Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1867-05-11
miscellaneous Paragraphs.

gOodiY Stafe OF MASSACHUSETTS, Qld one
time reside a little lass of six years old,
and whose name was Martha. In the
same house lived a maiden whose
delight it was to poster the small Martha
with questions, by which means Martha
had como to much dislike Miss Pump.
Once Martha made visit to Boston
When she returned. Miss Pump set up
on Der. Whereat this colloquy:
Where We been. Marthy :"
40 Boston, Miss Pumpr
'Lal And who'd you see there, Mar
thy~
"Oh! saw an angel"
"My! And wbat'd the angel say, Mar
thyi"
HE said, How do you do, pretty
little girlF"
"Sakes And who else dye see, Mar
thy"
"Oh! | saw the old 'un."
MARCY Aud wbat'd he say, Marthv 2"
''He said, How's my good friend Miss
Punpf'
The pump suddenly became dry.
REA California lover writes to bis
sweet heart thus ;-"Leven yeres is rath
er long to kort gal, but lie have you yit,
Cate"
HEAn old bachelor. seeing The
words: "Families supplied" over the
door of shop stepped il, and said he
would take wife aud Two children.
wA drunken man, who slipped
down upon bit of ice one cold night,
wanted to know why it WAS that water al
waps froze with the slippery side up.
ETwo persons of satirical tnrn
met neighbor, and said, Friend, we
have been disputing whether you are
most knaye or fool" The man took each
ofthe querists bv the arm, so that be was
in the middle. "Truth," said he, al be
licve am between the two"
ES-A private in the army recently
sent letter to bis sweetheart. closing
with, MAY heaven cherish aud keep YOU
from yours truly John Smith"
~A queer looking customer inserted
his head into an auction room, and grave
" inquired" Can bid sir" .'certaiuly,"
replied the auctioner. Well them" re-
piled the Wag, walking off, 81 bid you
good night"
EE-It was said of rich miser that
he died of great want the want of
more money.
"Charley, my dear" said loving
mother 10 hopeful young son. just
budding into brooches, "Come here
aud get some candy" 81 guess | wont
mind it now, mother" replied Charlie,
GIVE got in some tobacco"
A negro in Pennsylvania lately gave hi:
idea of faith in Gods promises in the
following words: +" Oar is brick wall.
and de Lord he say to me, Now want
you to 60 troo dat, aiu a going to say
to de Lord, | can't" / got muffin to dc
about it. All | have to do is to butt ag
inst it, and it's de Lords buisaess to put
me troo.
Shook says the prettiest sewing ma
chine be ever saw was about seventeen
years old with short sleeves, low dress
and gaiter boots on.
A friend says he knows of hut one
branch of business which is profitable
and but little followed. and that is,
"Mind your own business"
BrDDy MALoNY. just lock at tha
clock Didrnt | tell yon last night to knock
at my door at eight this morning ~
An so We did, sir, an came to the dool
shure enough, but heard We vas making
no noise at all !" "WelL, why the dickens
didn't you knock. aud wake me "Sure
and because feared yez might be fast a
Sleep" hs
-''Sam. why am members OBJ Congress
like de fishesl" al dent NEEDLE wild do
suhjee', Pomp." "Why, don't you see,
niggai Dey's SO fond OBJ de, bate"
-"Isn't there strong smell of pigs?'
said yatchsman at Ryde to a brother
yatchsman named Smith. "Yes," replied
Smith, ''.ha;'s because the wind is sow.
west" sfr
= Excited Frenchman at Niagara
Falls:"Aa dis is de grand spectakel sup
aarbl Magne6quel BY CARL he is come
down first rate p 81 f3s1
An exchange, in speaking Of the
magical strains of hand organ, says:
"When be played Old Dog Tray. we no.
ticed eleven pups sitting in front of the
machine on their launches brushing
away the tears from their eyes with their
fore paws"