Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-01-02
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ca McBlvens gives us the fol owl g
thrilling description of moonlight scene
ut the last ball which he gr;ced with his
presence. 1t will be seen that Mac is get
ting along very well:
''After whiriing sometime in the elastic
nazes of the waltz, Cornelia and myself
stepped out unobs.rved on the balcony, to
ENJOY few of those moments SO precious
70 lovers. 1t was glorious night-the air
was cool and refreshing. AS gazed upon
| the beautiful being at my side, thought
never saw her look So lovely. The full
moon cast its rays over her whole person,
giving her most angelic appearance, and
lmrarting to her curls still more golden
hu'. One Of her soft hands rested in mine,
and ever and anon she met my gaze with
one Of her pure, contiling looks. Suddenly
a change came over her soft features, her
full, red lips trembled with suppressed emo
tion, tear drops rested on her long, droop.
ing iashes, the muscles round her faultless
m,uth became convulscd, she gasped for
breath, and snatching her hand from the
| warm pressure of my own, she turned sud-
denly away, and s,,eezed."
~ A short sighted deacon, in giving ou,
a hymn to be sung, when he came to the lines
''The eastern sages shall come in
With messages Of grace
put the audience in loud roar by reading
in a loud voice:
"rhe castcr stages shall me in
With sausages ard chees. ~
Fellow. sinners" said preacher, "il
you were told that, by going 10 the top OF
those stairs, yonder pointing to a rick.
ETY. pair a, one end of The church-"you
might secure your eternal salvation,
Ieally hardly believe any of you would
try-but let any man proclaim there were
hundred dollars up here Tor you, and IL
guarantee there would be such getting III
stat, s as you never did see."
ALL FULL INsIDE.-Have our readers evel
heard the following7 1t isn't new, but full
Of "laugh."
| Charles Lamb was one afternoon return.
| ing from dinner party with number O.
| friends, when q stout gentleman put hi.
head inside the crowded omnibus, and DO.
| litely asked if they were ''all full Within"
81 don't know how it may be with the
other passengers answered Lamb, ''but tina,
last piece OF oyster pic did the business fol
me-"
~. Now look ee-yer, Sambo, Jim mou,
ba an honest niger, and then agin he mout.
ent, but ii l was a chicken, and knowed dal
he was about de yard, tell yer what, I'd
roost high, would"
Gw Mrs. Partington inquiries what kind
of razors are used in shaving notes Mr
Pic respectfully informs her that they are
generally raisers of money.
| How TO MAKE SuoRr WINTER.-Get o
ninety-day note discounted in bank and
spend the money.
w.says Dick TO Joe, did you attend
church yesterday z" 81 was confined to my
rooln,o was the reply. 'sAb, You had tile
rlo,n-at i>m,' said Dick
~ Jones has discovered tho respective
natures of dist ctoD and difference
HI. saws that "a little difference" frequent
" makes many enemies, while "a little dis.
t;nc,ion" attracts hosts of friends to the one
ON W hom it is conferred.
/ ~A poor lri.l'man was abont 70 Sc
his saucepan, when his children remonstra
ted. '.Ah! my honeys,' said hs, :"
i wouldn't be alter parting with il, but for ,
little money to buy something to pnt in IL