Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1858-09-21
Utility of Photography

| We were never more deeply impressed with
/ the Incidental advantages of Photography, en- =
/ abling the person who underS ands it 70 write
as fast woman can talk, than on the occa-
sion of a recent tea-party
Having only a few shillings in our pockets
and being hardly SO handsome or well dressed
as some present, were of course excluded
from the society Of the more intellectual and
talented bv whom were surrounded So.
while the ladies gathered in the eatipg-room TO
the right with one or two gentlemen among
them TO preserve order, the gentlemen in the
mean time occupying the diving room on the
| left to keep them awake, We sat down by the
door connecting the two apartments and began
to take minutes Of the conyeiSation-which,i it
will be perceived, embraced quite a variety Of
topics.
pirant, Indignantly, I'D as soon vote for W1n
Lloyd Garrison himself loaded down, as lie is,
with"
That horrid yellow dress, again. exclaimed
Miss Spruce, in what might have sounded like
a whisper If she had been the other side of
The room painted, tco, half an inch thick, and
wears"
Teeth and toe nails to get the office" broke
in another politician, 'but the people Will not
trust him again besides. he is ="
SPAWNED in both hind legs, wind broken,
and toundered to-boo as l told Mr.. JARVIS at
the time -"
zone tea-cup-iul of butter two of sugar three
OF flour, four e5gs, and sprinkling Of nutmeg,
makes -"
"Both ends meet when the year comes round.
poor woman for she has got SIX children, the
oldest one blind, and -"
"No saddle or bride TO ride him with some
body stole It while / was gone to Chicago af-
-"
The long prophysied millenial day, which
we have no doubt is 10 be brought about thro'
the ministratlons Of
iNrFtal trxt- Il how'd
gan TO grind it, and it made the funniest music,
and the little figures danced around like -"
Nine thousand nine hundred miles of rail-
road track, to say nothing of the double track
roads and this at an estimated cost Of"
Five cents dozen. j sold four hens to Mrs
Wilson, and the hawks carried off three besides
any number of chickens, and -"
such handsome young man, and he dances
so beautifully. Did you ever see handsomer
pair OF whiskers, more insinuating -"
Handle to my new teapot, and Tommy de-
claIed she hadn't touched IL at all, aud | knew
Emily hadn't, for She Lad teen all the time"
Running at the rate of twenty-five miles an
hour, with 10 headlights on, and around curve
at that, when the locomotive broke the bridge
over"
THAT young Miss Brown that had the small
poX last Spring. They do say that she is going
to marry ---'
Two pointer dogs and the best gun in town.
wanted the gun, the worst way, and offered
him"
The scarlet fever and whooping cough and
! don't know what lie hasn't had, poor little
darling. This is the first time I've taken him
out at all since --"
Tine Mexican war which consider perfectly
uniustifiabie, unless It be on the ground that"
supper Is ready" exclaimed our hostess, and
deposltlug my report In my pocket, proceeded
10 the table to assist in demoiishing miniature
pyramid Of confectionery, and muse upon the
utility of Ihonography.