, 1859-01-07
WiscsIIaas.

list. On one occasion he illustrated the In.
tellectual character Of his religion in the fol.
lowing manner: A certain slave had obtained
Q license of the Baptists to preach. He was
holding forth in the presence Of many of his
colored brethren at one time, whGn he under.
took TO describe the pr'cess Of Adaais crea.
ton. Said he, When God made Adam, he
sioop down, scrape up little dirt wet il a
little, warm il q little in de hands, and
squeeze Il in de right shape, and den lean il
up against de fence tO dry
TOP dar = said our Universalist darkey
'you say dat ar de fastest man eber nndeP
'SaFtinr said the preacher.
sDen,' said the other, Jest tell feller
WhaF dat ar fence come 'front.'
'Hushp said the preacher; two more
questions like dat would spile ell de fsology
in the world
Are you an Odd Fellow T said qusrist
70 fellow.
sNo. sir, I've been married for week
7 nean, do you belong to the Order Of
Odd Fellows .
mo. no, IbelOng to the Order of Mar.
ned Men,
Marcy, how stupid Are you . Mason 7
mo. am carpenter by lade.'
Worse and worse. Are you Son Of
Temperance =
Bother you, no; am q son Of John
Gosling.' Tho querist was beaten.
a justice Of the peace, seeing parson on
. slsfsly horse, riding between London and
Hampstead, said TO s0me gentlemen who were
With him, do you see what beautiful hOrse
thai parsn has got I'll banter him little.
'DoetOs,' said be, 'yOu don't follow the
elnnPls Of your Master, who vas humbly
content 10 ride upon an ass.'
Why, really, air. replied the parson,
'ths King has made 90 many asses justices,
that IN honest clergyman can hardly 6nd
60 10 ride II 10 had mind to It. -
ne spacket ship Helvetia, when on her last
Voyage, was spoken BY bsrque commanded
by son Of Germany.
evOl ship is dat raslod Hans through his
halling trumpet. 5Nf aaHca
Ihs answer came back, sthe Helvetia.'
10 h-l NIT yourself tam your eyesP
Growlod Hans In response.
Ths vessels parted, and each skipper went
On HE way with very hattering opinion of
ths others politsuess.
Nov, George, yuu must divide the cake
honorable with your brother Charlcs.'
iWhaf Is honorable mother 2
D mems that you musi give him The
largest pisce.' ....s
snAsn, nothsr, I'd rathsr ihat Charley
should divide IT,
s0h. pray let me have my way this time
l,id young gentleman to bic lady love
Well. Willie. Isuppose must this once;
but you know that after W. are married u
ahal| always have wa Of my own
IL only class Of men In the world who
90 not IN ths habit Of dispanging their
neighb0rs are The Assessors Of taxes, for it
) veil known that they never nndsrrate
ngboey N the slightest degree. n -
Il meant 70 have told ,ou Of that hole,
1aid IN Irishmah 70 his friend, who was
walking with hlm IN his garden, and stun.
t'.d into q pitlul Of water No matter,
I'D he Other, I've found il,
Araiher thick.beaded witness vas asked
= n pvIies court whether So-and-so stood
m fEo doftnsivof s.-sei
No. sir. be innocsully replied, she stood
on : benck
Thero is 4 nan in Aleier who tells such
nod stories, that his friends say IL is dan
fll1as 10 walk with him in the fOrests, for
~ th8 hycnns cone p0und and laugh at
him. 4iixi aa-,sv
"A gentleman observed upon an Indifferent
r'adcf ai de bar, that he was the uost af
Ilcling orator be ever heard, for be never IT.
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