The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-07-17
lit MOEOlfs.

An exchange contains the follow
ing eat.a-strophy, which il said to b
attended with o moral
There WIS man named Ferguson
lie lived on Market street,
He had n speckled Thomas Cat
That couldnt well be beat
He'd catch more rats and mice AMI sic
Than forty Cats couI eat.
This Cnt would come into the room
And climb upon q cheer
And there he'd set and lick hissclf
| Aud purT SO aw!al queer,
That Ferguson would yell at him
But still he'd purr severe
And then he'd climb tho moonlt fcnc,
And loaf around and ycwl,
And spit and claw another cat,
Alongside Of the jowl
And then they both would shake ,hci
tails,
And jump around and howl
For this here ca, Of fergu-ons
Was fearful then 10 see;
lcd yell precisely like he was
In awful agony
You'd think a first class stomach ach
Had struck some small baby.
And all the mothers in the street,
Walked by the horrid din,
Would rise riehtup and search their babe
To find some worry pin
And still the vigorous cat would keep
A hollerin like sin
And a- for Mr. Ferguson,
Twas more than he could bear,
Aud 80 he hurled his bootjaek out,
Right through the midnight air;
And still this vociferous Thomas Cat
Not one cent did he care.
For still he yowlcd and kept his fur
A standing on an end,
And his old spine a doublin un
As far as il would bend,
As if his hopes Of happiness
Did on his lungs depend.
But while curyin Of his spine.
And awaiting to attack
A cat upon the ether fence,
There came awful crack
And this here spcckled Thomas Cat
Was busted in the back
When Ferguson came down next day
There lay his old feline,
! And no. life was left in him,
Although he had had nine
Al this has come, said Ferguson,
OF curyin Of the spine.
Now all ye men whose tender hearts
This painful tale does rack,
Just take this moral to yourselves,
All Of you, white and black
Don't ever 80, like this ere eat,
To getting up your back
The wedding dress Of the daugh
ter Of the Queen Of Spain was all lac,
and pearls, aud she rode to churcf
in tortoise shell coach.
At wedding in Delaware, when
all was arranged and tho minister
called on any one to speak who OBJ
S--a-l .. ~ .-,--.-' ,r.f -. -
from the corner cried out, 81 do !
All eyes were turned in that direc
ton, when a man emerged from the
crowd, holding his eyes and blubbcr
ing. Why do you object2' asked
the minister. Because ! want hei
for myself"
Tho edict is spoken
And skirts shall no moro
OF daughters and wives sweep
Socie,ys floor.
but, husbands, rejoicing
Too soon would be wrong,
IT the dresses are short,
Still your bills will be long
Finnce-A bachelor who has be
eomc possessed by one idca-bution
on his shirts
The sudden appearance Of a sup
posedly dead husband caused grass
widow Of Cheyenne and her nev
partner to jointly poison themselves
Subsequently the returned HUSBAND
did the same, not being able to stan'
the expense Of the funeral
When the morning gilds the pcarly lawn
And sun.lit skies you sean,
When nights dark curtains are with
drawn,
Arise, my Mary Ami
When chanticleer proelaims the day
And rosy grow the skies,
When all the stars have fled away,
My Mary Ann, arise
Whes, that the dry is coming soon,
A thousand signs declare,
Oh, don your kir,lc and your shoon,
And steal adowp the stair
But by my chamber door abide,
To DO this hest Of mine
You Il find I've pat my bcots outside
Oh, take them dorm Re shine
Madame Rumor has it that youn
lady from Now England recent
passed up the Missouri c" route !
nelena. Montana, where she is
marry a young man who sent east b
friend, for a wife. The two partie
have never seen each other.
II is estimated that there arc 90
bachelors in Lawrence, Kansas, an
it is proposed to export young wome
from Massachusetts,,
She spread the goods before hi'n,
With half averted eyes,
Their quality and yalne
Extollng to the skies.
> Tint yoice--oh how bewitehing
= Those hands--how son and white J
Those eyes-.,ow fascinating
That lace--how fair sight
"The goods arc very pretty
No doubt what they appear,
But then, | think" he added,
you are little dear,
With checks suiiuscd with bushes,
! ahc turned her head away,
And innocently answered.
: aTha,s what the fcllers say"
How fortunate ! am In mectin
n raia.Leaa in this storm, said
young lady who was caught in
shower the other day TO her bean
, promise who happened along with =
! umbrella
aAnd l." said he, CALAMITY, :" d
! A. much rcjoiccd a. the poor La
lander when he has caught re''
deer"
A party Of sentimental yous
ladies' were recently overheard B
! their teacher reeiting the foilowin
. arith mcsical exercises