The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-12-01
A NUMBER OF BULLS.

What is bull? The best definition
we have heard is: When you see twelve
COWS all lying down on the grass, and che
OF them standing up, that ones bull.
''Bow is your husband this morning,
Mrs. Quiggs?' "Why, the doctor says
as how if he lives til morning be shall
have some hopes Of him; but if he don t
he must give him up
An Irish gentleman hearing OF a
| friend having IA stone coffin, made foI
| himself exclaimed, ''Dy my sowl. an
that's good idee Ghure, an a stone
coffin I'D last man his lifetime"
An Irishman vent to live in Scotland
ior short time, but did2't like the coun-
try. Il vas sick ali the time was there, y
said he ''and if had lived there TIL
this time, I'd been dead a year ago p
| 1t 7as at the dinner Of al Irish asso-
| citation that the following toast vas given:
Heres to the President Of the society
Patrick o Raher5y's; an may he live
to eat the chicken that scratches over his
! grave.
Sir Roche once said, ia reference to per
sons, all relations to each other, but who
/ happened to have nc descendants, that
1T seemed to be hereditary in the family
to have 10 children.
TIE largest bull shat has lately been
! imported into this country, was exhibited
| by Rev. Mr.. rockingham In the Sixth
Avenue, when defending himself for his
/ performance at tie Astor House bigamy.
lie said, so long as [ am man, /
will stand By the Innocent until they are
proved to be guilty
The Detroit Tribune says that resi-
dent OF that city. who lives on fashion
| able thoroughiare, observed man he did
not care to see coming towards his door,
aud hurriedly instructed Bridget to tell
| the person that he was not at home
'All right, sir, said Bridget as she
made haste to answer the door-bell. "Is
Dlr. - at home p inquired the call
er. Faith an he's gone out. respond
ed the obedIent servant when viii
he be at home?" asked the man at the
door. ''Hould on a mint" put in Bird
get, San I'll az him I"
| A New Hampshire farmer wanted a
/ farm hand, and was applied to by an
Irishman Who wanted to work. The
farmer objected to engaging Pat On the
ground that two lrishmen previouslv in
| his employ had died On his hands. Then
yen object TO hiring me for that, do ye u
| said Pat Faith, and I can bring Won
Recommendations from many place I've
worked that never played such trick!''
An Irish member of Parliament, sneak
| ing Of a certain minister S well known love
Of money, Observed Let not the honor
able member express contempt for
money for, if there is any Office that
glitters in the eyes Of the honorable mem
Der, it is that of purse bearer,-a pen
| sion to him is a compendium Of all the
cardinal virtues. AL his statesmansbip
is eompsehended in the art OF taxins. !:
and for good, better and best, in the scale
of human nature, he invariably reads
pence, shilhngs, and pounds. veriblv
believe exclaimed the orator, rising to
the height of his conception, 'that, if
the honorable gentleman were an under
taker, it would be the delight OF his heart
to see al mankind seized with q common
mortality, that he might have the bene
Gt Of the general burial, and provide
scarfs and hat bands FOR the survivors"