, 1870-10-23

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, -There is = man in Decorah, iowa, 81
peEuEious that, when ehelng corn, a kernel
| tiew Ito woolpile, and he removed eeven
cords of wood 10 tlnd it. \ neiehbor stand
i1g near dropped a kernel near where the
he sad: '.You can't fool me with that small
kernel: the one lost was large one.
There was to have been colored wetl-
| ding in Nashville, Tent, the other night
| The bride was a eervant in tho house- Sha
was gcrgeously a,rayed. aud had several Of
the preacher had arrived .,,, na,,is - aler 1.e
uad heen Lost in a1aitiuS tue % S;at5ra IN ii2ar
groom. she latter elouched in, wea1}ng 'h IL
everyday clothes" and electrified thn ass.n, ~,
hl.co :. ''h Tue announcement: "It's no nae,
Dis Lera 'ranre,..--"s can't come of. Myodcr
wilu won't lei me lave my GOOD close. Tie
bride tainted. and the serEice was indefinitely
posi- lo1"l.
There was once man who vas an ,oe,rar
on tLa Esis Canal, and lived at L0ctnnrt ~
came ancomfottat1e in the Presbyterian so-
ctefs, alit joined new Episcopal chnrri,
wherss he Was treated with marked sttention.
one SUNDAY morning, while attending to lila
sihs.a1 aat;es. he Toll into lock, aud c,mo
hear dfoH ring. but Was At last fished ont with
lsas hook. Tie asked hin rector to i,o surs
t. make eetne al!11aion to his narrow and uroy-
idsttsat escape in the services Of the day. The
1tor rector, not wishing to di*rIease bid new
l'af'"ts ner. seasehed tbs PRAYER Dook in vain
for sonetlltng appropriate, sud finally. in utter
tft: air. read the prayer prescribed, = For
Safe letlIn from Sea ~
some Of cur Fifteenth Amendment citf-
zers in lhttrbnsEh. having formed IN as.o-
s!at'na known = Tue ''kaighse Of the White
August iaer. ty grand tournament, IN which
the du+ly Knights yied with eaeh other for tho
huror Of cso'.niDg the 'tQneeu OF Beauty"
Tie entertainment was announced By hand-
bills property displayed some Of which uesa
| dis,,itutei il the street CARE One OF thoso
| eas picked mp By sedata gentleman, who,
after glansing over It. ipqnlsed Of tocote at
toney who sat next to Inn: "afr- r.,
| selves knights Of the White Croes:'" II
suppose" replied Nj. B.. at il because
| they ara mulattocs>"
On the s;eamerA Of the Fall River line, or,
rather. on one Of them. there are portraits Of
Jag Gould And James Fisk. IT., hanging side
enough for another portrait. 4 Wall street
man. famous for lis wit, Was looking at tho
paintings. and said: - l wonder when thef
will p,,; in the other pictuzc:' "what pic
,a* :" raid a friend eisndipg near: WAY
needed to make the trio complete" land
vtat picture il it to be: ''Why. the pos~
trait Ct our Savior. Don't you remember that
one wss crucihed between two trieves :"
'.TNa, may be, retorted the other. ''hat il
nculdl't be right to put him between Gould
ant; F;r9. One e the thieves on tue c'oss re-
per,ed. ard wEo ever hcsri anxthinS Of tas
kitd about The tellous that gobb!ca " 'n7
Erie Eailwsy:"
I "A certain Judge, while attending cons: in
phire town, was passins slons road when
10y was Just letting down the bars 70 drive
ter1e cattle in. His fashe. STOOL in tue door
Of bis houre, On the opposite eide Of sae road,
and. seeing what his hol eful xasd doing. shout
cd out: "John, DON'T you flnve them cattle in
there: told you to put them in tl'e pastnre
behind the house" The boy: took no notice
whatever Of the Eemonstr1uce, and his
fatLer repeated the order in 4 louder
tore without the les=t eject. and tho
tLird time gave positive orders not to drive
The cattle in there. The son didn't dcigu to
look nr; and disoLeEeaa the parental intqnc-
she Judge. who. looking at the culpsit, ssid.
in tone o. ctfisi'l @ disp,ty: Boy. don't you
y-a-a:-." replied the boy. looking 1t the Judge
:.but don't mind what he says- Mother
/ about got the dog 80 he DON'T