Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-16

BSS@@E hen IS an authOf most ike
puppy2 When he carries, hisgtale with
hln.siaA = T95TF3 n dJ}I'fa
B~ The young gentleman who few
into passion has, had, his wings clip
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"A woman without poetry is like
Landscape witboutl sunshine, .aeH
H~The lady who made a dash has
. since brought ihef Is hasbafd to a full
stopl L1i9sF Il ty9u -idj sE;siya sB0
p@Thea ashortness Of 15ye is fVeFsyy 6ften
owing to the irregularity ofthsl lirdr9F
pen- In what ship have the greatest
number Of men been sWreeked?-eoaSE
ship. IS Sac ssaee ot saaq
smThe anxiety man feels for the
want of funds is called capital punish.
ment- =G- .7r-,f II 5!7i..a ~ .2aazas
pA- Never ridieule what yonl cannet
comprehend; you thereby betFHyJ, ,yopr
own ignorance. =. -
r@-Of what noted poem was Adam
and exemplifcation? Nothing to
wear" ''li'
B9-'Is this the way to the poorhouse2'
asked a man with bottle of gin in his
hand, of an acquaintance. 9No my
friend but that is, pointing to the. bot
tie. -. = 33 HOi''iai z,-,h. -
sm A CLEAR T1rLE.-A New Yea.
land chief maintained that he had good
title to his land, because he had eaten
the former owner. ,-.izsol i .ned2ib
B9- The BBsHYBoDY He labors
without thanks, talks without credit
lives without love, dies without tears,
without pity-save that some say ut
was pity he died no sooner 81 ~ ~
BS It can hardly be said of a. man
W. e lie is hung that he pays the debt Of
n lture; tits altogether likely that he goes
into state of Suspension .llei--7l-.
Dgr The uan in Jail, who looked out
Of his cell and exclaimed: t'this is crate
country!'is now generally admitted to
have spoken within bounds. 11-z e.-i q.
pA 'sWon't that boa constructor bite
me2' said boy'to Snowman t0h no,
boy, he never bites. he always swallows
| his wittals whole!'' ,-.-er-- t4,-..sf 80. :
npEa- Great men direct the events of
their time; wise men take adYaatage of
them; weak men are borne down them.
~ Washing shirts, says an ex-
change paper, wears them ont. When
they get dirty, rub them over with:
chalk. Economy is wealth. " -.-.,
@ When you hear the phrase, II may
say without vanity, you may be sure
ob Of uvilI f,,lIou,
the same breath,
na-A Nebraska paper gets off the
following; Why is Nebraska shinplas-
ter like an impcnitent sinner? Becau Sc
it does not know that its redeemer hv-
eth. .;.-ffl-- az. =. - - --- .=-t g.
pA- Paddy's description of a fdle
cannot be beat at was the shape of a
turkey and the size of goose; he turn
ed it on it's back and rubbed its belly
with stick, and och, St. Patrick! how
it did squale!' 3s a gai,isu Z
unea- A Western editor publishes a
long leader, on Hogs" ri. A rival paper
in the same village upbraids him for
obtruding his family matters upon the
public.
|
"Well, John, have you been in
church this evening, inquired father
of his youthful sou.
"Of course was"
"How was the sermon?' i asfi
."About an hour too loug.'a -a-
-tsTough, mada,n-tough did you
4 sav?n said an irrascible boarder to- his
landlady, as he was trying TO carve what
was ostensibly ehicken--"Yes; and
|, were to give my opinion on the fowl
1 should say it was old enough to have
, scratched up the seeds of original sin
when they were first planted"
B@ A coarse looking fellow went up
; to an old gentleman, and holding out
his hand, remarked with smile:- sr
s'My dear sir, 1 cannot call you by
name put 1 am sure We have been togeth'
er somewhere"
"We may have" said the old gentle
. man, ''for have been in some very bat
] company in my days" ....~. b. -.
g BgThe following is worthy of com
d mendation, as given by an Irishman a
i Rockford, at their celebration on tn
c 4th:
IS "When the lilly of France shall fad
d when the thistle of Scotland shall
: droop-when the rose of England shal
g wither-thc1i may the shamrock of Ire
/ land, entwined with the stripes AM
Is stars bloom in perpetual verdure. .Sijon
aa- The following correspondence
to have taken place between a New Ha
,e ven merchant and one ofhis customer:
e ''Sir, you account has been standin
o for two years; I must have it settled in
+. mediately.'"
To which, in reply.
a"Sir, thinks usually do settle by stant
i ing; regret that my account has a
J. exception. fit has been standino tc