Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-12-04
WHOLE, NUMBER 1910.
The following Dog Story Is vouohsd

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for by the Milwaukee WIseossia-T--s
The Fire Department Steamer No 8
has dog that certainly is a knowing
animal. AT an alarm Of fire q few days
ago, while waiting for the horses 70 be
hitched on, the dog observed little girl
standing before the. engine horses and in
danger Of being run over. The dog
seemed to appreciate the danger, and
gave several warning notes for it to get
out Of the way; but the child carried
away by curiosity, stood AMI looked ou
calmly q
As the horses wete about to dash out
Of the dooi, the dog, with an instinct
worthy of notice, took the child by the
arm with his mouth and dragged it out.
side, and entirely out OF danger. Then
leaving the little one lying by the road
side, to be taken care Of by those who
locked on, the animal, with happy wag
Of his tail, dashed OH after the steameE
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Psi A WoMAN, DoN'T You SEE Ny
HAIR Not long since party was
given near Hannibal, when a inischiev-
GUS young woman thought to enjoy the
iuu 10 he derived from passing herself
for a young man just arrived from .
strange locality. But the male portion
of the party penetrated the disguise, and
Immediately set their wits to work 10
have little sport over the affair. II
seems that horses had been stolen in the
nelghborhoOd, and they caused the re-
port to be whispered about, taking good
care the disguised woman should hear il.
Finally the report that the chief was
probably in the room went the rounds,
the young lady was pointed out and tho
yell was Set up "there he is, now" Re
volvers were drawn in an instant, and
the lady presuming they were really seri-
Gus, and not wishing to be exposed iii
company, also fearing they would shoot
her without ceremony, sprang out OF the
Room and ran furiously for home. The
pistols were fired in the air, and the fu-
gItive presurning the next shot might be
fatal, pulled off her cap, let down her
hair, aud screamed at every jump, I'm
woman, don't you see my hair 2" The
boys were so excited by laughter that
they could neither shout nor longer run.
They hated, but the disguised female
continued to run, screaming at the top
Of her voice, "I'ln woman, don't you
see my hair ?"-- Hannibal Courier.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Chicago has just received fifteen tons of tracts
from Dublin.
The new Catholic Cathedral now being
built in Brooklyn, New York, will cost 81 000,4
CO., and seat 10000 persons.
The favorite weapon of California China.
men is an iron bar covered with canvass.
A Burlington, Vermont paper thus closes
marriage notice No cards, no cake no
western paper need copy"
A carpenter peing asked for a riddle, pro-
pounded the following Il picked it up,
couldn't find it put it down and went along
without it." No one could guess it. 1t was u
splinter of wood in his foot.
A rustic, describing Louisville said the finest
residence there belongs TO Mr. NJ E. Church,
whose name was cut over the door, and there
, was chimney on the house two hundred and
fifty feet high.
\ naughty little boy, blubbering because his
mother would not let him go down to the river
on the Sabbath, upon being admonished said /:
Il didn't want to go a swimmin with 'em MA.
| only wanted TO 20 down an see the bad little
boys drown for going swimmin' on Sun
=, day-boo-hOo.'
Z jefferson, the actor, was out hunting recent
. ly when a dog ran out of hut and barked at
him and his party yehemently. woman ap-
peared at the door and said /. Schneider go
in de house" The whole party roared.
Schneider being the name of Rip Van Winkles
dog in the play.
The young man who has been travelling
about lately ani jumping off the train to kiss
] his sister, aud then apologizing when he found
his mistake, has become converted, and viii
lead different life. He tried the thing On al
: New Haven the other day, when the damsel
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A lazy lad, who did not go to church until
; the congregation were coming CUT asked -
G all sail, but think it will be some time be
. fore its all done"
e Two Irishmen were in prison, the one for
b stealing cow and the ether for stealing q
a watch Halo, Mike, what o'clock is it =
said the cow-stealer to the other. "And SURE
. Pat haven't any timepie handy, but
{ think it's most milking time"
q A dairyman was awakened by wag in Tx
night with the announcement that his best COW
was choking. He forthwith jumped up TO saw.
u the life of Crumrnie, when, 10 he found 8
= turnip stuck in the mouth of the pump.
Two brothers, who were very Successful den
lists, built a very large and handsome hous,
r which was thought TO resemble large moIal
is tooth in shape. 1t was a common remark
See what brothers can do when hey pull to
gether. ..- ......-
}. Tread on your dogs tail, and he is prcfust
q with his affectionatc apologies for having yeK
ed you by moments bowling. Tread OF
your cats and she claws your leg, spits, ant
i sulks for an hour. ! don't defend Mrs. Puss
hut you are much more careful te avoid tread
l. ing on her than on the doggie. 1t is just thu
same in families. 10
?, A merchant in one of our Northern cite,
e lately put an advertisement in paper headed
"BOy Wanted" The next morning lie fdunt
- bandboX on HE d1or-step, with this inserip
10 ton on The top: How will this answer ~
G. On nneninr II he found q nice fat chmhlH