The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-11-29
No. IL.
ML7LTUlH IN PIRTO.

NLLTJ-J[ IN P1RVO.
4 young lady told a printer that he
might print kiss on her cheek, but
he mustn't publish it.
\ vile old bachelor says that ADAMS
wife was called Eve because when she
appeared mans day Of Happiness was
drawing to q close.
4 Dutchman being asked how often
he shaved, replied: "Dree dimes q week
| effery tay but Soontay; den | shaves eff
frey tay.o
The saying ''that there is more pleas
ure in giving than receiving is sup
posed to apply to kicks, medicine, and
advice.
\ young lady down East advertises
opportunity" and says, eff he will
come over to our town ne can Go bet
ter.
Josh Billings says there is nothing
more touching in this life, than to see a
poor, but virtuous young man Struggling
with 4 moustache.
The more we do the more we can do;
the more busy we are, the more leisure
we have; and it is an old maxim-"Ie
hath no leisure who useth it not.o
A friend says he's either head and
ears in love, or ..e's got the colic-he
can't tell which as he is not certain
which he tasted last kisses or water
melons.
The passing years drink a portion of
the light from our eyes, and leave their
traces on our checks, as birds that drink
at lakes leave their footprint on the
margin.
Some miscellaneous wags, one night,
pulled down a turner's sign, and put it
over a lawyers door: in the morning it
read: "Ali sorts of turning and twisting
done here.o
4 conscript being told that it was
sweet to die for his country, tried to eX-
cuse himself on the ground that he new
CT did like sweet things.
How is it that homely women have
the eIearest heads? It is according to
the rule laid down by St. Paul: .sTo the
pure ali things are pure, even as to the
plain all things are plain
Brown was asked by Il young lady
who had been dancing the "German,"
whether he saw her feet9?n No, madam
he said, with a solemn shake Of the head
="far from iti''
\ constable in Ohio lately testified i'll
court as follows: II know nothing of
her but what | hear the neighbors say;
and in my opinion, whata woman says
ofanother is not worthy Of BELIEF
\ female school teacher, in her adver-
tisement, stated that she was complete
mistress of her own tongue ssIf that
| is the ease, said q caustic old bachelor,
''she can't ask too much foF. her SER
Vices.o
A Connecticut divine, of the radical
school, recently preached on q Sunday
children of the Devil" and in the after
noon, "Children, obey your parents.''
He knews his nose. know he knows
his nose. He said he knew his nose;and
if he said he knew / knew he knew his
nose, of course he knows l know he
knows his nose.
x fashionable friend on taking leave
OF q young ensign who was living in
small apartment said, "Well Charles,
and how much longer do you intend to
stop in this NUTSHELL" 70 which he
wittily replied, "until become a ker-
nal'
On the road to EPSON Il moustached
youth, on the top Of a drag, thus sauted
a fat eoachman who was gravely driv-
ing his master and family, "IIuloa,
you sir, where's your shirt collar? How
dare you como to the Derby without a
shirt coIlar?" Jehu growled forth, with
out lifting his eyes from his horse, COW
could I, when your mother has not sent
home my Washing":'
An Irishman addicted to telling queer
stories, says he say u man beheaded
with his hands tied behind him, who
directly picked up his head and put it
ON shoulders in the right place. eta!
ha! ha!n said bystander, chow could
he pick his head up when his hands
were tied behind him?' "And sure
what a purity fool you are said Pat,