Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-07-03
miscellaneous.

The men FRET and the women "founce"
There is uneasy mac in a easy chair
"A Wanting mans mouth is a perpetual gas
"A reckless dispenser of pills deserves the pill
lorv. re-
Where is happinesa always to be found? In
the dictionary.
DO ladies like short or tall men the best? Whv
Hymen ofcOurse.
We wish that the women would make among
themsel 'es an anti-stay law.
Why is Legislator a most blasphemous man?
Because he can't take his seat without an OATH
The Canadians were so frightened by the Feuia
ans that some of their newspapers look pale.
1t may seem strange. lint there are some Nor>
thern men down South iaIing Confederate notes.
Why is Andy johnson like bank cashier p
Because he is good judge of bad bills.
Our fine arts: critic says he is convinced that
ladies do wear false calves because they are so ready
to re-reGL them.
"A young woman aud her picture are often alike
IN one thing: They are both painted.
Douglas Jerr"d calls a woman:s arms the SER
pants ttat wind around mems necks killing the
best resolutions.
The Japanese say ''the tongue of woman is
her sword and she never lets it grow rusty for the
want OF using.'
OF fence, il is unsafe to exrrcate him. unless Won
enjoy the pleasure of his Acquaintance.
Mr.. Gully notices the great mortality among
the ladies-they daily shutting off their mertaI
coils, but then they put them again next morn
ing.
structed through Siberia with ltre trouble because
the Poles are already on the ground.
The question "Does getting drunk ever advance
ones haPpness?'; would seem to he put to rest hy
.ne nr,snm man who went counting "hen drunk
an ana was asked what pleasure he found whskey?
10, Nelly it's trate entirely, see two of your
pretty faces instead OF oneI'
The Mobile Tribune announces that the R.n1, = 8
Mobile and the Southern Bank commenced redeem.
ing their circulation par in the United states
treasury notes on the lst of June inst.
-Forney lis with an intense energy. His father
and master must be overwhelmed with admiration
He saws the whites numbering the blacks ali
over the South, with the most ferocious vindica
hyeneSs.
Governor Curtin has addressed n circnlor n
the Governors of all the loyal States suggesting
unity OF action in calling the Legislatures together
to ratItJ the Constitutional amendment
The commanding ofi:er at Charleston, South
Carolina reports great suffering among the whites
and blacks in different districts OF that State and
Government.
PHTLASTHRoPY.-Tt is said that General Ben But
Ter TOOK from Gen. Dick TavIor's rIar tatiou GIT
Will ne was IN command at New Orleans
ana mere are now hut 80 Of these living
VI the negroes who were living in 1860 hut oueha1f
are NOW alive This is established fact-a re-
cord.
"A little boy being asked, sWhat is the
chief end of mani" replied, The end what's
got the head on"
-"WHY, Hans, you have the most femi-
nine cast OF countenance 1 have ever SEEN"
.'oh' yaw, was the reply, 81 know de reason
for dat; mine n,odder 1caS a aronaan."
An editor heads his list of births, mar
riages and deaths thus:
"Hatched, matched and despatched
We remember another who headed them
severally, ''Visitors, boarders and travelIe rs.'
-" would steal myself" said Sambo. eff
was not afraid of the debble
"Wel believed you would" said Dick.
"tor you are bad niger anyho-;and if Won
amt watched you'll steal, debble or no deb
ble." 0o"-
y. w. Patterson succeeds Daniel Clark
as Senator from New Hampshire. With no
salary, mileage, stationery spoils. and sons os
doorkecpers, Clark's love for his country"
will not be so painfully intense as it was
that is, not quite.
An Irish waiter once complimented n
salmon in the following manner:
Faith, it's not two hours since that salmon
was walking round his real estate wild his
hand in his pockets, niver dreaming what
a pretty inyitashin he'd have to jine you gen
tlemen at dinner"
AN INCIDENT IN A RAILROAD CAR.-Mon-
afraid I'm sitting on your crinoline,
ma'am.
Affable Young Lady-O, never mind, sir.
it's of no consequence; you can't hurt it.
:, Monster-No, ma'am, it's not that; but the
thing hurts me.