Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-05
DRAUGHT OF THE SEINE.
From Porier's Spirit Of fthe Times. "
FACT, Fun, AND FANCY.

Chinese bov, who is learning English, came
across toe passage in his Testament, we have
piped unto you, and YOU have not danced and
rendered il thus: we have foot. toot 10 Won
what's the matter you no jump
An suctioneer, speaking to horse-dealer about
the situation Of the estate he was to sell in level
neighhorhoo5, said, ''the county Is exceedingly
oesutliul and do SO admire rich fat" $50 do
j, SIR, said the grinning jockey.
u shonld nightly like drive out,n said dan
dy to man on seeing an elegant carriage and bors-
es standing on the street 'Should YOU. ~ the man
retorted "We, get into that carriage. and I'll en-
gage they will quickly drive you outn
"COnscience!" said Mrs. Hopkins indipnantIv
10 you suppose that nobody has got any con.
science but yoursflfS Ny conscience is good as
yours-sye, and better, too; for 1t has never been
used in the course Of my life, while yours must be
nearly worn out"
"What does the minister say of our new bury.
ing-groundf" asked Mrs. Hines of her neipbbor
"He don't liksHt at all; he SAYS he never will be
buried there as long as he lives" "WeIL" saws
Hines, ''f the Lord spares my life, will"
In curious book on the Round Towers of Ire
land, the origin Of the term Yankee-doodle was
traced to the Persian phrase "Yanki dooniab or
"lnhaotants OF the New World" Layard in his
book on NSneUah and its Remains, also mentions
Hanghidumia, or the Persian name of America.
Ii you are in hurry, never get behind couple
that are counting. They want TO make so mucb nj
each other, that they wouldn't move Quick If thew
were going to a funeral. Get behind your iollv
married folks, who have lots of children at home.
II you wish to get along fast But il is best to be
little ahead Of either OF them.
newspaper writer Initiating the prevalent nrac.
tice among some editors of putting everybody who
has shown them the cOmmonest civility, "for their
courteous and gentlemanly conduct returns his
thanks to "the parson and propretors of the stone
church, ~ city he bad visited 'Hor the privilege
OF promenading up and down the broad aisle of the
same, on Sunday last in search Of a seat, unuoles
ted"
Two children, of five and seven years, were NAV
Ing in the middle of a street in Farbaven whom
an unloaded wagon, without a driver. drawn nv a
runaway horse, was seen approaching at furious
rate large dog, cross Of the Newfoundland
and mastIH breeds who was lying near, saw the ap-
preaching peril, and going to the rescue of the m
conscious innoceutsr took mp by the clothes in his
teeth, first one Of the children, and deposited the
little thing out Of danger on the sidewalk and then
returned and took the other and also placed il safe
~ on the walk. As the wagon was passing the
DOG made spring at the horse, and tried 10 seize
him by the nose, but failed to stop him.
country girl one morning went
To market with pig;
The little curl-taiI. net content
Began to squeal a jig.
A dandy, who was riding by.
Who wished to pass Joke
Ny dear, now comes your child to cry,
when wrapped up in your cloak?"
The country girl thus quick replies
SO bad breeding bad be,
That, ever and anon, he cries
Wheneer be sees his ,ddy"