Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-03-15
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All Sorts of Shorts.
A LITTLE boy disputing with his sister on
sorne subject. exclaimed, "It's true, for ma
said SO: and If ma says it's so, it's SO, If it
aint SOP
Ara public ball given by the wife of the
Pretsct SJ of the Seine. at which three thou
sand persons were present, no crihonne was
worn.
ACCORDING to the Leayenworth papers
there are now at Fort Gibson five hundred
0fyeen negroes, who have no alternative but
to steal cattle from the surrounding coun-
try, or starve.
CHARLES READE calls his Every Hard
Cash. .snovel;" but any kind of hard
cash has been a novel thing in this country
for several years.-Boston Post.
RAscALLY urthins in Philadelphia stick
nails into the crevices of the brick pave
ments and then lay back to enjoy the en-
tanglements which result to hoop skirts and
long dresses. The police nabbed four boys
who were discovered playing this trick the
other day.
FLYING To, NOT FRoM.-Some years ago
aperson requested permission OF the Bishop
of Salisbury to fly from the spire OF his
cathedral. The good Bishop told him he
was very welcome to fly to the church, but
he would encourage no one to ny from 1t.
SCOOP FRIENDs.n-That worthy sect, the
Ouakers, have custom of shaking hands
all around at the close of their religious
meetings. To gentleman who inquired
the meaning of this practice, the reply was,
that it was done to show that they had part
ed sgood friends"
A TRADITIoN OF FoLKEsToNE.-Queen
Elizabeth once paid visit to Folkestone,
then called Folkesteine, when the poetical
Mayor, being very short man, stood on
stool, and, as the Queen passed by, said:
Most gracious and most noble Queen, :,
Thou art right welcome to Fokesteine."
The Queen, being struck with his comical
appearance replied:
"Thou old fool,
Get of that STOOL"
AN OLD JOKE IN A ScoTCH DREss.-An
English tourist visited Arran, and being a
keen disciple of Izaak Walton, was arrang-
ing to have days good sport. Being told
that the cleg or horse-fy would suit his par-
pose admirably for tackle, he addressed him
self to Christy, the Highland servant girl
II say, my girl, can you get me some horse
fliesf" Christy looked stupid, and he re-
peated his question. Finding that she did
not vet comprehend him, he exclaimed,
"Why, girl, did you never see horse fiy?"
s'Naa, SIR" said the simple girl, "but a wus
wanse saw coo jump over preshipice."
IP things go on as they are now going,
the niggers will soon get so vain and proud
that they will scorn to marry Abolition
lists.
The wife of the Prince of Wales was re-
Gently delivered of six-pounder.
GEN. SEYMOUR presided at the first great
meeting in Florida for rthereconstruction of
the State. 1t must be confessed that the
adjournment was rather precipitate and not
very orderly.
Our President ought to know, that to
make slave State free State, something
more is necessary than the words ''prestO!
changer
JEFF. DAVIS hasn't much reason to regret
the running away of his coachman. His
coach left him before the coaehman did.
The first baby, says Quilp, is an object of
such profound interest to the delighted pa
rients, that they are apt to imagine the
blessing is one which nobody ever enjoyed
before. And Brown, who thinks he could
take patent for his first loved, would be
shocked to hear that he would fail for lack
Of novelty in this invention.
THE Young Mems Association of a neigh
boring city numbers among its prominent
officials Mr.. Owen Moore, who appears to
be very likely man, and not at all like his
namesake in the old epigram of whom it
was said
"Owen Moore ran away,
OWN more than he could payv -f -
THE New York Times has discovered that
there is want of common sense in Congress.
This will astonish the country.
ssTHE Ohio,n says correspondent, sis a
sickly stream" Yes, replies the Louisville
Democrat, ii is confined to its bed.
A GENTLEMAN from Missouri, in Congress,
requested permission to make an honest
speech the other day. 1t was, of course, de-
cided to be out of order in that body,
LIBERALrTY with other peoples money Is
very common sort of generosity. Uncle
Sam helps great many folks to that kind
Of virtue, 'about these days.
A NORFOLK paper says that ''the negroes
almost to man declare strongly for taking
up arms in the Federal cause" A cotempo-
rary rejoins-.sThe niggers come out fat
footed upon all matters"
A coTEMpoRARY may be patriotic but he
Is ungailant when he says Gen. Meade had
better send the women North, If he means
todoanything within the nextthree months.
1T is now stated that all our troops in
North Carolina are besieged In fortified
places. What good have they accomplished
by partially oyerrunning the State? Are
not nearly all the citizens, whom thew in
duced TO declare themselves LOYAL. in the
power Of the remorseless rebels
GENERAL GRANT has given notice that
no women shall hereafter come within his
lines. Perhaps his military secrets will will he
better kept than they have been. ~
THE Washington correspondent 81 t,,e
Springfield Bepublican saws " haerJ that i,s
at the second great corpse ball the other
night, Ia the crowded supper room. An ofii :.
Ger with lady In the back row tonched ,,ih az |.
wcll-dressed fellow in front az b;s, and
asked him TO pass q plate for the lad, 'f'sr fo-
some tongue, OF an Ice, orwbafevsr ~ ar ov-
ticlo required might be. I'm NOT t s,a~ one = ~
the walters here, sir was the polite ,eioin-
der, and 'Xou.had better 20 back II ecj'ool
INV boy, and try to improve tonr n. .,,,,<.s
was tho well deserved rebuke Of the o9scos
whose elbow was touched moment ,,,h, affer
by some one who whispered, Hush. tint Tint
Y0unx fellow Is Bob. O'Lincoln, II t,,,ss
Hits story Of the snobbishnees Of an. ',~3s h~;,
apparent Is SANDER the invention ~ sa,,,c ','r
d.s1Dpoiutcd fair oneWh0 didn't orcf -, 49,
por{unity 10 dance with the prince. y
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