The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-09-06
Scraps. Facts and Fancies.


Scraps, Facts and Fancies.
"A Mobile paper says the streets are
regular milky ways there are go many
COWS in them.
"A popular toast President johnson
and Chimborazo; of all the Andys, the
most renowned.
"A Petersburg, Va, reporter has been
presented with two lovely young rattle
snakes.
= Lizzie Ream, 1O4 years old, "still
lives" Stark Co., o.
= Mrs Sossaman, brewers wife in
Michigan, clopcd with her step-son and
$500 in money. Mr. S. recovered tho cash
but lot the naughty woman 60
- An Albany laboror found two 500
greenbacks sowed in the sleeve of a coat
bought at secondhand shop.
"A story is going the rounds that du-
ring his early manhood late President Lin
coin was rejected by Miss Wood, OF Cen
tryville, Ind, because he was $50 awk-
ward"
= Mrs. Partington says that Ike, hav-
ing become very much enamcled of a sy,
rem in Boston, has led her to. the menial
halter He didn't appear the least decom-
posed. On the back of his wedding cards
wero little cubebs with wings.
- The advertisement recently inserted
in the Patriot by Stephen Phillips, forbid
ding any ono marrying Rosalinda Pratt,
as She had promised to marry him, has
had tho desired effect, and she has given
in and fulfilled her promise, as will be
seen by referring to our marriage list
BarnStable Patriot
A doctor who has been trying to os-
tablish practice in Wisconsin, says that
the village is SO extremely healthy that
a man was murdered there on the Fourth
of July, for the purpose of starting a
grave yard.
II is very rare to find ground which
produces nothing; ifit is not covered with
flowers, with fruit trees and grains, it pro-
duces briars and pine. 1t is the samo
with man, ifho is not virtuous, he becomes
vicious.
-"Young man, do. you believe in fu-
turc state?" "In course L duz-and what's
more I intend to enter it as soon as Betsy
gets her things ready"
- An "emigrant," who had been some
what roughly dealt with by the "wildcat"
gentry of Virginia City, thus expresses his
opinion of that lively town: "If Gabriel
happens to light at Virginia City, thorell
be no resurrection, for they'll swindlc him
out of his horn before ho can make sim
gle toot."
= Forney quotes Scripture; similar
spirit has dono it before.
"A paper in Cherokee, Miss, says a
ten dollar bill has been seen in the coun-
try recently and excited much curiosity.
= There is this difference between hap |
pincss and wisdom; he that thinks him.
self tho happiest man is really SO; but he |
who thinks himself the wisost man, is |
generally the greatest fool.
- The true and right principle in dress
is the Same for q working woman as for |
q duchess. To wear such clothes as we |
can pursue our accustomed occupation in.
without spelling them; to look like what |
we are and not like what we arc not; to /
be comfortable in and out Of doors; and to
have pleasant, and, if possible, pretty
appearance.
"A lady walking in rural district OBJ
served to her gentleman companion that
nut she had gathered "though quite
young was full"
eyes" replied tho insulting fellow, "it
is like some young ladios-young and for
ward"
Human happiness has no perfect Sc
curity but freedom; freedom none but viz
tue; virturo mono but knowledge; and
neither freedom or virtue has any vigor
or immortal hope except in principle of the
Christian faith and in the sanction OF the
Christian religion.
A jurors name was called by tho
clerk. The man advanced to the judges
desk, and said:
"J udge, should like to be excused"
cit is impossible" said the judge decl-
dedly.
"But, judge, if you knew my reasons"
aWell, sir, what are thcy?"
"Sir-the fact is" and the man hesi-
tated.
Proceed" continued the judge:
:, "Mell, " We'll judge, if must say it. I've got
The judge being very sedate one,
turned tothe clerk and said "clerk, scratch
that mon ont