Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-06-22

FACT, FUN AND FANCY.
re- A wag thus plays upon the names
of some of the United States Senators =
A Senator Of metal-Bell.
A shining Senator Bright.
a yerdant Senator-Greeu.
A greasy Senator-C Chandler.
A depillous Senator Wigfall
A lazy Scnator--Doolittle
A healthy Senator-EIale.
a grave Senator -Toombs.
A royal Senator King.
a brick Of a Senator Mason.
Sporting Senators-lIunter and Chase.
A pious Senator-Pugh.
a provisional Sonator-Rice.
A colored Senator Brown.
a clustering Senator-B Bragg.
\ lowly Scnator-Foot.
An old 4" salt Seward.
A hard nut for Sumner to crack
Chestnut.
An old criminal was once asked
what was the first step that led to his ru-
in, when he answered
The first step was cheating the prin-
ter out Of two years subscription When
! had done that, the devil took such
grippe on me that could not shake him
OIL" Delinqucnts reflect, ere it is too
late.
- Mrs. Partington called on the ia.
pahese at Washington and told them,
" she was mighty glad to see them, as
abe understood their President was w.
Coon, who, she doubted not. was nigh
kin to old Zip Coou that the Wings run
in 1910. If they wanted him to, Ike
would sing EN- song about old Zip"
John Henry!' said young lady
to her " intended" who was rather slow
in naming " the day, the happy day
John Henry" said she, which is your
favorite letter in the alphabet P' " Well,
| don't know, Mary Jane, what singu-
lar question! Why do you ask -
" We'll don't know answered Mary
Jane, q" but | think like D best of any
other letter-because-he !! he because
ICE can't be rcd without itr'
-" Sam, why am de Senators like de
fishes p
Il don't NEEDLE wild de subjec'
Pomp."
"Why don't you see, nigga, cause dey
am so fond oh dc b,te"
- As gold is found but here and there
upon the earth, so it is with love in hn-
man life We meet it little in the
hearts of children and i'll the households :;
but it is here and there scale Of gold
and whole continent of dirt.
A Nan who is tired Of his wife, has
only to take her to Japan. A traveller
who went there lately, accompanied by
bis wife, had several good offers for her,
in money!
- Mr. Harris, (" was never more SIS
sober in The whole course of his life, d"
but when his friend Jones asked him to
take chair, he said he would q wait till
one came round p
- An exchange says that "seven
hundred industrious individuals gain a
respectable livelihood in the State Of Ohio
by manufacturing counterfeit money.
The shade of disappointment has
passed from Senator Stewards features.
and he is described now as never more
composed or agreeable"
There was an exciting wrestling
match few days ago in Hamilton, C.
W between butcher and a yoeman-.
the former threw the latter II times.
IF you wish to cure a Seeding wife.
never fail to laugh at her with all youl
might until she ceases-then kiss her
Sure cure.
- There are many doublings in the
human heart; do not think that you can
find out the whole of mans real char.
acter at once.
- Probably the reason why so It'll,
was written in the Dark Ages, was tina
people couldn't see to write
- Three things not easily done--t
allay thirst with FIRE, to dry wet clothe
with water, and to please everybody il
everything We undertake.
- The reason why the Black Re
publicans call Lincoln Honest" Abe
is to distinguish him from the rest of th
party.
When pride and poverty marry to
gether, their children are want and crime
- What is the first thing a lady look
for 10 church The hims
-Prodigals are born Of misers, an,
butterflies are born Of grubs.
-Tc-norrow, is the day on which
lazy people work snd fools reform.