, 1859-12-19

Punch6 Answers to Correspondents
FuaeA has some very good hits at the "an-
swers to correspondents,", that appear in the
cheap week1les Of England rs well as America.
We give a few Of them:
MAnIA.-Wc can hardly advise you to turn
your Grecian nose u nes fftroHsse, which you say
Frederick likes; but something may be done
by rubbing it upwards whenever you use your
pocket handkerchief. and BY thinking constant
iy Of some handsomer girl than yourself.
A YocxG REApEn is informed that the beau.
t1ful lines,
impsoes each shilling hous,7
are Lord Dyron's. They occur in Lalla Rookh,
where Roderick Dhu, the last Of the Goshs, re.
proaches Clara Eesr de We're with 1dleness.
K1kEs.-So person who wishes to be in health
will walk less than quarter Of a mile daily,
ceedingly distateful. The more sleep We take
the better. The poets have said, How beau
tiful is sleep; and, besides, re knew it without
them.
KxAvE or CLuns.-your friend may hare
been somewhat basty in throwing the carda in
your fare, and knocking you down with the
caadlestick by Il nc bad ID 6esn yonr opponent.
had rlay ed two Hearts, We should have SHE'D q
tumLler At you.
--EDwARp CIoDDoS is very anxious for an
introduction to a refined family, in which there
are some elegant young ladies. Ills laudsbla
object is not so muct fnatrimony, for he has no
money, as to be induced gradually to wean him
self from The habits Of incbriation. keeping his
hat on in room, wearing muddy boots, and
smoking short clay pipe. lie thinks that in
time, it be had familiar access to such house
hold, be might be cared Of some, If not all Of
these practices. ANY West End family desiring
such guest enA write 10 Nj. Punch.
N1ss LARA MAcaREeoh.-Saturate the hair
every night with syrup Of poppies to which
gill OF maraschino has been added, hour the
hair a1t night. You will find your hair thick
enough in the morning. II you Cannot get
maraschino, treacle aud the Jolk Of GEE will do.
ATxxxrssEz HEROINE IN TzzAs.-The Nash
ville Union and A.a<riean has been permitted to
copy the following extract from letter written
| brother. Gen. II. L. Eurkett, Of Waynesboro, Of
/ that State. It is from such mothers that heroes
| spring: , ,s-o
DEAR BROTHER: On the 4th Of September last
| the Indians came in among us. and alter dong
some other mischief they paid me risit. Ny
| husband xas awaF from home on business, and
/ I WAS alone with mr. five little children, two
| miles from auy other house. had sent my two
| oldest {Mary and John) to drive up the cows,
and did not suspect that the Indians we're lufk"
ing near. They espied the children about three
hundred yards from tho house and chased them
towards home. where theT fed for protection
and little WAS the protection that T. alone. tl1nid
woman, was able to give against eight sasases,
thirsting for blood end plunde1. nnFy tttne
oIdest) made good her retreat; but oh imagine
my feelings when saw them orerhaul little
John and Begin to stab him with la9ee;, was
much frightened, and expected nothing but t9
be massacred, together with ny children. l
thnueht of my gun ut that critical moment. !
took It down and fired, and kept firing until as:
sistance came TO my rclief. The Indians (as
suppose) thought there we're men in the house
prepared to Eeceise them, and fed and lett my
child alive, but severely stabbed in the bsek
through the arm, mud in the right side. He ha:
recov vetcd from his wound4-
Your sister, Macy Il R1cHARpsoS.