The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-09-23

A California paper tens the loHoWlhS /
story to illustrate the knack Of the Chi |
nese to do whatever anybody else can +:
@Not far from San Jose a gentleman
wanted fourteen houses built. A China |
man took the job, and hired an Aneri- |
can carpenter to build ono of them. -
While he was doing so, the Cclcstials |
laid around and watched every move
mcnt he made. AS soon as lie finished
it tho Cinnamon discharged him, aud
erected the others themselves. When
they had finished. the best judges could
not distinguish which was built by the
white man."
A gentleman was seated with other
persons in room where a country girl
sat bolt upright and utterly silent. ST.
lcnce, indeed, fell upon the entire party,
and the gentleman first alluded to said,
in what he supposed to be an almost in
audabIe tone of voice lawful pausc!'
81 guess, Mister exclaimed the indig-
nant country lass, jumping up, you'd
have awful paws, too, if you had to do
the scrubbing that does"
A Dutchman, in describing pair of
horses he had lost, said: "Dey was very
much alike, specially do off one, One
lookt so moosh poth could not tell
t'oder from which when | went after
one, | always cotch de oder; and whip
ped dc one most dead because dc oder
kicked at me-"
There is two ways Of doing it" said
Pat, to himself, as he stood musing and
waiting for job, on the street corner,
off save $4,000, | must lay up S. ca
year for twenty years, or can put
away $50 year for two hundred years,
Now, which way will do it Y
BUSINESS men should not send out a
single letter or bill without printed head
ings upon them. Such headings are eX-
.cellent advertisements, and costs but 8
slight advance upon plain paper. We
are prepared to print ali such stationery
and do the work in the very best style
-Nhat'sthe difference between young
lady and rat One cheats the he's
and the other eats the cheese. Also
one charms the he's and the other harms
the cheese,
He who wins the affection Of an IN
nocent, unsophisticatcd girl to crafty
his own selfish, wicked proclivties,
should be banishcd from the society of
the good, branded with infamy.
What's the difference between young
girl of sixteen and an old maid of sixty =?
One is careless and happy, and the
other is hairless and cappy.
A "grcat brute of husband is adj
vertising in the papers for strong,
able bodied man to hold his wite's tom
gue.-Erchangc. 1t would take a giant
to hold the tongues of some Of the Ma
riotta women.
What kind of essence does a young
man like when he pops the question
Acquicsccucc.-E Nlmph. 1t l.
the essence OF grape he prefers.
ADARK TRANSACTION IN MARIETTA
A blind niger, with dark latcrn, hunt
ing black cat, on dark night, IN
dark cellar when the oat was moi there.
When is a bad potato like a bee hive
A beehive is a bechoilcr, beholder /
spectator, aud spectator is ba'
''tater,"
What's the difference between a bare
head and hair bed ? Onc fees to
shelter, and the other is shelter foI
heas.
Whatever you dislike in another take
care to correct in yourself Heed this,
ys females, who SANDER your own sex.
What is the best tar for making the
wheels of life run smoothly9 In Mari
eta the altar is the best.
When a large widow WEEDS little
man, should he be called the widow
mite : He might
Idleness is like the nightmare-tht
moment you begin 10 stir yourself yor
shake it off.
i.'1is the voice of The sluggard, hear
him complain, nIaslleddy said when he
heard the pig
When ism I When he i.
rich.
Ifyou wish to hatter fool, ask his
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