The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-05-24
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n NEGRO ANSWER plahIer III NI bohllhSo
was day disposing of a horse to q neIghbor,
and being questioned by the purchaser regarding
its qualities among the rest, whether 1t kicked,
the dispOser replied it was the quletest animal
imaginable. He had, however, hardly used the
expression when it flung up its heels, to the danger
of the bystanders. The purchaser being irritated
at the duplicty of the other, reproached him with
his intended deception, when, to substantlate the
peaceful character of the ANIMAL he called one OF
his slaves and demanded of him if he ever saw
this horse kick before? "Oh, no me massl,'
smartly answered tie negro, "never saw him kick
bciore-him alters kicks behind"
man was once accused of stealing sheep, and
the day was set when he was to answer to the
charge before court of justice But, as 1t happen
ed, before the day of trial he sickened and died.
His mother was overwhelmed with grief, and sat
long by the corpse, filling the house with lamentaon
At last thought seemed to strike her; she
frightened up, and, throwing up her hands, she
piously calculated, "Well, thank God, he's out of
the sheep scrape anyhow
by lady that she ''did not care three skips of a
: louise for him" He at once took out his pencil
and wrote
"a lady has told me, and in her own house,
That she cares not for me ''three skips of lOuse;
| forgive the dear creature for what she has said
Since women will talk of what runs in their head
Sam, why am lawyers like de fishes ?
D don't meddle wild de subject, Pomp.
Well, Niger, it's because dey am so fond OBJ
debate.
A Western editor, complaining that he could
not sleep at night, summed up the causes as fol
lows:
4 wailing baby of sixteen months old, dog
bowling under the window cat in the alley a
colored scramble at a shanty the way, tooth
ache, and pig crying to get in at the back door
wag was one day speaking of two of his ac-
Quaintances who had gone West where the new
corners were usually attacked with the ague, and
said he Neither of those two men will be atilct-
cd" 'Why not" enquircd bystandcr "Bc-
cause" said he zone of them is too lazy to shake
and the other won't shake unless he gets pay for
it."
The recent marriage of Mr. Day and Miss Field
presents this singular anomal y-that athoug h he
won the field, she gained the day.
ssy- Late Paris " Fashions" informs us that
favorites for Spring walking dresses are tatfeas
silks, with the skirts plain until below the knee
when they are decorated with rows of buttons, or
one, two, or three founces, so narrow that they
form rufAes 1t is a fashion Of fifty years back
revived
MAXIMs OF WAsHINGToN.-Use no reproach
full language against any one, neither curses MOI
revilings.
Be not too hasty to believe flying reports to the
disparagement of any one
In your apparel be modest, and cndeavor to ac
commodate nature rather than procure admira
ton.
Associate yourself only with of good quail
ity, if you esteem your reputation for it is bette
to be alone than in bad company.
SATISFIED AFTER ALL.-An elderly siste
wrote to a fricnd-''A widower with ten children
has proposed, and | have accepted. This is thu
number | should have been entitled to if | haC
married at the proper time"
ALL DEPENDS ON THE CROP.-A subscriber
writing from Rock Island, Ills, says Every ap
learance indicates an abundant crop this season
With it, 'we out West" all right; without it
dead broke, sure"