The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-09-26
Miscellaneous Briefs.

Miscellaneous Briefs.
A TEXAS town was recently visited by a
clergyman for the first time in It's history and
the hospitable inhabitants proposed getting up
horse race for his benefit.
IF You don't want the SCOT, don't go up
the chimney" was the reply of an editor to
respectable parties who requested him not TO
mention the fact that they had been arragned
in the police court.
This is specimen of the pleasant person
al paragraphs which appear in the Western pa
pers. The Western, (Mo.,) Commercial says ::
.Comingo, our Comingo, of saary-grab noto-
riety, has gone 10 Colorado TO spend a few
weeks and portion of his back pay. May
every anticipated pleasure resolve itself into a
ghost Of heinous crime and haunt him until he
diagorges the ill-gotten salary, and resign his
position for an able man.
"A "honey moon car is now run on the
Pacific Railway.
"A Danbury boy wants to know if it is
right for his folks to pay $500 for a piano for
his sister, and make him pick berries for circus
money.
NEBRASKA named town Vanderbilt and
then wrote TO the Commodore. He replied that
he didn't care d--n, and the way they chang
ed the name Of that town would have made his
hair stand on end.
WHATS your business ~ asked judge
OF prisoner at the bar. well, s'pose you
might call me a locksmith." "When did you
last work at your trader" Last night; when
heard call for the police, made a bolt fol
the front door"
In affairs of love, 'missive' 10 the mos
eligible mode of communication it spares til,
bushes of the lady, and saves the tyro of ;
| lover vast deal of assurance. Then the ladie
prefer that mode Of love-making as they car
show to their female acquaintance, proof posi-
tive of the powers Of their charms.
"A Pennsylvania editor, who employs wo
men in his office, says: I'VE have calico
foreman, i" two dimity 'compositors," and the
sweetest little "devip in pink muslin TO be
found anywhere"
--CoTToN is cultivated with success in Ne
vada.
THE laryests in Europe are generally de
ficient.
PUNCTUATION was first used in literature
in the year 1920 Before that time wordsand
sentenceswerepu ttogetheflikethis
"A coLoRED man in Indiana has been fined
81 900 and sentenced to one years imprison-
rnent for marrying white woman 1t is not
stated what was done with the woman.
"A LAME horse, upon gaining his liberty,
somewhat surprised his owner by hobblng on
three legs to blacksmith's shop, and holding
up his lame foot for examination by the black
smith, who, upon examination, found nail
driven into the frog, which caused the lameness
---HSrx thousand houses and stores TO lot"
is the mournful report which comes up to us
from New Orleans. Business ls dead, and
capital is flying from the State. Such are the
boons Radical Congress has presented to a
people who implorsd it for protection,
AN amusing joke is told upon Bob Duke,
Democratic member of Congress from the
Lynchburg (ya.) district. When the retroae-
tive salary bin had been passed and become
law, Bob, (nlo had been Confederate officer
Of high rank, walked around to the sergeant
alarms, and drew his extra pay, and turning
TO crowd Of Cong near by, remarked,
as he pocxeted the snug sum, By-gentle-
men, this just pays me for three of my negroes.
--THK Lat5range Reporter thinks there is
some little comfort attaching to the defeat OF
Butler, III tn. late nomination for Governor OF
Massachusetts. lsu are right, Mr.. Reporter
1t does us good to know VI the defeat Of the
Old Beast, :, nen.Thiet and Woman-Insulter.
Grant favored lis 1omnation--done all he could
in his behaif Aud the overthrow Of Butler
gave the administration kick it well deserv-
ed.
"A MA. up iii the balloon, boys" BY the
name Of r 4 Palmer, has been doing the fool
hardy at H., n, Wiz His balloon had no bas-
| ket; he siift,, sat on bar, and when an Gle.
walton Of too trei bad been reached be per-
Erned all kin,is efmonkey antics. Once hanging
| by his toes to iis bar, and then dropping about
eight feet al,l csteliilg some rings suspended
beneath IL j ceat was safely effected, and
be will probably continue bis folly until hi
breaks his gek
TIM liiea Pacific Road is building aenoN
pillow to /, aglYsa by ase locomotives. Thsy
expect Il Nh 60 trough drift twenty fee
deep.
THE New YORK Tim.s says: The Fal
trade is fa.....isx he sanguine expectations en-
tertained earlier IL the season, despite th'
growing az isspaey d money.
Twas eight 4 real warm couple stoos
| in the pale, pcld moonbeams. Their lips touch
cd, and there wa. sound like a COW hauling
| her boof OFT Of The mud
LOOK BggE Choice cream cheese, crack
ess IT all kis.lst fgs, rsisins, oranges, lemons
ci.fos and candies aa Lealss & Hunts