The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-07-21
AND pRopRIEroR.
NUMBER 80.
Spare Lines.

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The war tho returned soldiers now prae-
tlce Is said to be war 10 tbe ktlfs-snd fork.
WHY'S the letter "n," ode Of the chief
causes Of love Of melody7 Because with
out 1t music would mako you sick.
On very pretty girl saying to Leigh Hunt.
81 am very sad, you see," he rcplied-"oh.
no, you belong to the other Jewish sect
you arc very fair, I sec!" = ti.
A New York contemporary mentions tho ar.
rest Of woman 10 the street "with nothing
on her person but a lovc.lettcr and daguer.
rootype" Rather poetic and picturesque
costume for the metropolis!
That was q wicked boy who, when he was
told that the best cure for pslpisation Of tho
hear. was to quit kissing the girls, said, "If
that's the only remedy for palpitatiOn. I say.
let 'cr palp!"
On the sands at Scullercoats, near Tyne
mouth, England, board has been 6xcd on
which Is inscribed the following notice -
"Any person passing beyond this point will
bo drowned, by order Of the magistrates"
81 assert, sir, as fact" said Archbishop
whasaly to q dull Trinity College don, "that
you are one Of the first men Of tho ago."
But, whilo the elated don was bowling his
thanks, the wit added, 81 understand you
wero born in January, 1901"
The following amusing bull was lately pcr-
pesrated at Bristol, England A magistrate
asked prisoner II ho wero married. "No."
replied tho man. "Then. rejoincd his wor.
ship, amid peals Of laughter. ats a good
thing for your wife," -il q" ' gov
President Lincoln onco remarked that he
read with great regularity the letters Of an
old friend who lived on tho Pacific coast un.
I'll he received q letter Of seventy pages. Of
letter paper, when ho broke down and never
read another. Z, =. ,.,...' b. -....,,,.-,.., .,l
"My dear fellow" said Beau Hickman 10
q waiter in o hotel, "I hsvc respect for fics;
indeed, may say, ! am fond Of aics-but
like to have them and my milk in separate
glasses they mix SO much better when you
have control Of both ingredients.
doctor" !" said person once to surgeon,
my daughter has had . terrible 1t this
morning sbo continued full an hour with.
out knowledge or understanding" "Oh,"
replied the doctor, "nover mind that, many
people continue 50 oil their lives" ''I adi
Miss Buchanan, once rallying q bravo
soldier on his courage, said /" Now, Capt.
-, do you really mean to tell me yon
can walk up to cannon's mouth without
fear ?" |" Yes," was the prompt reply,
4" or a Buchanan's either" And no did 1t. RI
A fisherman was verysick, and was not ex-
pectcd to recover. His friends got around
his bed. and one Of them said, "John. do
you feel willing to dep" John made an Of.
tort To give his views on tho subject, and an.
swered with his feeble voico, "I-think-l'd
rather stay-where--I'mb better acquainted"
""Ono more question, Mr.. Parks" said
counsel to witness, who happened to bos
tailor. "You have known tho defendant
long timo what were his habib-loosc or
otherwise?" "The one he's in now, think
Is rather tight under the arms and too short
waisted for tho fashion, 1" replied Parks.
"Stand down" said tho counsel.
A tcrri6c railway accident happened ro-i
Gently In the south Of France. A young
count, after cxtricating himself! from tho
ruins, calmly used his tooth pick, rs though
lbs had just dincd. A porter said 10 hiu,
+" We have just discovered your valct he
was cut In two" .'Indocd," was the reply,
stake care Of tho trowscrs half, for tho koys 4
Of my trunk, are in shat."o g a.iaiui-s =
II is said that when Thomas Scott. tho
published an cditiop Of the
" Pilgrims Prosrcss,' ezplnua.ory no,cs
appended, ho presented copy to pious but
ignorant couple in his parish. On calling
upon them some time alter, bo naturally in. b
quircd how they liked tho book. Their ro-
ply was that they wcrc delighted with Il and
understood il all perfectly, except tho notes. /.
Mr.. Burke ono day In tho warmth OF do
bato, spoke somo words rather disrospccsiul
Of tho Government. Sir. George Onslow Y
called him TO order, and said, hs would NOT .
ait silent and hear the sovereign 'insuIted. .,
Mr.. Burke in explanation aid, That though !,
be reverenced bis majesty, be Nv, no reason, o
for respecting hs usjsstys man srvans and .
his msid servant. bic OK and his AS. Z ~ y. !,
MAxuisoi GAxE.-A man was recently .
brouebt up BY afsrnsr and sccussd ot stsal.1o'
,pe ducks. llrThs fsnner ssid ssbould know
thcrn anywhere. and went on to, describe =,
thoir peculiarly. =, w"y,"aid the council
for tho prisoocr, 'sbcy can't be such vry, I.
faro brods 4 have soma vary like thsu n q
my yard.' i"1hsts vsry likely" aid tbe
I.rinsr rtbsss are not sbsouly ducks Of tho
,ors have had stolen lately. -" "a, l',s' ~. .. 81. \
I II b rslstsd OF The great French liberal q
swysr and politician, Dupin. who has Issolyi !,
,ssn ssfiously I'D. Mat sven whts his ne we p
o danger he could not resist the temptstion (.
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