The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1860-05-02
Wistellaneous.
THE VANITY FAIR JUVEN-
HE LIBRARY.

| 1De publishers ol F0UIy II dT Utg
leave to announce, that haveing solely in
view the moral interests of the young,
they have commenced the preparation of
a series of works designed expressly for
the rising generation. The productions
Of Peter Farley havo been rigidly exclu-
ded and it is the intention of the pub
fishers to submit every volume to the
scrutiny Of the managers of the Amer
can Tract Society, and to publish nothing
which is unfortunate enough to meet with
approval. The following volumes are in
press Orders from the Trade are solicit
ed:
CHARLEY's A BIC CoNUNDRUM Book;
OR THE ALPHABET MADE EASY. By tile
editor # Vanity Foir-'Why is the let
ter A like the year 1861!
Because it is next to b.
WHY is the letter B like a Postmas-
ter?
Because it stands for Buchanan.
Why is the letter c like a naughty
boy
Because it begins crying.
Why is the letter ID like a sailors
Because it follows the c.
| TRUE STORIES FOR MY LITTLE GIRL
BIZ the Editor of Vanity Fair.-'As
Wi ll-i-am Wilkins walking in the gar
den one day, he met his sister and thus
he did say: sWhy is a squash like lit
tie news-b oyY She gave it up. Because
said this wicked boy, the older he
grows the more of yeller he will be. =
His good grand ma over heard him, and
went to bed sick with grief
WILLIAMS FIRST Book OF UNNATUR-
AL THEOLOGY. By the Editor Of Yam
hy Fdir-'Thomas Jones was naughty
boy, and when asked by his parents to at
tend church, lie replied, Not if he know'd
it, So he went to take walk; and fell
down; and tore his new pantaloons; and
his nose bled; and he lost his knife; and
all his marbles, playing with ditry little
boy whosaid, Dry up. But he could not;
and lost his way; and was advertised in
the Herald. This disgrace was too much
for him. and he said, He s'posed he might
rs well de- And he did; and then he
wished he had gone with his good par
ents to church.
MARY, THE LITTLE MISSIONARY. By
the Editor ofths Vanity Fair 'Marys
uncle Charles came to see her, and gave
her q bright gold dollar. Then Mary
said; Now | will buy some candy, and
some chewing gum, and and a picked
lime and | will give Sarah Jones two
cents; and the woman on Broadway with
the little baby three cents But Mr.. A.
Sleek, that good man, heard her, and he
groanod, and he said: MARY, remember
the Pattawottamiesr So she gave her
dollar to good Mr.. Sleek for the Patta-
wottomies; and when he took it, he was
kind enough to say that he wished they
might get it. And Mary was made
life member of Mr.. Sleek's society
Was not that better than q picked
lime'
| V.
ToMMY's HISTORY OF THE UNITRD
STATES. By the Editor Of Family FAR.
George Washington was the Father of
his country, but it is not known who was
its Mother. He was made of brass, like
papa's door knocker, and as soon as he
was finished he was put on great brass
horse, and left out in the cold, giving
great grief TO all who saw him. Some
kind people wanted to take him down,
and some said the horse was mo CO.
If | am very obedient little boy, per-
haps when die the artists will let me
alone, and then nobody will laugh at
me-
VI.
HYMNS FOR LITTLE BOYS. By the
Editor ot'the Vanity Fair.
i am foolish little boy,
But when | older grow.
For less than twelve per cent, l will
Not let nay money go.
In Wall street will pass my days,
And have an office there:
And sometimes will be bull,
And sometimes be a bear.
In shaves and cornering, my time
Shall usefully be spent;
So when die the folks will say.
He was a rich old gent
---4s----
A HARD CAsE.-The Lancaster Her
aid gives an account of a man in that
country who borrowed s45. at Rs per
cent a year, to buy another forty acres Of
land with. Being unable to pay, he was
recently sued and beaten, st the following
rate:
judgement for debt, DC, $72 81
Costs and interest, 33 10
Printers fees, 90
Sheritf7s fees, 90
Copying papers, ls3
Total, SIG So
He now says that 'he would have been
richer without the land, besides the loss
of money, and trouble and Disgrace