The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-10-08

PENNSYLVANIA ELECTIoN.-The Wash
ington specials to the Louisville Courier
Journal say that letters from Pennsyl-
vania Democrats of prominence, express
the greatest confidence in the election
of Packer for Governor, on October
18th. The change in the local ticket in
Philadelphia has added very materially
to the strength of the Democratic ticket
in the State. Forney says that unless
the Republicans poll full vote the
State is lost. 1t is estimated that there
arc 5000 disaffected Republicans who
won't vote for Geary.
An old gentleman came home from
church. lie found Frank instigating a
small dog and large cat to enter the
ring. "Why, Frank" he said, chow
could you stay away from church, !
have heard one of the most delightful
sermons ever delivered before Chris
tan society. 1t carried me to the gates
of Heaven "Well, Think" replied
Frank, "you had better have lodged in,
for you will never have such another
chance"
AN Irishman, being asked by his
angry master what he did to the dog
every day to make him cry out as i
cruelty treated. "Cruelly trait him, yel
honor9 not | !! l never could hurt a
poor dun cratur in my life; but yei
honor babe me cut his tail, and so | cut
only little bit off every day to make il
more aisy for him."
A boy, five years Of age, having
stolen can of milk, his mother took
him to task, with moral suasion, and
wound up her discourse by cxclaiming :
HYVhat in the world were you going to
do with the milk, anyhow" 81 was
going to steal little dog to drink it."
was the crushing reply.
Some crusty, rusty, fusty, lusty, mus
ty, dusty, gusty curmudgeon of man
gave the following toast at a celc-
bration: "Our fire engincs-May they
be like our old maids-ever ready, but
never wanted" In reading this don't
think the toast was offered in Marietta,
for we have no fire engine.
TRUE love like piety is deep rooted,
abiding and constant. 1t never mis-
takes nor forsake its congenial mate. Is
not diverted by glitter and display. 1t
is as pure and lasting in tho peasants
cabin, as in the splendid palace. 1t is
lifc-enduring, no misfortune can mar its
constancy, yet for sufficient causes it
may be changed to bitter hatred.
DRUNKENNESS expels the reason,
browns the memory, distempers the
body, defaces beauty, dminishes
strength, causes external and incurable
wounds. tits a witch to the senses,
devil to the purso-thc bcggar's com.
panion, wife's woe and children's sor-
row.
A strong-minded girl, living across
town, was heard to remark, the other
day that she would marry a man that
had plenty of money, though he was so
ugly she had to scream every time she
looked at him.
"Thc blessed man that preached for
us last Sunday" said Mrs. Darlington,
"scrved the Lord fer thirty years-frst
as a circus rider, then as locust
preacher, and last as an exhaustcr."
Not long ago a captain of volunteers
was publicly presented with handsome
sword He began his reply thus:
"Ladies and gentlemen this sword is the
proudcst day of my existance y
A writer (unmarried) suggests that
Solomon's wisdom was due to the fact
that he had seven hundred wives, whom
he consulted on all occasions.
A girl at Kansas City had six offers
of marriage within one month, and a
hot month, too. 1t supposed TO be ON
accoant Of her frigidity.
A ray that always lights up a wo-
mans despair-rai-ment'