Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-06-06
Dunlorolls.

Mr.. BRowN TREATS ALL HIS CusToNERs.-
Some years ago Ben Brown opened store
in Swoptown, and in order to book every BODY
! in trade, he offered to treat every one That
bought anything at his store. Money being
pretty scarce, there was good deal OF bar
Ter going on in those days. so sam Jones
called into the grocery and dry goods store
of MIR. Brown aud asked for n darnng needle
offering in exchange an egg: After he re"
ceiving the needle, Jones said:
"Come, amt you going to treat I!
"What on that trade T
Certainly :" trades trade, let it be big
or little.
"Well, what will you take y
"a glass of wine," said Jones.
The wire was poured out, when Jones
Would it be asking too much to requestt
you to put an egg in the wine am 'ono o'
wine and egg"
Appalled by the mans msanness the store.
keeper took the identical egg which he had
received for the darniug needle, and handed
it to his customer, who on breaking IL inso
the wine glass, discovered that 1t containeda
double yolk. -,
Look here !" said the sponge" don't you
think you ought to give me anolher earning
needle This you see, is double yolk'
Apotruus GETS INSPIRED. Dearest, VIII
bpiIJ thee a cot all covered with ivy, in some
secluded vale, close by puTling brook me-
andering over It's pebbly bottom, lncessantiy
bobblng dulcet tinkling strains, Love, love.
love where the atmosphere Is redoleht OF
soothing, spicy aromas, that makes the eye
lappuis6, and tie heart dissolve IL the iifnl"
fires of love-where the balmy morning
zephyrs sigh in the dense forests leaiy mazeS
chanting loves melody-where the tiny song
sters that whirl in ETHEREAL space warDle
nought but love. will plant thee garden
of gorgeous lovelness, cuied from natures
ardent designs, warmest tlnts' ana smel'ins
| incense" ,,.
"Dolphy, dear, don't forget 10 have patch
for copcumbers and onyuns-theyr so nice
| picked"
A FEW DAYS AGO, teacher asked q little
boy the following question;
Unto what state did the tAlI oi Adam
bring mankind = 49,
The youth pondered moment, ano a.. inen men
answered-"the state OF matrihoHy no
teacher tainted and was brought to with cup
of water from the spring Of The year.
A SWEET PADDY Bor.-A grocer in Wor'
cester Massachusetts, the other day, lelt q
hogshead of molasses standing in his BACK
ward with the head out. A little irish boy
climbed up on the edge to get chance ~
stckCg his fingers in the sweet nulG anu
then licking them, when he lost his balance
reeled, and over he went, head first INTO Inc
molasses He was pulled out by the heeis
and led home, so stuck up that he wouldhS
speak to his old friends. They had q gooa
time that night in bis parental shaniy,
wringing out the clothes and scraping INC
moasses from his hair into pals,
A YoryG LADY engaged TO be married
and getting sick of her bargain, applled 10
friend to helm her TO unite the knot before
it was too late. "Oh, certainly" he repIeI,
tits very easy to unite it now, while II is ohiy
beau krot."
| SIR WALTER Scorr once gave an Irishmsn
a shilling when Il sixpence would nave peen
sufficient. "Remember," said the hatonet,
You owe me a siXpence. MAY your nonoI
live till pay you" was the reply
SYxpArHy-"Jem, you brute, youy 6eeh
drinkingw y mo, havn't I've been loosing
nj another man drinking, and il was too muct
for me-"
.cov,rF AyoRrrE.-."Y our husband seems
"a ho a great fayorite among the ladies' said
Wrs Zones to Mrs. Butterwood, tho other
5av "Yes," said Mrs. b., "but for the lito
of me don't see where they find anything
N like-I never could"
. CHARACTER in Mrs, Hentz's story Of
i"J,ove after marriage" lays down the law
,bus-"If map is not ugly enough TO trigit.
| :. his horse, he is handsome enough to marry