The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06
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adleton's bitters-Ohio election
s.
eve is blind how can there be
Grst sight?
a maiden gets married she
uiss-spent life.
IS a mouse like a load of hay?
4se the cat'll eat it.
woman who tells fortunes
3 tea-eup be called a saucer
cal question: Is opening a
he or a post norton examiua-
ID nas been defined as a bucket
ia a tremendous ~perspira-
u or the lazy: No farmer can
4 by turning it over in his
farmer, who inquired how
a nursery, was told to get
is the thing after ALL" as
tn the oak leg said when
g bit it.
-o could know all our friends
,.f8a our backs. perhaps we'd
cks upon them forever.
much trouble to bear some
zcs lame back, but to have
back ones self amt so
are like watches-pretty
TO look at-sWeet faces and
,re but somewhat difficult to
after they are set a-going.
s dget, I told you to let me have
water the first thing in the
Sure, sur" replied
an didn't l bring it up an
q the dure last night, SO as to
5mel"
IN surprised a farmer, whom
5m saw at his m~inistrations, by
linn directly, after a little re-
his sin of omission.
we see you at church next
~
5" ne replied slowly, "IIl
III send a handl'
Leishman who had been sick a
me, was one day met by the
REST, when the following con-
an took place:
N ell Patrick, l am glad you have
vered; but were you not afraid to
cur God?"
D, no, your Reverence; it was
in the other chap hat | was
ed uy!' replied Pat.
.atsalatt's wife discovered her old
setting In the back yard, and
st up her nest" Soon after, the
wife came in much excited, and
}Iy dear Cratsalatt, 1 took the
from brownie, and she has gone
set on an old meat axF'
Les her SET" said the bilious old
ny IF she sets on an AK may be
II hatchet!"
notion seller was offering a Yam
clock, finely vanished and col
1. aud with a looking glass in
.alt, to a certain lady, not remark
f5r personal beauty.
Why, it IS beautiful" said the
Beautiful, indeed! a look at ii
3st frightens me-" said the lady
Then marm," replied Jonathan.
guess you'd better take one that
got any looking glass"
sAELED UP.-Once upon a time
1tI4nan found Ia his henroost a
5.e minded soul In the vicinity
. lived without visible means OF
What are you doing here. you
ZIP Stealing my chickens?"
no, sir" was the response; 81
thought of dom nothin' Of the
unfortunately happened that thi:
pie minded individual wore a higl
p hat, Of the dimensions of a bee
Z. and the crown thereof was di
dated TO a serious extent. Jus
ne had put in his denial, the hea'
lalf-grown pullet was seen to pro
te from the aperture.
See there" said the gentleman
9W aid that chicken get in you
Wallti exclaimed the simple
ldcd Individual, with an air G
.est surprise and embarrassment
lat IS he strangest thing that eve
5pened 10 me. Isuppose the darn
s-itter must have erawled up N
users iegsl'
YANKEE TRICK.-One of ou
nliar, slab-sided, gaunt Yanke,
.ly eu-rated and settled down
West. He was the picture of
al man, but as he put himself
10 GOOD earnest to get his hou.
rights, the neighboP5 lent him
ID. After he had got everythiI
~ to his notion, a thought struC
4 that he had no chickens. and /
powerfully fond of sucking "a
5. He was too honest to ste
I'D, aud TOO mean to buy them. 1
ia thought struck him-he eou
row. He went to a neighbor al
s accosled him:
Wal, 1 reckon you hain't got
hen nor nothin' you'd lend L
q few weeks, have you, neig
viii lend you one with pleasure
lied the gentleman, picking o
very finest in the coop.
The Yankee took the hen hon
then vent to another neighbC
borrowed a dozen eggs. II
d set the hen, and in due course
.e she Matched cut a dos
ekans.
Use YauSee,w was again puzzled;
I'D resrra the hen, but how was
5tur. lie eggs? Another idea
= who yer saw a live Yank
l.eut rre?-he would keep the b
1ld laid a dozen eggs.
did, and then returned {
80 "A eggs TO their respective ow
marking as he did 0
al, l reckon I've got as fine
49,. l.