The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-07-16

IOduy NH6u dn angry DOll IuSneu upon
him, and with his horns tossed him
over a fence. The Irishman, recover
ing from his fall, looked up and saw
the bull paywing and tearing up the
ground as the custom of that animal
when irritated whereupon Pat, smil-
ing at him, said, "If it was not for
your bowing and scraping and your
humble apologies, you brute! fax /
should think that you had thrown me
over this fence on pupose."
Castagno di Cento Cavalli is the
name given to an immense chestnut
tree up on Mount Etna whose circum-
ference near the ground is variously
stated by travellers to be from 180 to
204 feet. 1t is related of Jeanne of
Aragon that when visiting Mount Etna,
attended by her principal nobility, a
heavy shower came up, and she and a
hundred cavaliers took refuge under
the branches of this tree, which COM
pletely sheltered them.
The reason why the boys are not
more fond of croquet is that they stand
no chance when playing against party
of deformed and hooped female swim
du-liers, who, when the ball is not in
good position, cast their voluminous
drapery over it, and thus concealing
both ball and feet, cause the spheroid
to move in a mysterious manner to q
different and better possh. This is
an old, old dodge, and not one man in
hundred dares object.
The Mobile Register publishes tho
following personal: Ayoung lady who
has been greatly annoyed by lot of
young simpletons who stop under her
window at night to sing "If ever 1
cease to love-" wishes us to say, if they
will cease their foolishness, come in
and talk business" they will confer
favor.
"Charley, what makes your checks
so red ?" asked his sisters admirer, of
little urchin five years old. "Cause
l put some of sisters paint on. She
puts it on every day" 1t was an en-
barrassing disclosure all around. At
least Charley thought SO, after the Wis
itor was gone.
"Death," said Santa Fe paper,
with feshless raped at the door of
Mrs. j. N. BIS soul, and obedient to
the inexorable call, the spirit of that
loved woman foated up to its Creator,
leaving her husband, children and
friends to mourn over the mortal cas-,
ket."
Lawyer-"How do you identify this
handkerchief" Witness-"By its gen
eral appearance, ,and the fact that have
Others like it." Lawyer-"Thats no
proof for have one just like it in
my pocket" Witness-"I don't doubt
that. 1 had moro than one of the
same sort stolen"
A modest young lady at the table,
desiring the leg of chicken, said !:
"Pll take the part that ought to be-
dressed in drawers" A young gentle
men opposite replied: "I'll take the
part which ought to wear the bustle."
Young lady tainted.
A Western New York miss unguard-
edly volunteered the remark in the
family circle that when gentlemen eat
warm maple sugar it gets into their
moustaches and makes them scratchy.
Her father is curious to know how she
found it out.
A man out West thought the lions
at q menagerie were poor-spirited
| fria 10 hxy
poking them up with his cane. He
says he misses his eye more than any
thing, but he never did care for nose
much.
The workingmen at Baltimore are
showing a degree of good sense and
moderation which does them infinite
credit. Instead of getting up strikes,
they are holding meetings for consul
tation and asking the employers to
participate.
1t is the unvarying misfortune OF
these anxious reformers to be contin-
ually falling into the hands of their
enemies. Fifth Avenue was to all 'oi
them a smaller scale repetition Of Gin
cinnati.
"Take your departure to the abode
of the reverberating echos of Heavens
artillery" angrily exclaimed West
elm Congressman to an opponent, cor, y
he mildly added, Sin plain English,
} 60 to thunder"
Five of the Indian tribes in Alaba-
4 Il
and pious. They have population
of 6hy-fve thousand souls, of whom
ten per cent. are converted Christians
The Cincinnati Commercial speaks
of "the abominable, enervating and
; joyless picnic" as one Of the Ameri
can barbarisms that are scarcely toll
, Grated elsewhere.
A wretched old bachelor says; "Af
ter all a WOman's heart is the sWeetes,