The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-28
WIT AND ENTIM Emf.
NOE GROWING CID.
BY WILLIAM G. RICHARDS.

NOT GROWING Cid.
By WILLIAM G. RICHARDS.
cannot own that am growing old.
Though, with smile, you tell me II Is
What bazs of error love. do you look
When on nay a!i lace such tokens you behold
Too plain say, e be gnders 81 9S1d
Eor phantonls there, the footprints 81 ga
And once brown curls, now silvered DER
with rime
You'd gladly see your error, If you eouid!"
.ouite hfty years. OH let your voice drop
"rve borne the heat and bu-den of the
And eannes think much longer = do you
"In the forsront, and with the strong to
We'll n graft graz; the tuFsoxs on 9Ra nay PROV
My heart is beating yet zoo and
TO yield my youth up to the tyrant nowi
What though the hall of great turys
Hangs on my steps-are they not lissome
Are they not strong climb the highest
And stout 10 tread the longest. heaviest
o- What but the least do less clearly see?
And while no veil falls 'twixt great ends
why reckon days by wrinkles on my brow9
Within my heart what passions have
Whose youthful neat hinged not my
cheek with shan shame? ~ a..
OF Hope. Love, Faith; TO pristine ardor
Not old 4 hqqsh rom the . dS sld nsS
My brave. s;trong heart. Tor ali my days
Makes sweet amends. by youths immortal
grace.
And should 9ss nay nay days to ! 'eore years
Go dropping beneath s. growing
My heart, stu young. shall make the
Seem IKE the path of nfe,s FIRE. fresh I'm morn
HABIT UAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tant tailers.
"a VIsIoN OF LIFE.''-A Trinity
College Dubliu) man talking the
other day upon the small value at
tached to life by uncivilized nations.
a Somebody remarked that in China if
man were condemned to death, he
could easily have substitute to die
for him. All yes, said L. G d.,
- believe many poor fellows get their
living by being substitutes that way.
NATURAL ENOUGH The entrance
doors of the South Kensington Mu-
scum are lettered, Ingress,
. Egress." The other day visitor
was overheard wondering what the
Egress was.
FAITHFUL EvERI : MAGISTRATES
Clerk Swearing Witness)-" Kiss the
Book, Mr.. j tlter."
Mr.. Jolter Exemplary old peasant,
never been before the Justices In
his life y" Noa, noa, bean't a-goin
to kiss nobody 'cept myow woman!'
SHAKsPERIANITY. = Dear Mr..
Punch-I have just read, in book
of travels
. At first, the motion of Mule oc-
casions to the inexperienced feeling
of sickness
Shakespeare knew everything, sir.
Do you think this fact was in his mind
wren he wrote CAS- You Like 1t, Act
IL, scene y:
Muliug and puking?"
Yours truly, A DEvoTEE.
Get out, smaller parent OF mule
Ed
QUITE RIGHT Too!-The Court
Journal says that Mr. Tennyson has
"agliR refused the offer of peerage"
Well, considering some of the people
who have been made lords, he is wise
In refusing baron honor.
AYE. Il-Whyis the difference be
tween food and illness mere ques-
ton of point of view? Because it
depends on the site of the ~
whether it is aliment or ailment.
A PHYSICIAN having finished the
amputation of the leg of one of his
patents. near relative of the latter
took him aside, and said anxiously to
him:
I'D ootor, do you think your patient
will recover"
Recover! there has never been the
least shadow OF hope for him"
Then what was the use OF making
him suffer?"
Why my dear fellow, you aston
: ish mel Could you say, brutay, to
sick man, you dyingP He
must be amused little"
AN irregular apprentice, frequently
keeping late hours, his master at
length took occasion to apply some
7Ceighty arguments TO convince him of
the error OF his ways" Daring the
chastisement, the master exclaimed
. How long will you serve the
devil?"
The boy replied whimperiug-
: You know best, sir believe my
indeutures will be out IN three months. ;
The ruling passion was recently
exhibitedin a remarkable manner, or
the occasion of a funeral. An Ole
lady has lost her husband, and on the
day OF the funeral her neigh bors were
somewhat tardy in appearing at the
the solemnities. " Nsbby,' said she
hand me my kntting [ might a.
well be taking a few stitches Will,
the gathering is taking place.
IF spoonful of yeast will raise
fifty cents worth Of -four, how much
will it take to xaise another barrel
Answer may be handed in over til,
fence.
ALAwYER was once pleading
case that brought tears into The
Jurors eyes, and every one gave VI
the case as gone for the plaintiff. Blu
the opposing council rose and said
May II please the Court, 1 do no
porpose in this case to bore for acateT
but Here the tears were suddeul.
dried, LAUGHTER ensued. the ridieu
lousness Of the case was exposed, ant
the defendant got clear.