Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-09-27

t"no AeeuS, sur&chi operation before
be can get joke through, his head ;
and1a dozen men, will be found who
appreciate aigood story to one who
can repeat it 50 as to preserve "the
point" especially If it be fine one.
Our national sense Of humor Is broad
and does not readily take 10 The Attic
wit whose force lies in its refinement.
We admire the battle.ax Of Richard
rather than Tho -saimeter- of Saladip.
The fine edge Of the bost story is gen.
orally blunted by it's transportation.
A writer in western journal, IN telling
an. incident in 2 speech of Tom Cor
win during, the. Harrison campaign,
illustrates the general tendency TO
miss the point. He thus tells the
story: ~ = I'D Ia :. i -.- -
After travelling, over 1'. the oorrnp- ari,,,.
tions of Van Buren'so administra lion,
aud the tenaoity with which those in
Office hold on their lucrative offices,
etc, heSstopped, sas II he was 4 about
through. sHe east: his eyes over the
sast crowd in 6is own pecaiiars styis
his body bent over the platform as, if
he desired to. speak TO some one CLOSE ;
then, with q low, clear voice repeated
the fifth Nerse 6f' tia sixth chapter Of
JOB: "Doth the wild ass bray when
he hath grass or lowe,h the OK
when he hath fodder9"
Corwin made tho point much shar=-
per than tho writer does.Sts After 2des!
oribing the corruptions of tho Office.
holders; he said, as if anticipating 9
possible objection to the truth of bis
statement-we preserve the point, if
not the exact language-"But, fellow.
citizens, you will say, some Of these
mon are patriotic, honest, and would
quietly endure such corruption; they
expose it if it really existed. Fellow.
citizens, Doth the wild ass 6ray when
he bath grassl Oh lo,esM the: OK when
he hath fodderf"
Another illustration of .tbe, same
tendency was current I'm our college
days. Dr.----,one of the profes.
sors, met q boy wearing a jacket much
loo short for him. -
eWhy, my som" hesaid. ssypur:jseks
ct it too short"
"ltxill:beqong snouehzbefofs1 get
another" was the: witty reply,
The doctor laughed heartily, and
told the story rs ths aasalsy mee,inuse
'ssi Ess1d Is svsEy W tSnsy szl tsi5x .o-a.gg! az
I met boy with q very short Jacket,
and upoHPy tellingyhims that IT. svps
ts'o short, ,saeifeplisds thai 1t wouid 81
some time ea'e before be eepld ,gst anoth.
err. - >
Not saat1fsHagthsa, tsnsno. ss are saw
the joke.
.eWky,' 'aOctor,' sud o6 slie 'isc.
ulty, ,:@that'snos fanHy.y.i-, ,naxsa
"No," replied Dr., with q
ppzzled dh6ok; aI dtKkx xdnpt isn9R,
but It vas when 1 heard it."
Tho hsRrSollss Uaioa aeIls 10 asiisaia-
tads 5s hfadeby ssMH so6ddsr %
At . dinner, olsee, he was called ON
fora story. HSsaida,+ =
"once a litts girf 61nted far and
wide for .sa:paits ofa4 a4hosGefShe at
last only succeeded in buying q pair
ofs A i6AS Aley3IzaS
mother told hsf they were fine little;
droooikiAsfsh stasifa .as1 iias d>is yssgsssasF
:.sf5 s5 laaghed !. sa6iespss aiisisis ssx in
posptsI 5s7:=s2 .::z+s.as. 81, diiw Nas:sosp'lv..
awbS dong yOa 81 I'D "lkishs6s Il mid d
scndder; 81 laughed ,whsnrI IaHsssd
4, !" 'I-s $ Vhfsh :ttIss t.blss iosses p not
beoahse tbS story was 5anisy, Sbus
isngassg ,a bseaass A B eeeaalder 3 laughed.
Fins6 k6 ses e sueass
Il think tho .mqthsr intended to.
ealthe ahoes little Stisy, a ifstiss i
aWeMieaie se9ddsssstasa nos eroc.
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