The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-02-22
The FummyTypes.

paper repvobates with SO much zeal. and so
iiuls regard to controverting historical data.
t The Funny Types.
A COOP OxE.-Some years ago the
Kniks, booker Magazine used to offer q brass
quarter dollar to the person who made .
rhyme on the word "window." The fol-
loving 10 the "effort" Of a successful rhy-
meT.
"a cruel mana beetle caught,
And 70 the wall him pinned. oh!
Then said the beetle To the crowd
Though I'm stuck up, am not proud /!
And his soul went out at the window"
"Weli. George" asked a friend of
young lawyer. chow do you like your pro-
fession 70 "Alas p! sir. my profession is bet
ter than my practice"
"Dawktsr, said an exquisite. II desire
you should tell me what to put into my head
to make it oil right" "Only brains. sir
nothing but brains"
A coxcomb. talking of the transmigration.
OF souls. said: "In the time OF Moses have
no doubt was the golden calf" Very
likely" replied lady; time has robbed
you Of nothing but the gliding"
The following il given as the new mode
Of parsinQ down east. IL court" Court is
o verb, active, indicitive mood. present
tense. and agrees with all the girls in the
neighborhood.
Whoever undertakes to put joke on the
razor strop man is sure 10 be foored in tn c
long run. Recently. while selling his suops
II Plymouth. and expatiatiuy the white on
the esi OF rum drinking npsy fellow cried
al -. f.
as You do in selling your strops. I'a quit It
to-day" Every good" replied the strop
seller; .ths only difference between your
lying and mine is this: my strop enables
me to lie in good warm bed. while rum
makes you lie in the gutter"
CouLp SEE TO PEEL DoUGuNur-
Hugh Henry. former. President OF the
Vermont Valley Railroad. while attending
the recent session of the Legislature at
Montpelier. made a remark TO friend that
Ne "was . little deaf, but could see as well
ever" lie aferward went to the hotel
dinner: and after being seated stuck his
into doughnut. and commenced to
. :. supposing it to be . potatoe. Young
the Brastleboro' sculptor. being a
. OF the optical illusion." retired and
led lifs-like sketch Of Mr.. Henry,
in the act Of peeling the doughnut.
nderneath was the following inscrip.
81 81: q" little DEAF but can see as well
"a old Dutchman. who. some years ago.
was elected a member Of the Legislature.
said. in his broken English style: Zen
vent to the Lechislatur l fought would
find dem all : n one dere; but soon
found deere vas s.ms rs pick fools dere IS l
vas.'
A real RKLIsHRR OF JoKs-A man
lately received twenty lashes. well laid on.
at the whipping post in an English town
The culprit. instead OF believing when the
constable applied the lash. laughed immod
erss.ly. which made the angry officer lay
on with harder force. On giving hum his
twentieth blow, the angry officer could
stand it no longer.
well. look here. mister" said the
officer. five done my duty. aud can lick
ye no more. but I'D just like to know what
il 10 that's so funny 90
Funny I" rosred the other. "why IFS
excellent. Ho&r'e got the Hrosg Smith !!
j sips the man that n IS to be whipped-it's
the other ouei Now you'll have to 60 it
all over again! Really. it's too good -
You muss li0k the other man! Ha. ha ~
How WAS J.i-By q recent mar.
sisge in the town Of Columbia. the mother
became The sister. and abe grandmother the
mother OF the bride. aud the sister the moth.
o. Of the bridegroom. How did this hap
psnf
The latest dog story is Of two dogs
who fell to lighting in awmil. In the
courss Of the tussle, one Of the dogs went
plump Against . sav in rspid motion. which
cus him in two issiaatly. The bind legs ran
away. bst she fore legs continued the Sight
and whipped the other dog. cas- 80
A Few DAYs."-You present msn
small account; BE- viii pay you in : few days;
pretty gisb expect to marry 10 few days ::
Niger boys whistle few days; high fell
lows siug few days and We expect that .
great many Of our subscribers will pay she
amouas q their dues in few days. In
iact We hasw they viii, tor some Of them
nase been promising TO Edo that little
sssng 10 few days 6or . year or two We
e.psos 70 b Elm funds s. in few days
A HoHs1's AsMoaY.-Thirteen year. s0o
. milk dssIer In Hartford sold his horse
A &w days ego he ~ purcha.sd the animal
who. being pus on his old route. stopped .t
every place be was wont to do ihirteen
yean before. Herses have excellent men,
ories.