Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-06-30
Miscellaneous Savings.

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When the blossoms and leaves of a
woman's beauty fall, we discover her de
fects, MS we behold ravens nests in the
trees in winter.
20, mamma, mammal said tow
headed little urchin in tone of min
| gIed fright and penitence, 30 mamma,
| I've been thwarlng." "Been swearing,
nv child what did you say 2" 20
mamma beginning to sob, q said Old
Daa Tucker"
y Billings describes love rs a state of
mind where judgment yields to fancy.
and fancy to nonsense.
AN advertisement lately appeared head
ed ''iron beadstcads aud bedding ~
We suppose the linen mnst be sheet iron
AT what hour did the devil make his
appearance in the garden of Eden J
Some time during the night. He Ger
tainly came after Eve.
The difference between Carlyle's
Works and Beadle's Dime Novels is,
that while the one are sententious, the
others are ten-centiOus.
"A literary gentleman, whose court
esy in a certain matter pretty woman
had rewarded with kiss, was so well
pleased with the mode of payment, and
SO little satisfied with the amount that,
Judging 10y the following epigrammatic
reply, lie is likely to prove n rather IN
exorable creditor. We don't blame him :
One coin, SO delicious. alone
Paws more than you owe me; and yet,
While you have a mind of your own,
Don't ask me TO cancel the debt
AN auctioneer was selling library at
auction. lie was not very well read in
books, but he scanned the titles, trusting
| TO luck. aud went ahead: ''Here you
hsve Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress, how
much am | offered for it I How much
do bear for The Pilgrims Progress b.
John Bunyan? 'ris first rate book.
gentlemen, with six superior illustrations
how much do I hearl All about the
| Pilgrims, by John Bunyan! Tells where
they come from, an wbeie they landed.
an what they done after they landed
Here's picture of one of them going
about Plymouth peddlin', with pack on
his back -
Master" said the clown of cir
Gus, 'what is the difference between oc
cupation and business?" Difference
there is none" 20, yes, there is. I'll
give YOU an Instance: Maximiliau's
taking possession of mexico is an otcn-
patton isn't it!" "Yes." "Well, he
hasn't any business there. has hel"
Judge Underwood has refused 10
admit jeff. Davis to tail, on the groun@
hat be las no authority for snch actions
the prisoner being prisoner of war
An effort has been made to induce Chief
Justice Chase to issue q writ of kabeGs
corpus, with view 10 release jeff or
bail. The Chief Justice. however, de
cliues.
A PROMINENT lawyer, in conversation
with friend. the other day, remarked
that there was actually danger of his
literally starving to death. "Why, is moi
your credit good at the butcher'si' asked
his friend. sits not that" was the
reply. ''TEe fact is, have no appetite
for breakfast. / never have time TO &c
home to dinner. and when | 90 home to
tea am generally too drunk TO eat"
1t is announced that cunning Yankee
at Portland, Maine. has invented buttons
that can he attached to cloth without the
use of thread.
When man is saddled with bad
wife there are sure to be sti. ups in the
family.
An ebitor talks about the pitching Of
Congress into the Potomac. We should
ike to see tl.at body "done in water
colcrs."
Let no man be 10 proud to work.
Let no man be ashamed of n hard fist
or sunburnt counteDance. Let him be
ashamed only of sloth and ignorance.
The LATEST NovELTY-The latest
novelty in the feminine line" is patent
cye'aShes how for sale in many city
fancy stores. A horrid old bachelor
says that the way things are going now.
n man that needs wife will only have
to step into n milliner's shop, purchase
waterfall, "pIumpers," false curls," "false
calves" d.. put them together, and have
one without further trouble.
"TRUTH MISUNDERSTANDING IRE in
this western country there is river
which is n mile in width. On one side
of said river restless Mr.. A :, who has two
sons. On the other side of the stream
habitates Mr.. B., and he is blessed with
two blooming daughters. The other day
Mr. B. appeared before Mr.. A. and made
serious complaints Of indecent expo.
sure" upon the part of Mr.. A s sons,
who, it appeared, had been bathing in
the stream. The father of the boys
demonstrated by saying that at distance
of mile il could not be possible that the
young Indies could zee anything to offend
their modesiv. Bat" SAYS the father of
the offended parties, "the girls hare got
a spy,gIass"