Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-22
THURSDAY.
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BETWEKH FI-7I > > 81.
Ifaman is give to liqa b let not
liquor be given 70 him.
WYE.-aWhenever want q nice snug
day. ali TO myself. ] tell George my
mother Is coming, aud then ! see moth
ing Of him till one 10 the morning.
Alta shop windog in the Strand there
lately appeared the following notice
"Wanted-two apprentices who will -.
treated as one ofthe family.
As the Second Massachusetts when in
the Army Of the Potomac, vas passing
By log house, an old woman sat Ct the
doorway quietly watching the Yanks and
serenslY smoking her pipe, which Vas
Of rebel manufacture-made out Of a
corn cob and a quill II say. old lady"
cried Bay State boy What dye
wantT asked old Virginia. How does
your meerschum COLOR She didn
say.
A little boy who pat counterfeit money
IN the contribution box, replied to bis San.
dayschcol teacher that be didn't 5pose
the little heathens would know the
difference, and though It would be just
as good for them" Thoughtful boy
Mother, where's BinY my, con, do
not let me hear you say Bill again; you
should say William s'Well, mother,
where's WillianY' sin the yard, feeding
the ducks" ooh, yes, | see him nosl
but, mother, what makes these duckl
have such broad WiIliamsY $50 t.
your brother directly, you little scamp,
orPll box your earsP
An lrishman was summoned f1rSre
fnsing to pay doctors bill, when b. was
asked Why be refused to pay. fsaWhaf
for should payY said Paddy. "shnre
he didn't give me anything but some
emetiees and the diyil one could
keep 10 ne t1mich at All, at all "
Judge Rookie, in going tho Western
Circuit, had q great stone thrown ut bis
head but from the circumstances Of bic
STOPPING very much, il passed over him.
you see, said he, "had been an up
right Judge, | might have been killed
Zine day for race, says a wag to
n sporting friend one bright morning
lately What race, anxiously inquired
the friend why, the human race, 70
be sure, was the reply
There is o STORY told Of an imperial
higbuess wAltzing thrice on the same
evening with an English lady at the
Court of Berlin. The LADY, Hattsred BY
his attention frankly expressed her graft
iieation at the compliment Il did not
intend i a. n compliment" was the an,
swer. Then said the lady, "gour high.
ness must be very fond of dancing. Il
detes' dancing was the unsatisfactory
respond. What, then, may ask, enn
be your imperial bigbneasa motive for
daneingH Madam, was the exalted
peraonange's curt reply, Il dance to per,
spre. a
A RRMARKABLE BlRD-W have 10
record the death ofa distinguished mem.
Der OF the feathered tribe--a parrot be-
longing to (Capt Joseph Harrison, (Uu.
Gle joel, aud for many years we'll known
TO those who were accustomed 10 re.
sort 70 the old Buckeye House Polly
- N"N vsA yoMF VI hkE-~AN item
certainly OF longegity-mueh regretted
by all who were accustomed 10 the pleas.
ure OF its conversation When Grst
brought TO this city, this bird OF varied
plumage seemed totally unacauainted
with the English language. In the
French however, 10 was quite fluent,
having TOR eomo years resided 10 New
Orleans. Il soon acquired our hang
naagel however, and, at the time of its
death, Was a quite liuguist. Polly
had a remarkable retontive memory OF
ITS owners family, using his or her first
name One day, however, Polly missed
Miss Eliza, one Of the young ladies Of
tue family, and did not see her again
Tor fourteen years, when she made Wis
1t TO her Old home, and was astounded
at receiving Immediately from Polly The
accustomed salute Of GOOD morning
Eliza Polly died full of years and hon.
ors, leaving mortal remains, we'll worthy
OF the taridermists utmost skin.