The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1867-11-15
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One cannot always be hero
but one may always be man. : -eoq 81 q
Speaking without thinking, is
shooting without taking aim.
Illuminated manuscriptaare said
to owe their effulgenee to the light of
other days: ~ - ssisfil rove i,,is qstiia.
e--- Tile Lowell Courier calls the part
ing Of young ladies much adieu about
nothing.
Somebody says Barnum's auto
biography ought rather to be called an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS las ..
- Never chase a lie, Let it alone.
and it will run itself to death. You can
work out a good character much faster
than ony one can lie you out oft. 3
-'s,Nhy did Adam bite the apple p,
said a schoolmaster to country lad.
"Becausen he had no knife TO cut it, ?
responded Young hopeful l3e =, -
- A printer in Texas, whose first
son happened to be very short, little
fellow, named him Brewer Fullfaced
ones. as3h eyfsiItH = ,untsansu Iaf
We saw that baby. Jones dressed
the little aiinionin small cops and burqoised
over him as much as If he had been a
'sonporeiL. -Natiue ,Virginiaa. 81 -, VI !, :.
- Good Advice. When YOU 90 TO
drown yourself always put of. Your
clothes they may fit your wife's sec
ond husband. Is, Oh falsss ssiisias.sa -sn ar8w
1888 Do1ble.-2ssMr James, how do
keep your books ? '',, "Oh, by double en-
try" Double entry, how's that ?"-
EASY enough !, i make an entry, and
father makes another. s.a AfFs8slt'k ssf
=, Onc.s Are You not afraid your
wife VIII get married again when you
die sprasu hope she may, az there will
be be one man IN the world who will know
how to pity me, - -, = ~
- The editor of an exchange saws
henever saw but one ghost, and that
was the ghost of asinner Who died with 1
o,t. paying for his paper. .sT'was hor-
rible to look upon.''is aslisatsili laeFig.'
A manufacturer in New York
city il. filling an order Tor 1900 Thin
bles, at eighteen cents per dozen, for
the managers of a popular gift enter
prise. "NO blanksl Every ticket en-
titles the holder, to a present lnWsls "a !.
~ Badeau has finished his book A.
bout the ssMilitary History of u. S.
Grant. "asItis said to be Intended to |
remove the Badeaudor Grant is in with |
the Radieals.-7N Z. TForid. az, ID -
Unfortunatelyz tits A-dam Badeatt- |
dor.-Ndtive ViSyihian. e :, ~ inl11l,
IN. In the village of Pembroke, dur.II
ing the progress Of a protracted meet
ing ore hopeful and exceedingly lib
eral convert prayed in behalf OF the
many who had ranged themselves on
the anxious seatsn chat Che Lord would |
convert them at once. = stCome down |
now,a Lord--right off; right down
the roof, III pay for he shingles
swell, Jim, hoo did you make it
trfien dorm Southfo l
ssFirst-rate. Made plenty of money. ,,
ssWhat did you do rith 1t ?'' 80
Laid it out in houses and lots.n
s'Where ?'' 1tta t..c1nind
Every place Ihave been ,oherc there
irePe any,"
slYhat kinds of houses and lots?''
"Cofiee-houses, and lots of achisky."
- The result. Lone man took a
paper and his wife was happier than a
king's; his children all could read and
write and talk of men and things. 2 A. b
lotiier took no paper and While stroll i
ng through the who'd, a tree fell down.
I BON his crown and killed llim--as it |
should.a Had he been reading Of the
news like brother Jim, we'll bet cent
hat accident would not have happenedI
him.. 4 isfii anstfs 81 81 -st.ea,ah |
- There Is a town in Texas III
which it is ssfd there is but one grave,
lpon the slab of which is written the
GLOWING epitaph: 80
Underneath this turf doth lie,r1 lai.
Back to back my wife. and i,
Generous Stranger, spare the tear, /
For could she speak, Ircould not hear,
Happier far than when in life.
When the last trump the air shall fill,
If she gets mp, III just lie still. stat
- Cory OIanus Opinion of yyo-
nan.--W oman wants something to do.
She don't seek husband for selfish \
motives. Not at all. - ~. /
She knows that man is q HELPLESS
.nimal, and she wants to take care of
lirii.
And bless her, she does take better
are of us than we often do of our
elves. She is our first, last and best
oIace.
Mrs. O'Lanus is now making me half
dozen shirts, which suggested the a.
'ove reflection.
Woman wants employment.
Taking care of usfs her natural voca-
ion.
When she hasn't family to look af-
er che wants to vote and run for Con-
,ress
Therefore we had better marry her.