The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-20
VARIETIES.
Old Siedge.
From the Vieksburg Herald, |

There is told good story of man Id this
city who occasionally plays ''old sedge." One
night recently he had been playing pretty
late and went to the Washington Hotel to
sleep, The night Waterman had to put him
clear up to the top of the house, and our friend
got little out of patience, when he faced the
stairs. Hating moment at the top of the
last fight, he said: "Look here, young man,
if you show higher than this you are out"
A Southern gentleman, putting up at the
New York Hotel, the other day met on Broad
way one ofhis former chattels, who during the
war had taken a prolonged furlough for an
indefinite period, and had not returned to his
former residence in the sunny South. Julius
was all dressed up in snuff-colored pants,
white vest, blue coat with brass buttons, and
purple kid gloves, swinging his little cane as
gracefully as any other Broadway dandy.
Well, julius, said the gentlemen, what are
you doing up here? Well, massa, lives at de
norf at present, in de metropolis of the norf
| has position as head man at de hotel.
What are you doing at the hotel, waiter?
No sab, no waitah; I'ze got a big thing at
hotel in Fulton street; in de summer season |
bites de corn from de cobs for succotash, and
in de winter time | chews up de cold meat
for hash. 81
Can we not-sinee, while the power of the
world is with men, the influence hes with
women-can we not bring up our girls more
usefully and less showily-less dependent on
luxury and wealth r Can we not teach them
from babyhood that to labor is a higher thing
than merely to enjoy; that even enjoyment it
self is never so sweet as when it has been
earned? Can we not put into their minds,
whatever be their station, principles of truth,
simplicity Of taste, helpfulness, hatred of
waste; and these being firmly rooted, trust to
their poisoning up in whatever destiny the
the young maiden may be called 10"
MARY, who died for you p asked a person
of a blooming sweet sixteen. ''Nobody as |
know" was the prompt reply. But the par
son repeated with zeal, "Mary, l say, who
died for you 2" Mary was irritated, but replied,
"Why, nobody, sir; there was Bob Dawson
lay bed-rid for me about six months but folks
say he got about again.
A Canadian newspaper contains the follow
ing plaintive advertisement "Will the gen.
tlenlan who stole my melons last Sabbath,
night be generous enough to return me few
of the seeds, as the melons are are rare
variety"
The new head-dress the ladies have adopt
ed looks like section of Newfoundland
dog-hide tanned with the hair on, drawn
tightly over half of a musk-meon, neatly
combed and oiled, and fastened on the back
of the head. ~er-t
A Ward has long letter in Punch de-
scribng his visit tc Shakspeare's tomb. The
best thing in it is the following ..
Some kind person has sent me Chawcer's
Poems Mr.. Chawcer had talent, but he
couldn't spell. No man had a right to be
library man onless he knows how to spell, 1t
is pity that Chawcer, who mad genyus,
was SO unedicated He's the wus speller
know of"
General Butler carries on war as boys
sleep to keep themselves warm-spoon fash
ion Prentice
Many public speakers Aatter themselves
that they have have exhausted the argument
when they have exhausted only themselves
and their hearers
English papers say Bismark's disease is
disorder of the brain, but Austrians cannot
see it in that light.
Funny sounding drums-conundrums.
good one is very hard to beat.
A man has been arrested in New Olleans
charged with murder. On his finger he wore
ring that had a snap claw in it, which was
filled with deadly poison. A scratch with it
would cause death in three hours
A man in Richmond, Ind, has a religious
lien. She believes in observing the Sabbath,
and illustrates her faith by her practice. She
regularly lays her daily egg every day of the
week until Saturday, when she lays two, and
then holds over until Monday.