The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-11-22
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How can you prove them unless you
understand themY and how can You
understand them unless you take tho
Home Journal Question for debate
The Courier, mentionining the fall Of
q German into the river on Monday
night, says that lit is q wonder ho cs-
capped with his life.' Wouldn't it have
been still greater wonder if he had
without it?-Prentice.
The greatest gluttons are those who
feed on slander.--E -Erchange.
lisa wonder then some persons In
the town of Winchester don't burst
They certainly ought to get sick, as
they never change their diet
If virtue is our reward we know
somc persons who are in bad fix for
they will never get any reward at all.
Counterfeit s10's on the State Bank
of Tennessee are in circulation in largo
numbers, well executed. Watch!
To some men it is indispensable to
to be without money, for without it
they are worth nothing.
The swells ofthe ocean soon subside.
There are good many 'swells' upon
the land that subside about as soon.
Pres. Graves says bread can be made
from wood by chemical operation
No wonder, when wood has grain in it.
Whew!
The latest accounts from Virginia
favor Bell. l.'-Pulsdki Citizen.
Accounts would be better lookinq if
they favored Breckenridge, for they
say he is the finest looking man-and
wears hyperion curls.'
Mrs. Partington wants to know, if it
were not intended that woman should
drive their husbands, why are they put
through the bridle cermony?
An editor in the Western part of
Michigan is in fix. Ho dunned a
subscriber for his subscription; he re.
fused to pay it, and threatend to fog
the editor ifhe stopped the paper. We
are mighty glad no such man as that
subscribes for the Home Journal. What
would we do. Ooh!
Hero is a domestic toast, which of
itselfis worth the subscription price of
our paper, and we'll leave it to the la.
dies it isn't. May your coffee and
the sandcrs against you bo ever alike
without grounds
Madame Little complains Of small
audiences during her stay in Winches-
ter.No wonder, when there was Little
to attract.
Carrick Academy, after it got Hurt,
has wisely placed guard-on (Gordon
its affairs
Scene at the Tabls.-T say, Bill, you
ought to learn the Blacksmith business
why Bob Oh, nothing, only l see
your mouth makes horse shoe pat
tern when you bite dat biscuit
Why is the Mary Sharp College like
cemetry? Cause dere's Graves in it.
That's Sharp.
There's woman in Nashville who
recently married man named Stout.
We presume sho married in order to
get Stout.
Some one says that Winchester
ought to have Town Hall. We sup.
pose that our cabinet maker Hall is
not town Hall.
The lash that man docs not object to
have laid on his shoulders-tho eye.
lash of a pretty girl.
Pride requires very costly food-its
keepers happiness.
Mr.. Punch says it is very bad plan
not to grumble-tho wheel isn't greas-
cd till il creaks.
Is not every face beautiful in our
eyes which habitually turns towards Us
with attectionate guileless smiles.
LOVE AND NIGGERS.
The following lines disclose most 10
mentable and truthful passion which
lives, breathes and controls many
young man in search ofa wife.
Why still, sweet Margaret. thus severe;
Abate at length those cruel rigors,
Thou knowest how love thee, dear,
Thou knowest how l love-thy mig
gers.
| love thy pouting, cherry lips,
Dearer than ever bee loved honey;
love thy rosy finger tips, .
Thy laughint cyes-.tby ready money
So small tho morsst child could span
Tbv checks like peaches fit to eat--
fby bundI cd cotton balesp per annum.
love thy glorious, glorious curls
That grace thy neck Of alabaster-
rhy little niggcr boys and girls;
/ long to hear thom call me master
In ves IN sum NV love for thee