Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-09
Accidents Accident Of speech.

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Pat has long labored under. the .imputa-
'tion of making more accidents" with the
TOT que than any of his fellow mortals but
it can be very readily shown that the
"bulW is not necessarily indigenous to.
Irish soil. ........,. ...... ...... =.
/ A Frenchman ramed Gallon, who died
in Paris not many years ago, was rtnark-
able for bovine tendency. There is let
ter of his in existence as follows :, " Ny
dear friend-I left my knife at your lodg7
.ings yesterday. Pray send it to me il you
find it. Yours Cilino., p. S.-Neyer mind
sending the kpife; Tahave1ound ft."'1A
. There is also a note to his wife which he
sent home with a basket of provisions, the
postscript to which read g" You will find
my letter at the bottom OF The basket. IL
you should fail to do so, let me know as
soon as possible" ~ 'hI H. 7o7ai M t'2l.Ha
1t is said of this same character that ON
one occasion he tooka lighted taper to find,
his way down a pair of stairs without acci-.
dent, and after getting down brought it
back with thanks, leaving himself at the
top of the stairs inthe dark rs at first. k
"a lady once asked the Abbe de Matignonl
how old he was. Why, am only thirty.
two," said he, "bHt I count myself thirty
three, because'a little, boy was b6rna yebri
before L1was and diedB evidently Keeping
me back whole year. bygaeeide MI s7a
1t was Scotch woman who said that the
butcher of her towu only Killed half a beast
az Il time. IL was a Ddtchniahp who said al
pig hard no earumarks yexcepta short tail,
and it was 2 British magistrate who, being
told by vagabond that he was not mar
ried, responded "that's a good thing for
your wife."'J ''I Io to'Ia'''f 'm 01om
Alta prayer meeting in New Hampshipe.I
a worthy laynian spoke Of apoor boy y,whos(
father was drunkard and whose mother
was widow. A'''''t 10" '''.'''. '''D' ii'
AT anegro BALI in lieu ofi'sNoto trans
ferable" on the tickets, alnOtiee was posted
over the door, N0~gantleman admitted
unless he comes bisselfIS a.,Yuga 4
/ An American lecturer of note solemuly
said one evening: Parents, you may have
children. or, il you haYG not, your daugh.
teTs NAV have ,nilA .9lBl~ 8di b -ITrg ana
"A Western editor once wrote: "A cor
respondent asks whether the, battle of Wa
terloo occurred before or after the com
mehcernent of the Christian era. We answer
iit did.ni iH rHO JWpJ 9flG vFNI .rH1s r1y9f
"A Maine editor says a pumpkin in that
State grew SO large that eight men could
stand around it; which statement was only
equaled by that0f9tHe hoosier'who saw a
flock of pigeonsl1ly SO low that he could
shake a stick at them.rrtul sat M h-ngSr
Those two, observing men,, one of whom
said that he always noticed when helived
Through the month Of May he lived thf6u oh
the year, and the other of whom said at a.
wedding that ehe. had remarked that more
women than men had been married that
year, were neither of them Irishmen. '''"
H.i $3.50 l-~---4-1 --a..----- Z ---il .s-31'u'
"A YOUNG gentleman OF this city, early
II.
on one ofouE fashionable taiiOrsfOr q full
suit of clpthesT-a wedding suit by, the way
which was to be ready on that partictlar
evening, as the h1aA was to be weddetl eafly
on the following Monday. eTheD clothing
was all ready as promised, and after paying
for the same, the young man departed. On
thefollowing Sthiday afternoon he 'hler-
chant tailor was muchGsurprisedG by the
young man calling at his residence in quest
of another pair of breecheS, alleging that
the others did not suit. After a deal Of III!
quiry, it was ascertained that the young
gentleman had dressed himself ont iihfhis
wedding suit on Saturday evening, and.
called on his lady, ,love-5whO was greatly
shocked at his appearance, and most per-
emptorily objected to the bfeeehes betause
they were too tight in the legs, and hence
his objection. The einerchanttailor Supplied
another pairA theyoung man was relieved
from his embarrassing situation, and the
wedding took place In, due, time.--zanes4
ailte oOotuier,d srHj u .djl2 T9doiaQ .ysls9f
A. GERMAN forest keeper, eighty-two
years old, pot wishing TO- carry ~ the
grave with him an, Important secret has
published in the Leipsic Journal q recipe he
has used for fifty years, and which, he says
has savedReveral men and a. great number
phopia. The bite must be bathed as soon,
as possible with warm vinegar and, water
and, when, this has dried, a lew drops Of
muriatic acid poured upon the wound viii
destroy the, poison Of the SALIVA aud re-
lieve the patient from all spreseIltQr f01
ture danger. ~ "@'