The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-07-28
MIND YOUR STOPS.

Young people when they write, no matter
whom, or for what purpose, ought to get into
the be bit of putting in the stops where they
belong IF they are slovenly and careless In
this particular, those they write to will very
often make mistakes in understanding their
letters Printers commit great plumbers,
sometimes just becausethe authors they have
TO deal with do hotpoint their manuscripts at
all, or point them wrong. The worst mistake
resulting from pointing, that ever l heard of
was something like this:- ......+.
A lady in Massachusetts had husband
who was about making a sea voyage, and she
wrote note, and gave it to her minister to
read on the Sabbath, in which she meant to
say hrt
"a member Of this congregation going to
sea, his wife desiees prayers for his safety"
But instead of reading it thus, on account
Of the stops being used wrongly, it was read
in this manner
ga member of this congregation, going to
see his wife,desires prayers for his safety"
TIT FOR TAT.-A young Englishman, while
at Naples, was introduced at an assembly of
he first ladies by Neapolitan gentleman.
While he was there his snuff-box was stolen
from him. The next day. being at another
house, he saw a person taking snuffout ofhis
box. He ran to his friend:
/ e'Ihere, said he. sthat man in blue, with
gold embroidery, is taking snuff out of the
box stolen from me yesterday. Do you know
him? is ne notassharper2' y. % 4r ..sE
"Tske care" said the other, "that msnsssss of
the first quality
al do not care for his queiity," said the
|Englishmaa, 81 must have my snuf-box
again; III go and ask him for tn
! ''Pray" said his friend, 'sbe quiet, and leave
il to mesto get back your boz" r. se.,,-
Upon this assurance the Englishman went
away, after inviting his friend to dine with
b i'm t4 n next day He accordingly came, aud
as he entered: IN
a4There said he, 81 have brought you your
"Well how did you obtain it?'
"'Why," said the Neapolitan nobleman, 81
did not wish to make noise about it, there
fore picked his pocket of it,"
THE. hat was passed around 10 certain
congregation for the purpose of taking up
collection After it had made circuit OF the
church it was then handed to the minister,
VINO, by the way, had exchanged pnlpits with
the regular preacher, and he found not q
penny init. He inverted the hat over the
pulpit cushion and shook it, that its empty
ness might be known, then raising his eyes
toward the ceiling he exclaimed, with great
feryor,.~ s,,so.{ ...s.e...lr Ill.
81 thank God that got my hat from this
|coDgregation5e9 9l4aI32Ha. -le b5a8 is17td
"My dear SIR" said Drumsticks to young
mail ed gentleman who had just been made the
father of bouncing baby, 'smy, dear sir, can
you tell me in what your present position
varies from that of the same individual one
year ago?'
"Cant say that I can. Drumsticks." "-
Il will tell you. One year ago you were
s'gha'sg touea-now you are loving STREE"
The best record of lovers quarrels, quick
and quick over, that we remember to have
seen, is credited to a recent telegram, in man.
ner as follows 'sCbarley and Julia met at 8.
yesterday quarreled and parted for ever
met again this morning and parted to meet no
more-met again this evening and were mar
ried.
"MA, why is postage stamp like a bad
scholar ?" S
81 can't tell my son why is it ?" "Be-
cause it gets licked and put in the corner"
"Susan, put that boy to bed"
REpoaT UNcouRTEoUs. -"Do you know"
said would-wit to a Jew, 'that they hang
Jews and jackasses together at Newgsts2"
"Iadeed, brother; then its well you and
Mrs. Darlington is of the opinion that
Mount Vesuyius should take saraspaIilla to
cure itself of eruption. The old lady thinks it
has been vomiting 80 long that nothing else
would STAY on its stomach 04 s-4
A CoMPARIsON.lt is said that the average
number of battles soldier goes through is
about FIVE. We know an old maid who has
wlthstood fourteen engagements, and has
power enough left for as many more.
81 say, Bill" asked an insulting fellow,
why is your hat like giblet pie?"
'Give it up.
"Why, because there's goose's head in it,
Two men fired at an eagle at the same time
and killed him. An Irshman observed, ''They
might have saved their powder and shot, for
the fall would have killed him.
J. } Rousseau was one day showing his
Ode to Posterity to Voltare. edo you know"
said the sage; al am afraid your Ode will
lever bs forwarded to its address.
Tis ofliltle use for man pinchei with
poverty for threescore years, to get rich then
Ito obtain luxurious food when he has lost
the teeth to eat il wi tn