The Van Buren press., 1866-10-26

N's"o "t'V OH DCou
about eight years ago. Mr.. Richmond,
while conversing with a friend on political
sui Jects in front of the cid Clarendon Ho.
tel at Buffalo, was approached by a poor
woman with two children, and solicited for
aims. Interested in the conversation, MIR.
Richmond. in his usual gruhf manner. told
the woman to get out. repeating the OF.
der with the addition of an oath, at the
salne time turning his back to her. lie had
barely done 30 OF uttered the words when
no hastily turned round, and with more
Kindncss in his face and manner, caught
the woman by the arm as she was leav-
ing.
Haven't you got husband to support
you, eh = he said in his rough tones and
gruA manner 81
The woman explained that her husband
had been lost in lake accident, which
Klchmond remembered as having taken
place year or so previously. ...
How many children have you got be.
side these two ?" he asked.
Two more, SIR
Can't they work, d--n EN-, cam
they work o.
They are infants, sir"
"0h! said Richmond with an air Of
,eli-repioach and thrusting his hand in
his pocket he took ont roll of bills, crum.
pied one of them in his hand, and giving
1t to the woman. pushed her gently away,
saying .f..-.
Get out, now get out-we're busy
The woman moved slowly aside, but in
putting the bill away ste glanced a, ard
discovered il to be $50 bll. She opeued
her eyes in smazemeni, ana turning found
10 Rehnond displayed the bill So as to
show INSTRUMENTATION. and SAID
See, ~. what you have given me by
mistake
Get out--get out I" cried Richmond
Ipetulanty; "yon d.---d beggars are a
rnIiisancc. Go aome--go home, | tell you.
Hun busy" 10 l.t
Lowe is'as Unnecessary to u woman's heart
- A,tashiana ble bonnet to her head, In.
sasd. we think rather more so for nothing
~ than IL barge measure of love will con
Z iherg; whereas ,the recent fashion has
II, vii that she can be satisfied with We.
~. tale bonnet. .e.
a Mapchester man @ith devoted
rye to the concrwe, and who abs olutely ig.
norcs t. " abstract, was awoke by his wife,
one sprin e morning with the remark, MY
dear, the day is breaking !'.when he turn.
ed over and replied. "Wel, well, let il,
break-let it L,cak it owes me nothing"
The folio wing is list Of commemora-
tive weddirsgs.' Two years after the wed.
ting is the "paper wedding f" the FIFTH an.
,uiverssry is wooden wedding = the tenth
tue lin wedding = the fifteenth the "crys.
tai wedding > the twentieth, the "china
wedding" the twenty fifth, the silver
wedding;' the fiftieth, the "golden we'd
ding" the scventy-ffth. the diamond
wedding" t'
Uncle Sam had neighbor who was
in the habit Of working on Sunday. but af.
ter " bile he joineda church. One day
he me- !. While he joined a church. One
day 'ne, met minister to whole church he
belongea.
Wcil, Uncle SAM" said he. do you
see suy Inference in Mr.. P, since he DIN.
edthe church?" M1 ~ .e
II rOh, yes" said Uncle Sam, "a great
difference. Before, when he wens out to
mend his fence Oh Sunday he carried his
axe on, his shoulder. but now ha carries il
under his overcoat."
Ayoung gentleman. dressed in the most
fashionable and fauliless style, was stand.
ing on the steps the other day, digcs,ing a
comfortable dinner. when stranger, lust
from the ears. stepped up and politely in.
quired II he could stop there :" stop
where ?" inquired the young man, puzzled
st the inquiry. Here, in the city--in
Hartford q Oh. l suppose so-why
don't you inquire at the hotel" "Ex.
cuse me, sira replied the stranger, ="
thought you owned the place p Ii
A man about town war lately invited to
sewing party The next day friend as.
ked him how the en,ertainment came oil.
"Oh, IT was very amusing" he replied
",the ladies' hemmsd and lhawed."
Dear me, how huidly he talks T. said
Mrs. Psrtington, recently at ,empersne,
meeting. . ! am always rejoiced when h
+. moua,s the nostril. for his eloquence warn
.din every cartridge Of my body.
"A gentlemen asked Rothschild's advic
sstoispecultaing in the faanee and bank
ing ccmpaniesat tho timc in high favor
"Oh, yes. was tho advice, but il yo
DO apceulste. you must do as you would il
: shower bsth.--soon in and soon ont