The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-28

she had not done il so often" The |
. lady was remanded-the gentle
man she had assaulted not being able |
to leave the hospital.
A LIVERY STABLE keeper, named |
Spur, would never let a horse go out
without requesting the hirer not to
drive fast One day a young man
called to get a turnout to attend a |
funeral Certainly" said Spur,
Hbut,p he added, forgetting the sol
emn purpose for which the young
man required the horse, don't drive
fast" E" Why, just lock ahere, old
feller,h said the somewhat excited
young man. " want you to under
stand that I shall keep up with the
procession if il kills the horse.
8 How THE OLD LADY HAD A Law
VERA few days since quite an aged
lady residing ID Lewiston, ca. led on a
well-known lawyer doing business IN
this city, for the purpose of having a
deed of conveyance Of certain property
duly executed. The limb Of the law
drove his pen rapidly over the immac-
ulate white paper, and in au incredi
bly, short time showed the old lady
Lot of yeroglgphies- popularity called
writing which he pronounced to be
the desired deed, duly executed.
What is your bill for making the
deed?'9 she modestly asked. Only
one dollar" blandly answered the
coHyeFancer- =" One dollarl" said the
surprised woman; Pears to me this
is a pretty big price for a small Job. "
Mot at ALL" says the attorney;
4 costs awful high to 1--we ia these
times - currency deprecated - gold
and silver terribly high. In fact,
madam, one dollar isn't any more in
these times9for such a Job than the
old-fashioned price Of fifty cents used.
to be in the times of gold and silver,
and Id be just as well off now with
the silver half dollar as the one dol
Lar in greenbacks. -.
=" IF that's the case, here's your half
dollar, said the Old lady, banding the
lawyer an American silver halfsdoilar,
which he seized with such a grip as
/ almost made the eagle scream, as the
+ old lady bid him a polite good morn
ling and left bis Office The attorney
saw that he was sold.-Letei ton { Ue)
Journal. 5az ast
THIS is related of a. father living
bneaF st. Louis. who was one evening
teaching his little boy to recite his
Sunday school lesson. 1t YVES from
/ the fourteenth chapter Of Matthew,
| wherein he related the parable of the
malicious individual who went about
sowing tares. What is tare?'
asked the anxious parent. Tell me,
| nv SOM what tare is. You had
EN-" johnny, what do you mean?"
asked the astDniehed parent opening
his eyes rather wide. Last week,
.bmhen you didh 't come home for three
days said Johnny, T heard mother
tell aunt Sus an that you were on q
tare : The iSunday-school lesson was
brought to an abrupt close, and
johnny " as sent of to bed. 4
q DoR'T be afraid of little fun al
home. DonEe shut up your houses
Hest TIE sun should fade your carpets
aud yppr hearts, lest "a hearty laugh
should Shake down some Of the musty
\ co5webs there IF you want to ruiz
Il your SONS, let thcm Lthink that al
'mirth and social enjoyment must be
left On she threshold W en- they come
home at night Young people mus
have fun and relaxation somewhere
IF they do not have it at their owl
+ hearthstones it viii. be. sought in othe
and less profta able places. Therefor
? let the fire burn brightly at night, an.
make the home ever. delightful viii
L all those little arts that parents 81
perfectly understand Don't represi
the l2uoyantespirits Of pour children
: half an hour of merriment around tn
2 lagnrtand fire Eight of home blOts on
2 the remembrances of many a carr
. and annoyance during the day, ant
ii the rl5est-sate guard they can take wit
!, them into the world is the unseen in
huence of a bright little domesti