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Late Sherin's Sale
= of
PE2S1uAL PROPERTY.

DY virtue of two writs of Fieri Facias
, issued out of the Circuit Co1rt for
Saint Nary's county, one at the suit O
InI'I Xaale ' tr,a"n under " the firm 1,
ana S'y,s Oh t> T nl N, " p po.; anu Que
H~rris and John II. Nca.e, trading under
the firm and style of Nea'e, liarriS n Co.,
against the goods ard cha'teIS, lands aud
tencments OF Isaac See, and to me G!rec-
ted, have seized and taken IN execution
all the right, title, interest, claim, aud de-
mand, at law and in equity, OF the sad
Isaac See, in and to the following prop
GitV, to wit
I SCOW
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attention.

~ VILE has just returned from tne
A Baltimore and New York markets
with heavy additional stock Of splendn'
FALL and WINTER GOODS. embrac-
every variety and description otLAplho
DRESS GOODS, which he is now selling
at prices Of unparalleled cheapness Cali
examine and Judge for yourselves
Nov. u, 1867,
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Late Sherin7s Sale.

DI virtue ofone writ Of Fieri Facias
ID issued out OF the Circuit Court for
Saint Nary's county. at the suit OF Them
a. ". Cough, use Of Neale Harris x Co.
against the goods and chattcls, lands and
tenement Of J Stanley Keeling, and to
me directed. have seized and taken in
execution al the right, title, claim, inter
est and demand at law and in equity of the
said J Stanley Keeling, in and to the fol-
lowing property, To wit: -..<-
Spring Wagon aud Harness,
:! Gray Horses and
Bay Mare
And |. hereby give notice, that on
Monday, the 10Th day of De
cemoer, 1867,
on the premises of Isaac See, between the
hou of 10 clock, "a m. and ) o clock
p. M, wHl expose to7publo auction the
above described property, 50 seized and
taken in execution. 10 the highest bidder
for cash, to satisfy sad debt, interest and
cos;s due and to become due thereon. -
/ ,M>GODDAlD.
Late Sheriff
Dec 3, 1S61+tsT
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SCOTS JOURNAL OF USEFUL lNFoR-
NATION FOR TIE pEorLE.
Rv Professor J. Walter Scott.
A Naguit;ccntly Illustrated Family Mag
aim, olalliph Character. containing lu-
formation worth Thousands of Dollars TO
Men and Women.
ONLY 81 per Year. Sample Copies. 80
Cents ADDRESS. PRoF. SCorr, President
New York University
No. so Clinton Place, n. Y. City.
Dec. ), 1867.
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Mo- t, .,.. ,:s
Consumption Durable by !. Dr
Schenck's Medicine.

TO CURE CONSUMPPI0~ the system
-, ,st he ntep:,red so-that the lungs viii He'H ,
To ,ccomrifisti this the liver and stomach mus,
first he cleansed and an appetite created Tor Soou
Wholesome food which by these medlcineS VIII
h., digested properly and good heathy ''oo"
made. thus hnrlding the constitution -
SCHF.NCK' s MA NoRAkE PILLS cleanse
the stomach rfall bilious or mucous acc"nnia-
,ionx. and, bv using the Sea W eed = Ionic IN
cnnnac.ion me annettte is re>torei -
SCHENCK'S PULMDNIC SfRb P'is nn-
tricio.,s as we'll as medicinal. and, by using ene
threel remedies, aTl'impurlties are 'eHpeled IRON
the system, aud good. wholesome blood 'node,
winch VIII reiel all disease :. II 'pa',rn's W.
take these medicines according to u'recaohS'
Con<umption very frequently m ifs hist s'" W.
veilas.readily to their action Take tire PMS
Geauently to c'eprsc TIE liver and t't"mach =
It does MOI follow that because the b9"e az a.
~. costiye they are not required, for somef'hae'
1 IN d,arrf0d 'thcv are necessary <ihe 'enfao'
mnst I've kept healthy, and an apNe.he 'rrea'e'
r. allow the Pulmonic Syrup e,a9 ON I'VE re"
nirltorv organs properly anI a!Ay any "''''
! lion Then all that IS requlre1 70 per o''f u
ne,nooent cure is 20 preTent taking c"'H. TN
.arc,se about .he rooms rs much"as posSl"'e' e'
ali the ricAest food--fst meal, game, @Hlo, 4,
fact. anything The anfette Graves o"'
particular and ,nasticae well
Jan 81, l667-ly.
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q ~
COnstable's Sale
of
80
R / III I \ I 4 I D.

10y virtue of four writs OF Ficri F4cias,
I'D issued by George n. Alvey, one OF
the Justices of the Peace of the State OF
Maryland, in and for Saint Mary's county
one at the suit Of Maria r. Morton ore
at the suit Of Thomas Ban Der; one at the
suit Thcopliilus Harrison. and one at
the >rit of Robinson & Briscoe, assignces
OF ] J. Turner, against the goods and
chattcls, lands and tenem"nts Of Harrison
Posey, and to me directed, | have seized
and taken in execution all the right, IT,
tie, claim, interest and estate at law and
in equity Of the sai6 Harrison PoSey, in
and to the following property, to wit
Two tracts or parcels of land called and
known by the following names. =.
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COnstabIe's Sale.
= of
Real Estate and
Personal Property

DY virtue Of writ Of Fieri Facias, Is
ID sued by George \. Alvey, one of
the Justices of the Peace of the State of
Maryland. IN and for Saint Mary's eoun-
IL, at the suit Of Thomas Barber. use Of
james II Alvey, against the goods and
chattcls, lands and tencmentS Of Harrison
Poscy, ard 10 me directed. have seized
and taken in execution all the right, title,
claim. intercs, AMI estate at law ana in
equity of the said Harrison Posey, in AM
to tie following property to Wit
Two tracts or parcels of land called and
known BY the following names
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NOTICE..
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CONFIR.NA7ION NOTICE.
Johns Hopkins s. others.
vs..
Thomas W. Cough.

In the Circuit Court for st Mary's county
sitting as a Court OF Equity.
HRDEREp, this 22nd ,,av OF Nov. ISL,
~ that the sale made and reported 10y Pc
ter w Grain and Il. G. Harris, Trustees.
Tor the sale OF the real est ate
in this cause mentioned. be ratified and
confirmed unless cause to the contrary he
shown on or before the 2Srd day Of De
ccmhrr next provided copy of this or
der be inserted in the st MaryS Beacon
once a week for three successive weeks plioI
to the said 43rd day Of December next.
The report states the amount OF sales t,
be So 900.
D. K MAGKUDER,
Associate Judge.
True eopy-Test:
JNo ~ CAVALIER, CIk.
Nov -, lS61-3w.
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ST MARY'S SEMINARY.

FuNIIE Fall Term oil This Institution com
menrsi on the 18th Of September, uIt
By a recent order et the Board Of Trustees,
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For Rent.

gWYHE STORE-HOUSE and FIN
Il TURE,S at Stones Wharf. near
the Head of St Clements Bay. for rent.
II is an excellent and well-estab,i>hed
place for business and persons wishing to
engage in merchandising would do well to
obtain it. Terms made Known on apph-
cation to
Y. 7. DAWkINS.
Nov. IS, lS6I-tf.
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NOTICE..


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7 sonar3 Town, is prepared to. d. ali kinds OF
REPAIRING TO CARRIAGES. g'w
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MAKE and REPAIR CARTS So =
and WAGONS at the shortest nodcc. Al
kinds Of BLACKSMITH WORK; will be
done with n2atners and dispatch. Beng also
prepared xitIr proper materials fol, hAAlAN
and furnishing COFFINS, he will give .,., G's !,
personal and prompt attention WI u
ilEAkSE to FUNERALS in any part OF the
CHARGES will be moderate aud tie paatro-
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HORE-SuOEIAG $3.50
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The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06
LITE R A R Y.
y TALE OF ASIA MINOR.
[CDninnc1.1

lie was i'll the right. The controversy
spread through the ship. until the pilgrims
would neither ca: nor drink. Will, each other.
Fortunate for then if they had been deaf !;
still more fortunate for them if they had been
dumb. Every man had different opinion,
and every man disputed in its honor as if it
were necessary to his existence. The color OF
the camel branchcd into hundred controycr-
sizes, and each made ut least Il pair of orators
! ready to stranglc each other
NIustapha, rritatcd and impatient, at last
proposed to the Scribe that they both should
80 among them; and explaining the abs,lrtly
of their quarrcling on points for Which no hu-
man being could be the better or the worse.
recommend them to pass, at least, the remain
der Of the voyage i'll peace. care We stron4:
enough" said the Scribe simply, '.to throw
one half of them overheard every day, until
bu:. you and are left % ''No,' replied the
Bcy; "but they must be tired of fighting by
this time" ':Nonscnsc is inlciatigablc," OBJ
served his companion But" said the Bcy,
II shall rcbut their nonsense. satisfy their
reason and compel the fools to see that nothing
but mutual concession can ever produce either
general comfort or general safety" Try"
briefly said the Scribe.
Next morning, when the war Of words was;
at It's height, and the deck was covered with
knots Of enthusiasts, all dcscanting on their
own wisdom and the folly Of the whole human
race besides, ,-Nlustapla came forward with
his proposition for laying aside all quarrcls on
crccds during the voyage. lis figure. lofty
and commanding, his fine ccuntcnancc and
cen his embroidered robes and icwc!lcd wcap-
ons. had powerful effect on the bystandcrs !;
the pilrrl,.ns paused in their disputes, and all,
forming Il circi,. round the gliucring preacher
of peace dcclarcd-t,. eir readiness to adopt any
plan which he thought Ii. TO offer Mustapha.
clatcd ut the prospect Of success, spoke long
and cloqucntly; the man Of genius broke out
through the habits Of the Osmanli, and al his
audience were cnrapturcd Shouts Of .,rrr.r
al soon began to follow every sentence Ii
spoke Of the original fraternity Of mankind
and was applaudcd; Of the dignity Of truth
the supremacy Of conscience, and the purity of
rcason,--and was applaudcd still more; he
then powerfully described them a. combined in
the act OF exhibiting to others the same free
dom which VIC claim for ourselves and i'll re-
mcnbcring, among all the differences Of opin-
ion, that the man who possesses spirit OF good
will for his fellow men, holds The master key Of
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general fire Of their muskcts, and rushing on
in the smoke TO their astonishmcnt, they found
that instead of troop of some hostile tribe,
they had but single enemy, the handsomcst
of Nloslcn, who still dcfcd them. They burst
out into laughter at his presumption, and at
the same moment dozen fellows lcapcd from
their horses, and threw themselves upon him.
He struggled desperately, but a feeble voice
reached his car, which totally UNNAMED him.
By the glcam Of torch he SAW Ills friend in
the hands OF a crowd Of the Arabs, who were
carrying him away; and to his still deeper
terror. lie saw q long line of blood trckling
from beneath his turban. lie felt himself in
stantly powcrlcSs, and flinging away his weapon,
yielded ut once. The captivcs were carried in
triumph to the camp; where Mustapha's Jewels
were infinitely admired and plundcrc,l to the
last stone. But his true sorro,y was for the suf
icr'ngs OF his wounded friend; The Bcy was in
consolablc for the misfortune, which he attribu-
ted entirely to his own rashncss. "Wcll was it
said by 'laiiz, he exclaimed in bitterness sthat
he who takes the wolf by the throat, should
first SEQ that his t,lyks arc pluckcd out" Tho
young Scribe pointed with his slight finger up
ward, and said with faint smile. "Thc skies
arc as bright above this tent, as they were on
the sea shore. The sun will rise tomorrow. ms
he rose yesterday. We arc in hands stronger
than the hands Of the Arab The first refuge
Of the fearful. but the last refuge Of the brave
is despair
C"ac|ndcd II orr Ncl1
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NJ | S G i + !. a n EO U s.
The President at Boston.

During the Presidents speech at Boston.
which was confined to thanks to the public for
courtcsics to him as citizen and Chief Macis-
tratc, three cheers for Congress were called for
from outskirts Of audience The cheers were
not given. During Mr.. Stewards s,ccch three
cheers for North Carolina were called for.
Mr. Seward said you may we'll give three
cheers for the State Of North Carolina She
was the first State TO put forth the Declaration
of independence in the Revolution against
Great Britain. You may well give three
cheers for North CAROLINA She was the State
of olcvcn who seeded last and went most re-
luc;an'iy cut of the Union You nav we'll
give three cheers for North Carolina. She
WAS the iirst ofthc eleven who seeded to come
back again TO the ..'i..ni!y lircsidc or the Union
and, TO day, nothing is wanting for her to
resume her ancient honorable an, most patr-
otlc position in the family Of the Republic, but
the consent OF the people OF Massachusetts.
Now. know that ali tina! is coming about, is
coming about very soon. have seen the
earth and the skies full OF the clements Of fer
tlity Of health and of vivor anl I saw in
North Carolina the Cotton spring up which is
to supply. next year, the mills Of Massachu-
sets. have seen in New York the wheat
growing that is TO supply the West Indies and
the Southern States. ! know that nature de-
signs that this whole continent, not merely
these thiliy-siS States, bii; this whole CONT
ncnt, should be, sooner or later. within the ma
gic circle Of the American Union
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Bismarck'S Private Secretary.

Dinner is over. 1t Is well nigh midnight.
putbus is sleeping Only single light still
sparkcs through the autumnal trees of the
Park. 1t leads us TO the pleasant villa near
the Princes kitchcn-rardcn.
Count Bismarck is still awake but lie is no
longer the same gay talkcr. tho amiailc, witty
companion. such as We have seen him at din
ner. In the dead Of night he is again Prime
Minister
lie who has comc to Rugcn to rcposc from
his tolls, sits at Il desl, coyercd with paners
his right hand is closed his face looks almost
gloomy; the thoughtful brow is cloudcd; the
iron Count is at work. He reflects long and
profoundly; and then he dictates Il dispatch.
But where is his private secretary, to write
what he dicatcs?
The Prime Minister has not taken a private
sccrctary ncr any Of Tic officers of his depart
mcnt with him to iugcn but at a sdctablc
with lamp, sits u lady, modest. plainly dress
ed her brow bcanng with great intelligence.
She quickly writes wha. the minister dictates
to her.
We know this lady; VIC learned already to
esteem her; now we admire her The Coun-
tess Bismarck is not only u loving wife to him,
an excellent nurse to him in his bodily ailments.
a devoted mother to his children; she is, be-
sides, the iron Counts faithful, indeiatgablc
assistant in his grave tolls.
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P POETRY Y.
L'AutO-Da-Fc.

In the hush Of The winter mitlnigllt-
In the hush ofthc sleeping house
When no weird wind stirs III the gloomy irs,
The spirits Of storm to reuse.
When never CLINT of moonlight
Cleans from the great black sky,
by the red fires glow, as it shoulders low,
We crouch, my letters and I.
My letters, they lie where tossed them,
"a On tho crimson hcarhrug there,
Still, vivid and bright, in the ru,l,ly light,
AS cobras i'll their lair.
lpush the hair from my forehead,
That burns and hrohs SO fast,
Thinking the while, with strange dull SMILE
OF The task l must do ut last.
Who knows but 7, the comfort
Those foolish letters have been?
Tie depth anu scopc-thc strength and hope
or those ''lcavcs that arc always .grccn'?"
Who knows but l, how sadly,
Tomorrow, l and my dream,
BY the ashes grey will weep and say,
"Wocs me for that vanished CLEAN.
"Thc gcam of idle gladness.
The glimmcr of memories bright,
That hid i'll each line of those letters mine
Those letters l burn tonight -
Ah well! the dream folly;
It's JOY was an idle thing,
lis hope was a lie, and its loyalty
Died ofa whispers sting
SO a kiss-the last-io my letters
y rcsolutc hand, anl-;lcrc.
Do the sad dark eyes of my Paradise
Meet mine thrcusi, the fierce flames flare?
'rrMrlH EAn.
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OFFICERS
ORANGEBURG DISTRICT

0nn,SAny--l!. q, sIcMcl,acl.
e,,CopH's* ,oxis.lN Eerl1y-v. y. V. .amiyon.
Click OF cot;nr. csel',. i. Eolinspn.
snErlrr--J. ". II. Dukes
GoncSEH-C. L. Glover
TAX CoLiEcrons.-Uran:;c pursl-P " Fairy.
st, Matthews paris,.--W. H. Dan.zlcr.
., ASST. Assessor U. S. EHvESI r-Gcorgc W.
Sturgeon.
Agent ron STAMrs, Sep Y. Dibblc.
,s MAoIsTnArEs--Thoma i. Stokes W. Il. Tread
well, \. J. Gaskin< F. W. Fairy, David l.. Cu,,nor
]. II. Fielder, Levin Argoc Il. Y. Danncly. L. A..
Price, W. l.. Ehncy, J. d. rrickct, Samuel T. Moor
er, c. u. Glover, L. c. Holman, p G. Buyck, r. NJ
Wannnmakcr, y. o. Tindall.
CoMMsssloNEns TO ArrRovE SEcrRIrlMs-J. G.
Wnnnamakcr, james Stokes, y. Il. Barton, Adam
Smoke, a. d. Frederick.
COMMISSIONERS Pun1Lc BrlLprxcs-Wm NJ
H,..tson, Earpin Riggs, l.. Ezekiel, Joseph j. iIar-
Icy. r.. II. W. Briggmann.
e coNns, oSEEs or RoAps--Ornngc Par:sl--Wcs.-
lev uolscr. r. W. Fairy, Samuel NJ. Fairy, Samuel
G. Fair. f. Living ston, W. S. Riley Wescy Cutler.
II. c. Wnnnemnkcr, n. j.. W. Sis'r'ink, II. Living
ston, james Stokes J. D. fnotts Il. +. Antlcy John
S. Bowman J. l.. Moorcr, w. G. Moss. Lewis Ga
rick, B. a. Yon, J. II. OCain, lis Connor John
Bfodic, j. G. Gnignard, Jacob Looncr, George
Byrd j. 4. Jennings, David Dannelly.
y COMMISSIONERS OF RoADs-St. Matthews PARISH
C.is. Darby, w. c. IIane, NJ. X Holman, Andrew
Iouser j. A. Parour, i. u. Shular, ]. l.. Parlour,
Owen Shular, T. G. Shular, W. /. Pou, J. W. Sci
1crs, u. W. Bates, j. w. Barbour, Augustus Avin-
ger, p. w Avingcr, J. D. Zciglcr, III j. Keller, J.
&C.. Holman.
CoMMIssIosRns FREE ScuooLs-Ornngc Parish
David l.. Connor, J. r. Milhous Henry n. Smell,
John Jordan, NJ G. Milestone, John Inabinct, Dr..
o. n Bowman, Samuel Dibblc.
rarisll-pcicr Buyck, >. II. Keller, Wcslcy IIouscr
John Riley, j. H. Fielder, Adam Holman.
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y RATHER lNQUlsIrIvE YANKEE.-WhiIe
Lord Grosvcnor was travelling West, he was
one day waiting at country station fora tardy
train, when one of the farmers ct the neigh
borhood entered into conversations with him:
''i'ccn about these parts considerable. stran-
gcr2'
''Ics for some length of time"
'Likc en- pretty well, ch?' s
'1Ycs, pretty we'll"
GLOW long have yer bin here"
"a few weeks
WHATS yer business 2"
81 have no business" a.
'What arc yer travelling for thcn? u'ra
Only Tor my own pleasure" uaiseu
Don't yer do any business, How do yer
get yer living, then 2" 8'1ast
"lt isn't necessary for me 10 work for my
support. My father is man of property, and
gives me an allowance sufficient for all my
wants"
"But, sposo the old man should dic2"
'In that case dare say he'd leave me
enough to live upon" ,. H. ,.a ND. l...
"But, sposc he should bust ups" .,,. !, .s
Here the conversation cnded,l and Lord
Grosvcncr walked away, evidently struck with
q new idea. a,o frs
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y certain green customer, WHO SaKa stranger
to mirrors, and who stepped into the ieubin Of
one OF our ocean steamers, stopped i~ 'front.' df'
large pier glass, which he took for udour,
and seeing his own reflection, he said :i'1 9l,
81 say, mister, when does this ere boat
start ?" ff agn
Getting no answer from the t1uulb rpfcction
before him, he again repeated :at -ts4sr4I
say, mister, when docs this ere bout
start?" ,;vaSSs ss,,
Incenscd at the silent figure, he then brok.
out:
eco to thunder ye cursed sassafras colorcd.s
shockhcadcd bull calf; you don't hook as if yoa
knew much anyhow y r A'aln
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

y provost marshal writes: One Of the pro-
vost guard brought colored man into the
Office, charged with stealing watcr.n,elons, As
he was being led away. I said to him:
Il hope, Tom, that | may never see you
here again"
lie turned TO me with peculiar, sI,rcwd
expression, and s;sid:
You wouldn't ha' seen me dis sfme, cap'n,
If dc sogcrs hadn't fotch me,' ,ielf,. l{sg
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

A GREEN CusToMEn.-A few days, since n
gentleman called upon some lady friends, ami
was shown into tho parlor byo servant girl.
She asked him what name she should announce.
and he, wishing to take them by surprise, re-
piled, ';micrs,' Ga fricnd.) The girl seemed
at first a little puzzled, but quickly regainet,
her composure, and, in the bandcst mapner
possible, observed, "Nhat kind OF i cuss did
you say, sir?" '1 '''H
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

"Comc till America, Pat!' writes a. lsatani, aoni of
the Emerald Isle to his friend in ireland: atis
a fine country to get a livn in All u havo
to do is to gcta threc-corncrcd box and iii it
wild bricks, and carry it till the tip. or a thrco
story building, and the man at tho top docs ali
the work" ,te,.at
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q U M o RIO us =

One Of the Alabama freedmen applicd i,
to Governor Patton for divorce on the ground
that his wife couldn't be coming home cvcfy
week, and he knew another woman who would
do very well.
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

When King James tutor lay upon hs cx-
piring pillow, his majesty sent to inquire how
lac did Go icli.' said he, my royal sovcr-
ci~n fhai am aning where few Kings 90"
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

An Irishman entered barber shot; whilc
drinking ate with the brush cup Of ilather,
dug out the ball Of soap at the bottom Of the
cup. at that, and sat down to warm his feet
"lIow did you like your lunch ?": asked n
bystandcr. j.
'.Thc custard was Elegant, but by ny soul I
blavc the egg was little to long in tic wa
teri '.fHs
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

"Well, Jane, this is a queer world" said x
'brutc" to his wife, after breakfas, recently,
"a set of woman philosophers have just sprr-S
up"
Indeed" said Jane, "and What do they
hold 2" ;S
The stranscst thing in nature, s g said lie;
''thcy hold their tongues" s@ i,j,
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-06

Sharp, promising little boy, Just learning 10
talk we'll: ,gt J, T -
"Father arc you going tosee the race to-
day." ,yn
Father, Frightening up-"wha, race my
son, will there be?" ,ta,,".d
"rhe human race" ,,a
Husband TO wife" "Mary Aup..tha, boy will
be an EDITORS pct .f,
Wifc-God forbid" -