Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-08-08
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An exchange says Mrs. Cunningham
seems to have had her labor for her,pains.


seems to have had her labor for herpains.
"How many knaves do you suppose
live in this street beside yourselfi" besides
myself Do you mean to insult me -
Well, then, how many do you reckon, in
clucl g yourset?"
why, John. | don't think you like
liver. y" 't0h, yes" said John, II like it
very well for fifty or sixty meals, but l don't
like it as a steady diet."-The old lady cook
ed something else for The next meal.
A gentleman of Alabama was living
is bed one morning, when friend. step
ping in, said: p, breakfast is coming
on ''Let it come" replied P, with a
look of defiance, I'm not afraid of it"
Mr. Joseph P. Childs of Woonsocket,
r. l., has pear tree on his grounds which
has produced two crops this season. The
second crop formed while the first was about
one-third grown.
Benjamin Wood, brother to Fernando
of New York, has bought a share in the
Mariposa estate of Colonel Fremont in Cali
fornia, which embraces "A, 900 acres, includes
seven towns, and contains any amount of
gold. The value of the estate-when they
get it from the squatters-is variously estimat-
ed at from ten to twenty-five millions of dol
lars. aa
The Medical Times thinks it ought
10 be generally known that all ladies' light
dresses may be made fire proof at mere nom
inal cost, by sleeping them or the linen or
cotton used in making them, in diluted So
luton of chloride Of zinc. We have seen. it
says, the very finest cambria so prepared held
in the flame of candle, and charred to dust,
without the least fame.
When Fenelon was almoner to Louis
XIV, his majesty was astonished to find, one
Sunday, instead Of numerous congregation,
only him and the priest ''What is the rea.
son of this3' asked the king. IL caused it
to be given out, SIRE returned Fenelon,
''that your majesty did not attend chapel to-
day, that you might know who came to wor-
ship God, and who to fatter the king
Lord Althorp, who arrived here in
the last steamer from England, is about to
make tour through the United States, partly
for the purpose of examining into the opera
ton of our schools and other institutions.
Lord Althorp but twenty two years of age,
and was returned to the House of Commons
from Northamptonshire at the late election.
The French government has given
the widow of Charles Morey, the American,
in properly shot by guard in a Paris prison,
$50. 900, as indemnity. Small pay for good
husband, but we imagine there are many wives
who would be willing to sell out at halt that
figure.
Lola Montez's new character as a
lecturer seems to be well sustained. Itis IL
Illustrated at Bnfalo, before small but respect
able audiences. The Express says her lecture
upon the Church of Rome is an able and
highly finished historical, philoso-
phical, and denunciatory. Lola does not be-
lieve in Rome, and treats it like most sensible
and intelligent Americans. She would dc
well as stump orator for the Know Moth.
ings, perhaps as a missionary for the Evan
gelical Alliance.
A couple of well meaning, but thought.
less young ladies in Albany, one evening
wishing to create a sensation, sailed out with
hoops at least twenty five feet in cireum.
ference. Finding themselves too bulky tC
walk together with convenience, they sepa.
rated, taking different streets. One Of then
was so unfortunate, however, as to ente
a locality Astounding with juveniles, who
Were speedily agape First they stared at thu
dress and at each other; then, one more i'm
pudent than the rest, ventured "hoop, hoop
hurrah;" Others followed in quick succession
the throng of urctins swelled in the lady't
wake; and at last one of them ran up behind
| gave the crinoline push, and sent it sailing
alott on the opposite side; but finally the
mortified Miss escaped into friendly store
and removed her hoops.