East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-05-10
MELANGE OF GOOD THINGS.
A little nonsense now and then,
Il reiished by the wlsest men.

Pulley's chronological Companion will be
found the following, in reference to the
origin of this word Admiral Vhrnon
(the same after whom Mount Vernon was
named) was the first to require his men to
drink their spirits mixed with water. In
bad weather he was in the habit Of walk
ing the deck in rough grogram cloak,
and hence had obtained the name Of odd
Grog' in the service. This is the origin
of the name applied to rum and water"
E"Will you help me out of this
mud-hole?" said travelling druggist
"No, / can't stop" said the Yankee, who
was heavily loaded. II would take it as
great favor, beside paying YOU" said
the druggist. "What are you loaded
with?" asked the Yankee. "Drugs and
medicines" said he. "I guess I'll try to
get you out, for / am loaded with tomb
stones" They were seen travelling to-
gether after that.
E Yankee DeW Drops.--"Why, uncle
De,o.little, how dew you deV9 Dew come
and rest little while, de,c; how does
aunt Hannah de,o, and what is she deto.
ing now? and de,o tell us about the news.
Come, ds,o set up to the table AMI de,o as
we de~; deV help yourself, and dew take
some, and de,c not make me deW all the
talking. Now, de,c say something, de,e."
E1 An irrascible old gentleman was
taken with sneezing in the cars, lately.
After sneezing in a most spasmodic way,
eight or ten times, he arrested the par
oxysm for moment, and extracting his
handkerchief, he thus Indignantly ad.
dressed his nasal organ "Oh; go on
you'll blow your internal brains out pres
emily"
E Jones had been out to party,
and returned home at late, or rather an
early hour. He had hardly got into the
house when the clock struck four. "One
--one-one-one! !" repeated Jones. 81
say, Mrs. Jones, this clock is ont OF
order; it has struck one four timesm
EG "If you marry" said Roman
consul to his son, "let it be woman who
has industry enough to cook a meal of
victuals for you, taste enough to dress
neatly, pride enough to wash before
breakfast, aud sense enough to hold her
tongue"
EE No enjoyment, however inconsid-
erable, is o lfined to the present moment
y man is the happier for life from having
made once an agreeable tour, or lived for
any length Of time with pleasant people,
or enjoyed any considerable innocent les
urc.
Es n man who assisted to empty
several bottles Of wine, afterwards took a
walk. The pavements were quite icy,
and he exclaimed "V-ve-ry singular;
wh-whenever water freezes, it alw's
freezes with the sl-slippery side side up"
Which causes a girl the most pleasure
to hear herself praised or another run
down? Hard to decide. a bachelor
friend hazards the suggestion that "both
cases are about equal" but allows that
"much may be said on both sides"
EEWillis has o pleasant sermon, the
moral of which is: "Should not our fair
country-women take into consideration
whether they do not begin-to be agrcea-
bic little too early, and leave off great
deal too soon?"
ES The young lady who was so
delicate that she had to have her straw
berries pared, declared that she will never
marry without stipulation that her hus.
band shall live at least one block away
from her.
EE IL you wish to dispense with
butter, take sweet, plump damsel to
wife, and if you love her, you can relish
your crust and coffee at breakfast with
out any bit her.
E:E A farmer in Scotland, sowing
field of turnips, appropriated a ridge for
the accommodation of the public, with
this label: "You are requested to steal
outof this spot"
E a printers boy wanting to kiss
his sweetheart, addressed her as follows
I" Miss Lucy, can / have the pleasure of
placing my imprint on your bill p"
~ A little boy returning from the
Sunday school, said to his mother, Ma,
aint there a httey-chism for little boys ?
This cat-echism is too hard for mel"
EE"IIow long did Adam remain in
Paradise before he sinned ?" asked an
amiable lady of her husband. "Till he
got wife," was the calm reply.
EL The common opinion is that we
should take good care of children at all
seasons of the year, but it is well enough
in winter to let them slide
EE A darkcy's instructions for put
ting on coat were: "Fust de right arm.
den de left, and den glib one general con-
wulshun."
EE The American coal trade began
in 1880 with three hundred and fifty
tons and had reached in 1859 $4,000,
000l
e I've been from the bar to the