The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-10-10
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ouce moderste drinker9 ..".r.,'.
Did you ever know grumblsr to pos
sess energy enough to correct or ameud
whatever be grunbled att g.... ........
A literary man, on retiring into private
life, said bis connection with the press
had thawed, and formed itself into 'adi.GI.'
"Sir, your motion is out of order" rs
the chairman of a political meeting said
when a rowdy aimed stale egg at him.
A person asked an Irishman why he
wore his stockings wrong side oul~ard.
"Because." said he, there's bole Oh
the other side" ...' s''....'s -
Did you ever know q tobacco chewing
christian to feel any compunc,,on for des.
ecrat'ng the house Of God with the vile
juice Of the weed : ... s...
A western wag remarks that he has
seen couple Of sisters who had to be
told everything together, for they are so
much alike that they could not be told
apart. p Hin, .
An Indiana paper refused lately 10 pub
l'sh eu'ogiums gratis, but added. awe
will publish the simple announcement of
tbs death Of any Of our readers with
pleasure"
A man very much Intoxicated was sent
to Jail. "Did you not bail him ou, :"
exclaimed bvslander 10 a friend
bail him ou, " exclaimed the other:
why you could not pump him OUT"
As an Englishman and an Irishman
we're passing by a gsllows the former
asked: d.. -,.e,. -.. ... .q.., ,... q. c...... /
'"Pas aiftha. pal'o~s hsdits due, pray
where would you he
"Och. faith. and I'd he riding to town
all alone" was the quick reply. .'-
The "TndiaEsrolis Jou.nsI'' saws ,th.t
asyoune lady Of that city was las, Sunday
endeaVorine to impress upon her scholars
the terrible effects OF the punish men, Of
Nebuchadezzar. She said that for seven
years he ate grass jnst Ikea COW. just
then a small boy asked: "Did he give
miIki" We are not Informed as to ,h
teachers reply. '.' ',..' e .Ta..f ..'
The following valentine is Zoo good for
us to keep. Cot !. out young people and
place is,away until,next vsleutine's day:
.. A VALENTINE. 'r'.
,-..-.- Oh. lovely Miss Brockett,
Your eye, in it.tosket al
Is bright as a rocket,
'''. -.. '. just taking its start; " "''.
w." And when slyly. you cock il -..t
All me. what a, shock it
Send through my vest pocket,
80 ,-f,a Right ipto my, heart. %
oTbe author Of Garry me back 10 O'd
Virginia sbas, opened a livery stable and
is CARVED back in his own convsyapce
wbepevsr he wants. TO be. u. 90. 80. e, yo W. Wv,
The man who sang''I am lonely since
my Mother died ism. quite 50 lonely
now. The old man married again and
his step mother makes Z. lively enough
lot nitn1 % SDgLilu > \
The author of Life on the Ocesn
Wave is gratifying his ts.,e Tor tbsses
= H.. - -
by tsndipga saw mill. He DiH BE on The
Vater. slHs Eri ,.f.i , So .u"G - " ~ q
.sAH rur2o. IN. . .aa,T#iFE = aEEb> .
The one who gave the "Oid Folks at
Home't to the world has recently taken
ibsm 70 tds Poor house. as they $50
getting troublesome. I 4 ~ - So rnlhg1
The author q Shells Of oesaa'iis 10
the clam ebusiness.uaJ aa| aE r. sr.r. sa
The man who wanted 10 .Kiss him fov
his Mother attempted to kiss his mo,her
for him, the other day, and him gave bin
walloping for his mothsk.' rrv,I- %. cd
The one who walled 50 plsioti.ely DO
they miss me at Home = was missed The
other day. together witha nsighbor's wife,
He Is missed by a wife and seven cbii'
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TTGatEw nl .agG ,srls1ssT,15I
The author Of Three blind mice has
started rnensgerie with them. s,.s, Il
The man Who ~ro,s Five o'clock 10 the
morning found ,ha, no saloons were open
at'hat early hour where he could 90, his
bit,ers, 80 be lies a bed rather later now,
Give me a cot in tss valley love- hus
got a cot in the in6rmsry. Mein Cot! -
Fhs man Who 'Dresmpt L d~slt 10
Marble Hallsbas opened marble quarry
there, and is doing tb'sing business 10
getting out grave stones {"
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