Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-13
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It Is said that - Least tWo-thirds Of
the men in the rebel army ~ signing
the payroll, make their mark. they
are soldiers OF the cross"
The girl who succeeds 10 winning The !
true love Of true man makes luckg
hit, and is herself a lucky miss 80
Some poet says the wind kisses the
waves That, we suppose, is the eele- /
brated kiss for a blow which We have /
heard Of 50 often,
"Ma, said fve-year old young lady |
10 her mother the other day, " do tbey I
make men the same as they do stock
ines2" How absurd you are, Jane
OF course not" "Then what made you /
say this morning that Major Spauker
was remarkably agsitkHlt maRs"1
"John, said a stihgy old hunks 10
his hired man, az be was taking dinner,
do you know h0W many pancakes you
have eaten21 - Not swell, you We
eaten fourteen We1l,' sod John,
you count and III eat
They say there's truth IN vine, but
drunken man can't be expected 70 tel
the sober truth. .......--....... ..........
Old birds are not caught With chafi
young women are often caught with no
thing elae. ss ie
nWhat is Chat animal7' Inquired
gentleman Of carpet dealer, indicating
a nondescript on rug Wid9ikins an
awered, that Il the geuflemail bought H.
A - III l. HrnA
thread-bare before very long time.
The Irish shopkeeper, who was iaiely
cheated by An old woman stealng jar
Of whisky and leavingn jar % water IN
its place, described her as speaking d
strange dialect, neither Irish nor Eng
lish A pungter said ne had reason 70
complain Of the jar goD. ...-......a
We are acquainted with "monaier
in human form who says that the onls
time woman does not exasgeraie is
when she's talking Of her own age.
A wag was told tina. a certain we'll
pulled tradegian, who has a husky foice,
was going 10 act Cardinal Wolsey.
Cardinal Wolseyf' laimed he
Linsey WoIsey, you rieaif
When Judge Hale, who had been a
fast swash-buckler In bis youth, sat IN
judgement upon one Of his former boon
companions, be took advantage Of the
retirement Of the jury to ask the enlprit
in the dock sundry questions touching
their old associates {" They are all
hanged nay lord, answered the kpave
except you and me
In Vermont any person who hae nc
visible means of support is to be deemed
q vagrant. II is sarmised that undei
this act all the ladies will have to e
round with short skirts, 80 that the mgr
midons Of the law may have no. pre-
tsnee for arrest. agl1
81 say, John, where did YOU get tha
ugly hatT' Please yer honof, sait
John, " It's an old one Of yours thu
misais gave me yesterday when yoI
went 10 town.
II perfectly natural TINT physician
generally should have a greater horror
of the sea than anybody else.-becaus'
they are more likely tosee sickness,
When Made moisello Arnaalt, the act
ress, went TO visit Voltaire, he said t,
her, "Ahl mademoisslle, | am eighty
four years old, aud have committed q
many fooleries Quite trae, re
piled the actress ~ am only forty an,
have committed a thousand
"Arrah, Pat, wouldat W be- ate
bringing home the shovel lent you las
ChristmathsT --"Diyil a Bit / haven
done with II this three weeks. "B
jabersl and what'll / do for shovel me
aelf7' tits perfectly aisy for ye TO Dor
foso one as ! did $50 be of Wild yaseli
and not be after hothern MO again wi
yer nonsense. 49, ....
A paper speaks Of n man "wlo die
without the aid Of physician Sue
instances af death are exceedingly rare
A little man grows Jealous We kno'
ofnothiug to compare him to, unless
iea bottle Of ginger-pop in high stat
OF eballtion. ''
4 gentlmAu, whose father had bee
hanged, was accustomed TO say OF him
HE died suddenly upon platform at
large public meeting, tt-H
A lady who could not conceal owe
irom herself the plainness of her fac,
boasted that her back was perfect. "rhp
is'the reason, suppose, that your friend
are always glad TO see IT, said one
her listeners
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