Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-08-20
WIT AND WISDOM.
Dean Swift being asked to pr.

Dean Swift being asked to preach
a short charity sermon, complied,
and gave out the following text:
"He that hath pity on the poor, lend
eth unto the Lord.'' Sermon: eff you
like the security, down with the dust"
An unusually large collection was Ia.
ken up Immediately after.
A wag says that in journcying late
~, he was put into an omnibus with a
dozen persons Of whom he did not
know a single one. Turning corner
shortly after, however, the omnibus
was upset, "and them" said he, 81
found them all out" 90
German voter down iu Massachu-
sets, to Inspector IL wish to deposit
my vote, sir.
Inspector-How long have you been
in the State 2 w
German-Almost seven years.
Inspector-You can't vote. s.
Nsero-Hello, Sam. Is you gwine
fr1o vote to day?
SAM dosen't know, chile, rs only
been heah free days"
Negro-Dat dosen't make a diff a.
difference, heah, jist go right up and
vote. -, 80,
The editor of the Providence R.L)
Journal, lately informed his readers
that the ladies always pull of the left
stocking last. This, as may be sup
posed, created some stir among his
fair readers, and while in positive
terms they denied tho statement, they
at the same time declared that he had
no business to know it, and pronounced
him no gentleman. He proves it by a
short argument, "When one stock.
ing is pulled off, there is another left
on, pulling off this is taking the left
stocking of last
A Newport letter says Of the bath
ing:-"Ladics who, cannot boast Of
natural plumptitude, equi* themselves
with 'life-preserving Jackets which
they initiate before going into the wa.
ter, and which thus gives them Juno
like proportions. This may be scan
da1oos, yet it is true, and l this morn
ing heard plaintive cry from bath.
ing house as We passed, Do come il
here Mrs.. and blow me up before
! 60 into the water" ~. ! Il 81
Henry, my love, I wish you would
throw away that look and talk to mt
II feel 50 dull IA long silence and
no repayN Oh Henry my foot's asleep
1T is? Well, don't talk, dear, you
might wake it, VI qgrE
How is IT, said 1 gentleman
to Sheridan that your name has no
IN O. attached to it.? Your family ii
Irish and no doubt, illustrious." ''Nt
family has a better right to an O thar
our family" said Sheridan, .tfor W,
owe everybody" o. &A3 ~ y
Boarder-What largo chickens thes,
are!
= Land lady-Yes, chickens are large
now-s~days, than they used to be; tel
ten years ago We couldn't pretend t
get7 chickens as large ~ these sTua
Boarder, (Quite innocently)--.No,
suppose not; they must have grown
some in that time.
The landlady looked a. though she
had been misunderstood.
"Md 4 understand ryoa tosay I wa.
lousy, sir" " Oh, no! I merely toll
my friends that when it rained lice II
EgypA ] thought You must have beer
walking there Without hat or ,,mbrel
la'''that's al P'lT Z 9fFA IL
Once on . time, an lri.htif,,.n, e and !
negro were fighting, aud when crap crap
ping with each other, the Eishmau
exclaimed, "Ye divil ov . black "a.
gHi cry enough, OF III fight till 4
die !" "So'll ], boss - ssng out the
a.tksy;i y satllwayy. q does:'' > S'''''"7as
arrST .assF p n,srt grim bag