The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1860-02-17
EXCERPTS.

.'Jou " nave patience, ielrg,
Ill tell yon by.and-by!"
zn EXCERPTS.
MToTTo FoR TEE DANCING SEASON. Hop
on-hop ever.
One ought 10 have dates at ones fingers
ends, seeing they grow upon The palm.
4 local paper says that all old lady ap-
piled TO grocer for a poun'l Of oblong
tsa.
Hint TO cARvERe.-Cut were vo like,
nobbat leave mo t breast an good wing
The gentleman whose lips pressed a lady 3
snowy brow did not catch cold.
Ifyou would not have atlliction visit you
twice, listen 1t once to what i. teaches.
so far so good,' as tho boy said when
ho bad finished the first pot Of his mothers
jam.
Take your place modesty at liso's ban
quet, and ask for nothing not in tho Lil Of
fare.
Let your wit be your ficnd, your nina
your cos, panion and your tongue your
servant.
"What's in dress = asks popular
writer: Sometimes good deal, aud some
times precious little.
A country editor, acknowledging pre-.
sent Of buck, says, The smallest favors
thankfully received
What have you to remark, madam. about
my singing 7'-"NolLiug, sir, it lie not re-
narkabe.'
II a man does not make new acauain.
tances as he advances through lifo, he will
soon find, himself left alone.
Il mus. leave in dis gust as the darkey
eaid when he bid his frieud good night
during Thunderstorm
sLloHr ulsr.-A woman may laugh too
much. Its fact; for only comb can al.
ways afford to show i's as. teeth.
Pat thus gave his testimony in riot
case BE jabers, the first man saw COM
.ang at me was two brickbats-
Whyado people talk about feeling doubt IN
their own mindl Where else could. they
be eexpeeted to feel thema
Ten poor Men can sleep TRANQUILITY upon
mat, but two kings are not able to live a,
peace in a Ouartpr ,f tho " y,rJ
Al eminent artist is about getting up a
panorama Of lawsuit 1t opens in the
year one, and closes with doomsday.
An old lady being asked to subscribe a
newspaper, declined, on the ground that
when she wanted news she manufactured
a good-hearted fellow may wiIinglySlen
crutch to ha.ing humility, and yet take
delight in tripping up the stills Of preten
sion.
Aspoet says that tho wind kisses the
waves. That, VIC suppose, is the celebrated
kiss for blow about which we have
heatd.s much.
CoSsoLlNG.-Losing small fortune in
AN unlucky speculation. aud all your friends
wondering how you could have been ..such
fool. -
Alawyer, on his passage from Europe
observed shark, and asked sailor what
it was,swhe replied, "uero wo calpem sea
laNysne
Go down upon only one knee to young
lady. lfyou 60 down upon both, you may
not besable to escape quick enough IN cuse
OF the appearance of an enraged father.
All our friends, perhaps, desire our hap
piness; but then it must Ee in their own
way. What pity that they do not en-
p'oy tho same zeal ID making us happy in
ours.ss ,x.1..x -
To keep sgga i.e1s spoiling eat them
-hile,they Ssassa We have tried all
kinds efs methods, but this We think is the
only one q be- relied on Gin any climate
A Scotch, lass thus described her mis,ress's
ways and domestic habits with her
Observation-Disclosures upon the wark !;
sbu. sb Oh, she's yary, mysterious o o'the slsiual-
Hpg!'
There ga maa in Brapchville, 90 witty
that his VIE manufactures all the butter
tbst She family uses from lbe cream Of bis
jokes.
Many persons bave panieslsE ambition
to seem exkc.ly whe. they ags not. We
know . rob pss bought .plsnda
library. and sighed the oouuaot NTH III.
mark.