The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-24
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While Noah was in the ark for forty days
hid forty nights it was quite dark, and Mrs.
|oah and the rest of them presented an I'M
sual object in the head gear line, and she
md the rest of the women were continually
|hn by the rest Of the crew. Mrs. Noah 5 un-
killing reply was wait till the water falls
lad as such, the style was known. When
be ark struck ground. she put her head out
Il the door, land such a head y and exclalm-
III. at the top of her voice, " Is this Area
lat 2" And the impression was, and IS to this
Law, that it is very much like 1t.
LOST Binghampton Revivalist, looking
Br recuits, found large-sized African, and
|sked him: Have you found the LordF
| Answer" Golly, masser, is de Lord LOST
A popular merchant III our city having re-
|eived a superb assortment OF watnJaH
|utLerg, was most anxious to attract the at
|ention of his fair customers 10 its merits.
| Cant sell you fine comb, Madam" said
he TO rural beauty, who stood at his cOun-
Ter. No sir, thank you SIR responded the
lair one in indignout tones, thank you sir,
don't need anything OF that kind. The ag-
hated damsel had evidently misconstrued
he word "fne. "-Sunny South
y Taxon, formerly Of the Rebel" now
Il the Louisville Courier, thus explains his
resent status:
A writer in the Journal of yesterday, in
letter from Lebanon, Kentucky, says that
he editor of the Courier has been guilty OF
reason" and GOWNS his life through the
Eemencv of the government" This is a
mistake We own our ife-frst, through
he favor of God: second, to remarkable
Exemption from all epidemic, infections and
Contagious diseases; third, to regular and
|bstemious habits; fourth TO clear con-
|cience; sixth, to the fact that we did not
happen to get in the route of a bullet or a
|anuon ball during the war; and finally,
bot not extensively" for the reason that
I've have not heretofore died. The "clemon-
y" of which the correspondent speaks, we
Iuppose, was exercised because OF our OK
merits and enterprise Believing
hat republican government was good
hing we endeavored TO make two out OF
bne, under the imressiOn that the more OF
D good thing the better We failed, but
The Government thought 1t but Justice to
live us a certificate of the fact that we did
make the effort,
"BTLKED HIM TWICE. In coming to this
Eity from New Orleans, Artemus Ward fell
In with an "old newsboy," and was attracted
|by his seady wit and happy observations.
When the boat landed at our wharf, the
boy rendered his services TO carry MIR.
Wards carpet sack to the hotel. On the
way up Royal street, Artemus asked the lad
II he could show him a good saloon. The
boy told him be could do that very thing
|hnd took him into a tirst-class shop The
great humorist turned TO the boy, and in q
ocular manner asked him if he would take
h drink" The news yender nodded his head
| n the Affirmative, and called for small
bottle of Clicquot Wine the price of which
Footed up the aristocratic sum of s. So Ar
temus had appreciated the jokes of the
Juvenile up to this time, but he didn't seen
10 stake" this on SO happily When they
got outside of the saloon, Artemus remarked
10 the youthful member of tho press tina
he had not counted on getting "bilked" il
that way. golly," rep sed the urckin Il
you can't stand bilking once You had bette
hell out You bi'6ed me twice in New On
leans with your darned old show, and nov
I'm even with you" This got ''old wal
figures" down. He took such a liking to tn
|newsboy that in the magnitude of his bi!
heart and noble generosity, he presente'
him with free ticket to his first exhibition
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