The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-04-11

cure my modification, and i saw horse
trade. Two niggers sat on a fence a
straw bed lay in the road with a horse
upon il fast asleep. He was 30 sound
asleep that II you had felt Of his pulse
he would Mt have kicked. ssccrtained
that the owner Of that horse always took
a straw bed with him because that his
horse wss go tired he was obliged to lie
down every two miles and take q nap.
judging from the many enc points of
that horse ! think his owner might we'll
be called a joint stock company. over
heard the following conversation
No. /. IL won't take darn cent less
than fifteen dollars"
No. 2. This Niger never'll give that
for sure"
No. /. "Well, now, how much will
you give for sure'"
No. 2. 81 VIII give eleven dollars,
you to wake him up
No. /. I'm done, and durn sure you
cant have that horse now no, not for
nuiiing. nohow."
The owner woke the horse, and had
driven him about twenty feet when the
other Niger yelled out, "Say Mister
johnson, if you'll throw in your light
harness, and best wagon to boot, its a
trade" The owner shouted, Done for
sure" and the trade was finished. A
horse, with light harness, and best wag.
on for a fifteen dollar note, at six,
twelve, and eighteen months is not
dear.
WONDERFUL THINGS IN KNOXVILLE.
There was once man lived in Knox
willie who had wooden legs. lie was
drying his feet one night when they
-caugh on fire and burned until the
smoke woke him up. He had no feeling
in his sole and came near pegging out.
There is u tailor's shop in Knoxville
with a great big sign in the window,
Fits guaranteed"
Near by is an apothecsry's shop with
sign, Fits cured"
Percussion caps are plentier in Ten
nessee than hats.
| saw a sign, and i, read, House tops
repaired l went 10, and SAYS /
"You repair house tops, do youi"
Says he. "Yss sir"
Says |, II got one wants fixing"
Says he, Does it leak ?"
Says /, mo. | guess not
Says he, Where is it,"
Says !. "lr's round to the house"
'Says he, "Of course, its round to the
house.
Says !, what DO you charge for FIX
ing house toy, snyhow?"
Says he. How many square feet has
n."
Ssys.I, "None. its round"
Says he. "Whst Kind of a house top
are you talking about, strangeri"
Says |, "Drrn it, I'm talking about
top, house top-one that spins. My
boy has got one, and its kinder busted.
Says he, "Stnnger, the kind of house
tops fix and the kind Of house tops you
want fixed amt the same thing. We fix
leaky roofs, and our kind Of house tops
toll not neither do they spin"
Says !. "Oh!"
Says he, Nothing"
Says |, II said oh, not owe"
Says he, "Oh.'
j left that man laboring under the i'm
preston that l was joking.
KNOXVILLE PLCULIARTrIEs.
In Knoxville when an infant can
chew up a child's spelling book they say
its bound in calf
A Knoxville girl incurred her fathers
displeasure by writing doggerel verses.
Bald-headed men may be prophets,
but to BARRIERS they amt profits.
l called in a store in Knoxville. Says
|, 81 want to see the leading man of the
house.
Says he, There he goes"
Says ], "Why, he is mere boy"
Says he, "Well, he is the leading
man Of the house at dinner time, you
bet''
One thing please always remember,
no matter when or where or how much,
that vehemence and vicissitude are male
and female.
The first of April fools will be ripe.
1t will probably rain sometime next
month somewhere and be cloudy in the
Middle States, with wind shifting in New
England where they wear shirts. Dan
ger Signals are ordered of from skating
ponds. JOHN.
Look out for Lice.
This is the season of the year for lice.
If your colts or calves are net thriving,
inspect them carefully, and you will
find their skin infested with lice. Thous-
ands Of them are preying upon them.