Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-16

modify that the world has entered into tao
compact to live without it.
Wealth itself is not SO much despised-it
only the man who is the possessor oft.
Every woman is born with mastsr-mind-
that is to say, with mind to be master il sh'
can. sa I+f
No man, firing, should say an i'll word agsins
the doctors.
Compliments are the coin that we pay a mar
4 to his iace-sarcasms are what we pay him out
with behind his hack.
MODERATION IN ALL THIsGs-A tremendous
talker is like greedy eater at an ordinary
keeping to himself an entire dish of which
every one present would like to have partaken.
TnE RISE AND FALL OF 4 SUocEssFUL FooL.
He shot up like balloon, and came down
like monkey in a parachute
A person who tells you Of the faults of
others, intends to tell others of your faults
Have care how you listen.
| Why is the tolling of bell like the prayer Of
hypocrite Because it is solemn sound by
a athoughtless tongue.
| Why does Blacksmith seem the most dis
! satisfied of all mechanics2 Because he is al
ways striking for wages.
A Boston correspondent states that a man
thcrcabout has invented scare-crow, so utter
ly terrific and hideous, that the crows are all
busy engaged in bringing back the corn which
they stole two years ago.
A man was recently arrested in Kansas for
stealing COW and bee gum. The jury, to
| facilitate matters, put both charges in one in
dietment, and convicted him Of stealing the
COW. lie took an appeal. The justice, in
making up his docket, made ont the following
| report of the case sFhe defendant in the
r.Krsl lN.v.l
and we cotchh him on the cow
Our carrier having obtained very beautiful
rose laid itn and put forth the following
If you steal tlEt rose,
III hammer y IN nose,
With numeroM blows
Until the bloSd flows,
And hook out your eyes with the nails OF
my toes.
| peasant went tsLa priest to confess having
stolen hay from Urge stack belonging to a
| neighbor e.
.'How many loaas%did you take 2" asked the
father cOntcssor.
.You may as well reckon the whole stack at
once" said the peasant, sfas and my wife in
tend to fetch it all away before we STOP"
DnS BELIEVING A MAN 70 BEA GENTLEMAN
:'lhe late Rev. DR.. Sutton, Vicar of Sheffield,
once said to the late Mr.. Peech, veterinary
surgeon
''Mr. Peech, how is it that you have not cal
led upon me for your account2 ~
'Oh, said Mr.. Peech, d never ask gentle
man for money!
slndeed ? said the vicar; sthen how do you
get on if he don't payl'
'Why,' replied Mr.. Peech, 'after certain
time conclude that he is not gentleman, and
then Task him.
A fellow went, 4 few weeks since, into the
store of fashionable milliner:
''lTave you any skirts I" asked he.
''Plenty Of all kinds"
s'What do you ask cord 70 said the clap.
ga cord - replied the woman.
ssYes, | want about q cord. Up in our dig
gings the petticoats has gin out. l see You adj
vertise "COrdci Skirts" and / thought while
my hand was in, I'D take what you had corded
up.'' ~
The milliner tainted. 81
They have Judge iu the Blue Ridge Cir
cult, Georgia, named Brown, Wlsas not only ad-
ministers justice in II diguited~and impartial
manner, but is likewise bit of a wag in his
way. While hearing a case the attorney stated
in his plea that he believed one Of the jurors
was intoxicated. The Judge, addressing the
man alluded to, said:
''Slr, are You drunk
The juror, Strengthening himself up, in bold
half-detiant tone, replied, SsNo sir-ree, boblo
EsWell," said the Judge, 81 fine you i've
dollars for the sree' and ten for the sbob.'
DIR, Franiyiin in England in the year 1775,
was asked by a nobleman what would satisfy
the Americans lie answered, that il might
easily be comprised in few SRe's'' which he
Immediately wrote on a piece of paper-tius:
Recall your forces.
Restore Castle William.
! Repair the damage done to Boston.
| Repeal your unconstitutional acts.
Ro-nounce your pretentions to taxes.
| Refund the duties you have extorted. At
| ter this
| Require, and
Receive payment for the destroyed tea, with
the voluntary grants OF the Colonies, and then,
Rejoice in happy
Reconciliation.