The Republican journal., 1874-07-30


struggle, and yon are swept away through
that awful gloom This is not an mag
mary case only at the beginning of last
August two poor fellows died this dreadful
death, and others but narrowly escaped
A Sheaf of Wits Arrows.
A lady with a taste for gathering up
sharp savings sends us the following col
lection, which will he found interesting
A Massachusetts damsel is sald to have
been so much weaued at loves delay,
that while ya wing during 4 Sabbath
evenings courtship. she set her jars, and
was with difficulty brought into I smiling
state by surgical assistance
A remarkably cadaverous looking poet
recited a poem descriptive Of 4 countrs
walk, in which the following couplet oc-
cured
The redbrea~t, with hi, iuriivr 2Iancf,
Genes and looks At me aSkance.
pom which 4 wag exclaimed. "Gad il
it had been Il carriSn-crow he would have
stared You full in the face
A gentleman travelling in the country
called out to 4 boy. Where does this
road 90. my lad?'' ''Well. | don't know
where it goes. but it's always here when
! come along"
Madame de Genli~ once roprorrd her
librarian ier putting books written b.
male and female authors side BY side
"Nevcr do it. said She -'Withnui PLACING
u PRAYER book between Them
Travellers should be carclNl tu dcIIycI
their choice articles TO proper pen ol.. = .
| 4 gentleman n few DAYS since uu aLIGlE-
| ing from q stage coach, entrusted hi Wit
| TO n stranger. and has NOT heard from l-.
| since.
"Where are You bound, friend yr-rt
q pumpkin hOoing anhoe 1n ~ lr1Sc.t.
on 4 skeleton stced. 10 the Wc|ern
country" drawled the Traveller. .Get OF
then and Straddle this ere pumpkin Vim.
Twill grow and carry Won Easter }at.
| that ere beast, guess.
| 1t j., Il curious fact thai The, ulnnt- .t
50 many of the leading men OF our r"".
| try terminate with ON Fl lOr ju-i1ay.
Washington. jefferson. Madison. tiami
| ton, Jackson. Clinton. Livingston, lloI.
| kinson, Harrison Wilhinson Nin@leto.
Marion. Middletch, Fulton lhir,cr.
names OF the si%ncr- OF the !lrrldratira
of independence had the same lrlniu,
tions. and the names Of the greatest ,.I,
tains Of their day end in the ~amr Wav
Napoleon, Nielsen and Wellington
''What', cotton in Augusta" mqu.r.5
Il wagner with load, OF another lotU".
ing empty Cotton? why. il'> cotton o..
Augusta, and everywhere" ,'Eut doc Il
fetch ANYTHING" NO, my team fetched
it" Il mean, what does il come to
"Whv. to the loom to he sure '-/ounG-
how high is it?'' Three tier, at Mon
sons" Il say. stranger, YOU are Il liIil
too cute for me" The same 10 5au 9at
family
Cremation finds no disciples in h.,.,
90 Mrs. O'Learv's COW furnished crcn
alton enough to last her I'LL thr hnr
contiagraton.
Jones says hc alwal- make uP h-
mind regarding the value oi q hor-y
by the abundance and length oi. His ,ul
for it is 4 we'll attested fact tha' "alI
we'll that ends Well
man may see clearly through 4 w..
mans coQuettry and yet tall victim lo u
like a nightingale which Sil~ ON a tru
and sees the net spread beneath and N,r
hops straight into it.
A Quaker at Norwich. ON" ol the cur
ncv family, having bought hor-r Nhirh
proved unsound. Of Il gentleman namyt
Bacon, he wrote to inform him Of it, hu
received no answer Shortly after. meet
inc the seller, he requested linn tn t1h,
back the horse, which the seller relH=ot
to do. The Quaker calmly said. 'Irient
thou hast doubtless heard OF the de} u
entering the heard Of swine. and lird
he still sticks fast in the Bacon.
II want simiIc for love ">im.c.
why, love is like" Like what" The
measles to be sure The measles" ..Ayy.
it comes but once, and is generally cauga
when Young But I've seen old peop.~
catch it, There it is like the mea-lr
again, tor when caught by the Oh, ii
always goes hard with them and i Ger
orally hopeless
Babies were described many YEAR ago,
as noisy, lactiterous, anlmalcule, muCa
desired by those who never had any
/ A man millincr, selling thread and
needles, puts one in mind OF 4 buli ter
rer catching mice Women and car
ought to scratch their eyes ont lor into.
fering with their line Of business
| A village editor up county. dr~ltou-
OF gaming the good graces oI the mini
| ter, describing his first entrance inGJ
church wrote ''lie IS Il most vcneraDle
sample of antiquity" but was amazed
when it came ont next morning "a mo
NenefdDle sample Oh lHtINNU.
Dr.. South says that many Il man fu.-
his head against pulpit. who might d.
his country excellent service ut the ploUra
tail
In the beginning OF the last centH.,
the luxury and magnitiCence Of the caI
riages was incredible. Ladies appeared
in eilded vehicles adorned by cupid7, amt
painted on the panels with the loves o1
II f4
drove six milk-white horses. ami had
many powdered lacquys hehind
Nothing is so dangerous rs to prcteut
to he in love With a WOman-1h1 realty
is sure to follow.
Physicians are the nul-crarkct~ used b.,
angels to get olr serlS ont Oi the ehri.
that surround them
THAT dog of yourn lcw at m, i.a
mcrring and bit ME on the LEG and / in
tenu Shoot ii the next time / see il.
s.The uog is not mad Mad, / know
he's not mad What has he cot t. hr
mad about It's me that's mad
Not far from certain city lives "a nru
tleman who has seven grown up danph
ters. They are rather lively girl, Tht
father, who is an ardent admrcr OF llAN-
thorne. calls his residence "Ihr House ~
the Seven Gabbers.n
A sailor at New York had iu>t ianded
from New Orleans where they are drain
inc the swamp and cndeavolin% TO clear
the plantations above the city from the
overtows of the Mississippi. which had
burst It's banks there. Jack was TELLING
to his friend the dismal story Of the sal
state of affairs al the South. Just rs he
got opposite to 4 store on Cedar street
under which two men We're pumping ont
2 cellar, Jack cried, My eyes. Ned. only
look here New York has sprung a leah,
too
80 | am between two iailorS. cried
a dandy at Il public table whore 4 couple
of Young tailors We're seated, who had
lust started in business for themselves
.sTrue,n was the reply, eve are begin
ners. and can only afford to keep one
goose between us.
9 In giving geography lesson, Down
Fast, a teacher asked 4 boy what state he