The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-06-11
What We heard and Saw w ithi in
the Week.
COMMITTEE.

the Week.
Here we are. Who said we went to Atlantic
City to get our hair cut? IT'S false, as-the
curls she will wear when rusticating in our
midst THOU art so near and yet so
far,"-Toby obyhanna-Pumpkin and milk col
ored young ladies (?) and drummer, ever so
handsome, delight in rambles along the banks
of McMichael's creek. Wading the stream
and bathing are their festive sports. Where
is the "Mud rigade?"--Four beautiful
young ladies, the pink of propriety and good
ness, whirling through the dizzy maze of a
waltz, is a scene such as two old bachelors,
only, could complacently gaze upon.-Imag-
inc a young lady kneading dough for six hours
for the purpose of making six pies. The per-
spiration falling from her marble brow in great
drops soon caused the dough to resemble paste,
but in the course of two or three hours more
labor, and the assistance of mother the dear
little creature succeeded in getting them made
up in ship shape order. The mother was of
different opinion, however, for shortly after,
the little occupants of pig sty could be seen
girls, that you should wait until ten o'clock
and after, for the naughty fellow to come, and
then be disappointed. But then the soothing
influence of confectionery sent from New \ ork
and the cooling effect of the latest importation
of fans from the city of Brotherly Love, light
ems the stroke of disappointment with
what rapturous delight "Greeley" must have
gazed upon the scene
"As he stood concealed amid the brake,
To view his lady of the Lake"
-" Distance lends enchantment to the yiew,"
but Tobyhanna is too far, and seven weeks,
lust to think of it-The "verdant" youth
is the pet of the ladies. He waltzes around
the saloon with SO much grace and ease, you
can scarcely see him moye.-A dazzling
array of beauty at the |" fire laddies' festival
tonight. Every body will be there. Don't
forget YOUR "squibs," Ter the ladies are fond
of strawberries and cream.--A pocket bal
loon" is nice thing for heightened moral
young man to exhibit in his Sunday school
class. But then some people borrow the
livery of heaven to serve the devil in" and he
is one of the borrowers. employs his
spare moments in learning his Buff Cochins
how to dance Fishers hornpipe," and his
white mice to wink ankee Doodle" THE
"verdant" singing ice cream with as much
grace as kangaroo. Shake him, Frank
To hire two horses and a carriage and then
have her refuse taking ride is a fraud
One day last week young lady had beauti-
ful Maltese cat presented to her. 1t halls from
Hamilton. l! is a pious cat, but she did not
inform us whether it was "Thomas" or a
"Mariar" cat. 1t is to take the place in The
affections of the fair owner, formerly occupied
by Hero who, after lingering illness with a
pain in the-toes, left this sinful world to try
the realities of catdom.- Young men, highly
perfumed with musk, should be careful how
they hug their sugar plums," for the strong
odor transmitted, is the frequent cause of the
friends" of the fair one being very inquisi-
tive.-John fell, but not so gently as the
beautiful snow. He fell about one hundred
and ninety pounds worth, upon the spot where
harmless inofensive little bee inflicted a
painful but not dangerous wound, short time
ago.-A young lady estimates sixty marriage
able young ladies in our "burg." No wonder
there is so'few young men here. Sixty young
ladies, all handsome too, laying siege to eight
or ten marriageable young men is enough to
drive them all away.--Good-natu John,
counting the Modoc in front of Hess Bros
segar store.-Eve "never told her love" but
says she sorter likes &iekem- plasters There
must have been collision on the Red Line
Trains have been running very irregular for
the past few days. The dispatcher must be
the cause Of it.-We have been unable, un-
| til lately, to discover the beauties of nature
that abound in the romantic regions of the
Bridge of Sighs. THE children in one OF
our public schools object to going to school in
the morning on account of the teacher being
so very cross In the afternoon they like te
go, however, for, as they say, they have lots O
tm, the teacher sleeping all the time. The
teacher hearing of the reports they had made
to their parents, tn ought he would correct tn,
statement made by his pupils by way of an
explanation. He said to the mother of one O
the promising youths that he had been takins
some of DR.. Walton's pills, and they mad,
him feel little sleepy, and you know how i
is yourself. If you don't believe me WHY ius
go and ask the doctor.-How terrible annov
ing 1t must be to have the sister of YOU
sweetness" keeping you company the wAol
evening, when you have something sweet I,
fell