The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-29
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Lord Broggham hasElately hurt his
back BY a fall, but is better, uagai 70
Was Eve high or low j. church?
Adam thought her 5E'yy8e57angelical, .
Elizabeth Smell has been indicted in
Boston for the murder of her grand
child. edt o. noiioBb0rini on ab99H .
q Samuel G. Young has been pension
ed blythe Virginia Legislature, In con
sideration of a bad hurt received in
the John Brown raid, on smoood
l. Lieutenant. Governor Winchester,
of Connecticut, has sailed for Europe.
He represents his State at the Paris
Exposition. 9i9'g'l y q ''"'
i The london correspondent a of a
Boston paper would gladly ex-
change Mary Walker and Artemus
Ward for representative of Boston
culture and Boston ideas" ,sa,4
When Don Miguel died the whole
Portuguese Court went into mourning
for twenty days; ten days deep, ten
days mitigated.
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Which is the cheaper, bride or
bridegroom? The bride; she is al
ways given away, the bridegroom is
sometimes sold. '39Brfie 81 ~
A, good story is told of a rustic
youth and buxom country girl, who
sat facing each other. at a husking
party. The youth, smitten with the
Il * e Al L. &c, y H.. -,
ventured sly look, and now and then
touching Patty's foot under the table.
The girl, determined to make the
youth express what he appeared so
warmly to feel, bore with these ad-
vances little while In silence, when
she cried out, Look here, ifyou love
me why don't you say SO; but don't
dirty my stockings" aif :arog
How Mr.. MURPHY BECAME BALD.
Mr.. A. G.. Murphy occupies the
second floor of house in Clark
Street, and Mr.. Murtaugh the third
floor. The second floor has two
rooms-the one parlor, the other
kitchen and dining room.
Of late, Mr.. Murphy and wife have
had their troubles Mrs % Murphy
would be frying the meat for dinner,
and would go in the parlor for few
minutes. When she returned she
would find the frying pan filed with
water and the meat lying therein.
This happened often. Then, too,
when Mr.. Murphy would be eating his
dinner large drops of scalding water
would fall on his head and nose.
Where it came from he knew not.
He bore it patiently until he had
large, bald place on his head, and his
meat has been often spoiled. He tried
to find out how it happened, but could
not. So he and his wife laid it to the
bad spirits, and talked of moving.
Day before yesterday, while his wife /
was cooking the, midday meal, he
went up stairs to see Mr. Murtaugh.
Being well acquainted with that gem
'tleman he went in his room without
taking the trouble, of knocking. atai
/ What he saw astenished him. Mr..
Murtaugh was kneeling down on the
floor pouring water through crack.
The spot was Immediately over Mr..
Murphy's stove, He poured the wa
ter as though he enjoyed it, and he
laughed sweet and low.
Then did Mr., Murphy know who
the wicked spirit was that made him
bald. With praisworthy indignation
he rushed up to Murtaugh and kicked
him over. Then did he call up his
wife and tell her of his discovery.
That she became indignant is easily
imagined. So, while her husband
held Murtaugh, she scratched and |
beat him. She got boiling water and
poured it On his head, that he might |
know how nice it was. When tired |
of beating him they sat on him and
gave him good advice. Being gener-
Gus, they charged him nothing for it.
Having proved to him how wrong it
was to pour water on them, they de-
parted.
He told them they would meet
again, and they did, yesterday, at the |