Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-06
Miscellaneous V,cu,s

Student little faulty in pronunciation)-"Did
you ever read the story of Psyche, miss?"
An Omaha school boy lately defined lady
TO be "a grown up girl, who doesn't cuss nor
swear"
"IIave you seen Granyille's last note?" is a
popular question; and the proper reply--bor-
rowed from Charles Lamb-in every instance is,
"W0uld to heaven had"
Mss-"oh, yesl you mean Bill, that hor-
rid character in Oliver Twist. Wasn't il
pity about his dear little P'-HdrUdrd AdUO-
cate.
An old Scotch beggar, removing his bonnet,
advanced to q clergymaA for bit OF charity
After receiving piece of silver, he said TO the
clergyman, "Thank We, sir, o thank vel III gle
We an afternoons hearing for this, ane Of these
days"
A lady recently asked distinguished member
of the French academy of sciences, "What is the
use Of being an academician, if you can't Tell
what comets are made Off" To which tho learned
man replied, Madame, that may be able to
say don't know"
which ls happy in the possession of singing
dog. lie Is greyhound and therefore has a
very fine ear which appears to be as good for
music as ANYTHING else. When any of the
family are singing he joins in with canine
accompaniment keeping very good time and
keeping on the same key with the singer to the
highest notes in kind of blended howl and
whine"
A "rng" has been formed in California, where
this years grain crop is very large. Knowing
this fact, some willy gentlemen have bought up
the entire stock of grain sacks, so that the
farmers are at their wits end TO know how TO
bestow their grain. The farmers club of Santa
Clara has appointed committee TO see about
buying bags in the eastern states, and to devise
| other means of breaking through the "rinao
AT an examination by a minister of the flock
| previous TO the administration of the commu.
mon, man was asked, what kind of n man
was ADAM Gu, just like ither foulkl The
| minister insisted on having more special
description OF the hrst man, and pressed for
| more explanation. Weel, said the respondent
| he was just like Joe Simson, the horse couper.
How sol asked the minister. Weel naebody got
| onything by him, and mony lostl
| faithful minister Of the gospel being one
| day engaged in visiting some members of his
| hock, came to the door Of a house where his
| gentle tapping could not be heard for the noise
| OF contention within. After waiting little he
| opened the door and walked in saving with IN
| authoritative voice, should like TO know whoi s
the head of this house. Weel, sir, said the hus-
band and father If ye sit doom wee, we'll
maybe be able 10 tell We, for we are just trying
TO settle that point ourselves.
Some time since, man in Hamilton county,
| Indiana, turned fifteen head of hogs into field
on his premises. They disappeared soon after,
ana Tor six weeks he has hunted for them in
vain, until aiew days ago, when, in going across
one corner Of the field, he noticed hole in the
ground and heard issuing tberefrom the dolelul
grnnts OF his porkers. Procuring ladders, he
descended the opening to the depth of forty feet,
where he found some of the pigs, aud though
they had been gone six weeks, five Of them were
yet alive, and few were dead Yet further
down, however, he heard the grunts aud moan
ings of others, but these were far beyond reach
in the depths of the cave, and he was compelled
to leave them TO their fate
On one occasion sma' laird was waited on
by neighbor TO request his name as an accom-
mediation TO bit bill for $50 at three months,
wheeled to the iollowiDg characteristic ooquy