Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-08-13

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from Lawrence, was destroyed by a
fierce hail and wind storM, on the
night of the eth. Nearly every
building in the town was blown
down, leaving the inhabitants house
less on the bare prairies.
A gentleman seeing an freshman
fencing in a very barren, desolate,
piece of land, said, what are you
fencing in that lot for, Pat? A flock
of sheep would starve to death on
that land" "And, sure your honor,
wasn't l fencing it to keep the poor
beasts out of it?" replied Pat.
Josh Billings says: "Menny peo-
pie spend their time trieing tew find
the hole WHARF sin got into this
world. If two men. break through
the ice into mill pond, they had
better hunt for some good hole tew
get out rather than git into long
argument about the hole they cum
to fall In"
The popular song out on the plains
is the following. Folks who sing
like "a Government mule" can sing
it best:
The turkey buzzard's fragrant bird,
An SOS the prerry dorP;
The hl!OO, he sings 40 sweet,
An so duz Il old bulLrrog,
Frog, oh! Irogee, frog
An so duz a ole bulI-frog.
"Where are you, Charlie?" I'm
the garden, ma" "No-you have
been swimming-you know l eau
toned you about going to the creek.
L will have to correct you. Look at
your hair, how wet it is" ooh, no,
ma, this is not water; it is sweat"
"Ah, Charlie, have caught you fib.
bling; your shirt is wrong side out"
Boy triumphantly-"Oh, l did that
just now, ma, climbing the fence"
a novel marriage took place in Law
renee, Kansas on the 9Th inst The
lady had just come on from Scotland
to meet the gentleman, who resides
near that city. The parties had new
er met before. She had never seen
the man whom she had sailed across
the ocean and came out to Kansas to
meet, and to marry, in obedience to
4 betrothal made by the parents in
the old country.
The house of Mr.. Bosworth, at st.
Anthony, Minnesota, was visited by
burglars on the night of the oath ult.,
who, after securing set Of jewelry
and other valuables, visited the pant !
~, where they found gallon jar of
strawberries. They then
visited the cellar, skinned half a doz
IN pans of cream, and then sat down
% dish of Strawberries and cream,
while Mr.. and Mrs. Bosworth We're
'leeping quietly in an adjoining
DOM.
LII. Bcecher was asked if he stud
ed his prayers. Never" said he:
Il carry a feeling with me such az
mother would have for her children
we're they lost in great forest.
EEL that on every side my people are
n danger, and that many of them
ire like babes, weak and helpless.
My heart goes out in sorrow and in
anxiety towards them and at times |
seem to carry all their burdens. l
ind that when ones heart is wrap
bed and twined around the hearts of
others it is not difficult to pray"
The Troy Times says young lady
If that city, while engaged in con-
'ersation with gentleman u few
lays since, spoke of having resided
II st. Louis. "Was st. Louis your
lative place." enquired the gentle
nan. "Well, yes port Of the time"
tpileu the young lauy-
The above reminds us of a young
ady in st. Anthony, Minnesota, who
lad moved there from Maine. An
said to her: Miss r.
low do you like living in Minneso-
az" Every well, Mr.. d., / think
I'll make it my native home!"
Washington Irving and Lewis
faylord Clark, while walking near
sleepy Hollow, were overtaken by
torn. There was q great thunder
ng and lightning, and Mr.. Irving
ook refuge under tree, asking his
"Why don't you come
II here and be as comfortably housed
IS I am ?" ~ daren't do it, my dear
ir," replied Mr.. Clark, II am afraid
If lightning. Ny father was once
nearly killed by it while standing
lnder a tree in thunderstorm, and !
he always enjoined it upon his twin
boys never to do the like" "Oh,"
said Mr.. irving, "that alters the case, |
If lightning runs in your family, /
commend your caution"