The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-02-26

If the second verse is not sufficiently
clear. isn't it an exquisite little poem
The MEETING. <. -
I,met her IN the quiet lane :. -..--.;.. =
One Sabbath morning early; -. --
The sun was bright. although the rain
Still glittered in the barley. -..-.-.----
The lark was singing to his mate,
The wild bells chime their warning,
We paused while outside the gate;
We fingered till twas too late, ~. 's'.G p
To 60 to church that morning.
Again we met. The whispering leaves,
Glanced nigh in sight and shadow;
The reapers piled the yellow sheaves;
The bees hummed o'er the meadow.
The royal sun rose up in state, O.,
Our marriage day adorning;
The bells rang out, wide stood the gate,
And neither Of US was too late -
To 90 to church that morning.
A fe@ more specimens Of the singular
and dlaughable in advertising:
Arlady recently advertised in city
paper that she wanted q gentleman for
breakfast and tea" while another in
the same journal asks for "a husbnnd
having Roman nose with strong relig-
ious tendencies" - and third party seeks
to recover "a lost wallet belonging to a
gentleman made of calf skin" r..-
An advertisement of cheap shoes in a
country paper has the following nota
bena: ~ -, =
IN. Blades wishing those cheap
shoes will do, well to call soon, as they
wont last long" -.
A Western paper advertises thus:
~"RUN AwAY.-A hired man named
John bis, nose turned up FIVE feet eight
inches high, and had on pair of .cordu-
roy pants much worn." ....:
How that nose must have looked
dressed up in corduroy pants!
A sign on an Academy out West reads:
"Freeman & Huggs: Freeman teaches
the boys and Huggs the girls -
The following appears under the head
of"A Wife. Wanted" -, =. IT,. =.
"Any gal what's got bed, coffee.
pot, skillet, knows how to cut out,
britches, can make huntin' shirt, and
knows how to take care Of children can
have my service tin death parts both On
Us.
"WHAT IS A REBUs!"
s- - I asked of Miss Mary.
As close by my side the fair maiden vas sea-
Isaw her eyes sink and her countenance.
As she said in re2ly-"' 'Tis kiss, sir, re-
peated :" .-.E~.>r..,. s.9,.t - ~,
HHMiss Mary is a sensible girl ; just the,
kind that Till make fellow good wife
aud we trust that the happy possessor Of
so valuable q prize, in bestowing upon
her the solid comforts Of life, will not.
neglect to provide q Cotton Plant Cook.
ing Stove, which can be. had at Blease g.
Wright's.z -, =. .,-..-a :. ~ :,
Alta printers festival, heldyin Lowell,
Mass, the following toast was presen:,
ted =, .,.... -. ... =. .-.ne..
1.-THE Printer r-master of all trades
+ he beats the farmer with his Hoe, the
Carpenter with his rules. and the mason
with setting up tall columns he sur
lmsses the iawy or and doctor in, atten.
ding to his cases, and beats the parson
in the management of the devil" 70, -.
"Which are the uttermost parts ofthe
Garth :" asked school teacher Of one Of
bis boys. 1.-THE parts Of the earth where
there are more women, answered the
head of the class. What do you mean
by that. Brown p asked the teacher. II
mean," was the reply. that where
there are the most women, there is the
most uttered" - - ts=~... 81:
The young imp ought to be taken ont
and, let alone for uitering such SLAM
der.
In a graveyard in La. Grange, Tenn,
is said to he q tombstone with this in:
-scription -.
,"Here lies old twenty per- cent; =
The more he got the less he SPENT.
i Hc' NOES uC SOb lC, IuOfC HC CldNcQ,
1.-The goes to heaven wen all be saved" <
The young man who sang '"Fn-lonely
since NY mother died." isn't quite so
lonciy now: The old man married again,
and. the step:mother makes it lively
enough for him.. =, 80. -. .:
Do unto other men as they, would like.
to do unto you, and they won't have
enough money intwe weeks to have a
shirt washed. = H.. ~ &c.. =. =,
An editor, putting at air,tight cofins
says: "No person having once tried one
Of these cofins viii ever use any other"
-"You are quite welcome" as the
empty pocket said to the greenback. =
1.-TWO of a trade can never agree"
does not apply to gin and bi,ters. ~
A trial trip-a trip with two Saratoga
trunks, four band boxes and a-.woman.
When where. the 6rst sweetmeats
uiades2 When Noah preserved pears in
the ark. -. - .-,
f Show Us the lady whose wrist has
ever been encompassed by an arm Of the
sea. =. r. -, -.>-.--~,- =
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