Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-02-09
9l humorous.


than me, was obliged to visit your city on
business, few weeks ago, in the midst of
the panic. He took quarters at q boarding
house, and his rustic dress and appearance
exposed him to the observation and remark
Of a smart young lady, of very uncertain
age, who sat opposite to him at the dinner
table. Taking him for decidedly ver-
dant son of the soil, she proceeded to quiz
him at her leisure. The gentleman per-
ceived her drift, and he lIumored the Joke.
In the course of her inquiries she asked
Did you ever visit our great city be-
fore?"
Eyes, ma am, did, several years since"
"Qid you come by railroad, or steam
boat, in those days?''
"Neither of them things was in use
when l came to town."
"You must have come by stage?'
"Not exactly that way, Eeither?"
"1n wheelbarrow, perhaps?"
"No, not that way, neither
"You must have come on foot?"
ono exactly SO, ma'am.'
"Well, kow then did you come-do tell
us?''
"Well, if you must know, l was born
here, June 24th, 1914, at No. 40 Walker
street, near the Bowery."
The young lady was perfectly satisfied.
She dropped the conversation, dropped her
napkin, and finished her dinner another
time, having learned lesson to mind her
own business -Harper's Magazine.
Ey "Runned away, strayed away, or
steled away, mine pig plack horse, sixteen
hands and six inches tall; he wash plack
all over his pody put his head, and dat
wash plack too; he had four legs, two pehind
and two pefore, and ven he walked or
runned day follered one after anoder. He
had two plack ears upon his head, one vite
aid one prown; had no eye upon one side
of his head, and couldn't see anyding
init de oder He had fine pig head vich
he vore pefore him, and long tale pehind,
vich | cut short de oder day, and it is not
now so long as it wash pefore; it always
stays pehind, except ven he walks pack
ward, and den It comes in front Any
pody vat finds him and prings him to me-
pay five dollars reward and no questions
axed."
Ey An old fellow, who prided himself
on his firmness and decision, once wrote {:
I'll go to HI but what try it,"
The profane old gentleman died, and a
wag wrote:
''The old cock on his course was bent,
And sure enough TO HI he went"
GS9-A postmaster, puzzling out very
uncertain superscription to an Irish letter,
jocosely remarked TO an intelligent son of
Erin, who stood by, that the Irish brought
hard set of names to this county,
That's fact, yer honor" replied the
lrishman; ''but they get harder ones after
they arrive here"
wA gentleman of the name of Pepper
had been several times thrown from a
spirited horse, and was relating the cir
cumstances to a friend, and at the same
time observing that he had never given
friend, you should call him Pepper
caster"
Ey Booth, the tragedian, had the mis-
fortune to have his nose broken by Tom
Flynn. a lady said to him, - like your
acting and beautiful reading, Mr.. Booth,
but l cannot get over your nose - "No
wonder, madam" replied he; 'the bridge
has gone -
Eg- A little boy, at his fathers funeral,
observed a child of one of the neighbors
crying bitterly, doubtless in sympathy with
boy, who exclaimed: "You needn't cry
this amt none of your iunoral |"
Ev The Marechal d 'Etrees, aged 1903
heard of the death Of the ID uke de 'Creame
at the age of 90. "I am very sorry fol
it," said the marechal, ''but not surprised
he WAS poor worn-out creature; l alway;
said that man would never live long"
~Speaking oflions--that was an idea
OF the hard-shell preacher, who was dis
coursing of Daniel in the den of lions
There he sot all night, looking at til,
show for nothing; it didn't cost him ;
cent %
Ev v"Now, Patrick" said judge
"what do you say to the charge-ale yol
difficult for your honor to tell, let alone
myself-wait till hear the evidence
EyBenevolent Old Lady-"Sakes alive
child what do YOU want two pals Of colo
victuals for? You had only one yester
day /" Little Girl-"Yes, ma am bu
mothers taken boarders since -
Eg- A military officer in Texas boasts
through the papers, that his men "woult
rally ut the tap of the drum Perhaps
they would rally still more promptly at tn,
tapping of key.
Eg-"Ah. John, my uncle has been il
New York, ard yourn haint." ''Well
What OF that--my uncle has bin in jail anC
yourn hAint."
cE 7, is singular that when bills ar
..du.," their acc p;ors are D'iSf.