The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-11-02
0nr All Sorts.

An lrisbman, swearing the peace against
hi. three sous, thus concluded: "The only
one OF my children who shows any real al
fiction ]. my youngest son, Larry, for he
never strikes no when am down"
elbow had You the audaciiy, John. to 20
aud tell some Of the people OF p that !
was mean fellow, and no gentleman"
INA. ma. sir, you'll no, catch me at the like
o. that When gang to P-laye keep
my thoughts to mysel'."
A clergyman, located in the region callesl
''out West" asked woman whom he had
baPtised, as she was coming out Of tho wa
ter, show she islt in her mind" and was
considerably surprised to hear her answer
warmly. "Oh, bully"
A. Gardiner, 30 runs the story. an exhort-
or ut revival meeting became rather in.
dignant because brother was his superior
in singing and praying. So up he got and
said, "Brother-can sing and pray: but
by the blessing Of God, there's one thing
can beat him in. can fiddle his shirt off,"
Two young princes, the sons Of Archduke
Charles Of Austria, had a warm debate in
the presence Of no less person than that
Of the august Emperor himself. Greatly
excited, one said to the other-@You are the
creates, ass in Venice ~ Highly offended
at quarrel in his presence, the Emperor
interrupted them, saying, with indignation
"Comc, come, young gentlemen, you for
get that am present"
Some time ago Horace Greeley headed
an editorial civilian II. Seward" The
writing was shocking, and the conpositor
thought il was "Riehmd the Third" and Il
so appeared in the proof Recently Mr..
Greeley wrote note to a lady, and receiv-
ing 10 answer, inquired into the cause. II
was found that the lady had taken the two
mystic letters which composed the sigma
ture, "H. Co." for the figure "l09."
When the celebrated Lord Castlercagh
was stopping once to change horses at
some very poverty stricken post station in
Ireland, his carriage was surrounded by
beygars, who implored him in oil the eager
accents OF native sntrcaty for charity. Tax.
ing no notice OF their appeals, he sat cold
and unmoved ill the horses were ready to
start, when very miserable looking fellow
approached the carriage and said, in voice
Of pursuasive en,rcaty. 'One,siIpencc, my
lord-only one little sixpence, and IL will
treat all your friends in Ireland"
An amusing incident occurred in one OF
the churches in Philadelphia last Sunday
evening. An old lady, whose failing eyes
demanded an unusually large prayer book,
started for church little early. Stopping
ON the way to call on friend. she laid her
prayer book on the centre table. When
the bells began to chime she snatched what
she supposed to be her prayer book and
started for church. Her seat was in the
chancel end Of the gallery. The organ
ceased playing. The minister read, Z" The
Lord is in his holy Temple, let all the earth
keen silence before Him" In the effort to
open her supposed prayer book. she started
the spring OF the music box, which she had
taken instead. II began to play--in her
CONSERVATION she put II on the door. IL
would not stop-she put il on tho seat, IL
sounded louder than ever. Finally she car
ried i, out, while 10 played the Washing
Day." an Irish JIG tune. /
The Plymouth (SIass.) Memorial says
that very amusing affair occurred on
July Sabbath morning in a church not far
from that village. The clergyman was dis
coursing M eloquently rs the state Of the
weather would permit, yet ono Of his au-
di,or.--a young lady-was so overcome by
the heat, as to faA asleep in the midst of
the discourse. Those behind her were
somewhat amused observing her effort to
keep her head in perpendicular position.
The superintendent, Of tho Sunday school
happening to look around just as the lady's|
head was going over backward, supposed
she had tainted, and springing to his feet
called on, to the Doctor to stop and send
down from the desk a tumbler Of water,
which request was Immediately complied
with. and copiOus supply 4 water was
administered to the sleeping young lady be.
fore she had time to fairly recover herself
A number Of sympa,hizing ones gathered
about her, but she soon retired from the an.
,liencc room with face too crimson to CON-
port with iainting fl. When she sleeps
in church again, il will probably be with
one open.