The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-05
MISCELLANEOUS ITEHs.

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Washington Life.
allow DO you like my ruffles, husbandi"
asked loving Boston wife, the other day.
"As ruffies they are perfect, my dear.
The price of them has rufaed me not q
F. little" ftzr
A PERSON who was sent to prison for
marrying two wives, excused himself by
saying ct hat when he had one she fought
him, but when he got two they fought
each other, 80 -. -
A YOUNG candidate for the legal profess
sim was asked what he should do when
first employed to bring an action. ask
for money ON account" was the prompt
reply. He passed.
A YOUNG boy at Richmond bet "two
bits that he could lie down on the track
bed and let the train pass over him, and
the train did, though the boy was minus
his head and cash by the operation.
A PREACHER stopped short in the pull
pit; it was in vain that he scratched his
head; nothing would come out "My
friends" said he, as he walked down the
stairs, "my friends I pity you, for you
have lost fine discourse g.
PARTY (who has brought back the music
stool in disgust). Locke ,ere, Mr.. Auc-
tioneer, this plaguy thing Amt no manner
OF use at all; I've twisted un round, and
ole woman ave twisted un round, but
sorra bit Of toon we can get out Of int"
A FEW days ago q few ways in Ports
mouth, Virginia, advertised an "excnr-
sion F" in terms similar to those used when
prize fight is to come off, but no such
entertainment was promised. The boats
were crowded with an hilarious party on
the way down, and with disappointed
roughs on the return trip.
Papa" said bright eyed girl, one day,
al believe mamma loves you better'n she
does me-" Papa held doubts on the subject,
but concluded it was best not to deny the
soft impeachment She meditated softly
about It for some time, evidently constru-
ing her fathers silence as favorable to her
side. "Well," she said, at last, II s'pose
| it's all right; you're the biggest, and it
takes more to love you"
MILE. GEORGES, the celebrated French
actress, was on one occasion starring in
the provinces. One evening, after the fall
of the curtain, the beaux of the village
assembled round her to congratulate her
"Ah, gentlemen" she said; to play that
part well one ought to be young and beau
tiful" "Oh, madam" answered one of
the beaux, "you have proved the con-
trary"
A Coop THINa.-Smith did good thing
for his daughter the day she was married.
He gave her 5000 in 7-30 bonds, ami
policy of insurance in the Washington
Life for $4,000, on her husband. The in
terest of the bonds will keep the policy in
force for 80 years, and after that the policy.
will give them a comfortable support
through life and in case of his death a
any time, she would have over $4,000 of
her own to face frowning world.
In Paris, of 100000 inhabitants, the
capital counts only $4,000 really wealthy
persons, 10000 who scarcely enjoy IN
easy competence; then floating popula-
ton of I00, 900 foreigners and provincial,
making in all 100000 who spend freely.
But, by the side of this wealth and COM
fort, is formidable army of laborerS me-
chanics and clerks, three fourths Of whom
would lack the nccessaries Of life, If work
were to fail them only single month.
IT is historically on record that in the
reign of Edward I'LL certain London
wine merchant, by name John Penrose,
was convicted of selling unsound vine.
Adam de Bury was then Lord Mayor of
London before him the said Penrose was
brought, and he adjudged that the peccant
vintner should drink large draught of
the same wine which he sold to the COM
mon people, and that the remainder of
such wine should be poured on the head
of the same John, and that he should for
swear the calling of winner in the city
of London forever.
THE society for the propagation of the
use of horseffesh as food publishes the fol-
lowing information In 1857, the shops
for the sale of this article furnished to the
public, in Paris, 2,152 horses (including a
few donkeys and mulesl, representing
about 430, 400 kilogrammes e lbs. each) of
estable meat In 1858, the figures were
2,42l and 200, being an increase OF 200