The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-10-10
Miscellaneous Briefs.

THE papers in the negro belt Of Georgia
are discussing the increase of snakes in that
region "since freedom" and account for it by
the fact that very few hogs roam about in the
woods or anywhere else now, owing to Sambo's
taste for fresh pork.
A CONVICT in Maine cut his way through
the solid masonry Of the Jail with piece OF
hoop-tkirt iron. Eloop-skrts will cut their
way through everything They are irIesisri-
BILE.
WHEN man don't want to patronize a
newspaper, he can find excuses enough to wig
gle out of il
WHAT some county newspapers ought to
do is to firmly turn their backs on Latin and
keep their rollers clean.
"A YOUNG bud of promise, the other day.
startled his father with this question; "Fath-
or, did you ever have another wife beside
mother'' mo, my boy what possessed you
TO ask such question: Because | SAW in
the old family Bible where you married Ammo
Demiui, 1864; and that isn't mother, for her
her name was Sally Smith"
Miss BERTIE was induced to give a taste
Of her musical powers. And this is how she
did it, She firted up her painters, coquettish-
" wiggle. waggled to the piano and sang
When Their moo-hoon ia mi-l,ild ly be-heaming
Der Their ca-halm and si-lIi-ient see e-e,
Its ra-dyunce so-hoftly sire htam-ing,
Oh thei hen, oh, ther-hen.
! thee-hink
liof thee-hee,
thee. hink,
thee-hnk.
| ,hee-he be-heheilphe link Of thee-e-e-e-e !!
Beautiful, Miss Berthe Beautiful and
we all clapped our hands. "Do please sing
another its perfectly divine, Miss Ber-
tie, said Eugene Augustus. Then Berthe rails
ed her golden (dyel) head, touched the white
ivory with her jewelled fngsIs and warbled:
When the sur hun ID bri Nightly glo.hoing
Ger the se-henr 10 tlp-hear TO nle-e-e,
And swee-heet the wee hiud Is blo-ho-ipg,
Oh thr'-hen, OH, 'lier. hen,
thee-bink
H0f thee-hes,
thee nk,
| thee-hnk,
thee he he.bs-he-hs- he-hink ho-ho lio-ho-
lo-ho- hnf ih-e.e.e-e.e
$50 yer mothers dead, s she!" inquired a
lad, who had come back With his Exit after
an absence of q day oriwo. "Yes, she is," re-
Piled the boy, and then strengthening himself
up he continued "And dad did the fair thing
by ber-seyen more hacks than hrs. - had
the other day .r--Detroit Free Presss
ANDREW JOHNSON had about 100000 in
Jay Cookies bank when il failed, and lost il.
Grant had about 5000 bur ON the morning
OF the collapse 'little tin box" was rent to
him. Not sgn afa box did johnson see.--
That Cooke j, an ,inscruprlOus man, nobody
doubts; that Grant 10 TOO intimately associated
with him for lie good Of the country, this fac
proves.
"A Nebraska man on His dying he'd remenl
| bered his wife was smoking hams and he said
! Now Henrietta don't get to suffiing around ami
forget those hams.
-PgRsIDE>T Grant speaks 10 his wifi
every time he Cesar.
-PIRoS. The French author, having be-
taken up by tie watchman Of the night in ii
streets OF fafis, WAS carried, IN the followiri
morning before the lieutenant Vi police, VII
naughty iuterTegaied him concerning his bul
| iness or profession. i ans poet, sir," sai
Piron "oir oh, poei, a,t your said h
magistrate. II have brother who il poet
Then We are eyel, said Piron for / hay
brother VA is z fool.
--IS Wiscouyia.s teal case has been made ~ /
the legality oi - Liquor Lay, which require
dealers 10 give bnndr u pay all damages ssil
lug from the -s;e OF intoxicating bevsrnges.-
The supreme C0uri Of that stats decided Tia
the State hal the riglii 80 proltiIi, liquor SCI.
Ing, or to perusit Z, according l. its pleasure
aad if i; permits il. II may quality tie psimiss
ion IN such manner ~ tls Legislature Ds.
deem proper. Ti.s law wss tberetorH pro-
usunced eongifnii Ds-
Just Eecefyed.