Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-10-08


women and meancst men, and M prc.-
ty ladies', with pretty little feet. anu 10
calves to suit more sickness and less
health, more streams and less navigablc
waters. more corn bread and less corn.
more -four and less biscuit, moro cows
and less milk ana butter, more hogs and
less pork, more deer and less yenisoa,
more chickens and less eggs, moro gold
and silver and less money, more negroes
and less labor, more Bureaus and icss
furniture, than any country in the United
States and where house aies live Al
ways and mosquitoes never die -
CosrRAp!crioN.-A peasant who hal
wife full Of the love Of contradict u.
WAS having his wheat cut. The tired reap
ers came to ask him for 3 little beer
Go and ask my wife fer some" he an
swercd. she keeps it But be sur.
and tell her that have refused you -
The wife, just for the love Of contrai.c
ton, gave them what they wanted. Hlt
everybody sud denly bursting into auSh.
she suspected the joke. aud il very tn
temper left the house There was .
bridge to cross, and she fell into the r.r-
er. The reapers rushing to the rescuN.
followed the current. ana searched for her
below the bridge No, no :" cried ;h<
husband, search above the bridge; out
Q! contradiction she is certain 70 have
f atcd against the stream"
4 very little boy. after eiTing oveTy-
body goodnight kiss, kneelcd at his
mothers side 10 say his evening prayer
His mother had that day been teaching
him the piece commencing You'd
scarce expect one of my age" &c. and
these verses were running through his mind
II commenced the prayer as follows -
Now lay me down to sleep, | pray the
Lord my soul to keep, il | should chance
TO fall below Dcmothenes or Cicero. don't
view me with crickct'a eye" stop,
stop, said his mother. CHAT isn't part
Of the prayer" Yes it is" the little
fellow replied Yes It is, mamma don't
view me with j cricket's eye.
peter, what are you doing 10 ,Lat
boy 7" SAID schoolmaster.
He wanted to know if you tako ten
from seventeen how many Will remain, 50
| took ten of his apples to show him, and
now he wants | should give them back =
"WeIl, why don't you do it, then
"Coz. sir, he would then forget how
many is left :
\ gentleman who assisted the Count
Cabra il putting on his armor before
battle, percciyiug him trcnblc,- asked
what could cause this condition IN man
Of such known bravery? The Count an
swcrcI, My fash trsmbles at the da0-
ger into which my soul VII! lead it.
At county fair in New Jersey. a liz.
tie bov, who was running about and baV~:
inr loudly, was asked why he wcpt -
The following reply touched all heart.
Il want my nanny that's wha;' Tho
matter. told the darncl thing she'd
lose me
"Aro man anl his wife both ono =
asked the wife of certain gentleman IN
stupefeaton, as she was holding his
aching head III both her hands.
Yes, | suppose So" was the reply
"WeI. then. said she. Il came hons
drunk last night, and ought to be asham-
cd of myself
ScExE.-.A crowded horse car
First passenger (To sturdy la 'or't
standing in front of him } Il say, there ,
I've got toes =
Second passenger. "Y-o-s-" & clc.,n
of Intelligence lghtcns bis face = i2.'
en- .
A girl of the period" comn*n't' 6
upon Normanism, cxclaims e" tew AZ
snrl-tour or Gve wives fer one u
when the fact is, each woman il tar:e
times ought to have four-or hvc hu.h2n1s
it would take about that number. q
support her decently.'
Aunt Betsy was trying t. ptrsla
Jack TO retire at sunset. using an argu-
men. that all the littlc chickens went 70
roo,t at that time Yes" sad lit:lo
johnny, "b1t the old hen Away goes
with them Aunty tried No more arsu-
monts with Aim
A gentleman having large s;zel *
shooter in hia hand, was asked
PRAY. sir, is that horse pistol 2
e No, siT.' be rephed, " i;s only
/ Cylir
A y5rn- woman. meeting fo-mer f.
low servant. was asked how she liked u-f
new Place Very well. "Th9n Jou
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