The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-09-19
Miscellaneous Briefs.


THE Italians have proverb that He who
lakes an eel by the tail or q woman by the
tongue is sure to come off empty-hHnded."
"A FEW Sundays since colored clergyman
requested bis sisters of Che congregation not to
use their fans during service, ''as it brushed de
goodness of God from dere souls, and left nuf-
fin but de black, stickin, debble shinin, on dere
faces"
--PRoF. Wise's balloon did not sail, bu
busted, and the 100000 ,eet Of gas escaped and
which came near sufocating large number Of
the $4,000 people who had assembled to see II
ascend.
YOUNG jesse Grant is to enteP Cornell
University He is a modest lad, and to look al
him you wouldn't think he was Cesar's son.
"A METHODIST Conference in Ohio has
granted woman license to preach and per-
form the marriage ceremony.
IS. M. Smith, Secretary of the Illinois State
Fal mers' Association, says that seven-tenths of
the farms in Illinois are morisaged.
"A Nebraska lawyer had woman on the
witness stand three days TO make her tell
her age, and then he gave it up as bad job.
THE upconsttutionality of the st. Louis
social evil law goes to tho Supreme Court.
THEY ale talking about enacting law to
give men equal showing in cases Of seduction.
This is right There are as many seduciions
by women as there are by men.
JOIN Mcconnell, aged l6, while asleep
on the roof Of he six story building. No. 0
Mulberry street, New York, rolled off to the
sidewalk and was almost instantly killed.
DRUNK 40 usual !" said a professor re-
proachfnlly, on meeting dissipafed student in
the park. mo, s.r--not drunk 'sus'i--li'l
drunkr'n us'l," replied the student.
THE Democrats of Atlanta are forming in
to clubs and making ready for municipal
campaign.
DURING fire in Memphis the other day a
woman carried barrel of -four down stairs
without bursting hoop. IN ordinary times it
exhausts her to strike her husband twice with
the poker.
-JosEPH Henderson, suing for divorce in
Indiana, alleges that his wife trapped him by
means Of false hair, false eyebrows. false com
plesion, big hustle and deceitiul tongue.
II WONDER IL he means it,
The sancy darling tease,
To place his arm around my waist,
And give me such a squeeze
I'm sure he thinks I love him,
Reoause dnn't refuse
TO please and entertain him
Whenever hs may choose.
really think be loves mel
For Just before he went
He kiss me twice, and once again,
And said twas only lent.
Tomorrow night he's coming
To tease me just the same;
So, If there's any damage done,
I'm not the one to blamei
AN Omaha woman committed suicide the
other day because her husband demonstrated In
profane terms when h. found dead horss-Ay
in wheat cake.
THE yellow fever has broken out In Gal
weston, Houston, Shreveport and Memphis.
"A MISSISSIPPI legislator Is in prison for
helping himself to retroactive remuneration in
the shap Of a nrighhors pig.
AND now We are called upon to believe
that Gainesville, Ga, fhipped 40 900 chickens
during the month Of August. This 10 putting
it on too thick, at Least by two cipbers.
--GES. Breckipridge called to see General
Grant al the latters cottage at Long Branch.
the other day. Ii was the first lime they met
siDcs the Mexiesr war, when they were quite
intimate. Dni,'g an hours conversation, they
made no allusion 10 The late war.
-THE poet Sage gent this srntipent 10 o
friend the other day:
You baye heard Of snake in the grass" my
boy.
Oftie terrible snake in The gfass
But pow you must know,
Mans fea2iiest foe
Is slake Of ai5srent class,
Alas
'Tis Ibe vetomous snake in the gtass.
"A WHOEVER IN Manissse, Mishigap, whp
has fOrty-eigbt children living, has iust mar.
Essd his kqrth wisa ~ -