The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-05-18
MiscGlla Moons.

The State of Indiana has recently lost by
death one of its citizens-Mr. James Bangs.
We find an obituary notice of him IN Hoosler
paper
.Nisf9r Edatpy Jem bangs, we are sorry to
Stalt mas deSISed. re urpaI;s i this L;4a Loot
mundy. Jem was generally considered gud
feller He dide at the age of % years old.
He went 9Th without airy struggle; and such
is Life. Tu Da we are as peper grass-mity
Smart-to Morrer we are cut down like a cow
cumber of the grownd. JeIn KEEP nice store,
which bis wife now waes on. His vurchews
wos numerous. Menny is things we BOT at bis
gFowcrrey, and we are happy to state that he
never cheated, Speshully n the wate OF mackrei
which was nice and smelt sweet and his sur
viving wife IS the same wa. We never new
him to bite Crane of coiFy into to make xact
wate. And never new him to put sand 10 his
shugar, tho he had big sand bar in front OF
his house nur water in his Lckers, tho the
Ono run pas: his dore. Piece 10 his remains ="
Il Yankee Courtship.-T story runs that
gentleman hvlng at St. Joseph's Island, out
West, was engaged 10 be married to pretty
French girl, and the banns were published in
the Catholic Church on a certain Sunday. The
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friend, that he would marry the girl himself
The money was placed in TIE hand of third
party the Yankee then called upon the young
lady and made proposition of marriage. She
told him that her intended had already given
her $40 10 buy clothes, bnt that she didn't hike
him very we'll. At tins her new suitor handed
her like amount, and then placing forty dol
lars more with it, remarked "There's bis
forty dollars, and I'll go forty better, The
young lady could resist no longer, and taking
the money, returned the amount given her by
her first lover, aad married his competitor with
in an hour, well satisfied with the bargain.
The bet was won, and IN the course of month
the St. Joseph Islander married the sister OF his
first finance.
A western Editor having had hls last shirt
stolen, vents bis rage as follows: "We would
sav the rascal who stole the shirt off the line
while we lay in bed waiting for it to dry, that
we sincerely hope that the collar may cut his
throat'' To this cotemporary adds; 'Ser-
we'd him right no business to have shirt. A
pretty editor thus indulging in such luxuries
We expect next to hear of the extravagant fell
low aspiring to wear stockings and beaver hats.
Oh, the vanity, unreasonabeness and extraTa-
gance of some folks"
Pat was helping Mr.. Blank to get safe ln
hfs office one day, and not being acquainted
with the article, inquired what is was for.
"To prevent papers and other things which
are placed in 1t from being burned IN case OF
fire" replied Mr.. B.
care ye sure nothing will iver burn that is
put In that thing?
eyes,
dwell, thin, yer honor ye'd better De afther
getting into that same when ye de-"
Mr.. Blank sfwilted."
The latest dog story is of two dogs who tell to
fighting in saw mill. In the course Of the tusse,
one of the dogs went plump against the saw
in rapid notion, which cut him in two lnstan-
Ter. The hind legs ran away, but the fore legs
continued the fight and whipped the other
dog.