The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-09-05
Odds and Ends.

-Sniggins says the most thrilling tale
he ever listened TO was that of rattle
snake.
Mr.. Cobb has married Miss Webb.
He knew that they were 10 be one a. soon
as he spied her.
Cleveland grants more marriage IL
cences on Monday than on any other day
the result Of Sunday nights sparkling.
A man in Morristown. New Jersey,
demands damages from a young lady
who Drained his savage dog with her
club-handled parasol.
A fastidious young lady in Chicago
broke an engagement because her lover
stained her sash and the back breadth of
her dress suit with tobacco juice. The
discarded lover now taunts her for her
pride.
While an old hen and chickens were
scratching vigorously on pier at Rich
mond. Va, recently. a rat siealthily APP
preached from the wharf, and selling one
of the brood by the leg, attempted To drag
il TO its retreat. In an instant the old hen
bounced upon the back OF the invader,
trampling him ferociously, While another
hen Joined her. and with two successive
strokes of the beak, expeditiously piled.
succeeded in cutting the rats throat as
clearly as ii il had been done with knife.
There is young man here who has
been engaged for three weeks in dill
gent effort TO kiss girl. and has not vet
succeeded. They sit near my window, on
the second balcony, till midnight. Any
fellow who couldn't get as far az kissinga
girl after three weeks love-making i
milk-sop. Every night ii is the same
story. As lie down in my lonely couch.
wooing the slumbering god, / am kept
awake by this young mans persistent
begging for kiss.-Long Branch Letter.
"A Rochester youth in the dead of
might was seen 10 throw a human body
of CHASTITY paleness and devoid of drapery
into the river. The spectator, Mortified.
bore the dreadful secret with him for a
whole day. until impelled by a sense of
duty he unburdened his mind and i'm
parted it TO the police. The river was
dragged and body was soon brought to
the surface. Ii was found to be q plaster
copy of the Greek slave which some
bungler had so misformed that out Of very
shame he had hidden his lamentable fail
ure in the bosom of the Genesee. choos-
ing midnight in the hope to escape no
tice.
-Grosvenor. of Dunkirk. used to at
Railroad Company. and frequently among
the cases referred TO him were those OF
cows being killed at the crossings, and in
these he always reported the blame to be
on the cows, and the company not liable.
In the course.of time Grosvenor' cow got
on the track and was killed, and as usual
the case was referred TO him. Promptly
came the opinion from the faithful attor-
ney: Company not liable. Cow no
business on the track Accompanying
the document, however, was billagainst
the company, % To counsel fees in Grosve-
nor COW case, $40" Credit was gwen on
the bill for hide and tallow, and Grosve-
nor soon had a check for the balance OF
his fees.-FredoHia Censor.
AT Barnum's show. one day. a young
husband, the happy father Of chubby,
rosy-cheeked baby, was wandering about
the concern. and after while neared the
headquarters of the ''Wild Fiji Csnni-
bals.n Holding the aforesaid offspring In
his arms, he stopped to view these feed
ers on humqn flesh. Mr.. FIJI accosted the
papa thusly: . Fattee baby, white man;
good eat tender. Fiji man like him.
How muchee price? Fiji man pay Nell
kee man dollars" The Mortified father
drew back aghast. but hastily responded
in this wise: What'n you give, noble