The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-13
Transient .JottinvS.

Dean Ramsay tells story of Scotch beadle
who had taken fancy to the manse house.
maid. AT loss for an opportunity to declare
himself, one day-a SundsJ-when his duties
were ended. he looked sheepish. and said.
Mary. ~ad We tax turn. Mary7" He led
her to the church yard, and pointing with his
finger, got out, MY fows lie there, Mary
wad We like to lie therei" The grave hint
WAS taken, and she became his wife, but she
does not yet lie there.
just as Sam jerks, n moke of Aurora, was
being married 10 Rose Davis, the other night,
another vench stepped forward and remarked:
Hold on dar! hold on dar, What YOU done
Gwine to dof Marry dat fellah to day gal,
heyf- CHESS not; dat's 10y nigsah aud 1 Sc
not R~ine to take care of his chids vile he's
hbbin wild mother woman. Now you poor cuss
take dat an dat" Aud SO saying she made it
warm for Sam for few moments.
lady correspondent asks: why do so
many real nice, good ladies have such elevated
eyebrows and loog-drawn faces when they get
old. lis sign Of virtuous past know.
bnt 1t makes them hook, welI-aS ii it had not
exactly agreed with them. / really think that
when Woman has been little-a very little
bit wicked when young. she looks jollier
and has fewer wrinkles when she grows old"
An old bachelor editor thus. in his spite,
comments on n recent moonlight night: I'VE
left our sanctum at midnight last night and
on our way home we saw yoTag lady and
gentleman holding gat. on its hinges They
were evidently indignant nj being kept ont 80
late, as we saw them bite each other several
tines" ID ~ FL
That man." said wag, "came 10 Nashau
forty years ago. purchased basket and con-
menced Gathering rags. How much do yon
suppose he Is worth now" IL WIS IA conun-
drum we could not answer. Nothing" con
tinued he after pause, land he owes for the
basket"
One Of the finest hints we ever heard of was
that of gentleman who, doing the houors of
the table, said to one of his guests, fashion,
able dressed girl of the period, "I see that YOU
have plenty of breast, Miss, but do have a
little more dressing"
An aged colored man made application nj
Washington for food, claiming it as a consti-
tuaonal privilege. Why" said he, Il I'M
derstaud dar's provisions in de constitution
for de colored folks, ard havnt had de fuss
crumb."
A country editor, in speaking of steam
boat, says: "She has II berths in her ladies'
cabin 'Oh, life of met exclaimed an old
lady on reading the above, what squaling
there must have been"
Somebody advertises for agents to sell a
work entitled, "Hymenal Instructor" A CO.
temporary adds: The best hymeuial ill.,
structor we know of is a young widow. What
she don't know there is no use III learning"
1t was at the dinner of an Irish association
that the following toast given: Here's to
the president of the society-Patrick Olaf
ferty; an may he live to eat the chicken that
scratches over his grave.
Duluth paper says one of the streams fall
ing into Lake Superior from the north is
called Temperance river. because II is the
only one of all the tributaries of the !ukc that
has no bar at its mouth.
A parson reading the funeral service ut the
grave forgot the Sex of the deceased, aud asked
one of the mourners, an Eucraldcr. lis this
brother or sister," Neither" replied Pat.
"only a cousin" .H
A country poet after looking about ove- life.
has come to the following conclusion: 80, |
wouldn't lJ@s forevsS; | wouldn't if | could;
bnt needn't fret about it, for | couldn't if |
would"
Piney Forest is the name Of the single fe-
male editor of Mississippi, and it is not far
fetched 10 say that when she pitches in" she
proves herself n tartar.
Said Bob. 70 Bill, when he cnnght him drink
ing, Il thought you had signed the pledge"
$50 | have" said Bill, but all signs fail in
dry weather"
We are told that nothing is made in vain.
Bnt how about a pretty young girl? Isn't she
a maiden vain?