Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-17
WELLINGTON ITEMS,
RAINS,

In FOUR paper OF the sd, you gave the rams
in the month Of May during the past three
years. Below are the rains we had here III
June tie same three years:
IN jun. 1870.
16:h. 4 good rain: 18th. 4 good rain.
IN JrSE. 1871.
9th. 4 small rain shower; llti. a good
rain: 18th. 4 good rain: 18th. heavy rain
storm; 18th. 4 very heavy rain: oath. a good
rain in morning, and great rsin storm at 3
O'Clock. =. m. 2St!l. rain and Mind storm al
night: 18th. rain in morning.
II JUNE. 1872.
2nd. a good rain: 81. rain showers all day:
9Th. Il slight rain shower; 9Th. Hight shower:
Eth. rain at night: eth. biz rain and wind
storm al night; 10Th. big rain in evening;
.iJtli. rain from lUornim. untii two o'clock.
p. IL.
III TINES.
There is 4 general complaint here with
every vocation ana profession just n"w of
hard times, dRllar-s of business and scarcity
"f money. What i to 1ccnlnc 0! u when
taX-payIng time cone: There j. but one
WHO knows AMI hr won't tell.
u ~nE>rEoYED.
Our little city has for several day h"cIl
about rut Off FROM the balance OF the world,
AMI surrounded by water. The recent rains
washed away mot "a: the bridges on lis ar-
prDariIe>. anil left u on i peninsula. some
Of them !lu;" been lrt nItny the commissions
or. Dan t~illinbcr-. and ar" NOW under
course OK r..pn-trurtipn 10y Wc,lcy john
-,,, 80 ~: ,,.TrtF,.-:,. al u-ith,l ii i
aid i; i nous, III! I'm IL Yves. il on the
ground. tor he viii talk the job FOR less than
ANYBODY else can All ri +" Ito it," t~c:u!
man then is be; pity he hadn't been building
bridges brtor. now.
rAI:1 70 U~NpT2~TASD-
Tie following is said /" have happened
somewhere in this country. AZ olt hin
i>trr having al appointment to preach 10 a
con5rcta;ion IN certain SUNDAY night. liz
cam" ami entered tir pulpit. and attempted
TO commence services 10y reading y %liyfna.
T!li> being in taIIrw ciniir times. the llUi!-c
WAS lighted thus. and very poorly 1t that.
To excise any mistakes he mt".!t make in
reading the hymn. looking ,c:y closely into
,iIc book. rrlna:Nrti:
Ny eyes i weak. the light is dim.
| scare" can ~cr to rra'I this !iyiun.'
His congregation. Surprising he had given
ont the liz, tw" lines OF Il hy!nm, struck W
and >an- ihc above. After wHicl he said.
II ,Iid not mrun 20 ~in- that i,ymu.
only meant The li@t!t W.:> '!inl
They struck up aud sang that also.
Becoming liiur nrttlr! at those proceedings,
he ~,i.i III rather al r~,rl;"rl ton" OF voice:
"rhr Ir,ti j >:r,ly i'll you alt.
iirlt VS. n hl ita :" >in- Al all
still. not Gi>covrrin" tnrir mistake. the:
SAM THAT too. Without attempting TO pro
coed father with singing. he closed the boob
and said:
..I;r"thrrn. let Us pral"'
We do not recommend the following
Rules Of ETIQUETTE
for gentlemen at parties. Yet they are ia
, brcnminw the established rUir> ni the ultr:
fashionable society ri "ur country. loun.
gentlemen, You ,aW>t adopt them OF be lief
out in the culi:
".AriNcry lrr%Zin-'y.
STAR, r"Ini amazingly.
strut in >iuch-lil-i>hly,
Bow very lil'pi>iiIy.
Fir, to Ia" lady who
s"nt rou;rt the card 10 You,
Tirn You may r"nIr>ccnI
Three or foIr words i" spend.
Ga >ntn" uut"ririy,
Who @}i.i- III" >"ririy.
@: WHISPER Ilit" ht,iln@iy.
To some bell, WHO willingly
Passes the tim :.ir!in=iy.
,r.nfur-,G ,.;i tirlNr
Whispering h~.u>hiu@jy,
Checking !ui l't>!.ingiy,
Whispering till ]"itSirt> fall
over your neck ana MI:
rtii dl>tr">>iE-ly
Thrilling. c:,r"->ii"iy.
Oh i'll waltz You 20
Spinning. hal! crazy. oh
This i pY"i'rirty.
nut in >ncir,y."