The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-12

u vho0 they btaM
WitA melting giean--
Wcaldn't vca like 10 kmowy
Her lips arr red and finely wed
Like rosss ere they blow
What ovss sips
Thoss dewy lips
woaldn't yea Inc 10 know'
/: isss ss.sess arc iii. ;ii;-- ;.;s.
whea lilies fairsss grow
Whose hand they press
With fond caress--
Wouldn't yoa like " know'
Her foot IL snail, and hsa = fall
Like snow-hakee on the SNOW.
And wherc il goes
I3sneath The ross--
Wosldn't you like 70 kpowf
On the l4tA Of last February, .
yousg gestleuan residing in Leicss-
tor, ssst the following valentine to
ycusg lady in London
DslicaAs Ears and Radiant Eye,
Scalter Their Wiles In Leicester,
Leicester, Your Offer Under Bsys,
Each Maiden Is Net Esther.
In the course Of few days he re-
ceived this answer;
Declare, Edwin Can Love Impart
Never Enhancement bearer,
win lsssrest Thy Hand Thy Heart =
And Never Mss Sincsresr
II will be seen, ca examination,
that the initial letters of the arst Of
these rather complicated verses form
the words, Dearest, will you be
ninef" and those Of the second,
Declined with thanks"
am bet q sheep said old Mere
dith to his better half, "that our
boy Ohio ia going crazy; for he's
grinning 1t the pillow, he's grinnipg
1t the barn. and he's GRIMM to
himself wherever he goes"
"S-ho! old man " said his wife,
you don't know nothin'. The crit.
tss'a got love letter"
"Send and get me tho strongest
adhesive plaster that the art Of man
caa make, said an irritable husband
70 his stseet-ysrn.spinnisg wife.
What do you want with that ny
dear al want 70 ~ II l can
naks you stick to your domestic
duties, MADAM" an broom stick
you to yours" was the wife's reply,
preparing TO suit tho action TO the
word, but the husband outran her.
la order 10 get clear Of his crcdi.
tors, a Detroit man transferred ali his
property to his wife. The latter has
nov died, leaving a will which leaves
the poor man pennilcss unless he
marries his servant girl.
Hon. l.. D. Bush, Of ManlyviIle,
Tenn, lately exhibited marvellous
change of taste. He was married
for the second time on May 3sd.
His first wife was his senior BY As
years, and his second is his junior
81 years.
An Italian poet presents tho rival
claims Of blue eyes and black eyes,
in . Ssovceas Of verse, Of which the
following Is a translation:
In days Of old, poets write,
A long and fierce disputs arose,
bctwix. tho eyes Of heavenly
Aud those which Venus Id
disclose.
Bise.-BlAek eyes are passionate ssd
proud,
Blsek.-Not sitsesfs ars blue avowed.
Biss.-lsrown 10 tint eoo ssd aad grave
6lsek.--Chaagss nasy blas cyan have.
Biss.-Ws ~ Transcripts Of The skiss
6tsek.-hidden glory Ia ~ liea
Biss.-1Iipayva's rYes ara heavenly hlns
Juno has orbs Of asurs hse.
Riaek--Ths fairsss % Olympus sesn,
Has eyes Of nighs-shs Cypsias
Queen.
With flashing brow and glance
Of ars,
Tho coatsst rosc each mc0en
higher;
but Love, 70 end the wosdy sssiss
Flew iron her side who gav
hin LIE;
And STOOD with radiant looks 0
light
Like psseses ON the brow Q
...
aNor h,ssI ~. Nj. ~ -,
fcr~.d
~ 70. seFv.es ~ afAS;
rSs w ~ o. e.'.sr nas /,
| '' "'
Mile. X, il an amitsur Of NOSE
srans, aad wsa addressed BY . ga
lsnan 70 whom she might With srss
propriety hsve bees married.
Hut Mile. X, while she eucouy
assd the company Of her adorsl
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INV S..r ANTI -. N. ,.,,,
-, f'y
nscs' ~ Initials would then forS
'hc word s'''s--,'ocl.
NO more could be said.
AZ the marriage of a widowcs h
CLARK street. Chicago a bras han
amused tho comp.nv bv nlsviov AZ
tame. /" Nv vif.s dead. md I've uc
,nothcr orc
A certain man was married; h
lost his wife and had q stone crectc
ever her grave. lilo married . secou
wife, and when she died he had III