own wife!-