The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-22
Gbt 1aiGg 3unrnal.
WIT AND SENTIMENT.

A CUrR WrDow.-It is related that d
man on his death bed called has wife to
him and said; II leave my horse to nay
parents, sell him and hand the money
YOU get for him over to them Bat my
dog I leave to you. Dispose of him as
YOU think best" The wife promised to
obey So in due time after the death Of
her Lord she started to find market
for the animals. How much do you
ask for your horse2" inquired farmer.
81 cannot sell the horse alone, she re-
piled, "but / will sell you the horse and
dog together at fair price for both.
Give me 500 for the dog, and 81 for the
horse, and we can trade on those terms"
and the cute widow conscientiously paid
to the parents the 81 she received for the
horse, and had to herself the 800 for
the dog
A SPORTING GENT.-A few days ago
a gentleman in the neighborhood of Car
diff, Wales, went out with his dog and
gun. The dog Ga pointer) came to"a
point" when the sporting gent, walk
ing up, deliberately kicked the sagacious
animal, saying, "You lazy brute, are
you knocked up alreadyY
A LUxURY-A traveller was lately
Boosting Of the luxury Of arriving at
night after hard days journey, to par
take of the enjoyment of well-cut ham,
and the left leg of goose "Pray, sir,
what is the peculiar luxury of left
legY-" Sir, to conceive its luxury, you
must find that it is the only leg that is
leftl'
CALIFORNIA SENAToR-Rev. Thomas
Starr King has been named as candi-
date for United States Senator from
California, to succeed Mr.. Latham. In
such an event, the case of ar King will
be somewhat analogous to that of Mr..
John A. Gurley, of Cincinnati, who is a
Universalist clergyman. He is said to
be on active polemist; and when nomi-
mated for Congress, an old Methodist re-
monstrated with a brother for supporting
for Office man that did not believe in
hell Il do not mind that at all, was the
reply; "Mr Gurley will not be in Con-
gress long before he win find out that
there is hellr'
An eminent and witty prelate was once
asked if he did not think such one fol-
lowed his conscience. Yes said his
lordship, 81 think he follows it as man
does horse in gig-he drives it first. "
A young clergyman having buried
three wives, a lady asked him how he
happened to be so unlucky. " Madam"
replied he, al knew they could not live
without contradiction, so let all of them
hoya thar oxvn xvoxyu
PEBBLY BEACH PHILosoPHY.-"Wo
men, remarked the eontemplative man,
at Margate, are deep as the blue wa
tiers of that bay" "Aye, SIR" rejoined
the disappointed man, and as full of
craftl'
Beware of everything which may do
thee hurt, and can do thee no good;
wherefore, neither in presence of anoth-
err, ever say, without necessity, things
which may displease him; because it is
foohshness to make enemies without
purpose.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Albert Skimpins, Of
New England, is in our city Mr. Skim
pins is on his way to Washington. His
friends, we understand, are urging the
President to appoint him to surgeon
position in the army. Possessed of 4
fine constitution, and formerly success
full house carpenter, we can think of NJ
one more qualified for the position thar
Mr. Skimpins
If the extreme scarcity of small chang
should continue, it is feared even tn
Moon will be bothered to change it
quarters.
Pride and opulence may kiss in tn
morning as married couple; but the
are likely to be divorced before sunset
SHARP. = Hearing something said
other day, about mosqueto feet,
our Youngest Jester remarked that "h
supposed the grappling-irops aboard this
feet, were called the galley-nippers"
A Fort that is too much Storme
now-a-days.-The piano forte
Where all the scoldlng Wives GOT
TartGr-us Of course
Why is Mount Vesuvius like a New
paper Establishment?-Beca it senc
forth columns of smoke and roLunses ,
gas
The Lightest of all Garments.-A shi
of the wind.
A great Game in small compass
Cricket on the hearth.
If woman wants to put her ardor
aprecious pickle, all she has to say is
may go.
Questions for Chemists you g
petroleum oil out of a Policeman
Leaves that are least becoming to
Warriors brow-Leaves of absence.
An impossibility.-An ugly baby.
Woe AND WEAL-The COW lamenti
for her calfjust carted away by the butC
er.
M I L N A RY STOC
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.