The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-15

w nat SOfI OF drum is lnat WHICH
is best when it cannot be beaten?
Why conun-druna, of course.
The latest suspension announced in
London is that of Messrs. Lucille
Brothers, who have debts and liabili-
ties amounting to 100000. What's
in manner"
We see the complaint is pretty gen
eral that board is extravagantly high
throughout the country; nevertheless
editors constantly get bored for moth
ing.
Never give boy ten cent stamp to
hold your shaddoW while you climb
tree and look intost middle of next
Week-it is money thrown away.
The Sti7etto, a newspaper In Butler
County, Iowa, defends its atrocious
name by the statement that SO many
papers have failed In that coubti~sI,'- =
it was daepaed exnealeRgss TO starr one
that would stick gus
Dr Ahapman. of philadel-
walking III the strUvtz,,- =. Il -.
cart, driven furiously, had nearly run
over him The baker Feined up sud
denly. and just in time to spare the
Doctor who instantly took off his hat,
and bowling politely, said You are
the best bred ran in town,
A man came home drunk on cold
night, and vomited in a basket CON,
tanning goslings, which his wife had
placed before the fire, upon seeing
| which, he exclaimed, My God. wife
when did swallow them things?' '
A clerk in Government department
is so precise, so married to routine,
! that he dockets all his love-letters,
and minutes his answers on the back,
ties them up neatly with red tape,
and puts them away in pigeon holes.
He always writes to the lady on large
official foolscap, and never visits her
without first making an appointment.
"There's our Jeremiah, " said Mr.
Shelton, : he went off to make his
living by his wits. = +" Well, did he
succeed?" inquired his friend. (" No, )"
said the old man with sigh, and sig
nifcantly tapping his forehead, he
failed for want of capital.
On the occasion of a terrible ship
wreck, when all the efforts of the cap
tain and crew seemed unavailing, an
old lady passenger stepped. up to the
skipper, wringing her hands in des-
peration, and exclaiming, OH Cap
tain, are we really in such dangerY'
Yes, ma am, answered he; we
must put trust In Providence aolo.
Good Godl" was the pious rejoin-
der, has II come to THATy'
REASONS FOR NOT MARRYING.-A
handsome young Yankee peddler
1 made love to a buxom widow in
Pennsylvania. He accompanied his
declaration with an allusion to two
impediments to their union. Name
them said the widow. 1.-THE want
of means to set up a retail store They
| parted and the widow sent the ped
dler check for ample means. When
they met again the peddler had hired
and stocked his store, and the smiling
fair enc begged to know the other i'm
pediment /" have another wife =
cried the notion dealer
JOKE ON BoB.-Stephen c., was
iovial soul and hesitated not to play
trick on any one. Among his ac-
quaintances was a young lady and a
young man, both of whom stammered
very badly They were unaequainted
with each other. gss5. I
Bob p, the young man alluded
to. was quite sensitive and to think
that any one was making fun of his
defect made him frequently fly into a
passion. It was Stephens fortune to
meet them at a party, and he soon de-
termined on joke
Miss Sue, said he approaching his
lady friend, !" May have the pleasure
of introducing you to one OF my ac-
quaintances, worthy young gentle
man?'
"Cer-cer-cer-certainly, sir"
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