Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-06-16
VARIETIES.


If one has 4 young heart in his left
breast pocket and everything has gone right
With him every since he can remember
and he sits in his armchair, he may easily
fancy himself yonng-in fact, a jaeesfbs
out i Will never do, he is old in spite Of
lis heart, his armchair and his fancies~--
Is U i painful process, chat Of beginning 10
ind out what the world has known ever
50 log-that one is growing old. How il
shocks him some day as Il IS walking ID
the garden, 70 hear the gardner talk to the
cock about the old man; and the old man
nobody il life but his own adolescent self.
Old man! And he steps as spry as a cat,
and discharges the unfortunate gardner,
and he is IN tco much Of a passion TO give
him "character.n Then, again, "the
grasshopper IS burden" for little things
trouble linn, as they never aid years ago.
sGt he thinks little things have GOT their
growth since these old times RDl this
don't quite satisfy him, and he wonders
how his shadow extends 50 far as to the
eastward.
A celebrated eommedian arranged
with his green grocer, one Berry, to pay
him quarterly; but the green grocer sent in
hi account long es r. tie quarter was up.
The commedian, in great wrath, called up
on the green grocer, and laboring under
the impression that his credit was doubted
said :-"I say, here's a pretty null Berry,
you have sent in your bill--Berrv, before
it is due-Berry. Your father, the elder
Berry, would not have been such goose
Bepy-but you need II los blackberry.
for don't care a straw-l eIgg--and shalft
pay you till Chrietmas-Beny."
Mr.. Benton, Of Sonora, CAL, has
c,bbage, growing in his garden that has
attained the enormous height Of eight feet.
The stalk is about the size Of a mans wrist,
and stretches up four feet before il exhibits
any leaves or branches. 1t is more than
one year olb and Mr. b. thinks as it is Of
the evergreen family, that it could be profit
ably cultivated for shade and ornamental
purposes The most interesting fact con-
nected with this remarkable vegetable is,
that an approaching sparrow has built her
nest among its branches, which already
contains three eggs.
An old darkey in Washington, who
! supposed from the extraordinary prepara-
! tons that were being made to receive the
Japanese embassy, that it was composed
ola superior order Of beings, delivered him
self thus, after these strangers arrived.
"Why dey haint nothin' morn colored folks,
wid their heads shaved Plenty of colored
folks in dis town whiter den dey is. Bet
ter not come here. Goto fooin' round too
much, somebody snake EN- off and sell 'em
to Orleans. De Led breas us anyhow
niggers IS looKln up.
John Brown, deranged man who
iil1azi.aed himself to be James Buchanan,
land who thought the Annoy was the
4 White House, was arrested on a charge OF
yagrancy, fined 50, and the execution sus-
pended. He is the same man with whom
the Wisconsin Legislature amused Them
selves last winter, by making him temporary
Chairman. We suggest to the Madison
people the propriety oftaking their Speak
or home Chicago Journal
IA young man named Frank Stanhope
attended dance, in Conway, Mass a few
evenings since, and while dancing and play
INC 4 flute at the same time, fell dead upon
Tie floor. The selectmen suspected foul
work and had his body disinterred, when
it was found an artery had broken near the
top Of the head, which probably caused his
DEATH Springfield Republican, May 20.
"A Charleston paper says;
1--WE understand that about fifteen me-
rroes have been missing since the adjourn
ment Of the Convention, which evidently
shows that that body was ACCOMPANIED by
some private emissalies ofthe underground
railroad"
Southern cities viii Be shy ST Democrat
c Conventions after this.
Mathew Vassar, Esq, the great brew
er Of Poughkeepsie, N. X, is q endow
College for girls in that city, ats costofsome
100000, which he hopes will be eventually
1 rival ofthe Yale, Brown, etc, Of the male.
The tuition Is not to Be free, but very low,
land full Libraries, galleries Of art, gardens,
and scientific appliance are % BE- conpseted.
"A few days since barber offered
reward Of SO for the best receipt for i'm
stantly removing supefaucus aair. Among
the answers, was one forwarded by gen
deman who speaks by experience. We
give it:-sUndertake to kiss spunky wo-
man against her wiz
ID FEEL groaned a dying cobler--
athat aoar weaker each succeeding day
few stitches ID my side, and all will beoverr,
In Heaven there is rest fcr the SOLE; earth
hos no sorrow that Heaven cannot heel
Having said all he wished he breathed bis
list.
Our neiahbor Of the Denoc-at, in an
article upon the Presidential nominations,
tries to ridicule dignity. us all very nat
lulaI. Those who admire Douglas have 4
contempt for dignity, and those who admire
dignity have contempt for Douglas.--
Louisville Journal.
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