Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-02-11
GATHERINGS DY THE WAYSIDE.

A Western editor reports money "close,
but not close enough to be reached"
A Toledo miser believes that poor
women have babies on purpose to appeal to
public sympathy.
An experienced old gentleman says
that all that is necessary in the enjoyment
Of love or sausages is confidence
-" believe in going to the bottom Of
things" as the school. nam said when she
laid refractory pupil over he knee.
The Spauiards have saying: At 18
marry your daughter to her superior; at
90. to her equal, aud at so to anybody who
will have her.
-"T greatest organ in the world"
says an old bachelor, sis the organ Of
speech in woman, because it is an organ
without stops"
A woman in Lowell recently married
Nova Scotian, gave him her money. 5000
to buy farm, aud has been destitute of
money and husband ever since.
1T may not be an easy thing to set
the river on fire. hut young lady in New
Orleans nearly lost her life, the other day,
by a conhagration Of her waterfall.
A resolution of expulsion didn't work
we'll in the case Of Good Templar who
went into an Oswego Lodge with bottle
of whisky. He picked up chair and ex-
PEELED the whole meeting.
One Of the grave questions Just now
agitating the sufragists is this: =" If wo.
men are too angelic to vote, how can they
best be made wicked enough to become
worthy Of that great blessings"
The Cincinnati Commercial wants to
know why the male person should consider
it honorable to be called public man."
while the female persen is disgraced by
being called public woman"
A gentleman, playing cards at Baden
Baden, was much annoyed by an inquisi.
tive stranger, who stood beside him and
pried into his hand. At last he took a
pinch OF snuff aud administered it to his
tormeutor, Immediately saying, a. beg
your pardon, but you were SO near me, sir,
that mistook your nose for mine"
Mrs. Stover, the daughter of ex- Pres
ident johnson, and mistress Of the White
House for three years, is now Mrs. Brown,
the wife Of 4 country store-keeper in
scribcd As plain and elderly looking gen.
tlemap, we'll to do in the world through
his dealings in dry goods, groceries and
notions.
-" Where we're You, Charlesg" "In
the garden, ma" "No, you have been
swimming. You know l cautioned you
about going to the creek. / will have to
correct you. Look at your hair, how vet
it is" "Oh, no, ma. il is not water, it is
sweat" "Ah, Charlie, l have caught you
6bbing. Your shirt is wrong side out"
Boy, triumphau,ly-"O, I did that just
DOW, ma. climbing the fence"
"A Massachusetts, paper tells Of COL
ored woman who had lately been convert
ed, but was so unfortunate as TO Ay into .
passion over the misdoings Of one Of her
peighbor's youngters Her mistress 70.
marked upon the imprcpriety Of such con-
duet in the case Of one about to Join the
church. and received thi. frank response !:
81 have 'sperienced religion, an Is guiue
to jiae the church, bat. Miss B, Ill
thrash that Niger fust."
A Young lady named Taylor. meeting
former acquaintance named Mason at Q
party where the latter vas assuming . con-
siderable quantity Of importance in cosse-
qaeace of her wealth, and who did not
deign 70 notice her, rerenged herself BY
stepping into the group Surrounding the
hangh,y belle and thas addressing her
with the most Winning smile Il have
bees thinking, my dear Miss Mason, that
ve ought To change names" why, 10.
dseds" Because my name Is Taylor,
aad uy father is a msson. ssd your ssme
Is Masoa, and your father Is . tailor. I"
There vas scene thea, but there vas 20
help for it.