Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1864-01-28
TRIPLES.

in the habit of working on Sunday, but
alter awhile he joined the church. One
day he met the minister to whose church
he belonged. "Well Uncle SAM" said
he. lido you see. any difference in Mr.. T.
since he Joined the church," "0h, res. -
said Uncle Sam, "a great difference. Be-
fore, when he went out to mend his fences
on Sunday, he carried his axe on his
shoulder. hat now he carries it under HE
overcoat." SO gF 3
-.Aletter passed throngh the St. Jo-
seph pos. office the other day with the fol-
lowing address: az fss f
Feds and Confeds, let this go free,
Down to Nashville, Tennessee,
This 8 cent stamp will pay the cost, 40
Until it finds Sophia Yost.
Postmasters North. or even South,
May open it and find the truth,
merely say my wife's got treli,
And has got a ba6y cross as h-M "a
"A fellow was doubling whether or
not he should volunteer to fight. One Of
the flags waving before his eyes. bearing
the inscription, Victory or Death, . some
what troubled and discouraged him.
Victory is very good thing" said he,
"but why put it Victory or Death?' Just
put itrVictory or Crippled. and I'll go
thatP
"A young man and woman once upon
time stopped at country tavern. Their
awkward appearance excited the attention
of one of the family, who commenced a
conversation with the female by enquiring
how far she had travelled that day?-
Travelled exclaimed the stranger, some
what Indignantly; I'VE didn't travel; we
ridp' f
III have always been astonished." said
Miss Smith, Eat the anxiety Of young la
dies for beaux, but / never pitiei a female
more than when Miss Mounthathers left
my school. Seeing her gazing toward the
sky. asked her what she was looking
for?' That beau,' said she, which is told
of as being sin the cloud l wish he'd
come down.
White Soldier-Hello, darkey, are
you soldier?
Negro Soldier-Yes, sar; l is a solger.
White Soldiei--Look here, darkey, is
your Colonel Niger?
Negro Soldier-No, sar, be am not, am
yourn?
No answer.
john" said stingy old hunk to
his hired man. as he was taking dinner,
lido you know how many pancakes you've
eaten?" t
mo"
well. you've eaten fourteenl''
"Well," said John, "you count and
will eat?''
"A chap who was drawing wood few
days ago. near Three Mile Hill. in grea,
Darlington, took up his lines and what hi
supposed to be his whip. but proved to b,
a rattlesnake nearly six feet long, which
lay stretched out beside the reins. HI
didn't hold it great while, but killed i
without being hurt.
"A young lady when invited to partak,
Of the pudding, replied, mo, many thanks
my dear madam. By no manner Of means
1 have already INDUCED the clamorous call,
OF craving appetite, until manifest sense
of internal iullness admonishos my stay
my deficiency is entirely and satisfactoril,
satisfied"
An inventive Yankee has produced al
apparatus which be says is cure for snor
ing. lie fastens upon the nose gutta
percha tube leading to the tympanum o
the ear. Whenever the snorer SHORES HI
himself receives the first impression, find.
how disagreeable it is, and, Of course, re
forms. ees 80
Ills there anything the matter will
you?" said a physician to person VIII,
had sent for him. "Oh, dear, yes, an
i'll all over; but / don't know what it is
and / have no particular pain nowhere,
was the reply. Every WE'LL" said tn
doctor; "l'll give you something to tax
away all that"
IA pert blockhead. who thought him
self very smart, was once in company vii
Dean Swift. Rising from his chair. OF
, something he said. he added, "For 20
must know, Mr.. Dean, / set up for a wit.
''Do you?" said Swift, very gravely
well, take my adviceand sit down again
The following dispatch went throug
by telegraph month or two SINCE
Charley and Julia met at SIS yester
day--quarreled and, parted forsver-rnt
again this morning, aud parted to meet n
more-met again this evening, and wei
married." evtiIfD etG3i'ezs
"A French Canadian in Waterville
Maine, wishing to express his contemI
for a man with whom he had difficulty
by calling him copperhead. and not be
ing able to think Of the name, said "Yo
Internal old one cent? - -
1t was solemnly funny Joke that {
the bon viranf. who said there were onl
two occasions when a gentleman coul
+. drink brandy without sacrifice of dignii
and self.respect namely, "when he had ga
fish for dinner, and when he hasn't"
1T is stated by manufacturers. of. art
fetal limbs that they make eight left lee
for soldiers to two right, and about IL
. ssn5s pfopertion of right arms toilet one
! showing that about four times as man
: loose left legs as right and four right arm
to one left. slai -. g xrsff sHi 'ei sfesr
-s5--A Chinese boy. who was learnin
s English, came across the passage in Il