Arizona miner., 1867-08-31
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 WHEN Colonel - was in command at a post, just as the soldiers were called out for a drill on a certain morning, it was noticed that one of them had only blacked the fore parts of his shoes, leaving the back parts unblacked, and of dirty red color. The colonel noticed it,and said, " Hinson, you have not blackened the back parts of your shoes" "Colonel,7 : replied Hr on, good soldier never looks behind him."
 ONE of the paryenue ladies of Cincinnati, who would be wonderfully aristocratic in all her domestic concerns was visiting a few days since at the house of Major O., when after tea, the following conversation occurred between the Major's lady and the top knot" in consequence of the hired girl occupying a seat at the tea table.
 "Why, Mrs. O., you do not allow your hired girl to eat with you at the table, do you ?"
 Most certainly do You know this has ever been my custom. It was so when you worked for me--don't you recollect P
 This was ' collar" to silk and satin great ness, or, as the boy calls it-" coda.h aristoc IaC hitNA ND''i4HS allA 'LdlulAcIliIH, oue answered in low voice, q Yes, believe it was" and left.
 A COUNTRY editor, describing the bonnets now in fashion, says i" Tbey have a down ward slant that reminds one of vicious COW with board across her eyes"
 THE stylish girl of nowadays talks smartly of things heinz "payed ont" explains her self generally with the phrase, "That's what's the matter 7 and dismisses her luck less suitor with the remark that she don't see it.n
 A GOOD thing is told of the President 1T Raleigh. While responding, in feeling man ner, to the welcome given him, he used the expression: ' Let Us, my friends, repair tn, breaches" sand before he could add, mad, by the war, an old woman exclaimed, s Bles the dear man, he has come home again t, work at his old trade"
 ONE of the very good stories current O Macauley is the following It is said that hr met Mrs. Beecher Stowe at Sir Charles Ire velyan's, and rallied her on her admiration O Shakespeare. (Which of his characters d. YOU like best" said he. Desdemonia, sai, the lady. All or tbuINts was tue IeplA "for she was the only one who ran after black man."
 PuNcH furnishes the best argument ye discovered against mou,tanhes. He paint two rough Crimean soldiers, with pipes il their mouths, and thicket of hair all oyc their faces, meeting, and one complains | the other! "I tell yer what, Bill, don't lik these moustachers. They do mop up such lot of grog.'
 WEDDERBURS once asked Sheridan how h had got rid of his Irish brogue, as he wishe to get rid of his Scotch accent. My dea fellow" said Sheridan, " don't attempt sue a thing. The House listens to you now be cause they don't understand you; but if yo become intelligible they will be able to talk your measure"
 TIE City of Mobile has invented a style c dog-catehing, which, the Mobile Tribune says Is quite different from the poisoned sausag administered by the police of other cities The dogs of Mobile are caught in scoop nets and then tried by military court before be ing executed.
 A RECENT number of the New York Gazett says, 4 convention for recognizing God il the Constitution of the United States, is ir session to day, forgetful of the fact that God is recognized in the preamble