The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-01-27
Jokes from Harper's.

ton of the Young author proposing ~ oiie
who had wears and fame that they should
tooethcr make a book. Z" " NAT sald
the surly old fellow. you and L. would
Won hitch horse and IN ass together. "
Instantly the Young wit replies, s. How
dare YOU call me Il horse. y
One day Alcck brought me the story
of the old prophet and his sons. found i'll
the thirtieth chapter of First Kings, and
pointing out the twenty-scvcnth verse, said
he did not exactly understand it. The
verse reads. And he Sl,akc to his sons,
saying. Saddle me the ass. And they
saddlel him. After the explanation was
given. Aleck replied, 81 thought maybe
the boys, out of a joke, had put the saddle
on the old man
attended a short time since an old
! fashioned cattle show and fair After
looking at the big pumpkins, squashes,
etc. that 90 to make a talr brilliant, |
went with my friend out to the field to
see what the crowd there assembled We're
gazing at. and found a neat pair OF cattle
Juggling away at a cart-load of stone as a
trial of their strength We had been
there but few moments when the mar
Shal of the day rode up, and seeing 50
LARGE a number crowded around the cat
tie. he roared. with all the dignity and
pompousness OF Il country marshal -
:: Gentlemen, form RING around. 50 thai!
all can See" The crowd did not heed
his words much, and he AGAIN broke out !:
Gentlemen. form 4 circle: there are
enough here to make a circle fifty rods
square
Here is a good thin" in relation to the
poet who wrote "IIohcnlinden," whicI.
possibly has not found its way to your
columns There was a convivial gather
ny at the poets house. where the rosy
wine and the sparkling jest ran far into
the winter, night. The party broke up
by degrees, each guest leaving H. the spirit
moved him. Just a, one had left the
room Il rlmbling noise was heard on the
stairway. and the body of Il bri oilt dcvo-
tee to wit and Bacchus went tumblin9
down stars.
what is the matter }" said Campbell
from the doorway.
Its ], sir, ruling upa'h," was the
ready response.
AT the Minnesota democratic state con-
vention, i'll September l;,>t. Major NJ,
OF s. county tone of the best men IL
the state), Wa, appointed temporary chair
man. The major. in returning" thanks
made IL very pretty little speech, in closing
which he sad: - He was now siXty-iour
years old, and had been democrat from
his birth. He had always felt proud OF
the honorS conferred upon him by the gIo-
riouS old democracy through Il long life.
and the present WAS not an exception
for he truly felt, as tie bible SayS-!t i
better to be Il door keeper in heaven than
to be king in he'll ~ When the laughter
caused by this quotation had somewhat
subsidized, Il brother delegate from the ma
jor,S own county ;S kcd OF city delegate
who sat near him. = hat did the major
say that caused so much laughter y did
not see the joke The quotation WAS rc-
peatcd TO him. He didn't seem ito see
il" much better bnl replied. "Oh. that
is it, is it! thought perhaps The major
had made some mi>tal2 N qaotiy scrip
tNIp ~
The Rev. DR.. c., II profound scholar
and dcServc,lly popular minister III ths
nitcd Presbyterian church, is remarkably
absent minded On one occasion he was
modcrating a meeting OF the assembly.
had called the meeting to order after Il re-
cess. and sat down while the clerk Wa,
calling the roll 1t WAS somewhat tc
douS, and the doctor had an excellent op.
port,lnitv to rambIc of in one of his in
terminabIe revcric> He WAS aroused b,
the lull in the proceedings that iolIowc,
the completion OF lhi~ part OF the clerk
dulv, and Jerking off lis SpectacIe> h,
walked forward to the front of the stage
and. with It decorouS gravity becoming
his position said, The assembly Ina:
heard the motion. All in favor will show
their assent by saying 'Aye.'" In>tcat
of saying Ave. the assembly burst into
a regular Storm Of laughter. and it TOOK
the good doctor several moments to com
preIend the real status Of affairs, when
he retrcatcI 10 his chair in confusion. per.
haps with the determination to keep hi-
thoughts nj home during the rest IF tn,
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