Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-17

TUESDAY. ..........~........APRIL IT
How do you define black as youi
hat r said "a schoolmaster to one o
bis pupils Darkness that may b
felt. replied the youthful wit.
Young ladies should never objact.to be-
ing kissed BY az editor; they should
make every allowance for the freedom O.
the press
Id country churchyard this epitapf
may be seen: Here lies the body OF
john Robinson, and Ruth, bio wife.
Underneath is the motto, " Their war
fare 10 accomplished"
A correspondent In Havana writes
thatif he wanted 10 describe the Island
Of Cuba Ia a single line, he should call
il, "The land Of the fea and the home
of the slave.
AT concert recently, at the coneIu-
sion Of the song, "There 10 good time
coming" country farmer got up and
exclaimed: Mister, you conldn't fix
the date, conld your
A cockney at q tea party, overhearing
one lady say, have something for
your private ear" immediately ex-
iaimed, II protest against that, for
there 10 law against privateering.D
Only sixty five in Thousand marry,
says Dr. Hubbard, and out Of this num-
Der three are divorced, eight run away,
fourteen Eve in open warfare, about
thirty are Indifferent, and only ten are
regarded ~ happy.
A correspondent asks why papers
charge for insertion Of marriage and
death notices. For the very best of rea.
Sons, inasmnch az one ID an advertise
mentof cospartnership, and the other Of
dissolution, Business 10 business in
this world
A formal, fashionable visitor thus ad-
dressed little girl: "How are you, my
dear2' "yery we'll, / thank you" she
replied. The visitor then added, 'Now,
my dear, you should ask me how am"
The child simply and honestly replied,
/ don't want TO know"
What ID the world coming TOT"
said kind-hearted but simple old lady,
as she threw down her newspaper.
Only to think, she continued, that
there in New York they allow a parcel
OF French dancing girls to execute their
grand-pas onthe stage with all the pee
pie a-lookin' at em and applaudin' Of
EN- toor' N& A
Good sIdea--An honest Hiberntan,
trundling along hand cart containing
his valuables, was accosted with:
Well, Patrick, you are moving
again, see.
Faith, am, he replied, for the
times are 80 hard its dale cheaper
hiring band carts than paying rents"
x Uncle Sam had neighbor who was
in the habit of working on Sunday, but
after while be joined tbs church. One
day be met minister to whose church
be belonged.
"Well, Uncle SAM" said he, " do
you see any difference in Mr. p. since
be joined the church, ~
"Oh, yen, said Uncle Sam, " great
differences, Before, when he went out
TO mend hA fences on Sunday, he car
ried bis AZ bn bis shoulder, but now he
carries u ulder bis overcoat.
A young lady having "set her cap .
for q rather large specimen of the oppo-
site se%, and having failed 10 win him,
was telling her sorrows TO a couple Of
her SAnfidants, when one Of them COM
<6fed Der with these words; "Never
mind, Moliie, there is as good fish in the
sea as ever yet was caught "Mollie
knows that replied her little brother,
but she wants whale.
"A French nobleman, who had been
satirized by Voltaire, meeting the poet
soon after, gave him hearty drnbbing.
The poet Immediately few to the Duke
Of Orleans, told him how bio had been
used, and begged he would do him ius-
tice. "Sir," replied the Duke, with a
significant smile, sit has been done you
already
He that INDUCES himself in ridiculing
the little imperfections and weaknesses
~ his friends, will in time find mankind
united against him. The man who sees
another ridiculed before him, though ne
may, for the present, concur in the gem
eral sangh, yet, in cool hour, will con-
slider The same trick might be played
against himself
The following is said to be copy OF
letter sent by member of the legal
profession 10 person who was indebted
to one OF his clients: "Sir-I am desired
to applyto yon for the sum of twenty
dollars, due 10 my client, Mr.. Jones. IL
you send me the money by this day
week, you will oblige me; if not, shall
oblige you
"Why, Bill, shat is the matter with
you2 Youlook down 10 the mopth.
a Well, Pete, / guess II you had been
through what / have, you'd look bad,
too" What's the matter2" You
y know Sarah .SnivelH, don't you, Pete2 :"
eyes" Well, discarded her last
night" "You didf Whatfor2" Well,
TIL tell you. She said she wouldn't mar
ry me, and I'D disp@vd any gal that
~wnuId treat ma IN fhnA@%M &N&