Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-04-19
dail and 0dlisdom.

livery-Lou. Joar
na-A bashful printer refused stu
alton in a printing office where females
were employed, saying he never set a}
with girl in his life.
aea- A young lady shouldn't be un
happy because she is not quite as tai
as she would like to be, because it il
very easy to get spliccd.
4 Rss- \ musician, in giving notice o
an intended concert at Cleveland, in thi:
State, said: "a variety Of songs may b.
expected, too tedious to mention
d. Miss Angelina Partington say:
that her monther ''Don' believe wore
about the moral tariff-she believe:
that all politics and politicians are i'm
moral"
nsa-A debating society out West il
engaged in discussion on the following
question: If husband desert his wife
which is most abandoned, the man OF
womau?.
Gsa- Knowledge may slumber iu the
memory, but it never dies; it is like the
dormouse in the ivied tower, that sleeps
while winter lasts, but awakes with the
warm breath of spring.
nae The Milwaukee Nc,cs sa vs. the
best protector from mosquitoes will be
obtained by marrying pretty woman
These pests never bite man when they
can find something better.
n- "Boy, said an ill-tempered fell
.low to noisy lad, "what are you hol-
lerirg for when I go by?'' "Humph!'
replied the boy, "what are you going by
for, when m hollering?"
nA-One of Sir BOYLE Roche invita-
tions to an Irish nohleman was rather
equiyocal II hope, my Lord, if ever
you are within mile of my house,
you'll stay there all night"
Ha- ''Mind, John,'' said father to
his son, eff you 60 into the yard, you
will wish you had stayed in the house =
"Well, if l stay in the house, shall
wish I was in the yard, so what's the
difference, dad?''
Ssa.A Frenchman, having violent
pain in his stomach, applied TO az Eng
lish physician for relief The doctor
inquiring where his trouble lay, the
Frenchman in dolorous accents laying
his hand on his breast, said, "Vy, sare,
| have yer bad pain in my portman-
teau."
Bayr There was something of ''set-
hack administered to a young man on
an excursion boat, Who in making his
way through the crowd, ventured to re-
mark that "hoops took up too much
room" "Not so much as whiskey,' -
replied pretty young Miss in the as
semblage.
sea~ While the boys were. out at ere
cess recently, at one of the village
= schools in South Adams, a gentleman
riding by stopped and inquired of a
bright looking lad, "What they did in
there?" The urchin looked up, scan
ming his interrogator' face a moment,
and then with wicked leer and know
ing look, replied, They tan hides, sir!'
s0A gentleman travelling inside a
coach was endeavoring, with consider
able earnestness, to impress some argu-
ment upon fellow passenger who was
seated in the same vehicle, and who ap-
peared rather dull of apprehension; at
length, being slightly irritated, he ex-
claimed:
Why, sir, its as plain as \ B G.!
That may be, quietly replied the other
but am D Z F
Be75- \ chimney sweep was examined
as witness in case before Lord Ellen
borough, who asked him why he did
not wash and dress himself when he
came into a court of justice
"Dress. myself. my lord?" said the
sweep; II am dressed as much as your
lordship"
.How is that?'' said the judge.
s'Why, my lord, replied the witness,
''you are in your working clothes and SO
am ].
A Sharp BOY.
The subject of impression at first
sight was being talked over at the sup
per-table, when the lady whose duty it
was to ''preside over the teacups and
tea, said Che always formed az idea oil
person at first sight, and generally
found it to be correct.
Mamma" said her youngest son, il
shrill voice, that attracted the atten
tion Of all present.
"Well, my dear, what is it?" replied
The fond mother.
81 want to know what was your opin
ion of me when you first saw me?"
This question gave sudden turn tt
the conversation.
Wooden Eutmegs Outdone.
There is Partisan dandy, who, We
think. rather outdid Connecticut. c.
had at his residence complete costum,
of a groom. When Offering an attention
10 one of the fair sex he used to say
Permit me to send you bouquet BY
lny black servant He then repaired
10 his garret, took out his blacking bot
tie, polished his face and hands, put or
his livery and knocked at the lady
door. aHere," he said, 'are some flow
ers sent by my master to madame FL
had spent the last five francs in thei
purchase. Madame was SO delighted
with the present, that she presented
louis to the bearer. That is clea
pocketing of the dollars, and a lady's "a
vor into the bargain.