The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-03-17
Fun and Other Things.

Girls sometimes put their lips out pout-
ingly because they are angry. When
they pout as hard as they can, they want
a chance to bite you.
The triumph of woman lies not in the
admiration of hor lover, but in the respect
of her husband and that can only be
gained by constant cultivation af those
qualities which she knows he most values
Fortune makes that man fool on whom
5; s;-stoo profusoly bestowS her favors. Nor
Is 1tIs remark to bo confined to Che more
silly part of mankind, for even the wise
are too frequently intoxicated by an un.
Interrupted course of prosperity.
A man who had borrowed a bag of a
neighbor to 60 to mill with, was knocked
into river and drowned, and the bag was
lost. When the news was brought to his
bcreaved wife, she exclaimed:
"Nsy gracious, what fuss III be made
now about that bagm
The young gentleman who parts his hair
in the middle was in town on Monday.
He wore paper collar of the Byron style,
and stunning stoye-pipe hat.
The following is clipped from an ox-
change:
The increase of tho public debt is lit
tie over two million dollars for December.
Prey on, brothers; prey on, and damned
be he who can't steal enough!
A "big Indian" strayod away from his
camp and got lost, In inquiring the way
back, he was asked, "Indian lost :" "No,"
said he disdainfully, "Indian not lost
wigwam lost" Striking his breast, he
exclaimed, "Indian here p
The man who don't advertise has got
his storO hung around with shingles and
pieces of barrel heads, inscribed with
lampblack, "Irish Pertaters," "Korn
Meal," "Flower," "All kinds of kuntury
produce" "Caikes and Handles for sail
here" He says. "Thare amt no sens in
noospaper advertising so long as a man is
smart onuff to tend to his own business,
and kin stand at the door and holler the
fellers in"
An ignorant but conceited fellow got on
board q steamer on Lake Huron. After
standing on the deck awhile among the
crowd, and seeing the captain approach,
he inquired:
"What is the name of this lake ~
"The Lake Huron" (The lake you're
on.)
',Yes sir" replied the man.
But the captain going no further, the
stranger said
"Well what is the name Of the lake ~
"Lakc Huron" again answered the
captain.
"Want to know what lake Pm on-it's
name :"
"Well sir" said the captain, "the name
of tho lake you are on is the Lake Huron
Does that satisfy youp
The crowd were now smiling quite aud.
IDLY, and the man walked away, mutter
ing to himself:
"The lake Pm on is the Lake Pm on
That is polite captain, indeed"
Perhaps some of our readers would like
to try their skill in translatilg telegraph
language into English. Here is speci
men:
Gloss of rail- at Latta which had belle
sold salave government in Riciaty of fort,
uno is la preouirs 18th usst Presumed nC
lives lost"
And here is the translation
"News has been received of the ship
wreck and total loss of the ram Atlanta
which had been sold to the Salnave Gov
ernment, in the vicinity of Fortune Island
previous to the 18th inst 1t is presumed
no lives were lost"
We notice the present style of dressing
hair for the ladies is fiat to the head.
If beauty draws by single hair-hov
irresistible some of our gay feminines mus
be who are now wearing bushel-basket
ful-mor or less.
If we were bright eyed, rosy checked
and beautiful young lady like many W,
see upon our streets, wo would not, unde
any circumstances, be seen arrayed in tina
ugly and abominablo fashion of no hoops
Put on your hoops girls, put on you
hoops!
A Tribute to Virtue.-The following
obituary was sent for insertion in a Yam
kee journal: Sinister Edatur: Jen
Bangs, wee are sorry to stait, has deseizcd
He departed this Life last mundy at thu
age of %. He wint 4th without am
struggle, and sich is life. Tu Da we ar,
as pepper grass, mighty smart, to Morro
we are cut doun like cowcumber of thu
grownd. Jem kept nice stoar, which hi
wife now wates on. His virchews wus nu
merus to behold. We nevr new him t,
put sand in his sugir, tho he had big sanC
bar in frunt ov his hous nor water in hi
milk, tho the Ohia rivr runs past his dore
Pece to his remains He leevs wife,
childrin, COW, horses, grocery stoal
and quadrepets to murn his loss; but i
the splendid langwidgc of the poit, his los
IS thcir eternal ranO ~