Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-17
etoneetts Of tbe &rtssors.


i ..-s- = -. F---''' - - ~ 's~~r~- 7.
par An Epglishmnn's, lusch--A
I slIse Of am, six'hsggs, and a quart %
hale. 1fii iIf ftTT rd lfn1s s-I4i tet
ss- What is the difference bstws..
on old bachelor and pretiyeIH An.
swer. "A pretty girl steals Che hearts
Of othersS o sorrh old bsehsior ssssls
'n o""sf itAs.sysl, lrfa iasas,6 I'D
sra- TO convert yoursclf into wood.
fall In love and fake 70 pine.ing. The
laugh, comes in on pine. Be careful 10
turn your toes out. '''' AY'i'A
s6s- A new sscse has been invented
for the comfort OF travellers. IL is 10
be put under their feet, with n mustard-s
plaster on tho bend, wbioh draws tho
beat through Tho whole system. lsss.ao,
ny What very bnd pfacilco was the
comet constantly guilty of, aofusiT
Why have We rcason 70 suppose that
ltlacked refInement Of mnnnorsg ? y fstA
liecausc u wns constantly seen IN the.
company iofa Great Bear be ,a,bass
I ssy- A Judge out west has reccntlys
decided that litmight be insanity 90
sgn,another mans naino 10 check.
IN place of your own, hue when You
draw the money and spend H. thore M
y groat deAl Of sanity In the proceed
ing. c',ff.t kfp ~ rslfsr5 80 y
tS- Prentice wishes that fho indIs
vidnal who invcnted what was called
the "payIng out machinery Cor Che M.
|agara aud Agamemnan. would eet up a
little machine OF the sort 70 be urod In
Tho case Of every newspaper Subscriber:
sss- A professional beggar boy, some
ten years OF ago, ignorant OF tho art OF
readihg, bought q card 10 pnt on bic
brenst, and appeared la the. public
streets ~ Poor Widow, with eight
small children.
saT- A stump epeRker; deeIarcd that
hc know no north. DO south, no east, no
west. Then, said q bysthnder, you
ought 10 20 10 school and IeIwn yoar
geography, sqfgf Hs' ts = anfi tsrol
sss- Peter Nelson. of South Troy,
New York, roc.ntly discovered that hls
wiio loved somebody elec bcitor than
she did him, and. unlike nlopt 'outrar
god husbands, he sought out tho de-
stroycr Of his peace, aud disposed of
bis ahctger half' f0r ei7 In cash, and
sewing machine valued at $50. IA
skr How folks dITefg we chow To-
bacco. Tho Hindcoiakos TO lime. Tho
children Of this country delight In can
Idy,. those OF Africa Ia rock salt A
Fronchihan "goes his length on fried
frogs, while an Esquamaux Indian thinks
tnllow the climaxof dalutios.bll e3u
eSe- The young ladies who rejoiccin
a multiplicity 'of rings, chains, 40, 70
the unparalleled extent now fashionable
should be labeled, like watches IN the
windows, warranted full jewelcd.' -
lG- Il shall die happy, said an expi-
ring husband to bis wife, who @as
weeping most datifally by the bedside.
'Sf yeu viii ouly promise me net 20
marry that object Of my unceasing jcal-
lonsy, your cousin Charles. Mako
yourself quite easy, love, said the ex.
pectant widow, 4 nm engaged 10 his
brother - 'Ne1i F'fs'fF foaers 81
rea- Caesar, snid planter 10 his
negro, climb UP that tree and thin out
the branches The negro showed no
disposition TO comply, aud upon being
pressed for a reason. answcred-a Well,
look heah, massa, IL 90 up dar an fail
down and broke my neck, dat'll boa
tousand doilar out o. yon pocket. Now,
lwhy don't you hire a white man 70 no
an den If he falls and Kill himself dsr
won't DC no loss TO nobody
nea- Davy Crockett happened TO be
present at and exhibition Of animals in
he City of Washington, where a mon
! key seemed to attract bis attention, and
he observed: If that fellow had ON a
tpair of spcctacles. he would look like
Major Wright, of Ohio The Major
happened 10 be Just behind Crockett,
and tapped Dayys shoulder. Torning
Earnuhd very formerly, he remarkod.-
I'm be hanged, ijor, If know whose
pardon to ask, your ) or the nlonkeys.'
pss A gentleman having given. a
grand party, his tailor was among the
company, and was thus addressed by
his lordship. sa,s.i.. sd i5.as1-
My dear sir, j remember your face,
but L forget your name c.'A
Tire tailor whispered, in low tone
Il made your brceches.t .a. Z 'hf -
5 The policeman. taking him by the
hand g eSclsimed- ~ .--...
i Major Brooches, | am happy to sec
i You g '
/ psr A couple, (not marricd) were
ecniendimg abost what should be the
! name of their first aud only child tgss
William, my dear, lwant 10 name
him Peter. s ~ts3.fa-ss ..aA.la
oh, no, my, love; I-dont like Peter,
he dcnicd his Master Let us CALI him
Joseph 2 ire
why, William, can't bear Joseph,
he denied his mistress ...s ~ ff
= u1.. Halo, my dear, exclaimed .
newly married man 10 his wife, 'whai
J are YOU fanbling about your mouth
I there for -. -,-...
e Just taking out my teeth, love. -.
| 'fhc auce we'll you can't talk plain
4 what's the matter now - tlsss3I
1, oh, that's ouly my palate dropped
ont I'll soon fix that. ,..sts.
{ Thunder and blases! why-why
where = your hair p - ~ tAl ~
b son lhe table; isn't VI pretty? ? l boz
iit tho other day of hair-drcsser.
oi IT. ,,,an took 10 his heals. and has