The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-17

little boy, about six years old, was using
his slate and pencil on the Sunday, when his
father who was minister, entered and said
my son, | prefer that You should not use
youlsslate on the Lords day" Il am drawing
meeting houses, father" was the preaapt
reply.
Young lovers should remember that the
most fiefeely burning fife-hrands are those
kindled at the altar.
Il don't know what you mean: but if you
mean to insinuate that there is anything nasty
in that milk, III give you to understand
you've struck the wrong house! Theirs amt
a first hair in it, for as soon as Narthy Ann
told me the cat was drowned in the milk, ]
went right straight and strained it over"
The young man tainted
Gentlemen Of the Jury" said Western
lawyer, would you set rat-trap to catch a
bear, or make feels of yourselves by trying to
spear buffalo with knitting needle
know that you would not. Then how can
you be guilty of ecnvieting my client of man
slaughter for taking the life Of scomaa'"
The prisoner was acquitted. 7f.
Punch tells of city man no never got up
till twelve at noon, because, he said, it was
ouly fair, as day broke in the morning, to give
it a chance of redeeming its position before
beginning business with is. Or .as. ~ oc
An author is queer animal; his tail ftael
comes out of his head. ~. -.l
4 girl 10 always 'sual'' when she causes
fellow to Sigh" fos her. -
A lover should always a present himself at
his sweetheart's door with little ring, but
not without rap
1t should not be naturally inferred that
hi1itt u, he ri -
not byilt in day.
An editor in New Jersey announces the
death ola lady OF his acquaintance and TINS
touchin9y y adds ''in her deeease the sick
lost an invaluable friend Long will she
ssem to stand at their bedside, as she was
wont. with balm of consolation ia one hand.
and cup of fhubarb, in the other" sIsf -
An eloquent speaker is like riysr-sfeat
at the mouth. V Tee Oh
All diseases speak to us eioeuentiy and
sofsmnly--except the dumb-agus.
An arch young lady should be an archer.
fer she can bend her bean as she pieases.
Like cures like. Sulphur come. from vess,-
vius; therefore it is good for eruptiens
Many a sweet fashioned mouth has been
disfguFed and made hideous by the fiery
tongue within it,
If You want sinking fund, throw your
money into the river, or invest it in continent
TIL lottery tickets.
CHATS very singular, sir" said young
Lady to gentleman who had just kissed her.
'Oh, we'll, my dear miss, ! will soon make il
plural. l.
Wanted.-The receipt which is given when
gentleman pays his respects"
An Irish sailor, as he was riding male a
pause the horse, in heating off the flies, caught
bis hind foot in the stirrup The sailor. OBJ
serving it, exclaimed allow now. Dobhin, if
you are going to get on, I'll get OFF, Cor by
the powers, l will not ride double with you
The blind have been robbing each other at
The blind mans boarding house in New
York
Two Juveniles of Wisconsin, aged la and
"A, have been arrested for highway rob
berry.
An 1rishman charged with whipping his
wife, defended himself on the ground that he
was batting nuisance
The man who beats the drum for the 9'Mareh
Of Time" has gone to play on the Horn of
Plenty" r,ct
Why should you be justified in picking
the pockets of a vender in engravingss Be-
cause he has pictures -,.',-,