Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-20
Scraps from Prentice.
We find the following in the Louisville

We find the following in the Louisville
Journal:
Mr. Douglas tried for long time to keep
his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in the guIse oi
an Elusive dress AT last. however. he has
sent il out before the nation stark naked :
He dosen't allow il 80 much ~ n hS Leaf to
bless itself with.
4 Southern politician. or rather ex-poll-
tician. says, sorruwiullv. that all his friends.
except one" have left him. We should
think he would feel half disposed u bid that
one 20 too. If all our teeth but one were TO
drop out We should be perfectly willing to
part with II, unless indeed it were 4 wisdom
tooth.
Ii seems now Ia have been demonstrated
that the aurora borealis Is but one OF the
forms Of electricity. Ii is form that We
especially like. 1t is incnmparably more
beautiful than the lightning. and then II
makes no laundering noise and It never
strikes
\ woman in MiddIesex. England, named
Newton, recently bit of the nose Of Thomas
Sayerland. who attempted 10 kiss her. But
he can now kiss her a much Is he pieases
saving to her as the pig said 10 the boy that
had cut of his tail, you cant do thai
again
/ Of balloon voyages in general we have
positive contempt.-MJHs -idc.
We had something like falling out with
one a couple of wears ago, and have not had
very high opinion of them since.
Ifan American Colonel in command of q
pettv-post. and an English Colonel At the
head Of petty Colony, can drive England
and America into war We shall shorty Be
cannonading our dearly beloved cousins
across the sea-N !. Times.
/ If we are satifed to cannonade our dedrh
beloved brethren ut such a tremendous dis
lance, we guess they will have courge enough
to take it without running.
Parson Brownlow is still AZ the Virginia
Springs seeking u restoration OF health. lie
has almost entirely lost his voice, but he say'
he intends 10 raise it against Locotocoism a.
long as he can. and when he can no longer
speak, he intends 10 make mDutts u the fas'
Gully c0HceEn'
( Peter IT, Washington, who was assistant
Secretary of the Treasury under Mr. Guthrie
is betting tina, Mr. Guthrie will be the next
, President. Peter, il seems. is still true Il
/ his master, but there's no telling what Peter
/ will do before cuck-crowing.
Bennett, it is said, has come out in favor
| of Gen. Houston tor the Presidency. We
appreheni that the old General, when hi
! learns the fact, will feel half disposed TO ex
/ claim rs Buchanan did when Bennett used t,
abuse him personally-"won't some one Of
nv friends cut Of the rascal'S ears for me-:
/ Mr.. Joe. Rose of Texas, is said t. have
been killed bv his cousin. Turner Rose
/ The feuds of the two families. 1.-The wars Of
the Roses, are said to have been Of long du
ration.
/ An exchange announces that 'the wife Of
Il laboring man in Newark became the
mother Of three sons at birth one nj ght last
week 1t might be more appropriate u
say that the husband of labpring woman
I in Newark became the father of three sons
The New York Tribune says that MIR
| Dickens is not coming to this country after
/ ALL" We have no doubt, II he ever comes,
/ he will come after all he can get.