Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-07
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BE- Why does an aching tooth im.'
pose silence on tho sufferer Bccaflse
Il makes him hold his jaw.
p6,- please ex. rs the printer said.
whom he offered his hand TO u nice little
girl.
p6- Tho man who moved nm amond-
ment injured his spine By the opera,
ton.
rsA- The individual who stood upon
his own responsibility, is TO be indicted
for infanticide.
pa- The nan who "saw the joke, Hit
is said, used spy.gIass. tli =
sss- If you wish 70 grow wealthy get
marricd What II costs to support one
vice viii keep six children. -.
p9- What medicine docs man take
for scolding wife .laH..,sq sat
lie takes IN elixir. Gle takes and he
licks herr
n%- Longfcllow's beautifal Phrase,
suffer and be strong, is now famiharly
rendered, grin and bear IL.
pS- "A pretty girl and wild horse
arc liabic'to do much mischief; for tho
ole runs away with a fellows body and
tho other his heart. Ha .nea4,
hD- Boy did you lot of that gunf'
exclaimed an enraged schoolmastcrs--
Yes master, Well, what do you think
will dv TO you ? Why, let me off
pay- The cradle Is woman's ballot
box. Yes, and some Of them deposit ia
il two ballots ut once. Now, isn't that
iIlcgalg
Df2- A shoemaker has one important
advantage over all the rest Of mechan-
ics--his goods, whenever finished, arc
always SOLD.
tB- Why are potatoes and corn like
certain sinners of oldY Because, hav.
ing eyes they sec not, and having ears
they hear not.
M Ladies' are like watchcs--prctty
enough TO look at-swcct faces and deli
cate hands, but somehow difficult 10
regulate when once set "a going
D0- A young stock broker, having
married fat old widow with 100000,
says il wasn't his wifes face that at.
tracted him SO much M the figure.
n9- One of our finest writer's says
that the nightly dews comes down up.
on uslikc blessings How very differ
emily the daily dews come down on US
these hard times.
pe5~ To ascertain the weight Of q
horse, place your toe under the animals
foot, when he is standing still. By the
same method, the value Of corn may be
discovered
ngl- A man camo into u printing-oi.
flee TO beg paper Because, said hc
we like to read newspapers very much
but our neighbors are all too stingy 10
take one.
pa~ A gentleman asked negro boy
if no wouldn't take pinch of snuff
No, replied the darkoy, very respect
fully, me tank you, Pomp's noso not
hungry.
nSn- You have considerable floating
population in this village, haven't your
asked " stranger of one OF the citizens
of village on tho Mississippi. We'll.
yes, rather was the reply about half
the year tho water Is up 10 the second
story windows.
n.sy- A married man of our scquant9
nnce says the first thing that turned
} his attention 90 matrimony WIS the
neat and skilftlll manner in which nprct.
ty girl bundled broom. lie may 800
the time whom the manner In which
that broom will bo handled, will not at.
ford him quito ~ much satisfaction.
lss- j say, Phil who is tho pretty
girl | saw you walking with on last
Sunday evening
Miss lloggcs
'lIoggcs ! we'll, she's 10 bo pitiod for
having such name
so | think, Joe, reiolned Phil, 4
piticd Ter 80 much that ] offered her
mine and she Is going TO take II soon.
vEnY Goop.-"My son, would you
suppose that the Lords Prayer could
bc engraved In space no larger than
the area OF half.dimeY
"WclI, yes, father, liza half.dimo is as
large In everybody's eye ns IL IN In
yours, / think there would be no DIM
Guilty in putting II on about four times. =
M At wedding recently, which
took place at tho altar, when the ofiiei,
ating priest put 10 the lady the question
"Wilt thou have this man 20 bc thy
welded husband sho dropped the pret
test courtesy, and with n modcsty
which lent her beauty an additional
grace, replied, II you please SIR.
pay- A minister approaching a mis-.
chievous urchin about twelve years old,
and laying his hand calmly upon his
shoulder thus addressed him:
My son, believe the devil has got
hold of your
4 believe hc has too, was the signif..
cant repy.
, Dey' A man residing In Indiana, an
f nounced himself ms candidate for a
! seat in tho Legislature, and in his ad.
: dress 10 the public sums mp as follows
I why. believe | was the first civili-.
} zcd man who skinned coon--chased n
! deer caught bear--or freed a wild
= cat on the west side Of White River
! All right 4 man Of such talents
I should run for the Presidency. He
would got 1t, too Pcrhafs