Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-02
FACTS AND FANClES.

FACTS AND FANCIEs.
Bands of pickpockets are called rine
clubs.
The man who popped the question by
i" starlight got his sweetheart's consent
in twinkling.
An elephant is the most sagaclous OF
travellers, because he never takes his
eyes off his trunk.
A darky's instructions for putting on
a coat: "Fust de right arm, den de left,
and den give general conwulsion.
The present great abundance OF fruit
brings the cholera morbus within the
reach of the humblest cottage.
Value the friendship of him who stands
by you in the storm; swarms OF insects
will surround you in the sunshine
Some people love others so much bet
ter than themselves, that they are vastly
more concerned about their neighbor
affairs than their own.
At an auction of miscellaneous arti-
cles in the open air it began to RAM
when a bystander advised the auction
eer that he had better put mp an umbrei-
la next.
A gentleman in this city, whose wife
is ON the go-eut most of the time, calls
her the active partner; and at home no
one will ever accuse her of being a silent
one.
Nilsson does not eat like fine Ameri-
can lady, with her fingers on the tip OF
the fork, but handles knife and fork with
freedom and yigor, and violates all the
DEGREES of fashion in holding the fork at
the lower end.
An old soldier near Louisville has reg
ularly recurring quarrels with his wife.
At such times he takes his tent, frying
pan and provisions, and camps out until
his wife hunts him up and effects recon
Citation.
There is no funeral SO sad to follow as
the funeral of our own youth, which we
have been pampering with fond desires
ambitious hopes, and all the bright Der
ries that hang in poisonous clusters over
the path Of lie.
"Billy, how did you lose your fingerY
:" Easily enough" said Billy. -" sup
pose yon did; but howg II guess you'd
lost your if it had been where mine
was" "That don't answer my ques-
ton" "Well, If you must know said
Billy, 81 had to cut it off or else steal
the trap9
Discretion is the better part Of valor
Tom and Arthur have been rude to their
mamma. Mamma has complained to
papa, who is heard coming up stairs,
Arthur say, Tom, here comes papa;
| shall pretend to beasleep." Toni
shan't; l shall get up and put something
on. Judy.
OF the new Saratoga stride the
local paper says: 1t is really hard to
do. You have to practice it good deal
in your room, and then if you don't get
your fns-we mean your arms-to hang
just right you spoil it all, and you hear
them whisper as you pass along She
hasn't got it right.
|. The following appeal appears in the
advertising columns Of an English pa
per: ITO Christians--A young man,
never having the blessing of the use oil
his limbs, through being set on wet
grass, earnestly solicits forty-two post
age stamps. In return he will send
free, six best nickel silver teaspoons and
tongs to any part Of London"
The international Association in Lon
don has been compelled, by the lurking
around them Of French and Belgian
spies, to hold close sessions. just now
they are. busy with American CORE
spondence. IL is stated that very im-
portant branches Of the Association
have been recently formed at Boston
Washington, and in other cities Of the
United States.
A singularity which has perhaps
passed unperoeiVed by many, is that
the letter N not only being the first o
the words music" melody" is also
} the first of great number Of names o
ancient aud modern composers Cor eK
ample Marcelo, Monsigny, Mehul, Mo
zavt, Martini, Mereadante, Monpou
Meyerbeer, Malibran, Mayseder, Mine
Musard, Masini, Haillart, Mendelssohn
Nasse, Moscheles. Membree, Mernet, etc
Walter Montgomery and Fechter me
in London at Lord Somebody's recep
ton, and Montgomery read the Bells,
. at the special request Of his Lordship
When be had finished and the applaus
,, was subsiding, a singular and romantic
! looking person, with ringlets upon hi
; shoulders, approached, extended hi
, hand, on the back of which vas larg
: drop of water, and said in a lachrylaosi
tone: "Sir, it is tear for your beauii
ful voieer' 1t was, indeed, Fechter
and who questions his nationality afte
that. San Francisc0 Alta.
HArs cleaned, dyed and trimme'
canal TO new by NJ. Cohen, practiea