The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1873-03-27
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Observation-Disclosures. = = =, ~.
The best color for faces-Water color.
A maiden's speech-"Ask papa = '..F'f : !
A Western jury brought in q verdict Of.
justifable breach Of promise. - - 'a'2
.sExcuse haste and o bad pen," as the pig
said when he broke out. Ss7z
Dying for love-Colormg your mopstscbs,
to please woman. -
Woua you rather go. through D giddy,
waltz, with a pretty girl than 60 through a
pretty waltz with giddy girl z We pause
for a reply. ~ = ~ r.s.s- ~: y
The very latest-Why is love like Scotch
plaid? Because it is all stuff and often
crossed. - - 4 "a &
A Boston woman speaks of her hushaAa.
as her SO, 900 darling, that being the amount
Of his life policy. ~.
"Iudustry must prosper" as the man said, =.
when holding the baby for his wife to chop,
wood.
"Haye you heard my last speech :" asked
political haranguer Of . wit ri hope q"
was the reply. '1f.'--'s
A. man in Texas said be could drinka.
quart Of Cincinnati whiskey, and be did Il.
Tho silver mounting On his coffin jsst cost
$13.T5.5-.i:s - AZ ~, sys.ze-t > ), =.
Miss Sophie Barney took praaium sttAs,
Montgomery, Ala, fair as "the young xo.
man who would make the best wife for poor
man, y q. -, =.
"Don't you remember the next yord in
your lesson? It's the word after; cheese.
What comes after cheese aMousew tri-
umphantly exclaimed the puzzled pupil.
The Louisville Ledger says in some Dor.
tions of the South ii is becoming dangerous
to use even the word aniggsrdly,, r the sub.
stitute therefor being ''colorsdly!1
Agrave elder-once forbade the banns Of o.
certain young couple, because. he had Gin ;.
teded Hannah for himself" That's what.
was the matter with Hannah,
One Of Brigham Young's children got lost.
the other night, and Brigham was half an
hour calling the roll before he could tell
which one it was.
Vermont papers are boasting Of eight old
farmers in Franklin county. who live within
two miles of each other; and who have had
twenty-five wives among then. s.ssszssils
A gentleman coming into the room Of DR..
Barton, told him that Mr. Vowel was dead.
What, said he; Vowel dead !? Let us be
thankful that it was neither U nor I.
An exchange in announcing the death Of,
lady, says that she ''lived 6fy years with
her husband, and died in confident hope ofa
better life."
A man who was told by clergyman to re-
member Lots wife, replied that he had
trouble enough with his own, without remem-
bering other mems wives.
A parent who has fifteen daughters has
poisoned his dog, taken the locks eff the do r,
and hung rope ladders over his door yard
fence by the dozen, and still his provision
bill is as large as ever.
|. A young lady in Western New York has
declined an offer of marriage from wealthy
lover whose name is. Hussey. Il is Inn
possible not to admire the spunk of that
woman who refuses 10 be called Husseyf for
any man.
The Courier-Jeurndl thinks if the State
of Louisiana would swap off her two State
governments for cheap dog, and then kill
the dog, she would be much happier than
she is.
"What's whiskcy bringing!" inquired
lare dealer in that article.
"Bringing men to the gallows, and women
and childred to want" was the reply.
A druggist recently received the follow.
ing prescription, with request to make it
up: eur Kramps: Tinct. kam6re, won
ounce tinct lodenum, little tinct. kyann
pepper. two pen'orth; klouform, a little,
but not much, as it is dangerous medicine.
Dose, half tcaspoonfal when the kramIs
come on"
The people of New Yorkarc still demand
ing rapid transit If they will hitch the
Custom House officials and the members
of the late Tammany ring to a train tf
cars at one end of the city and tell them
there is something to steal at the other, they
will have about as rapid transist as they can
possibly want
William Lequien, noted Partisan bcggar
who has for years appealed for charity in the
streets by exhibiting the stumps Of two ampu-
tated arms, was few days ago brought to
the bar of police station on a charge Of
picking pockets. While eloquently d;sclaim-
ing the mIutation he gesticalated with two
sound hands, long proftaby concealed be-
meath loose coat.
Josh Billings says: "Whenevcr I find a
real handsome woman engaged in Simmin's
rights Dizziness, then am going to take my
hat under nv arm and line in the proces.