Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-11-05


Nor FRIENDLY.-A member of the bar
once entered the Court of Appeals of New
York while counsellor was arguing an i'm
pOrtant case. "Who is that gentleman ad-
dressing the court ?" said he, speaking to
Charles O'ConOr, who was setting near him.
''That, sir, is Daniel Lord, JUNIOR, and he
puts on the Junior so that he may not be
mistaken for the Lord Almighty" 1t may
be inferred that these two professionals re-
semble neither Daman and Pythias, nor JON
athan and David, sn their affection for each
other.
\ LosER.-The passion of the French for
theatrical amuscments, and the patience with
which they will wait at the doors of theatres
for the sake of obtaining good place for
witnessing the performance, are we'll known.
At crowded French theatre a woman fell
from the gallery into the pit, and was picked
up by one of the spectators, who, hearing
her grooming, asked her if she was much in
jured. "Much injured !" exclaimed the wo-
man, 81 should think / am. have lost the
best seat in the very middle of.the front row."
MosEs.-In Western Sabbath.school, a
boy was asked to give an account of Moses
"Moses," said he, twas born on the banks of
the Nile in a basket. As the infant lay in
the basket, concealed in the bushes, a huge
crocodile came swimming along and approach.
ing him, said Moses, almost thou persuad-
est me to be a Christian Whereupon tie
infant stretched out his little arm toward the
crocodile, and said Verify, thou art the
man."
A RECIPE AS is A RECIPE-A "hoss"
doctor gives the following recipe:
FOR A SIX HoSs.
take sents wurth ruberb,
sents wurth calomey,
4 sents wurth suliur,
give the boss oncet day, when the boss gifts
fsicked hold up on the medasun.
1t is not known that this recipe was pre-
pared by Prof. Hoss.-N Y. Ledger.
Coon SPELLIsTs.-Two school teachers in
Indiana fell out aud had fight. A great
crowd was the necessary consequence. A
nervous individual came up, in breathless ex-
element, and inquired of wag the cause
why" said he. ''thcy fell ont about SPELL
ing the word bird One said it was byrd
and the other contended it was 'bu.r-d.'"
WHITE TEETH.-A blind man had been
sitting one day and pleasantly chatting with
some visitors for an hour, when one of them
wished the company good morning, and left
the room. ''What white teeth that lady has"
said the sarcastic blind man. Glow can YOU
possibly tell that" said a friend "lIe-
cause" was tho ready answer, ."for the last
half hour she has done nothing but laugh"
A LOUD SET.-An Irish emigrant, hearing
abe sunset gun at Portsmouth, asked a sailor,
:'What's that 2" "Why that's sunset" was
the reply, "SunsetH" exclaimed Pat; and
does the sun go down in this country with
such bang as that ?"
THE CAUsE.-A gentleman, giving lee
ture to some boys, was explaining how no one
could live without air. He then said You
have heard of man drowning-how does
that happen ?" The ready answer was,
'.'Cause he can't swim"
BETTER BE GOING.-"Come, doctor, it's
ten o'clock think We had better be going,
for it's time honest folks were at home
"Well, yes" was the reply; II must be off,
but you need not go on that account"
- Habit is cable. We weave a thread
every day, and at last We cannot break it.