The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-04-21
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LOVE takes deepest root in the stead |
est mind.
The lawyers say ths easiest case to get
up, is /. staircase.
He who can take advice is sometimes
superior to him who can give it.
Why did woman exist before man? Be
cause Eve was the first made( maid.)
Friendship IS silent gentleman that
makes no parade; the true heart dances
no hornpipa on the tongue.
The author who vas discovered in the
act OF robbing bank, has been released
on the plea-'he was only taking notes.
AN old bachelor says that if young
lady has purse with two quicksilver in
one, and gold in the other-she is sure
to open the gold end first.
"YoU are Yank e." said fellow,
tauntingy to lis ne'gkbor. "Weu, sir,
am no more responsible for aving teen
born Yankee, than you are for having
been born an ass"
A dancing master, in rem swing his So
lictations for patronage, wished to express
his Obligations for past favors, when the
printers made him say, "lnost respectfully
offers his shanhs."
THE Sunday AHas, in fit revolutionary
enthusiasm, says:
"Hurrah for the girls of Tsp
"Thunder," cries a New Jersey papqr
--"that's too darDel old. No, no-hur-
rah for the girls Of II"
(Thems our sentiments.-Der.)
"WHY IRE you like an annual, nv dar-
ling?" said q saucy lover, binding his arm
around Hgfriet's waist.
81 can't say, why?"
because you are handsomely bound"
''Indeed!'' said Harriet. "Why, then
am ike law book z"
"Really l can't tell"
because I'm bound in calfr'
SHOW do 1 look, Pompey 2" said
young dandy to his servant when he had
finished dressing. ELEGANT, massa-
you look bold as ion." Bold MS lion
Pompey! How do YOU kaow2 You
never saw Ion" -"Oh yes, massa, I
seed one down to Massa jerks, in his sta
ble."-"Down to jerks, Po npey? Why
you great foo, jerks hasn't got l;on.-
That's jackass. Gent help it massa,
you look just Ike him."
One Sunday morning. 'ast winter,
while one of our ''above Blocker Chris
tians" was cleaning the snow and ice off
the sidewalk, a newsboy made his appear
ance with the papers,
Sunday papers, sir? Sun lay Times,
Atlas, Dispatch, Mercury anI COURIER
Our churchman, somewhat indignant,
turned to the boy, and said:
"My son, do You know what the Scrip
ture says about the wickedl"
"Yes, sir! The wicked stand upon
slippery places Sunday papers, sir!
Sunday papers"
"FAIrH, madam" said freshly i'm
ported sen Of the Emerald Isle, the 9TH
er day, to a woman who sold vegetables
on the wharf, land how much is it We
would axe for them PIRATES p
''Six pence a peek, new potatoe<r'
"Arrah . but we gets them for that
same in ould Ireland, and does We expect
us to come to Merikey to give saxpence
for yer praties?'
Then why didn't you stay in old Ire
land g
"'Kase we have no saxpences there, my
dariint.'
"PEIE, what am lubl" asked sable
Youth OF his companion, perfect African
Plato.
"And don't you know nothin' about
him?"
''No, Uncle Pete"
"Whv, your edication is drefful INNER.
feet. Don't you feel him in yer buzzum
to be sure!"
The other inserted his hand beneath
his waiStcoat ''No don't Une'e Pete
'Ignorant niggerl 1t am strong
pashun which rends the soul so severely
dat even time Itself can't heal H."
'Den, Uncle Pete, know who am in
lub."
"Who am it ~
''Dis ole boot OF mine It's sole am
rent so severely, dat Ben Johnsing. de
cobbler, utterly refuse TO mend him, and
he say dat he so rad dat de debbiI hisself
.o,,llrt.