Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-05
Eunlnygraplls.
~ At what age are ladies most happy
age.

~A darkey's instructions for putting
on 4 coat were "Fust the right arm, den
the left, and den Glib one general conwu''
shun."
"a person recently returned from
Wellington, in reply to question OF where
he had been said, 81 have been after an
Office, and got the refusal of it."
rA lady writes from Paris to say that
the heat during the last week has been 80
intense that it is impossible to keep secret
more than hslt.a hour.
~Blondin is recommended to Try an
excursion over the deep and broad gull that
viii separate the two sides of the Charles
ton Convention when it meets. We suppose
he can use Mason l. Dixon's Line.
,nzr.Mrs. Smith, did you, say in the hearing
..i,s:yy a,!:y little GIRL that ! was ''S'' ''''''
.sNo, nv dear Mrs. Jones, said you was a
great
,n<Tbe editor of cne o. the Maine papers
.rsvs kkat>he he'd q pair Of boots gwen MIN
which we're SO tight, that they came very
near making him Uaiversalist, because ne
recsiyed bis punishment as he "went a'o"e'
.~A letser,was recently received at the
.rs;c.ocsPost Office, directed to an "Honest
,Nan:s' The chief clerk sent it to the dead
,lstter departmeu with the candid confess
.;on that ssch man I1l not live in Chica.
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"Nora,xe IxKR A Gose TrrLE."-Some
very pious, youngwelneo hsse essaehsneo an
association Which they style. AIhe Young
woman's-Anti- Y enng- men waiting at the
,Qlurch; d Doors-with. Ukerior- OBJECTS oosl-
.sty." ...s....
Tu.,LoysR,s PuzzLz-To learn to read
the following, 30 as to make good sense, Is
tho my ,tery: ....
Love 10 down will LII have
Bat that and you have you'll
.. One and up and You it.
e~A uwee bit of boy" astonished his
,r,nther few DAYS since. She had occasion
to chastise him slightly for some o1fense be
had committed. Charley set very quietly
lin his chair for so,pe time afterwards. no
doubt thinking very profoundly. At last
he spoke out thus: g Muzzer, wish pad
got aaozzer housekeeper, I've got tired see-
nm yos 'round!''
~A French regiment at the battle OF
Spires had orders to give no quarter.
German officer being taken, begged for his
nife. USir." replied the polite French'nan,
uvou NAV ask me any other favor; but as
for your life, it is impossible for ae to
to grant 1t. -.......
szHa man 81 years of age begins to
s.vs A dollar q week, and puts 1t to inter-
a.t every wear, he would have at II years
S6b0: at4l, 81 800 at 81, $500; at
11- All 500. When we look at the sums,
.na vhen we think how much temptation
mi 4sil might be avoided in the very act
of savine them, and how much good man
in humble circumstances might do for his
familv by these sums, we cannot help won
derine that mere do not lay by one dollar
. week.
~ The Rev. Mr.. A., was more emil
nent in his Gay for the brilliancy OF MS I'M
agination than the force OF his iogic:
At one time he was preaching on the
"Ninistry Of Angels and in the peroration
he suddenly observed
"I hear whisper! !"
The change of tone started the deacon,
Who sat below, from drowsy mood, sdh
sprineing to his feet, be spoke,
II euess it's the boys in the gallery"
-A carpenter who was always prog
uosticating evil to himself, was one day up
on the roof Of q FIVE story building, upon
which had fallen a rain. The root being
slippery, he lost his footing, and as he was
descending toward the caves he exclaimed !:
"Just as told you !"
Catching, however, in the tin spout he
kicked of his shoes, and regained place
OF safety, from which he thus delivered
himsolf
II knowd it-there is pair of shoes
gone to thunder !"
eT A leading druggist in this city re-
ceived the following model communication,
e-ou man in Wisconsin:
-, SIR-Will you please inform me what
HsAe wuth in the city Of different kinds,
49, s:.sso fSsserferilla yellow and black)
ESM PieaS rcst Ma, arple root plea. give me
Z tcrrsct xnSwer Aud also yellow dock
root - sn;cna,d or life .f man root ana .I. Elm
-Rsrt % Il Save a GOOD Gu anee OF g'ttlng a
nn.ntitv Il I.csn lind out how mucn sney
will give in the, City ,perhspss navs 1Ss 9ss
.mestioned all pleas state the b. "no 80. ~
different kinds, Of roots thst are -. 'sole ".s s
obliee yours to the holesail druggist l'"n y.
New York grant me an answer as soon %
possible.
,Lnw.Nrcxrp ;DREssEs.-The lowrnecked
dresses Of the ladies are made the theme OF
smalLiokes by certain cbaps. 10 our opln-
ion it is with the ladies matter of taste,
which they might be allowed tosindalge to
their discretion the wits who ridicule
them had better look at home, as they live
in plsss houses, and abstain from throwing
stones If they don't like to see the ladles,
Let them look the other way. There was
grand party over in Kansas City snort
time ago, and the mass of the ladies present
were extremely s.lowly" minded; 90 low
were some disposed to 60, that Spindle
.said.to his friend Shanks !:
,ssDid you ever see the likea"
"No;;'' said Shanks, 81 never did at least
mot since was peaned."
That was outrageous but presently the
,saps met the belle Of the evening, splendid
creature, and Spindle exclaimed
.<sWhat galaxy of beauty !"
swell, / deelare," says Shanks, "yor
,haye the advantage Of me thought gal
Axy included constellation of beauties ?.
$50 it does" said Spindle, "and dom
~ap .sse THE milky .soay -
= 0p ptAay passed, and soon encountered
Wi6csnt woman with such frank 'devel
A xs ,asfo leave no room fer doubt as u
Ipme. 6tF of her oharms.
'"s s.2 3ea s. says Spindle, 'tis the dnes
Thor b. ,house.
e%:n s.F.s in W Shanke, Ashe ontstrips al
the rest"
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