Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-28
Wit and Humor.
BENNETT s. Co.

Some days ago pretty, bright little Juvenile
friend, some five years of age, named Rosa, was
teased good deal by gentleman who visits the
family; he finally wound up by saying, "Rosa,
don't love you" "Ah, but you've got to love
me-" said the child" "How so ?" asked her tor
mentor "Wby," answered Rosa, "the Bible
says you must love them that bate you, aud am
sure hate you"
The latest dog story is of two dogs who fell to
fighting in n saw mill. In the course of the tus-
sic one of the dogs went plump against the saw
in rapid motion, which cut him in two instanter.
The hind legs ran away, hut the fore legs con-
tinued the fight and whipped the other dog.
A Rebel correspondent tells the following in
cident that occurred in Maryland, between Stone
wall jackson and the ladies :-They surrounded
the old game cock Che said-"Ladies, this is
the first time l was ever surrounded y and cut
every button OFF his coat, and, they say, COM
menced OH his pants, and at one time it was
feared he would be in the uniform of a Georgia
colonel-miuus all except shirt-collar and
spurs For once he was badly scared.
The following ''owed to Lake 0ntary" is worth
preserving;
"Green are thy waters, green as bottle grass
Behold em stretched thar
Fine muskalous and 0swego bass
IL Of'tn katched thar
Thar the red Injun took his delights,
Fisht, fit and bled,
Now most of the inhabitants is whites,
An nary red
Vanity Fairs advice to brigaders is: "Go in,
old boys go in, and lose your legs Think o.
the facilities this will afford you, when the war
is over, for stumpins it in your respective States
A pious minister after lecturing a Sunday class
in the most edifying manner, proposed to clos'
the exercises by singing "Jordan," meaning the
hymn, "0n Jordan's stormy bank stand" The
| worthy man was horrifed by hearing the schoo
strike up "Jordan am hard road to travel
believe"
speaker in a meeting enlarging upon tht
rascality of the devil, got off the following pthy
words: "When l was about getting religion
the devil tried to dissuade me from it, and tOlt
me If did get religion could not 60 into gay
company, and lie or steal, or any such thing, ba
hare found him out to be great hdr.
When Haddiz's wife kicked him out of BET
one cold night, says he See here, now you'C
better not do that again; if you do it nigh
cause a coolness."
A philosopher who had married vulgar bu
amiable girl used to call her "Brown Sugar,
because, he said, she was sweet but unreiined
Mrs. Partington addressed Isaac, who wa
eating dish OF strawberries, thus; "Aly ho'
very grand you are growing'.-By'n by you
want to board at the Brevere House and live o
umbrella ice cream. You must not be glutinou'
DEAR don't like to see a little boy with such
velocity Of appetite.
A venerable lady in her hundreth year lol
her daughter, who attained the good old age
eighty. The mothers grief was great and to
friend who came to condole with her, she re
marked, "oh dear oh dear knew | shoul
never be able to raise that child p
An Irishman's Opinion of Yankee-"Beda
Y if he was cast away on desOlate island, he
get up the next mornin' an go round sellin' ma
to the inhabitants"
A bad wife is shackle ou her husbands fe
5. a burden on his shoulder, palsy to his hant
smoke to his eyes, vinegar to his teeth, tho
to his side, dagger to his heart
An honest Hibernian, upon reading his pl
sician's bill, replied that he has no objection
~ him for his medicine, but his visits he Woi
return.