Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-10-03

"Wel," said an old gentleman. the
other day, 'I have been forty-seyen wears
IN business, and can say what very few
can after such experince; in all that time.
my friend, l never disappointed but one
creditor" ''Bless me, what an example
for our young mercantile community" ;"
replied the person addressed; what a pity
that one time occurredl how was it?'
why" responded the old gentleman,
81 once paid debt when 1t became due,
and l never, in all nv life, saw a man so
astonished as the creditor was"
In the height of mosquito time, the
little rascals practiced their songs night
ly, to the annoyance of every one. When
a little girl Ettie, about five years old was
being put to bed, her mother said to her.
''Ettie, you must always be a good girl,
and then at night when you are asleep,
the angels Til come and watch around
your bed" 'Oh yes, ma" said Ettie. 81
know that, L heard them singing around
my bed last night, and some of them bit
me too."
Our public lands are being settled a.
gain, now that the war is over. The re-
port for August states that over thirty-six
thousand acres of land were disposed of
by the Government during that month,
about seven thousand of which were en-
tered under the Homestead Act.
81 never go to church, Dsaid country
tradesman to his parish clergyman. Il al
ways spend Sunday in settling accounts
The minister Immediately replied: you
will find the Day of Judgment will be
spent in the same manner u4 f..sa
A gallant New England knight of the
quill describing country dance, says
The gorgeous strings of glass beads will
now glisten on the heaving bosoms of tho
village bellies, ike polished rubies resting
on the delicate surface of warm apple
dumplings. 1.a.1r .ef :.
THEBE ARE NOW on file, in the War De-
partment, official reports of atroeious ont
RACES upon freedmen, indorsed in the
handwriting and with the signature of
Mr.. johnson, that ''these reports must
not be made public" - .rr
SENATOR PATTERSON, Mr.. Johnson's SON
in-law, recently stated to Mr.. Eams, a
gentleman from Tennessee, that the Pres
ldent did not allow mouthful of food to
pass his lips that was not prepared BY his
own daughter, for fear of poison.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN has resigned his Of
fee as Collector of Customs in Boston,
because he cannot and will not sustain
the wretched policy of his unworthy sue
cessor in the Vice Presidency.
Wisdom is an ocean that has no shore.
its prospect is not terminated by any hori-
zon its centre is everywhere, and its
nowhere.
John Penniman, a well known Boston
printer, died on Monday at the age of 60
years. The Traveller says that he cast the
irst composition roll ever made in this
a...
The most remarkable instance of indie
'ision we ever heard of was that of the
nan who sat up all night because he
ould not decide which to take off first,
is coat or his boots.
WENDELL PHILLIPs declines to run for
congress, and says he can exert more
'ower outside of that body.
The only blusterer from whom brave
nan will take blow is the wind.
Like cures like. Sulphur comes from
yesuvius therefore it is good for erup-
ions.
The speaker who was drawn out"
leasured eighteen inches mora than be-
,re.