The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-11-15
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Why will our Government lose moth
ing if South Carolina secedcs? Be.
cause the Government will have link
on CA. Lncoln) for link off,
Pee css.-That's very original pun,
end any paper copying must give credit
to the Homo Journal.
C0nSiSttncy.--For q woman to let q
man hug her in q waltz, and get mad
as burnt cat if he hugs her when not
in walz.
Pee ess again.--We tender this def.
inition to Worcestor's unabridged.
Lberality.-For n man of wealth to
urgo other people to be liberal and
give five cents himself.
Christianity.-For pastor to get up
in his pulpit and abuse people for us.
ing obscene language, and out of his Iul.
pit to nearly burst his sides in laugh.
ing at such.
Gas Works. s.--A Western editor who
has been to Washington, writes homo:
'As we drove from the depot, a lady in
the omnibus espied the great unfin.
ished dome of the capitol-which don't
look much like dome at present
and said, innocently, 4 suppose those
are the gas works?' Yes madam--for
the nation, replied passenger.
I never saw such stirring time, as the
spoon said to the saucepan.
The genius of the Hartford Times,
gets off the following:
Julius-Mas Cyfax, what you tink
bout dis great Roso Bonhour painting
OBJ de Hoss fair, at the Atheneum?
Cyfax-Well, Julius, it Is worry
good painting in tho main.
Julius-In do mancs l see you and
60 you one better; it's not only good in
dc name but in de TAIL Yah! YAH
Where are you going? asked one lit.
tlo boy ofanother who had slipped and
fallen on the icy pavement. Going
to get up was the blunt reply.
Censure is most effectual when mix.
ed with praise So, whom fault is dis
covered, it is we'll to look up virtue
to bear it company.
Before the introduction of carpets, to
cover the floor with straw or rushes
was deemed so necessary q point Of
courtesy, that when not performed it
was said that the host did not care a
rush or straw, for his guest-hence
the origin of the expression so COM
mon now.
Tho celebrated equestrienne who
learned to rido upon horse radish is
now practising on saddle ofmutton.
Oh, that my father was seized witha
remittent fever! sighed a young spend
thrift at college.
Refrain from bitter words; there is
only the difference ofa letter between
words and swords.
Why is muff like fool? Because
it holds a. a..lady's hand without squeez-
ing it.
A legel wag calls his marriage GER.
tifcate "a writ of attain'd her.
1t is highly ridicultus not to get rid
of our own faults, which IS in our pow
or, and show abhorence of, and be 80
eager to reform the frailties of other
people, which is not in our power. A
nan who sees beam in our eye will
please notice.
A certain patient who obtained the
services of Madame Little who has been
ecturing in our town, says she got well
With a little doctoring. We reckon she
was little patient.
The SheIbyvilIo Expositor has anew
Editor by the name of Speer. Wo be-
lave he will make sharp writer and
% pointed In his remarks. A
A baliff, calling at the house of q dis.
ressed Quaker to serve writ, was
,fascd admittance. He said to the
,rvant, your master is at home, but he
in not see me- He has seen thee
iend,' said Abigail, but he does not
80 thy appearance.
He win find himself in great mis-
Ike, that eitherssek for q friend ina
llace, or tries him at . feast.
The purest joy that we can experi.
ICE in one we love, is TO eco that per.
N source Of happiness to othsrA
The way to wealth-mary : ="
orth $40, 900, and no poss ~
Mature, tina. We nAy ;ss ;ss.,;;. = ;6;,sea.sss a.a
ad alsoos s1er1tiss, has wissly
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