The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-29
European Situation.
From L'Europa, of Frankfort. !

European Situation.
From EUROPA, of Frankfort
L'Italie est fate.
EFT Rome contrefaite
D'Autriche est detate;
Eft Allemange reiaite;
La Prusse est Suriaite
La France parfate,
Et PAnleterro satisialte.
FREE TRANSLATION.
Italy gets her own, &c.,
Rome is overthrow,
Austria cries 90 enough"
Germany free to ." pun J!
Prussia rules the roast,
France keeps within her coast,
And old England for once in her HE
has nothing to grumb!e at.
ANOTHER VERSION.
Italy opens free ports to Macaroni, Bibles
and railway stuff with Venetian antiquities
thrownin, and has squared the quadrilateral
problem.
Rome, like roast turkey at an alderman's
dinner, has the pope's nose put out of joint.
Austria retircs upon the glories OF the
Hapsburgs and looks for rehabilitation in
Mexico.
Germany resumes the manufacture of hand
organs, lager beer, and confraternlties.
Prussia goes into the elaborate composition
of the all pervading blue chemical.
France is content with the Rhine OF the
water melon.
Old England for once in her life has moth
ing to grumble at.
Sir" said ferce lawyer, edo you, on
your solemn oath. declare this is not your
handwriting? ?"
Il reckon not, )" was the cool reply
''Does it resemble your handwriting
eyes, sir, | think it don't"
"Do You swear it don't resemble your
wrting?"
"Well | do, old head"
''You take your solemn oath that this writ
ing does not resemble yours in single let
ter"
''Y-e-a-s, sir"
CHOW how do you know ?"
"'Cause can't Wrtep
A German war correspondent says that
his letters were regularly opened, though he
was not in the camp. On one occasion his
correspondent forgot to sign the letter, and it
stood, ''Yours, faithfully" The letter was
sent round to every English Consulate in Ger
many, sealed with the Government seal, and
superseded with an inquiry as to whether
Herr Faithfully was known. The answers
were in the negative.
In a town near Boston, clergyman was
visiting district school, where a little boy
was put forward by the teacher to speak a
piece, because he was bold. When he had
done, the clergyman praised him by saying,
'Why, my little lad, you are not afraid, are
You p "No, sir. | amt afraid of nothin'.
l amt afraid of skunks."
"There is no place like home" says the
the Poet Right unless it's the home of the
young woman you're after.
Mr.. Greeley has made 100000 out of the
"Great Conflict" No wonder that he wants
another civil war.
A French journal tells a little story about
a lady When ! was first married was on
my knees before my husband from morning
till night. 1t was perfect alteration and in
cessant delirium an ineXpreSSble bliss
showered caresses upon him. could have
eaten him." " And now ?" asked friend,
GO am sorry didn't"
Jane " Charles, dear, now that we are
married, you know, we must have no secrets.
30, 40, like II ttOF6, ldlll me titI DOltle Oh
hair dye; you will find it in my dressing
case"
1t has been discovered that Othello had
legal as we'll as a military Office in Venice
He was a-tawny- General.
What makes you look so grum, Tom?"
''Oh had to endure such sad trial to my
feelings What on earth was it p "Why
| had to tie on Girls bonnet while her ma
was looking on"
To economist is to draw in as much as pos
sible.
The ladies apply this to their persons, and
the result is a very small waist
MOLLY" said Joe Kelly 5 ghost to his wife,
IS I'm in purgatory at this present moment.
says. he.
"..And what sort of place is it" says she
"Faix, says he, it is a sort of half way
house between you and heaven, and | stand
it mighty aisy after leaving you"