Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-31
WING AND TRIBUNE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

Good night TO fond uplifted eyes.
Good night to chestnut brsids OF hair,
Good night unto the perfect mouth,
And all the sweetness nestled there
The snowy hand detains me, then
I'll have TO say Good night againl
But there will come time, my love,
When, if ] read our stars Alright,
shall not linger by this porch
with my adieus. Till then. good night
You wish the time were nOwl And ].
You do not blush to wish it so?
You would have bgushed yourself TO death
To own so much year ago
What, both these snowy handsl ali, then
= ave to say Good night again!
1t is a pitiful sight to sec tho
house-fy get out of bed these
mornings and hang around the cook
stove to warm his heels.
A newspaper is the only instru-
ment which can drop the same
thought into a thousand minds at
the same moment.
How to put money in your purse
Open your pocket-book, take a
greenback between your thumb and
finger, and lay it right in.
A Russian proverb says: Before
going to war, pray once; before 60
ing to sea, pray twice; before get
ting married, pray three times.
They have got SO now that they
make -four barrels of paper and
flour of chalk, and if they could on
ly improve little on butter fell
low might be happy.
Nothing will sooner tempt u
bachelor to abandon his resolution
to marry than to sleep in an adjoin-
ing room to young couple with n
colicky baby.
Barnum, who has humbugged the
American people all his life, got
paid back in his own coin the other
day when he married. His wife
has false teeth.
a California newspaper tells
rather leathery story of a striped
squirrel, which was seen leading a
blind rattlesnake to his hole in the
ground.
jeremy Taylor quantity says of
marriage that it hath in it the la
Dor of love, the delicacies of friend
ship, the blessings of society, and
the union of hearts and hands. 1t
hath in it less of beauty, but more
of safety than a single life; it is
more merry and moro sad-fuller
fjoys and sorrows; it lies under
more burdens, but is supported by
the strength Of love and charity;
and these burdens arc all delight
full
An economical youth found him.
self at tho door of a house which
held his idol last Sunday night,
and in his mouth a cigar only par
TALLY consumed. Not wishing to
throw the fragrant five-center u.
way, he knocked tho fire from il
and placed it in his vest pocket
He had no sooner entered the
house than tho girl sprang to meet
him and pillowed her head on his
bosom. Alasl some fro still re-
NAMED on the weed. She says
that burnt place on her cheek came
from falling against a hot stove
pipe.
Young man, you feel a superiori-
ty to the whole human race, as you
stand at the altar with your fair
young bride. You would not
change places with the president.
Yet few short years, u few whisk-
ings of broom handles, an untimely
stoppage or two of waited fiat
irons, and your weary body will
rest under the swaying willow,
while some young gallant will bring
your late afflicted partner out to
the cemetery on calm Sabbath
evenings and whisper love in her
ear, as together they strOw peanut
shells over your grave. ooh why
should the spirit of mortal be
proudY
An Irishman, being recently on
trial for some offense, pleaded mot
guilty. and the judge being in the
box, the District Attorney procee-
ded to call Mr.. Furkisson as a wit
ness. With the utmost innocence
Patrick turned his face to the judge
and said, do 1 understand yer
Honor, that Mr.. Furkisson is to be
q witness forninst meY The Judge
said, dryly. 'it seems So We'll,
yer honor, l plade guilty sure, ii
yer honor plaise, not because I'm
guilty, for Pm as innocent as yer
honor's suckin' babe, but jist on ac-
count of saving Misther Furkis-
some ooVvl-S
Atlanta Constitution: On Sun
day the police arrested an old white
lady for raising a row instead of be-
ing at church, and carried her to
the guard-house. Her son follow
ed her to this retreat for tho wick
cd, and, to prevent her being lock-
cd up, deposited shotgun as col.
lateral security for her appearance
at court. Yesterday morning this
hopeful youth marched into the
guard-house, accompanied by his
mother, who looked anything but
happy, and stated that he had low
cd to 60 a hunting that morning,
ing, and reckoned he'd have to
have that gun; that he had eonclu-
ded to bring the old woman down,
and that they might lock her up
and let him have the gun The
trade was now fixed, and the duti-
full son was marching off with his
gun while the old lady was escort
cd to a cell.
New Orleans Bulletins: Soldiers
are sent tramping through the par
isles at the heels of United States
Marshals who are confidently ex-
pected to spread terror among tho
whites by arbitrary arrests aud bru-
tai treatment, and it would seem to
be the wish of United States Off
GERS, instigated no doubt by Will
liams, to invite conflict; nay, to
force the people to defend them
solves against the robbers who are
raiding through the country in tho
guise of Deputy United States Mar
shals, with infantry, cavalry and
artillery at their back. We all
know what it means. We know full
Yellthat an election is to como off,
and that Louisiana must be made
to go Republican if it takes the
whole army and navy of the United
States to keep her in the traces;
and we know that. unless there can