The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-08-08
: MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Not long since German was riding
along SansOme street, near Sacramento,
Cal, when he heard pistol shot behind
him, and heard the whizzing of ball
near him, and felt his hat shake. He
turned and saw a man with a revolver in
his hand. and he took off his hat and
found a fresh bullet hole in it.
did you Shoot at me?" asked the
German .iba
Yes replied the other party, that's /
my horse; it Was stolen from me recently
GU must be mistaken said the
Herman, have owned the horse for three
years
well" said the other, swhen I come
to look at him. believe am mistaken.
Excuse me, sir. won you take drink
ISLANDERS issJfing from beautiful lips,
seem like spiders crawling from the lush
ing heart Of Il rose.
\ coquette is rose from which every
lover plucks leat-tl,e thorn remaining
for her future husband. e
"What brought YOU to prison, my color
ed friend ?'' 1.-TWO constable, sab -
Y es, but | mean had intenpelance any
thing to do with it Yes. sab, they
was both Of 'em drunk
DR.. Browne having long admired a
very beautiful young lady, made APPOINT
of always giving her for his toast Being
once told it was time to change it, he re-
Piled, | believeit is, for though have
been toasting her these twenty years. /
have not been able to make her brown
yet.
We were amused with the remark of
an old lady, who was admiring the beau
tiful picture called Saved. - Its no
wonder, said she, that the poor child
tainted, after pulling that great dog out
of the water.
4 MilesIan sergeant was drilling am
awkward squad OF recruits ore day, AMI
was vainly trying. to impress on them the
Importance OF stepping off with the left
foot at the command march. The
very next time he gave that command,
>eyeraEoi' the inattentiye recruits step
ped off with the wrong foot. This put
him in Il towering passion, and he shout
ed: "0h. We hlag-saris, didn | tell ye
hat the right fub WASH I the right tut?
The left tut' the right fut!
Two old friends met, noticing since, af-
ter a separation Of thirty-f FIVE years.
Wen, Tom, said one, ''how has the
world gone with YOU, old boy I Married
yet p Is, and I've got family you
can t match-seven boys and enc girl.
Il can match 1t exactly, was the reply,
for | have seven girls and one boy. =
DR.. Dosey was i'll: his friend, the
Rev Peter Quick applied to the patron
for the next presentation but the doc
tor recovered, and upbraided the Rev.
Peter with such breach Of friendship.
saying, You looked for my death. .
No, 10, doctor, Peter, you quite mis-
take it was your living L looked for
\ gentlemanly agent of certain city
| was collecting fares from the passengers
| promptly except one fat old lady, who
be reaching down rs if to get something
she dropped on the floor, When her
| time came to pay she raised her head and
| thus addressed the blushing youth: Il
| alters, when | travels, | carry my money
| in my stocking, for you sees nothing can
GET thar, and Id thank You. Young man,
| list to reich it for meas LIN 50 l;lmed IN
that can git to it. The youth. looked
|
were laughing at his plight; one or two
young ladies' among them blpshed scarlet
and he oeat sudden retreat. muttering
something about not charging old ladies,
&c. His cash account was short one fair.
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