Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-03

/ And punglng uOMn lht udIh hblesJ
| Made way for pettiCOats-and died.
TnE GREENEsT MAN IN rnE WoRLD.-- y
4 lad, who lives next door TO the office u Il
1 musician, up the street, head consider
4 ,be "knockn' at the door, one day last
| week, and wondered why the dOor>bell
was not rung. On opening the door, a
yerdant and unsophistcated man, of full
,ze and couple Of years old, standing on
l the porch. asked:
does DR., live anywhere round
| here?"
Yes in that house.
Mr.. Green then commenced his tap
ping. gently tapping" to Inform the doc,
l Tor he was wanted The lady suggested
/ bat he had better ring the bell. That
| eemed to strike him at first as good
plea for he stopped rapping and looked
round the porch, cast his eye each way
along the side of the house came down
| The steps, looked at the porch and house
| asain, went out to TIE street fence so that
he could look on the roof, appeared non.
pus;ed, came lack to the porch, looked
| At the.hly who had fingered in her door
10 see his marmuvres, looked at her rs II
lie was not quite certain whether II was
best to ask or impart information, but at
ter another glance around, lie exclaimed
81 can't find the rope"
This explained the disappointed look
gyen when he couldn't find a biz bell on
Ibe ton of the house. The lady, with
graceful pohteCess and gentle words
weetIy 81 oxen, directed him 10 pull the
tell knob. lie slowly pulled it out, held
/ it firm, of course the bell didn't ring, he
held on, turning his head, and, with a
foolish look, said:
81 don't hear anything ring cant you
show ne the rope"
Thatwas too much she gave up trying
to show him the ropes; rang the bell for
him; passed him over to the doctor and
retired to tell about the "greenest man |
ever did see
WHERE Tue LAUGH CAME lS.-Some
wears ago a COuntryman came INTO law
yer's office in Court Square, and said:
Squire, Nat Streeter shaved me dread
fully yesterday, and want to come up to
him."
Il Nltlt your case, Sllli l'-'
"Waai, asked him how much he would
charge me fol a horse TO 20 to Dedham.-
lie said three dollars. took the horse
and went When ] came back, paid
three dollars, and he sad he wanted an
other three dollars for coming back, and
made me pay it,"
D gave him some legal advice,
which the client Immediately acted upon
follows lie went TO StreeteT and said;
How much will you charge me for a
lOse to 90 to Salem 3"
Stablcr replied Three dollars"
Harness him up"
Client went to Salem, came back 10y
RlrOUd. went to the stabler, saying:
Here's your money paying him three
dollars.
Where is my horse ?" says StIeeter.
lie is at Salem" says client; 81 only
hired him to 90 to Salem ~
Sreeter who vas we'll known as a prac'
teal joker, acknowledged the grain ant
Iad the peualty.
ny An actress connected with one o
The theaters, who is great tavorlte WIN
The gallery was Eeing compllmented II
he green room upon the blackness OF hel
hair WHY it's dyed" she replied, with
,heamiable irankness of the tue artist
..Dyedw repeated the other speaker, why
Morites as YOU are, you are not yet five
and twenty" No." said the lady "OuI
!ou know
"Whom the gods love, dye early"
nS' Il never complained Of my condi.
non," says the Persian poet Sadl, 'bu
once, when my feet were bare, and hac
no money to buy shoes; but | met mar
without feet, and became contented will
ny lot"
@- Quilp says, when he sees kisses
between women, it reminds him OF two
handsome unmatched gloves-charmint
;,0lngs with their proper mates, but goof
ior nothing, that way
@. General Dembinski, a distinguish
% Polish officer, has offered his services
70 The government.
taSN In some portions of Southern In
u'ana and Illinois, the farmers are har'
'esting.