The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-16
Our Ol}O.

The stream of If forks; and reig-
ion is apt to run in one channel, and bus
mess in another.
Why is minister Ike locomotive I!
Because we have to look out for him when
the bell rings.
IN view of their interesting number,
wee would suggest anpatating ew limbs
of,he law.
-WHERE are you goingg asked
litle boy Of another who had slipp' d and
fallen down on he icy pavement. 'Golng
10 get up was the blantrepIy.
--NEwrox's nephew was clergy
man. When he had performed the
II arriare ceremony for u couple, he al
WAYS refused the fee saying: 60 your
way poor devils: have done you mis-
chief enough already
How well he plays TO- one SO young
said Mrs. Partington, as the organ boy
and his monkey performed near her door;
and how much his little brother looks
Ike him to be sure.
II YOU are pretty, don't wear q
J.aoh,rn funnel for bonnet. 1t ugly,
d, 50 all means, for It's only by
Searching long in vain.
q
lane.
A HOME without a girl in it, is only
ha.i blessed; ii IS on orchard without bios,
sor,z; bower withouta bird, and bird
withouta song.
\ Soy was asked one day whist
m4te Kim SO dirty, and his rep'y was:
They tell me that am made Of dust,
and spose its just working out.
-.AMI not a little pale?' inquired
Ia.ly who was short and corpu!ent, OF
crristy old bachelor. You look more
Ike :. big tub was tho blunt reply.
-TliE highest and most characteristic
,,lnry of al earthly bcnufy is 10 make Us
aspire 10 heavenly one; and women is
great IN proportion t, tie idoa sho s"g-
geesta.
a yoUxG lady icing addressed by
gentleman much "i.!er than herself, OBJ
serve! to him that The only objection she
hal 20 union s;;b him w"s the proba-
biily oIi,:s dying before l.er and leaving
her {, Ito sorrows Of w;dowhood. To
which he made lie apt and dcli,at' ~ com
i,l;n!rniarv rerly, .B'css2t Is the man
wl.o hath a yiriuous wife, for the number
Ais days SHALL be doubled
A POPULAR divine tells a good story
a. lit ut that kind Of Christians, who
arc 700 ;rioent TO pursue tie duties re-
4uifeJ OF them by their faith. lie says
that one pious gentleman composed
faryent prayes t. the Almighty. wrote 1t
cut iegi5ly, AMI affixed the manuscript to
,he bed posi-. Then, Oh cold nights, he
merely l.o.u;el 10 the document, and
with the word, HOb, Lord, these are my
seuiiments, blew cut the light, and nes-
lied amid the Blankets.
An Irish Jockey once selling nag
tn gentlemen, frequently observed with
emphatic carnestness. that he was an
honest n orsa. After the purchase the
gentleman asked him what he m antby
homes, horse. why, sir, replied the
seller, whenever rode him he always
threatened to throw me, and he certainly
never deceived me.
--"PAp," observed q young urehin of
tender years to his fon1 parent, ''does the
Lori know everything?'
eyes, my son." replied the hopeful
sire. Bat why do you ask that ques-
ton =
"Beerilse our preacher when he prays
Is 5, long telling him everything, | thot
H., wasn't posted"
The "pari mt ref 1t d.
--THERE is one fedeeming trait about
lazy people, and that is, they are always
eooh-hafured. Show us man who
a!eeos eight hours out of twelve, and we
viii show you an individual who will not
swear. he only folks who lose their
te,apersand stake or ara yousr mart,
enterprising fellows. who deal in stocks
snl -, up "corn,rs on stocks.