The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-08-16
Anoersol1 gntsQigelrter. 4.
Scraps, Facts and Fancies,

eatlng soup WITH IorK Decause l' oAhos
along time to get enough of it.
= Work, great, absorbing, inevitable
work, is at one and the same time the
cardinal, the creative, the conquering and
the conservative element OF life. All
things are possible with it. tits the rud-
der of the world, its only means of guild
ance and propulsion.
Woman: The morning star OF in
fancy-tho day star of manhood-the
evening star of ago. Bless our stars
= Marrying for love may be little
risky, but it's an honest way of doing busi-
ness.
Why is cricket on the hearth like
soldier in battle? Because he often ad-
vances under brisk fire.
- Lord Chesterfield once remarked
that even Adam, the first man, knew the
value of politeness, and allowed Eve to
have the first bite at the apple
-Dobbs says that beauties generally
die old maids. They set such value on
themselves that they don't find pur-
chaser till the market is closed.
- No one of my fellows can do that spe-
cial work for me which have come into
the world to do. He might do higher
work, greater workout he cannot DO
my work.
An exchange relates Shaker dis
covery, that washing the head with coal
black tea once or twice week will keep
hair from falling of, prevent its growing
gray, and give it fine lively lustre.
= Mr.. John Bixler of Beaver, Ohio, re-
Gently died, leaving widow twelve years
old and dhild nearly six months old
She is.the youngest widow in America.
-Ifyour neighbor asks the loan of FIVE
dollars of you, tell him you were not pres
ent, but if he will pass on to Jones or
Smith he will ascertain exactly the whole
particulars of the accident.
"A man being awakened by the cap
tain of boat with the announcement
that he must not occupy his berth with
his boots on, considerably replied {" o,
the bugs won't hurt 'em, / guess; they're
an cid pair"
A rural chap visiting Grand Rapids,
Mich, got playhlly drunk, when, observ-
ing a bull pup, he went down on his hands
and knees to have little game with him.
The pup feeling cross, grabbed him by
the nose, and after much trying and twist
ing, tore it off.
- One ofthe readiest ways of contract
ing loose habits is to put belt round
your, dressing-gown.
"A wicked editor says that at church
some people clasp their hands SO fervently
in prayer that they are unable to get
them open when the contribution box
comes around.
- An exchange correctly remarks that
when man gets mad and stops his paper,
he always bolrows the next number from
his neighbor, TO see if the withdrawal Of
his subscription hasn't killed the editor,
and if he has not dressed the columns of
the paper in mourning. Such men i'm
agine the world rests on their shoulders.
A gentleman who had some expert
ence in stopping over at Meridian during
the war, and whose business called him
again to Mississippi, was oxpatiating to
Gen. Johnston upon the discemforts of an
apprehended stoppage there. "Oh,' re-
piled the General, "Meridian has improved.
The hotel has been burned down"
"A friend says he's either head and
ears in love or he's got the cholic-he can't
tell which, as he is not certain which he
tasted last, kisses or watermelons.
"A man in Hartford. Ct, advertised re-
Gently that on receipt of a certain sum he
would, by return mail, instruct the appli-
cant how to make q fortune. His direc-
tions were: aPeddle cigars, half Havana
and half home made, as did, and always
be ready to pick up stray chicken"
-Itmay be said generally of ofhusbands:
as the old woman said others, who had a.
bused her to an old maid, who reproached
her for being such fool as to marry him
"To be sure he's rot so good husband as
he should be, but he's powerful sight bet
ter than none"
A "reb," who had long languished
on the sweets of forced idleness, conse-
quent upon his occupation having termi-
mated with Lees surrender, began to look
about him for something to be, to do or to