South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-05-30
An Old Woman Wants her Lean,
Lank, Lost Husband. ~

Andrew Jackson Hsndley, in the Enter.
prise. She says he left her about two
months agoiu company with one Msnda
Wick who she believes 'conjured or be
wildered him by giving him a cup of cof-
fee to drink, upon the top Of which be saw
q blue gloss swimmiog. They were. nc.
companied by her son 'Bos, who left a
wife and three children.' The deserted
mstron says: Il want A. j. arrested and
haodcaffed, il necessary, and brought. back
to me dead or alive, A. he owes good ma.
ny debts that he must pay, aud he owes
me a support in my old age. He is sup.
posed to have goue to Tennessee or Iowa,
or out West. He is long, lean, lank fell
low, about six feet high, broad shoulders,
thin beard, light hair sn5 complexion, blue
eyee, and about As years of age (being a.
bout twenty years younger than myself. y
She offers to pay anybody fair price who
will return him to her dead or alive aud
requests all papers in the United States to
copy the advertisement one time and for
ward their bills TO her.-Richmond Enc.
THE PERIL OF CuAMPAaNE.-A we'll
known member of fashionable club, who
has been married only two or three years
has often been urged by his wife not to Wis.
it the club, on account Of his unfortuu ate
tendency to drink too much vine. As he
was himself aware Of his weakness, and as
he was unwilling to give his fair consor,
pain, he complied with her wishes. % a
recent occasion, however, q dinner was to
be given to particular friend Of. his; and
so be went, with positive promise that
ne would be careful in regard to tho cham
payne. Once at the club, he forgot his
promise, and staid until o'clock in the
morning. Going home, and letting him.
self 10 with nght, key, he reached his
bed chamber to iud his wife apparently
fast asleep. He aroused his will, and set
about disrobing as quietly and prudently
as he could. He had completed the task,
aud was just on the eve OF turning down
the gas, when sweet voice was heard from
the pillow: Dor't you think, Charles,
my dear, you had better take off yoar hat
before coming to bed p Charles is now of
the opinion, when a man takes too much
champagne, that he might as we'll ackuowl-
edge it and thereby save himself the NOR.
LITIGATION of futile and ludicrous attempt
ut concealment.-Ne,o York Ledger to the
Chicago Tribune.
-Shad are being caught in the Sacramento
river, that stream having been stocked about
three years ago.
"A strange story is told by the Augusta Con-
'fHutondltst OF the now celebrated criminal Sn
San Eberhar,, and her queer pets. II reminds
one or the old tales Of Picioia and Baron Trench
Says the ConsGtutionalist ;-"Su.an Eberhatt
The unfortunate woman who was hanged AZ
Preston on Friday, while in prison waiting the
execution OF her awful sentence, whiled away
the solitary hours by making friends Of the rats
that had access TO her cell. gentleman called
TO see her few days before her execution. and
after some conversation with her, told her ,ba,
he understood that she had some pet rats She
answered afiirmatively, and then he told her he
wanted to see them. She tapped on the floor.
when out OF their holes came the rats. until ma
less than fourteen Of them had answered The call
They climbed upon her lap, and up her shout
ders, and crawled about her head. suffering ber
TO caress and handle them "a che pleased. and
not one OF them manifested the smallest symp.
tom Of alarm.
"A schoolboy being requested to write a com
position upon the subject of "Pins," produced
the following Pins are very useful. They
have saved the lives Of n great many men. wo-
men, and childreu--in fact whole families. -
"How so?' asked the puzzled teacher. And
the boy replied "Why, by not swallowing
them This matches tbs story Of the other boz
who defined salt as "tbe stuff that makes Gotta.
toes taste bad when you don't put on any"
George w. Robinson was pardoued out ~
the West Virginia Penitentiary by Governor
Jacob, few dsys since, on the following condi.
lions The said George W Robinson shall. for
the period Of one year, abstain from the use OF
All intoxicating liquors, and not engage in any
manner In gaming, and shall conduct himself in
all things as good citizen OF the State for that
period under penalty Of $4,000 ADD the revo.
cation OF the patdon.' The bond was given and
Mr. Robinson returned to his family free man
very good precedent has thus been &c, for 9TH
or Governors to follow.
"A Newport On. W schoolmAster has dis.
covered that filing his pupils mouths with pep.
per effeciually stops their whispering.
"A murderer at Hudson, " Y, tells that his
motive for killing fellow. being was simply An
overwhelming desire to do something bad.
Mr.. John B. Sisseu, who died recently in
Richmond county, aged so years, never in the
whole course Of bis life owed any man. save
once. and that was a merchant, Eve cents. n
affected his sleep, 80 the next morning be aross
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