Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-03-16

if no WAS not a husbandman, when h,
coolly replied, amid the laughter of tn,
court, "no, sir, Use not married"
Eg-Marriageabe young women are il
great demand out West. A Yankee
wiring from that section to his father
says: Suppose you get our girls some
new teeth and send them out"
Eg-"Am I not little pa1e3" inquired
lady, who was short and cOrpulent, to &
crusy old bachelor
"You look more like q big tub" was
The blunt reply.
EHA lady correspondent, who pyo.
fesses to be horrihed at the indelicacy
Of our paper, threatens for the future tc
set her foot on every copy she sees. She
had bette' not. Our paper has rs in it.
Louisville Journal
EDr"I suppose" said quaclI, while
feeling the pulse of a patient, THAT you
think me humbug?"
Il perceive you can tell la mans thoughts
by his pulse" replied the invalid.
GD-A gentleman presented lace collar
to the object Of his alteration, and, in a
jorular way, said, "do not let any one else
rumple it,"
NO, dear" said the lady, 81 will take
it off"
ETA New York punster challenged -
sick man ) vote at tie recent election, on
the ground he was an III legal voter.
Probably this was the same person who
challenged squin!-eyed voter because he
was not naturaL-eyes.ed.
GH-"Sambo, s'pose dere is six chick
ems in coop, and de man sell three, how
many is dere eft?"
What time OBJ day does he sell emp"
whats dat to do wild t?''
"a good DEAL case ef twas after dark
dere would be none let's specially eff YOU
happened to come along dat way
D-A young gentleman escorting a
lady mile or two down townwards, and,
not wishing to walk, he remarked, "hold
on Mary let us take bus" (the con-
traction Of omnbus.) But Mary, blush
ing to the eyebrows, drew back and re-
piled, "oh, George, not right here in the
street"
ES-D During the anniversaries in New
York, the following dialogue was over
heard between TWO Of TIE newsboys:
Il say, Jimmy, Whist is the meaning of
30 many preachers being here altogether?''
"Why," answered Jim, "theY always
meet here once q year to exchange ser
mons with each other"
Ezs-"Pompey, did you take that note
tG Mr.. Jones?" "Yes, massa." "D;d |
you see him?" eyes, sar, me d.
How did he look?" "Why, massa, he ,
looked pOoly well, 'sidoring he's so blind"
Blind! what do youS mean by that?'-
why, massa, when was in the room
gibblnS de papers, he axed lie whar my
nat was and he wur on dc top OBJ my he'd
dc hull time"
EvLady reads legislative proceed
ings-"On motion Of Mr.. Smith, the la
dies were admitted to seat on the floor
OF the House"
Indignant lad y hearer-"A seat Oh the
floor, indeed. The brues! | should
think the State had better buy chairs, in
stead Of treating the Legislature to wine
parties Oil Blackwell's Island. wouldn't
sit on the floor to oblige the Legislature,
nor the Governor himself, know"
GE-rhc New Orleans Delta" tells t
the following story:
a young lady. an only daughter of J
very fond, devoted and scrupulous father, {
was sent to fashionable boarding house, !
where she became the companion of an a
other young lady, who rejoiced in one of /
those perrersons of masculine names, for
which some ladies have a great affections;
IN other words, her name was Richardetta, G
and she was commonly known among the a
girls as "Dicky." Writing to her father, I
the new young lady at this fashionable t
school assured him that she was so happy, n
as she had for her roommate ''sweet 1T il
lie Dickey Il" q
"Blood and thunder!" exclaimed the II
old gentleman, "is this specimen of the al
morality OF your fashionable boarding ci
schools?" Ordering his carriage, he OF
started Immediately for the academy, and is
IN his arrival, asked to be shown into his W
iaughter's room, where he found her Ell
sitting very ahectionstely in the lap OF OF
mother young lady. The affectionate is
'Irl rushed forward to greet he indignant
ather, who. drawing himself up very
rowningly, exclaimed: Of
"Where is that rascal?" fol
WHO, papa?"
"That Dicky you wrote about, who is ART
our roommate" III,
"Why, there she is" exclaimed the or
'nocent damsel. throwing her arms around sht
ie innocent cause Of so much anguish. hei
he hastty old gentleman was perfectly be,
'sgusted with himself, and also with the VII
eo!nlonnded bad taste Of giving girls car
Us namcs.' d,j
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