The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-09-13
. S 81 Dying Request.


case ofahat poor old lady at Oswego, is
an illustration. She had not lived on
the most agreeable terms with her hus-
band Che preceded her to the happy land
just seven days), aud her dying request
was that she should b, buried fifteen
miles from the ''old man." that the dog
should be killed, so that it could not
visit neighbor that the old lady disliked
land that she should have the very
s beat eofiG / that could be procured,
and be buried in a white alapaca.
Alus for the hard heartedness of
humanity! AS the old lady was largely
dependent upon her noighbors, the dis
staneethat she got from the old man was
reduced to Eve miles. Her coffin was
of plain wood--she didn't have that
white alapaca, bu' only plain shroud-
and when last heard from the dog was
still alive, but the way the old lady's
ghost stalks around that region is alarm,
ing.
8 Copper toed gloves would be bless,
ing.
The wealthiest man in Maine is bach
elor.
Fashionable hair is brushed strait yht
back,
French women are the most graceful
takers.
Old people think that all muzzcd dogs
are mad.
Fashion can never make the b ad taste
OF purple aud blue popular.
Wifcly kindncs-Playing the piano
to soothe the husbands aching head
Distance e,Fometmes cndurcs friendship,
and absence sweeteneth it.
What man needs in garden is n
cast iron back with hinge IN it,
The child who, cried fer an hour didn't
get it. - -
..s..,... Reform in poIitics-Democrat vote
FOR a asRepublican and vice versa.
An English jury assessed the value of
s monthfuI taken out of a mans log BY
"a dog as $3.50.
An Illinois man has been cured Of
sun-stroke by an attack of fever and
ague
Three hundred oolorcd babies were
picnicked in Philadelphia, the other
day.
Lee men laugh WHOM a..-----:c- :,
sire to duty, ifthey will. You have time
and eternity TO joice in.
Did yod everdo anything wrong with
ssg, out, sooner or later, being IN fear, shame
or sorrow Oil account of it?
II you have bright thought, express
it in the simplest language possible. A
s diamond should have plain setting.
Why is a candle maker the worst and
most hoI eless of men? Because all hi.
works are wicked; and all his wicked
works are brought to light.
s,,, It is very generally believed that at
the next sessions of Con .;rcss tho m4m
bers who took back ply will take back
seats
There are 1000 slaves at Quiloa.
East Africa, offered at from half dol
lar to three dollars each without Guding
purchaser.
A Western city thinks it is becoming
iptnl
OF its citizens was recently arrested Tor
stealing encyclopedias.
A Texas paper thus defines its posi-
tion; In religion We are conservative,
and We intend to adhere to the cash sys
tenn.
sszs.x Always do as the sun dols-look at
the bright side of everything it is just
MS cheap and three times as good for
digestion.
Mr.. Allen pinkerton, the Chicago de-
tectiyc, has in press book entitled
"The Bankers Their Vaults, and the
Burglars" 1t ought to be mighty inter
esting" reading
Recipe for making row-Walk
along the pavement of crowded
throughfare with a ladder on your shoul-
der, and turn around every two minutes
to see it anybody is making faces at
you.
A gentleman, who came to America
to carry mortar mp ladder, falling in
with turtle, reported to his companions