Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-28
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Ger the work that he hal done.
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"My gracious" said Ike, !" if some
fairy would give me pair Of wings,
wouldn't l go round among the plan
cts thought, I'd go to Mars, and We
nus, and Jupi,ef-" "And Satan
and I'm afraid you will go there with
out WINGS" interposed Mrs. Parting
ton. .-.. Ht: .a,ta~ -.
A man has no more right to say an
uncivil thing than to act one; no more
right to say a rude thing to another
than to knock him down.
A'belle, at a down-cast husking 1rol-
ic, being asked by young farmer if
he might kiss her, answered, Z" Not
until you have complied with the rules,
and passed the ruby corn (rubicon).
To Adam and Eve, Paradise was a
home to the good among their des-
pendants, home is Paradise.
There is man in this city who la
bors under the de]usion that !" Hon. y
before a mans name stands for honest.
A lady Of Athens asked a lady of
Iacedaemonia, by way of reproach,
what fortune she had brought her hus-
band. 10 which the other answered,
Chastity. '"-' ..'. .-.- .'
A home without girl in it is only
half blessed it is an orchard without
blossoms, and spring without a song.
Il house full of sons is like Lebanon
with its ccdars; but daughters by the
Preside are like the roses of Sharon.
A Methodist; preacher, during. his
prayer, preliminary to preaching, while
full of zeal, used the following express
ion: 20, Lord, we pray thee to cur.
tail the devils power ip this place y
An old' nsgro, who was always ready
for response, leaped upon his feet
and exclaimed: "A-a-men! dat right
Lord cat he tail right smack ana
s"ooys ctr
In one OF our courts, lately, man
who was called on to appear as wit
ness, could not be :. found. On thu
Jud 60 asking where he was, grave
elderly gentleman rose up, and, will
much emphasis, said: "Your honor
he is gone" "Gone! gone ~ sale
the Judge, "where is he gone ?''-
"That l cannot inform you," replied
the communicative gentleman, "bu
he is dead"
The ! papers SAY there is a demand
for women in Oregon. Isn't there :
demand for women everywhere? Their
are plenty OF loes;es-dainty creatures
with soft hands, and softer heads, puff
ed with hoops in the lower story ant
nonsense in the upper-but genuine
sensible women, are in demand al
over creation. They are scarcer tina,
diamonds, and far more valuable: bet
ter than gold, and safer to tie tina,
the best State stocks.
They have queer test in Washing
ton to ascertain how far man is in
toxicated. If he can say Nationa
Intelligencer straight out he is consid
cred passable. When he sings it out
"Nashal 'Tellige'r," it is thought nee
cssary for him to 60 home. a5:'t@l
slough, madam, tough, did yo,
say ?" said an irascable boarder to tn,
land]ady, as he was trying to carve
what was ostensibly chicken. "Yes'm
and were I to give my opinion on tn,
fowl, should say it was old enough
to have scratched up the seeds o
original sin when they were first plant
ed, ma'am.'' .a a.. ,, .rs. s ,.,,
A few years ago, at a negro camp
meeting, held near flushing, coloret
preacher, in the course Of his discourse
said: II tell you, my dubbed bred
dren, dat de debbel is big hog, al,
one Oh desc days he'll come along her,
he'll root you all out" An old negro
in one of the anxious pews, hearing
this, raised himself from the straw
and exclaimed, in the agony of hi
fear: Ring him, Lord! Ring him :
A gentleman, who spoke of having
been struck by lady's beauty, wa
advised to kiss the rod that snote HIM
If woman were to change her sex
of what religion would she be? Why
she would be q He.then. ,,7
Vice and folly may feel the edge 0
wit, but virtue is invulnerable; aqua
tortis dissolves the base metals, bu
has no power to dissolve or corrod'
gold.