American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-01-13
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child sometimes" Maggie" What a
naughty child y0u must have bceh. Poor
grandma's hair is quite white!"
THE following appears in the cemetery
at Malaga:
Here lies Jean Perez who was
Good father good son, and good husband.
Do not confound him with his younger BROTHER
Bearing the same name, who was felon
In the gallcys at Ceuta.'
"PAPA," said bright haired boy, Chow
could the military fly from the field of
battle, when they had only one plume
apiece and both wings of the army were
thrown into great disorders Say, papa,
how could they fy?'
Mrs. SLAUGHTER, of Elmwood, ILL.,,
last summer advised her husband to drop
his policy in the Washington Life Insur-
ance Company believing he would out
live her lie paid his premium, and Il
few weeks after the Company paid the
amount of his policy. His death resulted
from an accident.
THE litigants in a suit which had occu-
pied the attention of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Hartford, for several days,
became impatient at the delay of the jury
in deciding upon the merits of the case,
and in few minutes amicably settled by
themselves the matter in dispute, walking
off arm-n-arm while the twelve iurymen
were still discussing the point at issue,
with no prospects of agreement
THE landlord of the hotel at the foot of
Ben Nevis tells a story of an Englishman
stumbling into bog between the noun
tain and the inn, and sinking up to his
armpits. In danger of his life, he called
out to tall Highlander who was passing
by, GLOW can get out of this:" to which
the Scotchman replied, Il dinna think ye
cam" and coolly walked on.
As the passengers were preparing to
leave their seats on the arrival of the New
York train in Boston, the other evening,
an old gentleman picked up dark object
which appeared to drop from a lady's
bonnet. "Madam, is this yours? You
appear to have dropped it by accident"
her head "a railroad accident-a mis-.
placed SWITCH
A FARMER lately died in East Prussia
who is said to have attained his hundred
and thittieth year. Down to the time of
his death he was in the enjoyment of the
best of health, He was six feet one inch
in height, and served as body guard un-
der Frederick the Great. His son, who
lives on his fathers property, is n hundred
and nine years old. He takes long walks
evety day, can read without spectacles,
and is an excellent companion. The
neUhew OF the old man is employed on
the East Prussian Railway, and, though
he is seventy-two years of age, he is able,
punctually, to perform his duties, which
l., 1,1,
has twenty-one children, sixteen boysand
five girls.
ONE Of the best looking of the boys of
the box on the Broadway bus line took me
into his confidence not long since. In re-
ply to my question as to how much driv-
er should make a day, he said "Wcll,
good driver" (meaning by this, one who
is tactician enough to get fifteen or sixteen
in his stage at once), fought to go home
with five to seven dollars in his pocket,
outside of meals and tobacco; that is when
ridin's good, you know. We hain't no
ridin' to speak of since war times. Them
was the times for the stamps I've know
ed the day that I've took in twenty-five |
dollars" "When the proprietors know
very well that the drivers all knock down, |
why" said |, didn't they pay the men |
enough to live on ~ Between you and |
me-" said he, if they paid us ten dollars a |
lay we'd steal. Com. in Nolo York Com |
nGrciM Adoertiser.
THE Alta California gives the following |
IS genuine impromptu composition Ia /
Billings, made recently by a little girl in |
he fifth grade of the Rincon Grammar .
school "A goat is stronger than pig. /
lie looks at you and so does the doctor, /
out goat has four legs. \ boy without |
/ father is an orphan, and if he amt got |
mother he is two orphan. The goat does
not give so much milk as a COW but more
han an OK. saw an OK to the fair one
Law, with a card tied on his left ear and we
Ill went in on the family ticket. Mother
Dicks geese in the summer A goat eats
-rass and jumps on box. Some folks
lon't like goats, but as for me give me a
mule with paint brush tail. The goat is
useful animal, and smells as sweet as bars
Ill for the hair i'll had too much hair /
would wear a wig as old captain peters
loes. / will sell my goat for three dollars
nd 90 to the circus to see the elephant
which is bigger than five goats. Father
5 coming home, and the baby has got the
roup."
STORY OF A BULLFINCH- A musician
mployed at one OF the Lsndon theaiers
'ossessed an ebony flute with silver keys.
lie seldom used it, in consequence of the
upper notes. The musician
ad as lodger a tailor who worked for
he theateT \ strong friendship sprung
y between the two. One night, while
he musician was az the theater, the flute
ras stolen. and suspicion fell on an old
roman who used 10 do housework.
lothinc. however. tended 10 show her
uilt, and the matter was at last dismissed
nd forgotten. In few months the tailor
IT the town, but their friendship lasted.
bout a wear afterwards the musician
aid the tailor visit, and found him in
ossession Of a beautiful bullfnch that
ould distinctly whistle three tunes. The
was perfect, with one eXcep-
on. Whenever he came to a certain
ote be invariably skipped il and went On
, the next. A little reflection convinced {
be musician that the note in which the
ullfnch was imperfect was the VERY one
hich was imperfect on the ebony flute.
% convinced was be that he sharply
uestioned the tailor, who confessed %
avine stolen the flute. and that all the .
ird knew was learned frOm the same in /
rument. u