The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-29

JVoman's Heart-There is a period
in the early life of every true woman
when moral and intellectual growth
seems, for time to cease. The vacant
heart seeks for an occupant. The intel
lect, having appropriated such ailment as
was requisite to the growth of the un-
crowned feminine nature feels the neces-
sity of more intimate companionship with
the masculine mind to start it upon. its
second period of development. Here, at
this point, some stand for years, not max
ing a step in advance. Others marry,
and astonish, in few brief years by their
sweet temper, their new beauty: their
high accomplishments and their noble
womanhood, those whose blindness led
them to suppose they were among the in
curably heartless and frivolous.
"De Galis.0
Hear what Julius Caesar Hannibal, Of
the New York Pick, says upon this inte-
resting subject:
II hab always in my life found de gals
to be fust in lub, fust in a quarrel, fust in
de dance, fust in de ice-cream saloon, and
de fust, best and de last in de sick roOmI
What would we poor fellers do widOut
dem Let US be born as young, as ugly,
and as helpless as we please, and wo-
mans arms am ready to receive us; she
it am who puts close pon our helpless,
naked limbs and cubbers up our footses
and toeses in long flannel petticoats; and
it am she who, as we grow up, fills our
dinner basket wid doughnuts and apples
as we start to school, and licks US when
We tear our trowserS."
Saying and Winkiag.-"You are
very handsome" said gentleman to
lady Pooh p said the lady, $50 you
would say if you did not think so.''-
"And so you would think, though did
not say so," said he.
70 A phriend, pheeling phunily phig
urative, FURNISHES the phollowing Atty
4tunate 4esters 4tuitiously 4tifying a A.
lom 4tresses, 4cibly 4bade Atty 4midable
4eigners 4ming 4raging Aces"
10 Miss JULIA, allow me to close
those blinds; the glare of the sun must
be oppressive" "You are very kind,
sir, but | would rather have a little SON
than no heir at ALL
70 Here is pretty good parody on
the well-known song of the Troubadour.
Gaily the editor
Smoked his cigar,
While he was sciss0ring
News from afar-
Looking for murders dire,
Item or puff
Devil say, devil say
Amt this enough
- First class in oriental philosophy
stand up. Tibbets, what is lifel
Life consists of money, hoss, and q
fashionable wife
Next, what is death ?
"A paymaster who settles everybody's
debts and gives the tombstones as re-
ceipts in full for all demands
What is povertya'
THE reward of merit Geniuses gener-
ally receive from discriminating pub
lic'
What is religion p
Doing unto others as you please, with
out allowing them return of the CON-
pliment.'
What is fame =
A six line puff in newspaper while
living, and your fortune to your enemies
when dead
Why is kiss like two sermons p
Because there are two heads and one ap-
plication.
To make man a patriot, all that is
wanted is pair of circumstances, a wife
and baby.
The man who couldn't stand it any
longer has taken seat, and now feels
quite comfortable.
Willis says that the reason he don't
like to drink water, is because it has tast-
ed so strong of sinners since the deluge.
Snuff dippers are informed that gu
ano is getting cheaper. We have large
cargo on its way here, which will prob
ably get here as soon as the railroad. If
the tobacco crop should fail, we will sell
it to dippers very cheap.
AT colored ball, the following no.
tice was posted on the door: Tickets so
cents; no gemman ADMITTED unless ne
comes himself!
..Old gentleman (aifectionately)-My
son, why do you chew that filthy tobac-
coz
Freedoms youth stihy).-To get the
joice out of it, dad!
"A Western editor, in noticing new
and splendid hearse, thinks 9. it will afford
much satisfaction to these who use it,"
- love. to lcok upon young man.
There is a hidden potency concealed
within his breast which charms aud pains
me-"
The daughter of aclergymaa happen
ing to find the above sentence at the
close of piece of her fathers manuscript
as he left his study, sat down and added.
a - n, - uortfneo,fo axa.sflx- mana