Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-08-21
Written for the Cedar Falls Gazette
STRANGE, ODD, AND FUNNY.
By DAN DE QriLLE


Imet Mrs. Jones the other evening: "Mrs
JONES'" said I. "did you hear that young
Warren lost an arm in one of the fights near
Vicksburg?"
Why, la, mol Now that's funny; (the
italics are Mrs. Jones') when his mother just
had letter from him day before yesterday,
in which he said that he was in excellent
health and spirits. Amt it. funny that Mrs.
Smith don't hear from her husband? She
hasn't heard word from him for over three
months; but you know Smith always was
kind Of a funny man about writing. Once
before, since he has been in the army, he
neglected writing till his wife was almost
raving distracted about him, and it turned
out, when letter did come, that he had been
well enough. ] do declare, it is the funniest
thing in the world how men can act SO I La,
say, Mr.. Do guile, what do you think of
this smoky weather? Amt it the funniest
weather you ever saw? I've been in Iowa
ten years and never saw such funny wealth
er at this season Of the year. I wouldn't
think it funny at all If it was the fall of the
year; but never saw such funny weather
before in the summer. Do tell the Wis
consin prairies all on fire! Why, la, amt
it funny that the smoke reaches away down
here But, now, amt it awful funny that
the ground should burn too! Why, if the
rocks should begin to melt next shouldn't
be much astonished; one hears so many
funny things nowadays. Wouldn't it be
funny, now, if tho Millerits doctrine should
prove true, and the whole world burn up !?
Oh! must tell you what funny thing
happened to Mr.. Jones and last evening
when riding out in the buggy-we both came
within one Of being killed! You see, just
as we were about driving upon a high, short
bridge over kind Of q funny creek, Or gut
ter, the horses took fright at knd'of tun-
ny looking bush, or q funny looking little
old woman that was on the bank, don't
know which, and sprang aside. Mr.. Jones
said it was funny they should act so. and
commenced whipping them. I told him it
would be a funny thing if whipping would
help them out of their scare, and begged
him-to stop striking them. But Mr.. Jones,
l must say it, is little funny about some
things, and the more begged the harder he
whipped. At last the horses plunged for.
ward upon the bridge and we went more
than half across with one Of the hind wheels
entirely off the bridge and dragging against
the ends Of the planks in the funniest way
l ever saw anything in my life. As soon as
| saw what dreadful funny fix we were in
l caught Mr.. Jones by the arm and screamed
at the top of my voice, expecting to be DASH
ed to atoms; for there was the wheel going
thump, thump, thump against the planks all
the time-oh, never saw anything SO fan.
n.y.! And, don't you think, the moment we
were across, and while was yet almost
frightened out of my wits. Mr.. Jones turned
around to me, looking as cross. and shook
of my arm and said, {" You're the .Tunnisst
woman Lever saw!" Said !, "Oh, don't
Mr.. Jones! I'm so frightened" Said he
don't care, you're the .tasnnisat woman ever
saw; to grab hold Of me as you did then.
It's funny that you didn't pull the lines out
Of my hand and get Us both killed" OF
urse, Mr., Jones vas not really angry With