The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-10-21

A p u9 negro oman was once
s&8 y. " ner master stealing a
goose and the next Sunday she
partook Of the communion, after
which her master accosted her as
follows. a I.4a.z.ss e
why Hannah. saw you day
a. the communion table"
Eyes tank de lord, massa was
lowed to be dere wid de rest ob
His family"
"But, Hanah, l was surprised to
see YOU there" he said. '.How is it
about the goose?"
Size looaed a little surprised, az
If she did not understand The ques
tion, but catching the meaning.
exclaimed:
"Why, sab, do you tink Is a-goin
to let an Old goose stand atween
me and my Maker?'' szs
A WONDERFUL BALsAM.--A man.
u acturer and vendor of qnack
medicines for rheumatism and the
growth of hair combined, recently
wrote to q friend for a recommen.
dation of the manufacturer "bal-.
sam" In a Il " days, he received
the following, which we call pretty
strong:
DEAR SlR-The land composing
this farm has hitherto been so poor
that chinaman could not get a
living off it, and so stony that we
had to slice our potatoes, and plant
shen edgeways; hut hearing of
your bslsam, I put some on the
corner OF ten acre field surround
ed By rail fence. an 4 in the morn
ing found the stones had entirely
disappeared, and a neat wall encir-
Gle j the field; the rails were split
| up into FIRE wood, and piled up
symmctTieally in my back yard. l
| put half an ounce in the middle oil
q huckelberry swamp; two days
saw it cleared of. planted with
corn.pl npkins, and a row of peach
trees in full blossom through the
middle. As evidence Of it's tre-
mendous strength, l would say tha'
it drew a striking likeness Of my
eldest son out of mill pond, drew
blister all over his stomach. drew
a 10 III Of potatoes tour miles 10
market, drew grease out of flint,
and eventually drew prize of S97
out Of deiuncs lottery,
Fun Flashes.
| When General Boyrtpn was in The
South a swarthy, gooa-natureo
darkey became quite attached tt
that jolly son Of Mars aud quill
driver. The General in course 0
time, sent him to his father in Ohio
The old gent asked Sam it he knew
any thing about horses and car.
rlages. "Spec does. massa; wa
massa's ole coachman, dis chill
ga' Ia ~as told to 90 to the bari
soG grease up she gueGys mesu
ing, or course, She waeels. i sc
while Sam wa4 tots ia put ia
horse into sHe buggy wlsieh he I'd
The Old gent the0 Eot N, 20
taoaght the uagser WIS fatae
stickey as ue ....>. ! BAUD on It /
assist himself in getting in 81
what was his horror to fild ths
Sam had literally CREASED up tt
! buggy Tor he had applied th
wheel grease to every party of
the seat, top, sides. wheels, dasI
er, aud shafts. His rage WAS III
cooled mnch by SANS remarkiD,
$ ne scrambled ou, of the stick
! couce n, "Golly, massa, coaldn
grease dis yere harness. cosde
}, grease it's all dun gone!'
| Worth will win its ~ay Homes
! upright, sincere maniiness will be
ips reward; firm, determined pu
7 pose will smother the bowling Ct
: OF jealousy. and plant its vic'orio
:, heel on The neck of every oppos
t ton. Young men, if you ha'
e faults, know them. II you ha
r. some weak points put your qua
e there. lfyou have fallen, rise fro
> your pros.,ation and vindicate 70
claim TO . place among natur,
}: noblemen. Seek those whom y
e car appreciate for their iutelliKen
4 and in whose company you are &C
2 stsntly adding new stores to yo
n own stock Of intellect. Forget Z
e, in your inform alton what you y,
1: once, and let the sight of vice OF
Il make your own past sils more b.
: liantly vivid on nemory's canva
~ When you forget the deviatie
IT, you have made, you are gone
b. While you remember them you
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