The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31


day r. n. at the corner Of Washington aud
Main streets, and - the owner Of one Of the
dogs was attempting to separate them he
was bitten completely through the hand
....."What do you think Of this beef' :" said
one guest to another at certain hotela day
or two ago, a. they were breakfasting on .
tough steak. "why. sir, think is
bully :'......A rascal took buffalo robe
from . wagon tho other night and was start
ing away with II, when stranger, who OBJ
served the transaction, and suspeoting all
was net right, sang out: "What arc you
doing with my robe?" At this the fellow
dropped his booty and ran...... BE careful Of
your word, even In keeping the most tri-
ding appointments. But do not blame an
other who fails in this respect, until you
have heard his excuse. .....A wagon ran ov-
or . mans foot, ON the other side Of theriv-
* yesterday, atd broke two Of bis toes 49,.
A Mr.. Felt, of6alem, proposes to run his
type-setting machine by steam. II some.
body will only invent machine editor,
we'll al retire printers and editors togeth-
er....A mans own good breeding Is the
best security against other people i'll man.
ners......A fracas occurred on Water street
on Monday night, resulting in the loss Of q
couple Of ;ncisors and black eye to one
man, and bloody nose and bitten finger
to another-....In Oxford, N. H., is tomb
stone with the following epitaph on it:
ITO all my friends bid adieu.
A more sudden death yOu never knew.
A. was leading the old marc 70 drink
She kicked and killed me qutckesn wink"
IrElxs.-Ice in large quantities and Of ex-
osllent quality is now being taken from the
river for summer use. It is twelve or AZ
teen inches thick, and ~ clear ~ crystal.
1--WE heard one Of our city bellies declare
the other evening that she could Mt 60 to
tight for the country, but she was willing
to allow the young men to 90, and die an
old maid, which she thought was as great
. sacrifice - anybody could be called upon
to make. And we think 20. tool .. Why il
a four quart measure like side-saddle?
Because It holds . gallon. ...... Yesterday
an Irishman named Manahau undertook
to shave himself while drunk and came
very near cutting his throat. He inflicted
an ugly cash which bled profussly, and
possibly may have learned . lesson. 49,. "A
young lady while passing out Of Old Zion
the other evening remarked, as she observ-
ed the vestibuls crowded with young men
staring ut the fairer portion Of the retiring
congregation, 'These are the devils pick
ets.''
IreKs.-A young woman came to this
city about six weeks ago and took lodgings
at private boarding house, and in the
course Of time became the mother Of
twins. A day or. two ago ahe disap-
peared, leaving her offspring behind, and
no one knows anything of her wherea-
bouts. What il the difference between .
toad and . toady: One loves little bugs,
aud the other big bugs.......A lad while
skating on HAwk-Eye creek yesterday in
jured one Of his legs badly by accidentally
gliding into broken place in the ice. 80. :.
Butter in Philadelphia is 81 per pound.
1--WE supposed nsighbor GRIPPE had
bought dog, but It was only his own shAd-
ow following him.. smile may be
right while the heart IL sad; the rainbow
II beautiful in the air while beneath il the
moaning Of the sea......, "A Pennsylvanian
passed through this city yesterday on his
way home with . half-doxsn live prairie
chickens, to show his friends in that State.
How s'GoAK8R" STOLE 4 RIDB.-Yes-
terday an honest farmer came to this city
to purchase an axe, and having made
choice Of good article placed it in his