Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-12-17
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GUS GIdlc legislatures ABOUT 10 cOlu-
mence their sessions, will be urged by a
strong corps of lobby men, to re.cnact a
law introduced in the English Parliament
in ITO, which ran as follows: "That
all women, Of whatever age, rank, pro-
fession, or degree, whether wives, wild
ews. or virgins, that shall, from and af-
ter such act, impose upon, seduce, and
betray into matrimony, any Of his ma
jesty's male subjects, by the scents, paints,
cosmetic washes, artificial teeth, false
hair, Spanish wool, iron STAYS, hoops,
high-heeled shoes, bolstercd hips, shall
incur the penalty Of the law now in force
against witchcraft, sorcery, and like mis-
demeanors, and that the marriage, upon
conviction, shall stand null and void"
Now there's a statute as stringent as
the Maine law No provision could be
more wise and expedient, provided il
could be enforced, but women ,eiH wear
" iron stays" (steel y if they like; =
bolster their hips, paint their faces like
Mohawks; wear the tallest kind Of high
heeled shoes, and continue to ''seduce and
betray men into matrimony," to the enc
of time, and all with impunity from the
Inv. .Si'ch as life and ladies'.
Ess' A few years ago, negro, living
near Cynthiana, Ky, was accused oil
murder. Soon afterwards the negro was
Killed by white man, named Morrison.
About a year ago Morrison was killed by
his brother-in-law, named Whelan, and
Whelan himself was killed recently by
man named Phillips. We would ct
advise anybody to kill Phillips It seems
rather dangerous to become a link in
that chain of killers
EE-A Nebraska editor announces in
the following language his plans and
purposes for celebrating the Fourth of
july" We shall luxurato over our
dinner until about four o'clock, when we
shall 20 and swim for half an hour, te-
ter for another half an hour, and then
pitch cents till dark. In the evening we
shall go a counting"
Rs~The wife of the president of one
Of our Universities, in congratulatiug
her friend on the birth of a little girl
whom she named Jessie, wrote" since
you have given your husband Jessie, we
shall next hear of your raising Ned. ;"
Rs"A sturdy looking man in Cleavo-
land, short time since, while busily en-
gagged in cowhiding dandy, who had
insulted his daughter, being asked what
he was doing, replied -" Cutting
swell!' and continued his amusement
without further interruption.
EgOue of orr exchanges tells of
lazy genius up his way, who, being
asked as he lay summing himself on the
grass, what was the height of his am
bition, replied, ITO marry arich widow
that's got coughp
1g" ma, has your tongue got legs?"
"Got what, child?' ''Got legs, mar
Certainly not; but why dc you ask
chat silly question:" "Oh, nothing, on
ly | heard pa say your tongue was run
ning from morning until night, and /
was wondering how it could run without
legs. That's all, ma"
THE "DyoRoE STATE. The Missis-
sippi Legislature has passed a law grant
ing divorces to all parties who have liv-
ed separate three years. A tide of emigra-
ton may be expected to set towards Mis-
sissippi. Indiana is about going out of
the business.
Gss~ The editor of paper "out west
calls on his subscribers for the where
withal to meat his responsibilities. He
was Son-struck last week. Twas hea-
Wy blow-an l FOUNDER
Ess- know I am a perfect bear in
my maners," said fine young farmer to
his sweetheart "No, indeed, YOU are
not, John; you have never Rugged me
YET. Aou are more sheep than bear"
EsT A poor victim Of husband COM
plains that crinoline should be the source
of so much sentiment and sorrow, for he
notices that nothing but copious tiers are
always resulting from enormous size.
Ee" The gentleman who attempted to
cut his throat with sharp joke, few
days since, has again made a rash attack
upon his yictualing department, by stab
bling himself with point of honor.
RI A modern wit says of young wri.
tiers, it may be that, like John on the
Isle of Patmos, they hear voice say
ing unto them, "Write" but when they
hear any such command as print" they
had better inquire whether it is angel
that gives the order That's so.
FS~ The most wantonly wicked ap-
plication of a good maxim was made by
man who said to himself" Business
before pleasure" while kissing his own
wife previous to going out to kiss his
neighbours.
Rz~ Good nature is the very air of a
good mind, the sign of a large and ge-
nervous soul, and the peculiar soil in
which virtue prospers.
E%~ DR.. Franklin, in speaking of cd
ucation, says: " If man empties his
purse into his head, no one eau take it
from him."
Es- The lawyer would be better off,
his conscience far less pliant-who own
Cd little farm in fee, and made that
farm his client
ES- We have some doctors in our
midst, whose talents they should use,
by practising the healing art-bool;nc