The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-29
Short Paragraphs.

My sister Nancy is a girl. don't
know whether she likes tobacco or not.
There is young man named Leroy who
comes to see her. l guess she likes Leroy.
He was standing on the steps one night,
and he had cigar in his mouth, and he
said he didn't know as she would like it,
and she said, "Leroy, the perfume is
agreeable" But the next morning, when
my big brother Tom lighted his pipe,
Nancy said, sect out of the house, you
horrid creature; the smell of tobacco
makes me sick" w ..
A young lady tainted at the dinner ta-
BILE the other day on hearing a certain gal
liant sea-captain remark to a lady friend
beside him, that he had soften been
rocked on the bosom Of the ocean,"
Aelady passed through this city the
other day with an establishment made up
as follows; Seventeen trunks, two poodles,
one pussy, two servants, seven umbrellas
and husband,
jerks says it was not amiss that he
married widow. He advises all young
men to marry widows who can, because,
he says they know all the ropes in the
partnership. trssltEs tar
A Montana gallows consists Of three
rails, set up like triangle, with man
hanging between like pot.
81 say, Pat" said Yankee to an
Irishman, who was digging in his garden,
"are you digging out hole in that onion
bed ," "No," says Pat, 81 am digging
out the earth and leaving the hole"
A Western editor thus "cusses" an OPP
ponent: "May his COW give sour milk, and
his hens 'bad oggs;' in short may his
daughter marry a One-eyed editor, and his
business go to ruin, and he go to-Con-
gress."
A Yankee preacher, not long since, dis
coursing to the boys in New Hampshire
State Reform School upon the fact that
the good were respected while the bad
were stunned, attempted to illustrate the
same by saying BE- .a., so Co.. ..sz
"Now, boys, when I walk on the street
I speak to some and not to others what,
now, makes the difference 2" surprising, of
course, they would say, Because some are
good and some are bad' buthe was much
astonished to hear one little fellow sing
out = 'es' al Q.
"Because some are rich and some are
poor" bae5 81, 4aa lsf ~z, .s.t,p.
"I'm not myself at all to-day" said a
bore to the artist Inman. "No matter
for that" was the reply; "whoever else
you may be, you are gamer by the
change"
A country schoolmaster began one NOR
ming the duties of the day with prayer, as
usual; but after prayer he went up and
asked little boy why he hadn't shut his
eyes during prayer, when the boy sharply
respond ed, awe are instructed in the
Bible to watch as we'll as pray"
"sir, you are foolw "Do you call
me fool, sir % eyes, STRIP "You do
STRIP eyes, sirl would call any man
fool who behaves as you do" ooh,
you would call any man fool. Then |
cannot consider it personal. 1 wish you
good morning, sir"
Secret societies are of very ancient ORR
gin. Cain married the daughter of Nod
fellow, and it is even supposed that, our
first parents had a @lodge in the wilder
ness.in -
Is -H-i3aI % 8gi-W5s1f .sssz4 ERo5 a.
It is thought dangerous thing to board
man Of war, but We know, says an ex-
change, fifty soldiers, each a man Of war,
boarded BY q single landlord-7b but he was
host. eet ss.rs, ~, ~ ~
"A little girl worn out by q long SER
mon, observing the preacher gathering
himself for the introduction Of another
"point," exclaimed ooh, mother! he is
not going to quit at all ]! He is swelling
up, again" ~ ...,. ~ - 80. ~
eff this should meet the eyesof John
Smith, he will hear something toihis dis
advantage" as the ansaid to his fist.
eMy SON." said an anxious father, eswhat
makes You chew that nasty tobacco 70
Now, the son was a very literal sort of
person, and, declining to consider lthe
question in the spirit in which II was ask
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