Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-30
Pickings and Steallngs.

--''' " ''rfuuisIfu hau iust Uten lntrouncgu
that he would be very preseutable If H..
''''' h'''h turned up so much Of hi, LEGS
T. make feet Of
An unstamped letter was deposited in
an Indiana post Office last week. and mn
derneath the address was the Endorsement
Let her slide, p. ~, she's all hunk; in
'ue AR one OF them post hole keerds.r
=" recent article on a fair in his To-
CAVITY The editor Of Western paper saws :;
brother editor took valuable premium
''it an unkind policeman made him put il
hSht back where he took it from.
At public gathering lately on, of III.
ealtlemen present was called upon for
seech' and this is how he responded.
gentlemen aud women, aln't no spe.cb-
{. more twenty years back | came here
poor idiot ooy, and what are | now,
Josh Billings says: II will state for
he information Of those who hayp', had
w lay in sekret wisdom az freely az
ave That one single hornet, who feels
Ell can break up whole camp-ineetinp ="
y married man who had carried ,a,e
i.ii boon companions found his wife
ailliiS his return, in high state of ner-
BUSINESS, Said she, Here I've been wait
9, aud rocking in the chair. ill nv head
ms around like top" jess so yifc
mere We been" responded he. ITS In
Q atmospheric"
Josh Billings was asked. "Uo,y ,,s,
'es sound travelI'' His idea il that i, do
ms Sood deal upon the noise you are |
iking about. The sound OF a dinner. |
IT, Tor instance. travels half a mile in n |
cohd, while an invtashun tew cit up in
einornlng have known to be three.
arters NV all hour goin' up two pair of
tirs aud then not hev strength enuff left
be heard"
sensational reporting is carried to I
point in England. reporter who
wGiadstOne at church says: The Pre-
er, who looked careworn and anxious
tered heartily into the service. and on
ssihglng of the second hymn, .Jerusa.
d. my happy home appeared to empha-
ethe words. when shall my labors have
eod' This last touch is inimitable.
a Danbury mans order for his wife's
y a novelty in its way. She was sick
deonldn't go for the hat SO he drove in
nseif. He told the mliiner to put on a
iar worth of parsley. fifty cents worth
salhs Deans: ten cents worth of cher
,, few green currants, a beet or two. ,
lecabbage, and about three slices of r
nips' or, If it was too early for turnips. {
ke It two new potatoes instead.
Things were affecting at Iowa CITY on
;tpn night. The Press man corralled
'lpare Of the Republican, the postmaster
els partner, in fire brigade saloon.
.iag .
want to be granger
And with the grangers stand
Ahorny-headed farmer, I
With hay-stack in my hand; Il,
anon. his partner, nice young man lr
,sgood voice, joins in: p.
tneath the tall tomato tree
~ swing the glittering hoe
~ smite the wild potato-bux
~ he skips DER the snow.
Wthe Postmaster continued:
xebrought myself Durham ram n
I'D gray alpaca cow, 1
IoeI-sfitch Usage orange hedge, pc
Ard patent-leather plough. a"
MODEL CoMPosrrloN.-"How hard BY
pWrite good" was the commence a dea
Sosa composition" on composition" an,
lent, some years ago, iu one Of -
seminaries. Something of =
0nIiJatC have existed in Rut- !
1HOSE suffering with here the Professor
to call on Mr.. Geo. A.. I. n
Ellsworth. and examine onerature, having ]
pp a. ever 4" ,or venerable in
0 pressure over the back. Ma,
gift nd day, and last life time.