The Van Buren press., 1866-09-14


blooi--or red ink-which reads l
FE'" Skcdaddlc. 1t is the red hand
OF the DESTROYING Angels. and threatens
assassination" g%UFV
The editor is not much frightened by the
order but says
"Well, we shall keep the document, and
leave our readers to Judge whether we are
much frightened. If these miserable
hounds and cut throats think they can in
timidae the Videttc, why they are simply
mistaken. We have spoken plainly in the
past, holding ourselves accountable only to
God, our conscience and the laws of the
lands ..I,..
as Tho following day the editor received
another warning, of which he says
" We stop the press to give place to the
following - Now, as the lark said to her
young ones, it is time for us to leave 7
We could stand the bloody hand and the
skedaddlc Of the other warnings, but the
following gets us. Just count us out p
SALT LAKE CRY, Aprilr9, 1866
Mr. Editor Videttc--lf you don't quit
abusing Stcnhouse and the Mormons, we II
come and marry you, We don't "mcau
blood, = but wcwon't steaI to have Stem
house maligncd so yotGok out.
fav ia EB- u MORMON WoMEN
We weaken on the turn. VIII some
one take our place ? "27 Mormon wo.
men y P.he'w We alologisc We
don't edit the Videttc -Stenhousc is a
good fellow, brave man--and he can
look dog in the face Besides, he never
did borrow n pair OF brass knucklcs ~
N" 0, Lord have mercy upon US,
miserable sinners Don't shoot this way
We are not the man y wives Wen
go. .....I.
- a benevolent lady went to visit a
family who were said to be almost starving.
She found them halt f,glad, aud not a NOR
sci of food was to be found in the house.
" What do you most need What would
you like to have ~ she asked the mother
Of the family.
The woman thought moment, her face
frightened and she Said: Jl5egN
Why, | always di,llwant a waterfall
theyre so becoming -.I.
- \ man, newly married. being about
to leave home, said to his wife
Now, Julia, YOU may do anything You
please, while am away, except ride Jow-
Ter, the house dog .r....s.Ie
"llidc Jowler what do you mean ?''
vr'' Never mind, only | warn you not to
ride,Jowler. 'e 1s.sa i'.
When the husband came home, Julia had
black eye, and an arm in sling
Why, Julia, what's the matter ~
I'" Well, yoh told me not to ride Jowlcr,
and thought it must be very nice, OF you
wouldn't hasotold me not to do it SO /
got ON his back and he threw me down
stairs" ,rWftittN a. 81
"A Norwegian woman, l05 years old
and 7S Of her descendants are on the road
to Utah. The old woman declares her in
tentiou Of :" setting her cap for Brigham,
- A bright little fellow, seven years
old, who was drowning in pond n1St.
Louis, cried out in pleading acccuts--" "Save
me-oh, save me--save Inc for my moth
er y But he could not be saved '.
"a veteran Jehu, who drives one of
the stages Of that line that runs up to high
bridge, New York, perpetrated a dry joke
the other day A middle-aged female pas
senger requested to be left at forty ninth
street, and SO, when forty ninth street WAS,
reached, Jehn reiilcd inhishoiscs and stop
ped. The old lady got out, and staring
wildly up at the drivers perch exclaimed
"Well, now, should like to know why
in the name Of goodness you have carried
me a mile beyoud where | wanted to stop
+" You told me, madam, to leave YOU al
forty ninth street F"
Well, meanttwenty ninth street and
anyway, you might have known where |
live, for ride here every week IN your
lusses."
Madam, said Jchu, with Napolconc
cOmposure, I've druv stage on this iue,
aboutte years or less, and never yet mis-
sed leaving passenger where he OF she li-
rected me to leave him or her, and madam,
it you don't know where you live, you'd
better moyeh ....
-" Poor old General Debility y eN.
claimed Mrs. darlington, "it is surprising
how long he lives, and what excitemen, lac
creates the papors a,e full Of remedies for
him." d. on
g." Where shall l get a pauncl ??
said the Sheriff to the Judge.
why, Isuppose, Sir, that you can sc
plenty Of pannels ont cf doors"
"An exchange says The wife Q
John Michaels, Of Bethany, finished hoein
potatoes on Friday, and on Monday gay
birth to three daughtcrs-one weighing III
pounds another IL +; and the third 10
--all as lively as Guinea pigs" Moral
Don't let you wife hoe potatoes.
----- A learned coroner being asked hoy
lie accounted for the great mortality thl
year, exclaimed, II cannot tell peopl
seem to die this year that never died e