The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-02-26

A few days since Mr.. @. W. iarden Of Peter.
borough, N. H., hsvipg thrown qusntity Of
hay from his barn scanold, dropped his pitch.
fork into II Hearing scream, Mr.. Marder
FASTENED down and found that his little girl, sil
or seven years old. had hid herselfin the hay
and that one tine Of the pitchfork had entered
her scalp, tearing cash about an inch long
and then glanced Oh
The Boston Post declares that "New York
has become 20 wicked that they have been oblig-
ell TO widen He'll Gate" Whereupon the New
York Time rctorts that "the Post may be just
Its inference, because the object Of the widening
Is to make broader the road to Boston,"
One firm in Cincinnati Is said to be making
l,6OO velocipedcs week. They sell for S35
apiece, and are dear at that.
Gen. Rawlings recently dined with A man
who partook Of wine rather freely, and became
laxative. Finally the latter said, speaking Of
somebody, "Oh, that mine enemy would write
book 7" "Your enemy, said Rawlings, point.
ing to the bottle. "dou't write books 70
The Delaware Legislature has committed q
dreadful mistake, which should furnish q text
for one Of Nasby's most doleful sermons Il ap-
pears that Josiah and Sarah Anderson present.
cd to the House plea for divorce. The bill had
previously passed the State Senate. That body
had given Il due deliberation, and now the
House In It's turn considered Il, deoorously and
at length, and finally passed It. Amer little while
Q fearful discovery was made. Josiah and Sarah
Anderson proved TO be colorcl people The Leg
islature Of q sovereign State had absolutely been
spending It's time and lowering It's precious dig
nifty In legislating for Canaan! A scene Of wild
excitement ensued. The Delaware aristocracy,
who use the legislature As q training school for
Congress, In the first instance threw up their
hands In CONSERVATION, and aferward buried
them in the traditional Southern long black hair.
As soon rs some degree Of order was obtained Il
was moved to reconsider. But, alas the deed
was done. Uncomfortable as Il may appear, q
majority could not be found 10 condemn Sarah
and Josiah to matrimony, and the matter thus
ends, the Legislature being forced, simply by On
amiable mistake, 10 rest forever under shame
ful obloquy.
The meanest man In. Massachusetts, Is said 10
live In Springfield. lie recently charged his
brothers executors SO for lost time while at
tending the Aforesaid brothers funeral.
The revolution In Cuba has advanced the
price Of sugar, and the price Of cigars has also
an upward tendency. One Boston merchant
has made $4,000 on sugar within thirty
days.
Napolean the First was very awkward dan
GER. On one occasion he danced with q beauti-
full countess, who could not conceal her bushes
at his ridiculous pastures. On leading her to
her seat he remarked: "The fact Is, madam, that
my forte lies not no much In dancing myself as
In making others dance"
There Is member Of the Freshman Class Of
Yale who Is 80 years Of age, while another Of
the same class Is but 10.
One Barney Barnum, Of Indiana, blesses the
memory of q forgotten relation who has just
died in Germany and left him $1,000, DO
T.S. whipple Of Cambridge, W., recently
brought down fox at the distance Of 200 yards
using rife Of his own make.
The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has de-
cidcd that the seller 10 obliged to make deed
and furnish the stamps.
A velocipcle has appeared In Mcadville, and
the citizens there have taken to preliminary
practice on saw-horses.
The trial OF Howard A. Cleveland Tor murder
has commenced at Bangor.
Another fool turns up Tor was blown up)
who tried TO kindle FIRE with kerosene oil, and
succeeded over well. He lives ut Port Perry,
Pennsylvania.
wasps manufacture comb, but have never
come into notice for their honey. Yet man
thinks he has only to make verses to be poet.