Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-03

circulars from lawyers, announcing terms
or divorce. 80 absurd, you know, ma,
before our honeymoon tis over. True,
1ear.' replied ina, who had been twice
"but I'd put them in safe
place you may find them very useful IN
i year or two."'n y t@fe9la neiI
ADowN.EAsr paper says that persuasive
and humbugging agents are abont IN that
region selling lightning rods. One old
lady told an agent she had no fear OF
lightning, but she had always boen afraid
Of thunder. "Just 90" he replied, we
can meet your case exactly. The square
rods are lishtning rods, and the round
ones tAundsrrrodA OF course she ID now,
protected" .,5..fs*. a :.
Rrv Moan ScHxNcx, D. D., rector Of
St AIMS, Brooklyn, advises people 70
sleep an hour or two later on Sunday than
any other day in the week, and thus be the
better prepared for the services and the
duties Of the Sabbath. Then let the Sum
day School meet at 10 o'clock, giving pa
rents, % well as children, the opportunity
Of attending, followed by public preaching
at IL. The afternoon to be devoted to re-
churches and pews thrown open to all in
the evening, for the dispensation Of the
word. 80 ag
THE Newark Advertiser suggests new
business for the blind 1t says that in
Newark two or three of these unfortunates
sell teas from house to house, having ap-
parently been directed to take that par
ticular article by their keen sense of smell
and taste. One of them is escorted by q
lad from the Foster Home; the other has
borrowed boy from the Orphan Asylum
to make change and act as guide. Their
teas are procured at the lowest Wholesale
prices through the aid of gentleman who
acts as capitalist for the concern. They
have thus raised themselves above the
level of mendicancy, do not claim to be
objects of charity, and only ask for fair
share of business. ,-- :.
TAKEN AT HER WoRD.-The late Rev
DR.. Wightman was q simple minded Scot
fish divine Of the old school. When a
Young man he paid his addresses to a
Young lady in the parish. and his suit was
accepted on the condition that it met the
approval of the lady's mother. Accord
ingly the doctor waited upon the matrOn
and, stating his case, the good woman, de
| lighted at the proposal, passed the usua
| Scottish compliment, "Deed, Doctor, you
are far owre guild for our Janet. I'm sure
she's no guild emo for ye." "Weel, weel,
was the rejoinder, I'VE ken best 90 well
say nae mair about it." No more was
| said, and the social intercourse OF the par
| ties continued on the same footing as be
| fore. About forty years after DR.. Wight
| man died bachelor and the lady an ole
maid.
A GENTLEMAN i'm Alabama, In exertins
| himself one day felta sudden pain, ant
fearing his internal machinery had beer
thrown out Of gear, sent for negro OF
his plantation, who made some preten
sions to medical skill, to prescribe fol
him. The negro having investigated thu
case, prepared and administered dose Il
his patient, with the utmost confidence o
a speedy cure. No relief being experience
ed, however, the gentleman sent for
physician, who, on arriving, inquired 0
the negro what medicine he had given hi
master Bob promptly responded, "ROsii
and alum, sir" "What did you give then
for ?" continued the doctor, "Why," re
| piled Bob, the alum to draw the part
togedder, and de rosin to solder 'em.
The patient eventually recovered.
TIVE London Atl,eneum tells the follow
ing story: "Mr. Brown let as call him
the proprietor of, shall we say, the Astche,
iSfunner, was dissatisfied with his novels,
Mr.. Jones, and told him so. Jones wa
then half way through romance whicl
appeared in weekly dribblets, but Brew
gave him notice to quit at once, and adde
that he had engaged Mr.. Robinson TO g
ON with and complete the story. JOne
Il I'll I, ,tvzrr 1.vf Hnd
AS he had sufficient manuscript copy +
supply the chapters for the next number
they had better be set up after which MI
Robinson might take up the thread OF tn
story and get TO the end of it. Brow
consented, and went down to his 'subul
ban retreat whittier was forwarded I
Jones' chapters, from which Robinson wa
to continue the narrative. II Brown pc,
sessed true critical faculty, he must hav
hired writer, and have doubted whethe
Robinson would be equal to the preser
J emergency. In short, Jones, having co
lected every living parsonage and anim'
he had named in the novel, put them .
on hoard Of ship bound for Ameriei
and sent the whole Of them-ship, freigf
/ and passengers -down to the very bottol
, of the Atlantic, never to be brought II
again. The words To be continued Q
the close of the chapter, formed challeng
to the ingenuity OF Robinson, which b
was too III qualified to accept, and ACCORD
ingly the story remains somewhat unfir
ished, and as forgotten as the author VIII
stopped and the writer who could not q
; it going again. nah @ai 1o
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| A Story with Moral.