The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-15
Men who dot the -Pugilists.-Judy.

Men who dot the Pugilists.-Judy.
The new cut-The Sucz canal.-Fun.
What is the form of an escaped parrot
A Poly-gone.
A bridegroom-the man in the (honey,
moon.
perplexed Pedestrian Club, which is
the uuickest way for me to get to. the east
ern dep6t?" .<,,,
"Ikey," said Mrs. Darlington the other
day, "this Economical Council they're 60
ing to have in Rome is good thing, for
things is awful dear since the war;
A little boy having broken his rocking
horse the day it was bought, his mother be-
can to scold, when he sienced her by in
quiring, "What's the good of horse until
| it's broke"
a negro was run over by an oX-cart in
Houston, Texas. and for this brought the
driver of the team beforea justice. Justice
dismissed the case, it being common law
that any negro slow enough to be run over
by an OK team is too slow to sue.
"I wish you would not give me such short
weight for nv money!" saba customer to q
grocer who had an outstanding bill against
him. "And / wish you would moi. give me
such long aoatt for mine," replied the
grocer.
The "Alexandria limp" is the latest &C.
centricity of fashion. 1t is produced by
wearing very high-heeled boot on one foot
and a f1at-heelea boot on the other. The
young lady waddles about like goose.
Madame Grisi joked with the Car when
she was last in St. Petersburg. " Ce sont
COS Griseues," Alexander II. observed on
meeting Madame Grisi with her two daugh-
tiers; to which the celebrated artist replied,
Non, Sire, ce sont mes 1NaTto-neftes !"
"Who's that gentleman, my little man."
was asked of an urchin. "That one with
the spiketailed coat?" Yes" was the
response. "Why, he's brevet uncle of
mine" CLOVIS that% was asked. "Cause
he's engaged to my aunt Mary"
Mother" said little four-year-old Car
RE when she came home, Il. have heard
such smart minister. He stamped and
pounded and made such noise and then
he got so mad he shook his fists at the folks,
and there wasn't anybody dared go UP and
fight him." ..
A California paper tells how an old lady
residing in San Francisco had occasion to
spank her little boy. He had been playing
about the wharvcs, and had sat on leaky
can OF nltro-Slyceflne, the consequence vi
which was that the first smack the old lady
administered caused an explosion, which
sent them flying in different directions and
broke all the glass i'll the room.
An editor says &c AT our BARRIERS yester-
day morning there was an old chap with a
head as smooth as billiard ball. Il say,
now, George snarled he, part my hair
evenly There isn't much left TO part,
said the verbose George. You have always
said that, and yet you have finished by
parting it somehow, and guess you can
now mo use to try, sir; but tell you
what I'll do; I'll make a line with piece
of red chalk.
At recent meeting Of the Colored
League in Benham, Texas, Il reconsidera-
ton was had on the nomination for sheriff.
Three different men were proposed. The
presidents proceeded to take the sense of
the League thus: " All who are in favor Of
Mr.. A. make it known by standing up"
Every negro rose to his feet. "Now," said
the president, "All stands up who are in
favor Of Mr. IT," Up they all rose. And
then the question being put as to Mr.. B.,
they all voted for him too. They were de-
cidedly unanimous.