American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-06-08
WITT AND WISDOM.

RuDE-Gazing rudely at strangers.
IMPoLITE-Loud and noisy laughing.
THEY must beg in harvest who will not
SOW in the spring
NEVER boast of your fomily connec-
tions until they begin to boast of you.
A STRONG GENERAL,-He must be a
strong general who can storm and carry a
fortress.
JOSH BILLINGS says that it is 5 dol
lars fine, in Cincinnati, tew strike hog
in anger.
He who violates pledge to which he
has written his name, strikes down his
honor with his own hand.
THE lovelicst faces are to be seen by
moon light, when one sees half with the
eye and half with the fancy.
WHEN do chickens cross the road p
Ans When they want u get to the 9th
er side?
TONGUES and sounds are estimated as
the best parts of Goldfish, but they are Of
ten the worst parts Of woman.
THERE is no sin man may be tempted
to, but he will find greater comfort in
resisting than indulging.
How can you be all sweetness to the
face Of an acquaintance, and speak dis
paragingly of him when his back is turn
ed?
AT church some clasp their hands so
tight at prayer time, that they cannot get
them open when the contribution box
comes round.
A WAC seeing a lady at party with Il
very low -neckcd dress and bare arms, ex-
pressed his admiration by saying she
" out-stripped the whole party"
WHAT is the difference between swal-
low and cat? 1t is an admitted fact
that zone swallow does not make sum-
mer," but any cat can make spring.
The reason an old maid is generally so
devoted to her cat, is, that, not having a
husband, she naturally takes to the next
most tteacherous animal.
MA, is the portrait of father torn ?"
asked little cherub of three summers.
{" No, child. Why do you ask =
Why, this morning he said, darn my
picture"'
An Irishman, who had been asked to
furnish proof of his marriage, took off
his hat and exhibited scar on his head
Here" said he, is my marriage GER
tiGcate-that's Judy's mark"
AN indiscreet man confded secret to
another, and begged of him not to re-
peat it.
"It's all right" was the reply, 1 will
be as close as you were.
An avaricious man out west" is re-
ported to make practice of always riding
in the last seat of a railway train, to save
the interest on his fare until the conduc-
tor gets round to him
A GIRL, hearing the lady Of the house,
at dinner, ask her husband to bring D00,-
ben and Son with him when he came home
to tea, laid two extra plates on the supper
table for the supposed visitors.
Mr.. JONES called upon the gentleman
who advertises to restore old paintings,
and requested him to restore a valuable
landscape which was stolen from him two
years ago.
A NEGRO at the point of death, was
told by his minister that he mast forgive
certain darkie against whom he seemed
to entertain very bitter feelings.
HYis, sab" he replied, " if / dies, l
forgib dat niggar; but if l gifts well dat
niggar must take care"
INA, said little girl to her mother,
do the men want to get married as bad as
the women 2"
" Pschaw, child, what are you talking
about ?"
"Why ma, the women who come here
are always talking about getting married
the men don't do so.
In not distant city, the wife of one
of the City Fathers presented her hus-
band with three children at birth. The
delighted father took his little daughter
four years old, to see her new relations
She looked at the diminutive little beings
a few moments, when turning to herfath-
er she inquired, " Pa, which one are you
going to keep"