The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-18

TlcH WIVES anu bnO pei OCANs vi
the fortune of the husband and wife
arc about equally large. An extra
charge is made for procuring hus-
bands with aristocratic titles.
Amid ,temptationssaA fiery darts,
we need the whole armOr of God,
The armOr of men, however curiously
wrought, still leaves the warrior vul-
nerable, but with the whole armor of
God we can stand-stand against the
adversary. with all his wiles. Who,
then, would rest short of the whOle2
A part will answer. ST - ~ +
On the question whether Scotland
was a good place to live in, Mr.. Aloes
observed that he thought Scotland
was a most admirable place to die IN
but insuppOrtable as a residence.
Why, you lived there yourself,
Aloes, for three years. remarked
Mr.. Macphers n, aDgrily. aud yet it
did not kill you, as we are (unfor-
tunately) we'll aware" No, sir; |
was Scotched-rot killed" returned
Aloes. need sed.TaIrs s55A &.
A little four-year-old was saying
the Lords Prayer a short time ago, at
his mothers knee, and after he had
finished it his mother sale, Now,
Sandy, ask God to make you q good
boy."f The child raised his eyes to
his mothers face for few moments,
as if in deep thoughtgand then star
tied her with the. following reply:
" It's no use, ma. he won't do it. I've
asked him heap Of times. SD roy
There is such thing as having too
many children, if your memory is
counted his brood, but could only
he asked his wife, : / thought there
sus?p . So there were,P she answer
ed, " but one ofthem died since that"
" Indeed" said Spriggins, meditatiye-
y, !, why seems to me | heard Of that
A Paris paper gives this brief
analysis of the leading characteristics
of European cities: Berlin baekbites,
Brussels argues, Dresden wonders,
Dublin begs. Edinburgh dreams,
Florence saunters, Frankfort courts,
Genoa laughs, Hamburg eats, Han
over sleeps, Cassel shores, CONSTANT
nople bsthes, Copenhagen paints
faces Leipsic reads. Lisbon pouis,
London gapes, Lyons labors, Madrid
smokes, Manchester packs, Mannheim
swears, Marseilles sings, Munich
drinks, Naples sweats, Palermo fans,
Paris ehatters, Pesth iabbers, st.
Stockholm amuses itself, Turin
dresses, Venice loves, Warsaw sighs,
Vienna digests, and Baden CANDLES,
A swain named Wise, having mar
ried damsel med Martha Oheevis,
the village poet celebrated the event
in the following salts fae-sa~ eaf
{" at length she seized the preferred prize,
A happy one, believe us; p p A-H4f
For matrtmony made her Wise; a-eaat#
Before, she was Miss Cheevis"
A young widow who had married
an old man, was forever speak king of
:. my first hus band" The second hus-
band at first gently demonstrated. u
guess, said the wife, pouting. you'll
want me to remember you when you're
dead and gone"
,Efectualg Concealed from TGeto.-
Jenkins-Why Smithkins, you never
kept your appointment yesterday.
Smithkins-Oh, yes, L did.
Jenkins-Weh, / couldn't see you.
Smithkins-Ahl / dare say not, for
now L remember / was behind my
time. { aaAat 'U. ta-ae a.fnta
2 Nautical. Towing out craft
Kicking blackleg down stairs.
A Common Metre.-The gas-metre.
A Step IN tie Right Direction
Public executions have been at last
abolished, the enlightened masses
will no longer be entranced by the
spectacle OF the hideous drop scene,
which has been such a source of
qualification to their elevated tastes
woMAN's woRD-BooK.
Testament.-An act which proves
the value of husband. -
Theatre-A place of exhibition
where the only serious comedy is
played in front of the house. -Q
ThiR.-A quality which, in woman's
vintage only, recommends q good
Moagh,.-A bird which flies too
rapidly for woman to put any salt on
its tail. rfes rElE
Itnte-W oman s rival; for no tight
lacing can compare with the waist
Time #@A stbHAa 1fA ko~
7insel-The patent of stage nobility
but all the world is a stage.
T0baccO-A pleasant weed before
marriage, foul habit after. N. B.
Widows, weeds are the only ones
which don't end in smoke.
Tombstohe-The stamp on Deaths
little bill.
IOngue-The unruly member for
Plymouth.
Tooth Teeth - Singular, a .tusk.
Pefect plural, a set of pearls %
Tredsare-The husband who has
left you a widow.
TfWth-An invisible girl condemned
in hatred of .chignons and false
charms to remain at the bottom of q
well. -s-.-..-. ..,e,ss@ iasfs +
NTe,o motto for tie g Daily Ne,ucs. r.
Penny wise, pound foolish. ,oi. Fr.s
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