Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1859-04-22


"You Englishmen"
ono"
"You Commissioners z"
"No-we are editors"
"Ugh! make newspapers Learned
meu-great minds Much lie Ugh "'
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The Administration papers throughout
the State are eudeavOring to crow over
the action Of the recent bogus Democratic
Convention at Harrisburg Its endorse
ment of the Administration of -. B. -
and reputation Of Gov. Packers policy,
in defiance of the popular sentiment Of
the State, and the present forced exulta-
ton of the Office holders organs, is similar
to the domestic sceDe-"Oh, my dear !.
bow came you so wet 2" "Why ma, one
of the boys said darsent jump into the
creek, and by gosh, tell you amt to
be dared"
The Cincinnati papers are great on
"sensation items" The latest in that
line is in the Enquirer Of a late date. 1t
is stated that durlng marriage in one of
the churches a crazy man entered and
called loudly for a knife with which to
sacrifice himself upon the altar. The En-
quirer says that "the bride and her friends
were frozen with horror" As the paper
does not state what became of the frozen
parties, it is supposed that they are wait
ing the "spriDg thaw.'
Richardson l.. Wright, the Buchanan
candidate for Auditor Genera, We see it
stated, was only few years ago crank
abolitionist," having been a delegate o
the Buffalo Free Soil Convention which
nominated Van Buren, for the Presidency.
Wright seems to be always wrong. He
is either too fast or too slow-ahead Of
time as be was in lS4s, or vastly behind
it, as he happens to be at the present mo.
ment.
When my lady sees master pig murch.
ing and wallowing in ditch, she curs up
her nose and lifts her head at his nasti
ness. Aud, 10 when the same pigs leg
fragrant with sage aud pa,riarchal onions
smokes on the board, the same lady send
eth her plate three times. Sich is life
A little boy in Worcester, Massachu'
setts, who was sent with an Irish servant
girl to the Catholic church, because hi'
Protestant parents feared the noise b,
might make on his first appearance a
church, told his father on his return, tha
be didn't like the preacher, "because ht
put on a night gown before folks"
The Governor of Missouri, who was re
Gently whipped in rough and tumble
fight at negro wedding, is said to hav'
wound up grand spree the other day BY
riding his horse into his own parlor, anc
trying his fore feet on the keys Of thu
piano.
A Democratic exchange says Of Mr.
Buchanan tina, "although loaded with th,
cares Of State be is doubtless anticipatin.
with unfeigned satisfaction the day wheI
be can return to the quiet and serene lea
suIeS VI w Dtal!duu ut pltdsuic "hiNi
Mr.. Buchanan will experience, will b.
fully equalled BY the people.
GENERous.-A broken down merchant
to console himself got drunk, and whil
pouring forth his warmest desire to max
all men happy, he wound up thus: "An'
if | owe any man anything, l freely for
give him the debt"
"THE LONG AND SHORT OF 1T. Hon
Eli s. Shorter, Of Ala, positively declines
serving bis constituency any Longer. Th'
question is, Could Shorter be Longer il
Congress, even if be should desire it?
The editor of the New Hampshire Dem
ocrat says tina, be is sure that be know.
himself. If he does, says Prentice, ht
knows about the meanest man in New
Hampshire.
An editor says that when he was il
prison for ibeling justice of the peace
he was requested by the jailor ",o give
the prison puff