Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1865-11-16

| INTERESTING OIufIT.-ISnt III funny TO
see alady with both hands In soft dough- and mus.
quito on the end of her nose2
A Few RAw.-A "creature' being asked
by lady, the other evening" if he loved oysters re-
piled, "My dear madam, my love for oysters amounts
to few raw" (furore)
PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAME.--Mexico.
from her past entanged government might have
been properly called MiEico but it's would-be EN-
! peror proposes to change Its name to Na1ico. AT
present, we think 1t should be called Miiaico.
New USE FOR PosToFTICE. - The fol-
lowing advertisement appears in late number OF
the Syracuse Courier: "Manure-wanted, stable
manure. Any person having from five to fifty 1oeds
to dispose Of will please nd word drop it through
the postoffice."
Nor AS A ''FELIEa. "A young lady in
the "rural districts" was once escorted home from
an evening party by young man to whom she WAS
not particularly partial On taking his leave he
remarked: 81 guess I'll come and you next Sat
urday night" "Well, Bill Smith, replied the lady,
you can come as a friend, but not feer." Bill
| didn't go either way.
| CAUSE FOR FRIGHT.-A loafer who had
been noisy, was up before the Mayors court. His
Honor told him to pay over five dollars for his fine.
"C-cc can't do it, muttered he; "a-a-aint got the
| pewter"
care you married man 2" inquired the Mayor.
"Not exactly so ffffar gone yet SIR"
well, will have to SEMI You TO the wofkhouse"
"Tain't nutnin' tn g-g-go there" said Alck. "but
when you t-t-talked about m-m-marriags, old fellow
you fJjriohtened mel"
RAILROAD WAGGERY.-Waggs went TO
the depot of of railroads the other evening
and finding the best full, said in loud tone
"Ths car isn't goingp
or course these words caused general stampede
and Wages took the best seat The moved
off In the midst of indignation, Wages was ques.
toned
"You said this wasn't goingf"
DWELL, it wasn't then 1t is now"
The sold" laughed little, but Wages came near
getting good thrashing
Mons. FRoGGY TO Miss KETo.-Small-
billed poetry has abounded latterly. It is to be
hoped the following closes the season:
Petite mosk eetare your time it have comel
he frost he have call for you-go you now home
All of your buzz Ze-buz into my ear
Now am rid Of it; skeetare, nay dear
Ven to bed in my garnet 20,
Zen viz your moosic you bozaire me 30
Viz your tin trompit you sing all re night; T5H
Dir. Jack Frost now he freeze-a you tight
All vat blessing cole yintar be,
Ven he kill all of re skeetare and flea
Zen till re spring time warm vedder sail bring
Monsieur Moskeetare, no more you will singi
RATHER EMBARRASSING st. Louis
papers telling good story Of an individual who
purchased hat In store kent by q tradesnan
named Dodgion. The hat was got in the absence Of
the proprietor, and the purchaser left the store en-
the aforesaid " tile" The brakeman upon hearing
the facts started for the levee in hot pursuit Of the
delinquent Upon oyerhauling him, the following
scene occurred
"see here, sir, wish to speak with youn
" Move on"
Il am Dodgicn, the halter"
"Thaps my fix"
81 tell you am Dodgion. the battern
So am /; ! am dodgin' the halter too-and very
likely we are both of us dodgin' the same chap.n
me scene ended . with striking" tablean Ia
"mixed up" with Dodgion, the hatter'
BASE BAIL-The nh;1oao.,har ~ a.
Brooklyn Eogle thus analyzos the game of base
ball:
The game ia great invention. 1t is easily nm
derstood All you have TO do is to-keep your eye on
the ball.
1t Ia all about the ball.
They also use a bat. The bat is a club built on
with. 80
This is why the organization IL called club.
One fellow takes a club and stands on O line. and
another stands In front Of him and fires the ball al
him.
The chap with the club hits back.
The ball flies In the other direction
The first fellow drops the club as though he waa
scared, and runs like pickpooket with an Mp
after him. | -
Several fellows run after the ball; somebodv
catches 1t and fires II at somebody else when The
chap who had the club stops running
Another fellow then takes the club and tn saua
man, who is called pitcher" pitches on him fres
the ball at him, and he hits back knocks the hall
drops his club and cuts his stick for the first base
for the ball.
One reliable B. B. Is posted behind the club man
IN case the club man misses the ball. to zee that II
don't go by and hit the Umpire
W men one side is out, the other side goes ;n and
"1en ootn sides are out ii .s called innings
II 10 quite an intelligent game depending entirely
on the use of your legs The frs. principle of III
game IL running " 'Ae
When you are "in," you run away from the bail.
when you are out" you run after it.
10 splendid exercise; keeps you 30 warm CON.
ssaasnslE IL always played Ia the sumnsr time