The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-04-21
A cOMPLlCATED ACCIDENT.


The United States steam frigats
after long scruise, returned, By order, to
the Brookiyn navy yard, whom all on board
were Immediately s'paid Off One Of th.
firemep,, Dennis McFinuigap, upon the re.
ceipt ef bis wages, went on . "spree, !" and
after making away with good part Of BIZ
money, squared bis canvas to the sbod'
Of bis wife. eg
Placing 5000. dhl 10 goold," in her lap,
he informed her that that Was all he had.
"An' what did you do With the rest?" in
quired she.
H"Ths rest what?'' returned Dennis, with
elkfsigned establishment At her inquiry.
"Why, the other $500. Weren't you to &c,
$4oO?"
"Of coorse; an did't I? lave me alone for
that, but ye see, Peg, there was an axidiut
on board, an it's meself that had to pay
the damagis.''
can how's that9'' tt
"Well, ye see, Peg, an it's no lie I'm .
tellin' ye, Is We were comm, up the bay,
the Blower bust steam pipe, an the engi.
neer tould me to 60 to the hayloft an git a
lift banded screw.wrench to repair it; an in
my hurry to obey his ordhers, bad luck to
messlf, | put me fut in it, an"
"An' what"
"Divil blow me, il It didn't break in two,
clane through" r
"What, DENTIST"
".rhs cylinder head, bad lux to it, for il
scaldsd the body Nv me, 50 it did. See the
eyes'dv mo, how red they are. Send for q
dhrap.'
We introduce the following from the Au-
rora, lid, Commercial ne ! specimen of
Hoosier literature. 1t is especially directed
70 ths,attention and criticism Of New Eng
land scholars.
MisrER EDATua.--Jem bangs, We are sor-
~ 70 staff, has deseised. lie departed this
Lifeiast mundy. He dide It the age Of "a
years old. He went 4th without airy strug-
gle; and such 10 Life. Tu de- we are ss
pepper grass-mlty smart--tu Morros We
, are cut down like cowbumber Of the ground
dem kept nice store, which his wife waits
on. His yurchews we're numerous to behold
-Msnny 10 the things We bot ct his grow
Gerry, and We are happy to staff to the ad.
mirin xurld, that be never cheeted in the
wate Of markrsl, which was mise and smsls
sweet and his wife 10 the came va. We
never new him to put sand 10 his shugar,
tho he had big sand bar in front Of his
house -nnr water in bis Lickers, tho the
ohio River run past his dors. Piece to his
rsmanes!
POETRY.
he dide in bis bed,
great big buk he red,
A prayer be loEly sed,
then turned over on bis bed,
and burned II be did't die--ded!
He iesyes wife, children, . COW, 4
horses, Agrowcesy stoAr and uther quodro-
peds 70 morn bis loss but in the spslendid
langwidge Of the pois his loss il there in.
tSael Eene.
tParvsr.--Mr. Nelson and pumel /: II
9es will stomp the abuv on yurs valsrabls
sselyumes, l viii be obligsted sede me cop
py @ | doaut take yurs paypsr oanly after
my mex doar naybor 10 threw With hisn.
Assss ~ Yores, ALLUC COLLY.l :
fNor \ BsAy.E f you stomp the abuv
o1 2ynre entertainment jurnel, which is .,
yars epeshan, send . copy to J bangs
remained wilder, ~ she osnly gifts my nay.
-1ofs paper 20 red rhen line dun with it.
Yorss til dsth do u part.]
nTAt ball one evening, plain ooun.
Try gentleman had engaged pretty coquests
for the next dance, but gallant captain
eoming along, persuaded the lady to aban-
sd.bn her pssyious sseassment in favor Of
! neelE The plain yeoman, ovsrhsasing
an tha1>Aad passed. With frieid indiAef-
0kee Moved toward card table and eel
dswAs 70 play . game sef whist. The
oapenins IN few momsnts Afterwards
et2Spsd sp&p the LADY to excuse ,hinsslf.
se6s No gagged 70 another that b had