The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-09-16
NO.940.



somewhat indignant upon the delivery ~
the fish to find on the outside ofthe pack
AGO the letters &c. o. D.
"An sure" says Pat, II didn't order
cod-Hshn
The cxprcssmun examined tie fsf and
pronounced them hocdook.
"wcli," says PatS"c-o-d Won't OpeIf
"oh,no.r the oxproasmau roplisd.'c-O-d
spells cod"
"An,Y says Pat tridmPhahtly, pointing
TO the lish, ethem's lshlh
"Yes-you are right, there"
"Well that mahes cod-ish, don't - 70
spulpeonn
"But where DO YOU get the cod fropi"
returns The eApressinan.
"Look there, says Pat. pointing to the
porlontoui &C ODD ~that's cod, % Be
sure"
"oh, no." replies ee1presi," sthaes
PC. o. D. which means, collect on de-
] lvcryW
"Ah, bedad, didn't think O. that cried
Pat, scratching hih heud with one hand
and feeling for his purse with the Others
"hut, young man, let mo give you bitp'
advice. When yez bring any more bum
dies for me, don't put on anything 80 thys-
Iterious again; but jest reverse the big lot
ters, ID. o. c., and then yeE can deliver
on collection, which any fool can UNDER
st0ndn
The oxprossmon walked on, much
pleased and promised 70 lay Pats suggos-
ton before the superintendent ia1f5sr
A GREAT SrRrAp.-Lewis, when
candidate for the Legislature, published
circular 10 his fellow-citizeas ofeight col
nuns. Whereupon he said
II may be asked why I wrote so long
circular. An anecdoto viii illustrate my
! answer Once upon a time on old lady
sout her grandson out 10 set aturkoy.---
On his return the following dialogue took
place:
"Sammy, have you set heri"
eyes, grundmn."
"Fixed the nest all up nicolym
"Mighty fine, grandma a igs.
GLOW many eggs did yon put under
! herl"
zone hundred and twenty, grandnia. ~
! "Why, Sammy what did you put 80
= many under her iorln
"Grandma, / wanted TO Gee her spread
herself,n
: NV opponents will pitch into this cir
I culdr, and j hope they win have good
time in making a large percentage Of H.
: A short one would be as much ns they
could get over, but wanted to see them
spread themselves. s-, ~.
WASS'r THERE Too-Ata recent cleo
ton in this State, lad presented himself
! at the polls TO claim the benefit Of tho
l. elective franchise
n Feeling deep interest in a certain oan-
did0te, the father, who was evidently OPP
posed 10 the boys preference, stood AZ the
J. ballot-box and challenged his right to vote
Q on the ground ofhis not being ofbge The
i young man declared he was twenty-one
3 years old, that he knew il, and insisted on
= his right.
9 The father becoming indignant, and
wishing Hs the old suying Is, to "bluh him
r or before the judgcs, said;
l. "Now, Bob, viii you stand up thorc and
l. contradict mel Don't know how oldyou
~ Osol Wasn't thcrel"
al Bob looked his contempt for the old
, mans speech a. he hastily replied
"Thunderationl 'spose you was; wasn'
a | there tool
u This settled the affair, and in went tn,
y scion's vote.
IN 81 fear you are about sewed up," sait
n a croaking friend to cheerful invalid.
D. 80, no, have only one little stitch In
3: my side"
ID Everybody has heard Of the famous let
y tors thatpossed between the ndyerse chief
ID of Tis Connell aud Tyrone, the most Ia,
i comic correspondent in history;
q, "Pay mo my tribute, or if you don't
" O'DOESELL.n
9, 81 owe you no tribute, and i'll did
= o'NEr..'
n A young fellow riding down steel
hill, and fearing that the foot OF Il was bog
II gish, called out 10 a clown who was ditch
as lug, and asked him II it was hard at tn
bott NJ.
"Ay," added the counGymon, ,''it is har,
e. enough, I'll warrant you"
But in half a dozen steps the hors
he sunk up the saddle-girth, which made tn
g young gallant whip, spur,curse and swear
ny "Why you you rascal" said he to tn
st ditoher, "didst thou not tell me il was hari
ar at the bottoml"
ht "Ay," replied the other, "but you ar
he not half way tc the bottom yet"
90 ~ say, maiher,n said regular stree
~ ~ lonler the other night, after he had depos
% it'd something IN rickety old eupboaTl
IN and laid himself down upon the door.
- .n ~ want you 10 wake me when ] g
Nl dry
@eI @ 1How shall ! know when you get tTy 7
20 asked his mother
~ 30, just wake me up any times I'h a
Z ways dry"
j. Lonfollow, in his "fiiawath6,n . thus elu
r. cidates upon the tendency Of young Va
ch men to run away with the Hfcllers.n
he "Thus il Is our daughters leave uai
N. Those we love and those who love iis
no Just when they have learned toholp d.
5a Comes q youth with hanntlng feathers
np With bis aute Of reeds a stranger
ne Wanders piping through the village,
ng Beckons 10 the lairest maiden,
nd Aud she follows where he leads her
ur Leaving all things for the 1tranSeEe'
n, There il a man 10 Algiers who tells sue
~ good stories that his friends say lis dang
~ erous 10 walk with him IN the forests. @
m al the hyenns come around 70 laugh.
We Hiiavenit you finished sealing thai 81
all yet, samr' eNo, master, 'lis . very lsTQ