Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-02-28
Mlit and ddlisdo,n.
gE " hat FIVE letters form sentence
OF forgiveness? l 81 U.

OF forgiveness? 81 u.
ssr Tho real victim of coquette is
the man she thinks she honors by mar
rying.
neA-s'I'll take tho responsibility, as
jerks said when he bold out his arms
for the baby.
pG5-It is the greatest measure of grace
that ushers in the greatest measure of
JOY and comfort into believing heart
no. The proud have no friends; not in
prosperity, for then they know nobody;
not in adversely, for nobody knows them.
s% The Persians have saying, that
"Ten measures of talk we're sent down
upon the earth, and the woman took
nine"
sg"Y on want nothing, do you7" said
Pat. "Bedad, an if it's nothing you
want, you II find it in tho jug where the
whisky was"
nA-"How long did Adam remain in
Paradise before he sinned2' asked an
amiable lady of her husband It'll he
got wife" was the calm reply.
w"Pat, you are wearing your stock
ings wrong side outward" "Och, and
don't l know it, to be sure; there's a
hole on the other side, there is."
s@- Every household has its pet
names. Mr.. Jones enchantes his help
mae by calling her his idol. Mr..
Jones privately spells it, "i-d-l-e."
l@- The chairman of political meet
ing, seeing rowdy who was raising his
arm to throw a stale egg at him, bawled
out: "Sir, your motion is out Of order. "
by" When q man merries widow he
is bound to give up smoking and chew
ing. IF she gives up her weeds for him
he should, of course, give up the weed
for her.
n@- Love is the shadow of the morn
ing, which decreases as the day advances.
Friendship ls the shadow of the even
ing, which strengthens with the setting
sun Of life.
pA- There are souls which fall from
heaven like flowers; but ere the pu re
and fresh buds can open, they are trod-
den in the dust of earth, and lie soiled
and crushed under the foul tread of
some brutal hoof.
B@.A coquette is young lady of
more beauty than sense; more accom-
plishments than learning: more charms
of person than graces Of mind; more ad-
mirers than friends; more fools than
wise men for attendants.
A person advertises in one Of the
papers for helpmate for life; he wants
one who shall be companion of his
heart, his hand and his home. "How
large is thy homer asked the candidate
for the situation, in another paper.
1@rA pair Of stockings, sent by the
Ladies' Committee, for the use of some
gallant volunteer, was accompanied by
the following stanza:
Brave sentry, ON your lonely beat,
= May these blue stockings warm your feet
And when from war and camps you part,
May some fair hitter warm your heart.
Bay The Youngstown Register, in pub.
fishing the marriage notice of Jason W
Silver and Miss Rachel Smith, we find
the following verse attached thereto:
With Silver in the hands of Smith.
What strange results may rise.
Such metal in Loves crucible
The workman's talent tries.
This combination, rich and rare,
Is none Of Natures myths,
But soon may yield a full return
Oflittle Silver-Smiths
n@. The frequent use of the name OF
God, the devil; illusions to passages oi
Scripture; mocking at anything serious
and devout; oaths. vulgar by words, can,
phrases, affected hard words, when ia.
miliar terms will do as we'll; scraps OF
Latin, Greek. or French; quotations
from plays spoken in theatical man
ner-all these much used in converse
ton render person very contemplate
to grave and wise men.
pa A sailor who had served on
board the Romuey, with Sir Home
Popham. after returning home from
India, finding that wigs were all the
fashion, bespoke a red one, which he
sported at Portsmouth, to the great sur
prise of his companions On being
asked the cause Of the change of color
in his hair, he said it was occasioped by
bis bathing in the Red Sea.