The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-10-17
DRIFTTNGS.

The original Dolly Warden
Joseph's coat.
TO dispel darkness from about
you, make little Of your troubles.
An Alabama editor miIdly-al-
ludes to his rival as "a reservoir OF
falsehood and an aqueduct of men
dacity."
According to a Chattanooga
paper, a chicken-coo in Kent CITY
hassthe following sign on it: For
sail-Chickens in the blum of yuth. y
IL don't mean TO reflect on
yOu,' said would be wit to a man
whom lie had insulted. "No," was
the reply, you are not polished
enough to reEect on anybody"
The editor of the Vanceburg
Kentuckian returns thanks for a
handsome rattlesnake, presented to
him by an admiring friend.
An exchange says: "California
calls loudly for corks." In most of
the other States the loudest call is
for cOrkscrews.
An Irishman having been told
that the price of bread had lowered,
exclaimed, "This is the first time
ever rejoiced at the fall of my best
friend"
% Kittens! in our hours of
ease, uncertain toys and full of fieas;
when pain and anguish hang o'er
men, We turn you into sausage then.
Men are like bugles; the more
bras6 they contain the more noise
they make, and the further you can
hear them.
An exchange says: "There is a
farmer in this county who, years
ago, when a boy, blacked boots in
Chicago for a living. He Is now
worth $3.50 and owns three dogs"
"A Chattanoogaspaper says-that
city is making strides toward civili-
zatiOn. Pickpockcts flourish, horses
are ill-treated and the children get
blind drunk.
"A Boston paper says VIM. J.
StetsOn, of Chesterfield, dropped
dead Monday morning, just after
eating his breakfast, as usual. We
wonder how long it has been a usual
thing with him to drop dead.
-Carbolic acid is said to be
sovereign remedy for mosquitoes
and flies. A few drops evaporated
in a room, or poured upon the
clothes, will keep the winged pests at
a comfortable distance.
"A suburban correspondent says
that the real estate reporters Of
some of the dailies are so sharp
about items now, that he hesitates
about having his trowsers repaired,
for fear that it will be reported that
he has bought "a new country seat"
We are told of an editor at
montrOse, Penn, who has ''gone
crazy and imagines himself mule"
We know of people with whom we
should regard that notion as an ev-
idence of dawning reason.
He who betrays another's secret
because he has quarrelled with him,
was never worthy of the sacred !
name of friend; a breach of kind
ness on one side will not justify a |
breach of trust on the other.
The following notice is posted |
conspicuOusly in a newspaper office |
out West: "Shut the door, and |
rs soon as you have done talking !
business serve your mouth in the |
same way"
Musical criticism nowadays |
runs in this wise: Miss - wore q |
purple suit, trimmed with a hand
some shade of lavender, a white
tight-fittiug, with
lowing sleeves, and a white bonnet
trimmed with the same shade of
purple and lavender-and she sung
inely.
"A young woman once married
1 man by the name of Dust, against
.he wish of her parents. After a
short while they began to quarrel,
and she attempted to return to her
ather's house, but he refused to re-
,eive her, saying, Dust thou art,
md unto Dust thou shalt return"
And she got up and busted.
"A preacher one slippery, frosty
morning was going home with one
If his elderly members, when the
1ld gentleman slipped and fell.
When the minister saw that he was
rot hurt he said, any friend, sin
lers stand on slippery places"
Yes" replied the old man, 81 see
hey do, but / can't
"What n nuisancer exclaimed a
gentleman at a concert, as a young
'Op in front of him kept talking in
1 loud voice to q lady ut his side.
Did you refer to me, sir?' threat
sningly demanded the fop. ooh, /
40; ] meant the musicians there,
who keep mp such n noise with their
Instruments that l can't hear your