Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-09-16
Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous items
A young lady being asked by boring
politician which party she was in favor o.
replied that she preferred a wedding party
of all the Percy family, the noblest IS
Percy We're (perseyere); and the most cruel,
Percy Cute (persecute)
Il am surprised, wife, at your ignoF-
ance," said pompous fellow Have you
never seen anv books at all ?" .Oh, yes"
she replied, in number OF cases.
The young man who asked the daueh-
ter's hand, and got the fathers foot, had the
consolation OF knowing that his wooing was
not bootess.
= When the rebelgu opened upon Sum
ter at the beginning OF the war, who could
have thought they would have such echo
after more than two years ?-Prentice
- Love, in a tiny form, may enter into the
heart through small aperture, and, after it
gets in, grow so 1ig on what It feeds, that it
can never squeeze out again
a Wit, upon leaving a church here the
psalms had been sung in a very wearis0me
manner, observed to his companion: Now
/ know why Saul wanted to kill David
- Copperheadism IS thus defined by a CO.
temporary The Union as it was-1sSde,'
Buchanan and the Constitution it is
ua.oier }e5. Daejs."
- The following motto for the Yallandig-
ham Democracy expresses their position eE-
actly: = Freedom Of speech FOR treason and
rebellion, but no freedom OF speech ogainst
slavery"
- \ lucky cuss, in the modern interpre-
tation, means a man who GOT enrolled in two
districts and was drafted in both. We be
leve the Law holds him to 20 in both
DIFFERENCE or ESrAr- when lost my
Wife saws French writer, every family in
the town offered me another; bus, when
lost my horse, no one offered to make him
good"
Lord Peterborough, after visit to Fe-
melon, said: "He was cast in a particular
mould, that was never used for anybody else :;
lie is a delicious creaturei But / was forced
to get away from him as fast as / could, else
lie would have nude me pious.'
- At Bristol, Eng, magistrate asked "a
prisoner il hc were married. 40" replied
the man. 'sThen, rcioined his worship, amid
peals OF laughter, 8 It's "a good thing for Your
wife
- The age Of a young lady Is now express
ed according to the present style Of skirts, by
SAYING that eighteen Y1'iugs have passed over
heg head
~ :" Sam, Wig don't YOU talk to masSa, and
tell him to lay up treasures in heaven 4"
What for What de use ub Lyin' up
treasures dar whar he neber see am aginE'
A steam carriage is on exhibition at
Lowell that viii run from thirty to forty miles
an hour on a common road 1t viii travel
so" or last Up mi and down. backward or
forward
THE CBPFEEHEAp FJTUGE.-A prominent
speaker At a Copperhead gathering In Ohio.
said that lie expected to spend an ,teruity in
company With Democrats" \ Republican
listener responded that he probably would
unless he repentcd OF his sins
THr Rune SrrRrr STRONG IN DANA
diving negro was told bv his minister that he
must forgive certain darEey against whom
lie seemed to entertain very bitter feelings
Yes, ses, lie replied -' If i dies ! forgive
DAT nigga hut If | gets well DAT nigga must
take car
Mr. p.rrrr-r,r N-ur-.f .. sister -af7
ono of tL, ratIlran st b, recent love f,.3.f
7. ..r,. yo,t- hannyso
. ~ Dr3In9 fool az +narra v..s fn
ReelzebuB's bosom.
Not Fl R.eIzebnb.- sister
Vol some one af -lga natrfarci.-- don't
care which
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