The Placer herald., 1863-12-05
HUMOROUS.
Seeing the Point.


Fat Bob Bender is as jolly a. be 10 sdiposs
and therefore takes leisure aud pleasure 10
studying out as many jokes as may bs nscss.
sary. When the first issue of postage cur
rency" came to hand, after rejecting for .
while, he thought that be had chance for
moderate sell, and accordingly started ous
to find victim. The first man that hs met
was Horace NJ, whom he thus accostsd:
II say, Horace, have you seen any of the
new government postsgs-curren hottest"
No." was the reply. rs there anything
peculiar about ,hems"
yes" said Bob. "rsther. Three Of them
Just make a dollar"
"a good idea," rejoined Horace; ri, will
be handy for making change. Have you got
any with you2"
Yes" replied Bob holding out ifty aud
two twenty-fves. "Tbree Of them Just make
a dollar, you see."
81 see" said Horace, evidently feeling sold,
"a pretty good joke. Don't say anything
about it, and will get it off on Butler"
So providing himself with the necessary
funds, he stepped into the office Of the Clerk
of Councils, and thus addressed Butler, hold.
ing out the money to him:
"You see thereY"
"Yes," answered Bu. er.
"Wel," continued Horace, these three
just make n dollar"
"What Of i,!" queried Butler.
why, don't you see the joke!"
NO"
"Well," said Horace, after momsnt's
pause, evidently in deep bewldermsnt, "thsn
the man that told me must be 4 d-d
fool"
A Kansas editor, in reply to a communl.
cation received, replies in his own columns
"a female correspondent sends US an unin.
teres'ing piece Of poetry, and requests Us to
publish it. The moon is called bright; the
stars are flattered with their original appella.
tion Of eek-eyed; the trees come in for Q
share Of glory, and the falling spring is pro.
nounced silver plated or something to that
effect. Besides this. the poem is equally in.
structive on other important subjects. II
Mary will send us an affidavit that she has
washed her dishes, mended her hose and
swept the house the week after she was
struck with the poetic fire. we will give in,
and startle the literary world from its leth-
argy. For the present We say, darn your
stockings and darn your poetry, too"
A Boston religious. paper-,hs Congvega.
tionahst-says that DR.. Gulick, of,he Micro.
nesian Mission, when translating selections
from the Gospel was long in doubt what
native word to uso to signify "Amen." AZ.
tor careful inquiry among the natives he hit
upon what lie supposed would most nearly
give tho idea. What was his surprise to
find, while later, that his synonym for the
word which ends tho prayer had the equivo.
cal sense of-dry up!
musician, whose nose had become die.
tincty colored with the red wine hs was
wont to imbibe said to his little son Que
day at the the table, "You must eat broad,
boy; bread makes your cheeks red" The
little fellow replied. Father, wha. lots Of
bread you must have snufed up"
man has toriscoilis anchylesis of the radius.
paralyzation of the aver labli superiosis ali.
quinosi, and besides don't feel very we'll
himself, whether he would be exemp, from
the draft. Will somebody .ell1
The following receipt for forming "Loy.
al League:
"Fllett Of the fcnny snake,
IN the cauldron boil and bake:
Eye of newt. and toe Of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Addcr's fork, and blind worms sting.
Lizards leg, and owlcts wing,
For charm of powerful trouble
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
An exchange says that musicians are
generally crochety people" Worse than
that, for they are often downright bass isl-
| lows.