Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-02-23


released on the plea--"he was only taking
notes!'
Esv Il am thy fathers spirit" as the
bottle said TO the boy, when he found it
hid in the wood pie, and wondered what it
was.
lRoNr--"Is pig ironspetrfed pork or
congcaled bacon?'' A member of an
eminent manufacturing firm says, "lf we
smclt it," we should find out.
E5- 4 contemporary, speaking of the
report on gentlemen's fashions, says:--
There is not much changS in gentle
mons pants, this month" Very likely.
EY- Punch gives forth proverb for
oil ages thus: ''Sorrows grow less and
l,ss every time they are told Just like the
age OF womani" Punch has no man.
ners.
Gy Julius. what part OBJ de sermon
les do de ladies most admire when dey 90
10 de church," "We,l, Pompey, can't
tell what dat is; can you tell?" why
yes, nigga-don't you see dey observe de
hims.'
re-" A city editor says that man in
New York got himself into trouble by
marrying two wives. a western editor
replies by assuring his contemporary that
good many men in Michigan have done
the same thing by only marrying one.
Too Much TIE CAsE.-A we'll known
political economist says: 1--WE pay best
first. those who destroy us-gene ais; sec
ond, those who cheat us-politicians and
quacks; third, those who amuse US
singers and musicians; and least of all.
Il
masters, and EDITORS
JUST THE KIND OF ARGuMENr-Th
New Haven Register has it that Mrs
Jenkins says the Kansas people are acting
Just as her son Bill does when he wishes
to "sctup'' in the evening: Come Billy,
it is time to go to bed" "I hain't had
my supper yet'' well, why don't You
.at.your supper?" Cos don't want to
20 TO bed!'
GRocER-''Well, Augustus, you lave
been appren!iced now three months, and
have seen the several departments of our
rrade-l wish TO give you choice of oc-
curation."
Apprentice-''Thank zee; sir
Grocer-''We.l now what part of the
business do you like best?''
Arprentice--(With sharpness beyond
his years )-"Shuttin' up, sir!"
A FAMILY NOT ACCOUNTABILITY
journal of Commerce tells the following
reply of a boy to his mother: The father
was of the keep your children at-a-dis-
tance' class, and the boy wanting a new
Euit, very naturally asked his mother to
intercede for him.
'.Why don't you ask your father your
"Wly mother. l would ask him, only
DON'T feel well enough acquainted with
him, " WAS the reply.
Gss- a western chap gives his views of
New York women in this way:
"Somewhere in every circumference Of
silk and velvet tha. wriggles along Broad
way, thars allus wuman, / spose; but
how much OF the holler is filled in with
meat, and how much is CANNON, the
mere spectator ken never kno. A feler
marres a site, and finds when it comes to
the point, that he has nothin' in his arms
but regular ana tony. Ef mems gay ,le-
sewers, wot's to be said of the female that
dresses fora hundred and forty weight,
but hasn't really as much fat on her as
would grease griddle-all the apparent
plumpness consisting of cotton and whale
bone!"
A KENrUcKY ANEcDorE.-A Southern
gentlen an owned slave, avery intelligent
fellow. who was Universalist. On one
occasion he illustrated the intellectual
character of his religion in the following
manner: A certain slave had obtained
license of the Baptists to preach. He was
holding forth in the presence of many of
his colored brethren at one time. when
he undertook to describe the process Of
Adams creation. Said he, ''When God
make Adam, he stoop down, scrape up
little dirt, wet it little, warm it little
in he hands, and squeeze it in the right
shape, and den lean it up against de fence
10 dTy-."
TOP dere!'' said our Universalist dar-
key. "You say dat are de fustest man
eber made?''
"Sartin!'' said the preacher
"Den," said the other, 'Jes tell a fel-
Ter Dhar ddt ar frnce come from"'
"Hush!'' said the preacher, 1.-TWO more
questions like dat would spilc all de fe-
ology in de world
TAR, A REMEDY FOR MIcE.--We see it
stated that the application of tar applied
with stiff brush to tine bodies of young
fruit-trees will pre- vent the mice from gr
ding them when drifted with snow in
winter. VIII some of our subscribers in
form us whether tar will be in any way
likely to njure the young trees?
THE Goons OF LIFE.-Speakirg of
these. Sir William Temple says. "The
greatest pleasure of life is love; the great
est treasure is contentment the great
est possession is health; the greatest
case is sleep: and the gr"atest medicine n
true friend"