The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-18
DARLING. TELL mE YES.
A mApnIaAL-DY john O. sAxE

One little moment more Maud,
One little whisper more,
l have "A word 10 speak, Maud,
never brehtned before,
What can u be but t0pe, Maud7
And do rightly guess,
Ills pleasant 70 your ear, Maud7
darling. tell Inc Desi
IL.
The burden OF my heart, Maud.
There's little need 10 tell;
There's little need 10 say, Maud,
I've loved you long and we'll.
There's Language in IA sigh, Maud,
Ones meaning 10 eXpressj
And yours H-wnh 10 for me, Mnud7
Darling tell me gesf
III.
My eyes have told my love, Maud;
And on my burning cheek
You've read the tender thought, Maud,
My lips refused 10 speak.
gave you all my heart, Maud;
TITS needless 10 con feaa
And did you give me yours, Maud7
odarlingi toll ms Desf
~.
TITS sad 10 atarye love. Maud.
30 worahipfii and true;
know little cot, Maude,
quite large enough for two,
And you Will be my wife, Maud7
so may you ever bless,
Through all your sunny life, Maud,
no hh1 yVH uhAWNIHu UUHf
Turkeys roost much higher than
Turks.
Short visits are the best, an the fly
said when ho alighted on hot stove.
Why are jokes like nuts2 Because
tho drior they are the better they
crack. a
Why is your nose in the center Of
your facet Because il is scenter.
That's very singular, Sir, said
young lady 10 gentleman who had
Just kissed her Oh. we'll, my dear
Miss, ! will soon make il plural"
What flower of beauty shall
marry2" asked young spendthrift Of
his governor, To which the governor
replied, with grim smile, Mari
gold"
An old divine said to a young
preacher, who had just preached
sermon Of the intensely horrible |
order, You are too howery. and
your flowers are all the flowers of
sulphur.
An Irish schoolmaster wrote the
following copy for one of his pupils:
" ldleness covereth man with naked.
ness"
Hey odd il L." said Pat, "a he
trudged along on foot one hot, sultry
day, that man never meets a cart |
going the same way he is.
Sir, said little clustering man
to religious opponent, " TO what sect |
do you belongp" well, don't ex-
actly know, replied the other; 81 but
10 judge from your size and appear
ance, | should think you belong to
the class called insects. > /
A wag seeing lady at a party with |
a very low necked dress and bare |
arms, expressed his admiration by
saying she outstripped' the whole
party
Charles Lamb, when n little boy.
with his sister in church |
yard and reading the epitaphs, said TO
her; Where are all the naughty
people buried2"
A negro woman passing the Stacy
House, ut Nashville, with n rough |
colin on her head, was asked who ii
was for, and replied, For my ole
man. Why don't you get some
man to carry it for your" said by
stander. Poor folks has to tote
deere own collins desc days. said the
woman, and hurried on.
4 man who has been living in the
Indian country for about twenty
years, and who has lust returned
home says the most notable feature
IN the march Of civilization dnr;nc
that period has been the advance of
the bustles then worn by the Indies 70
the buck of their heads: and he adds
that he don't think the progress otbcr
wise has been very great. .-.,., 80.
An freshman was once engaged r.
the very intellectual occupation If
eggs raw and reading n news
SEINE mischance, no
to bolt live chicken. The
poor bird chirriped as il went down
his throat, and he very politely OBJ
served: " Re the powers, my friend.
'ou spoke too late. Hil9 Avn B8T Il