Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-17
ABOUT THE LADIES.

ABOUT THE LADIES.
A letter directed to the best look
ing girl in Chicago was claimed by
l,S00.
A Georgia girl allowed three
hundred men TO kiss her at ten
cents head, and then went, like u
good girl, and gave the money TO
the poor.
Detroit ladies are said to be the
most prolific ia the United States.
The last census gave over 300 pairs
Of twins, and ninety-eight triplets.
Miss Godfrey, of Bennington,
Vermont, is under arrest for drag
ging her father down stairs feet
foremost, because he opposed her
dancing round dances.
Miss Eliza NJ. Hulet, who has
practiced for some time in tho Illi-
nols State Courts, has been admit
ted 10 the United States District
Court in Chicago.
A Cincinnati woman owns two
bouncing pairs of twins. She was
triplet, her mother and father
both being twins, and her grand
mother the mother Of five pairs of
twins. Next
A Davenport girl married an ac-
tor Sunday, and he left her Tues
day, and hls other wife appeared
Wednesday, and Thursday the
girls old dad started out with 4
shotgun.
A milk pitcher thrown by his
wife at . Nelson street man, on
Monday noon, missed the aim, and
ruined a handsome frame which en-
closed the words God bless our
home. .'-Danbury News.
German women boast the best
heads of hair of any nation on the
globe, but the Italian women have
more brilliant compilations, and
are regarded rs the prettiest on the
European continent.
St. Louis is talking of widening
her principal streets at heavy
cost. IL was always wonder TO
us how three st. Louis women
could put their feet down in any
one street at once.-Cour-JOur.
A young lady of Dodge county,
Ga, who found a rattiesnakc cling.
ing to the skirts of her dress, the
other day, had presence of mind
enough to trample on the serpent's
neck, and thus tear him loose.
A young lady had coquetted un-
til the victim was completely ex-
hausted. He rose to go away. She
whispered, as she accompanied him
to the door, Il shall be at homo
next Sunday evening" so shall l.
he replied.
A Maine woman ate four quarts
OF oysters at one sitting, the other
day, and won sIO0 by 50 doing.
which, after deducting her burial
expenses, eighty-five dollars, left
her fifteen dollars to commence the
next world with.
Could anything be neater than
the old darkey's reply to a besuti-
ful young lady whom he offered to
lift over the gutter, and who insis-
ted that she was too heavy? LUr,
missus,' said he, 'I's used to lifting
barrels of sugar
a bride at the depot in Terre
Haute, day or two ago, created a
sensation by her stunning outfit
She was arrayed in a white tarletan
dress. black shoes with white ro-
settles, and carried black muf.
An instance of the tyranny OF
man was exhibited at a woman's
meeting in Titusville, where q gen
tleman entered and told his wife,
one of the officers of the meeting,
to come home quick, as the baby
had the collie She went.
A Green Bay woman, whose hus-
band kicks her down stairs every
second night, says she likes TO look
over his old love letters commenc-
ing with: MY dearest, darling lit.
tie angel Minnie, heaven alone
knows the depth of my love for
you.'
An Essex-strest lady sitting in
her parlor and engaged in the
dreamy contemplation of tho mus
tache of the young gentleman who
was to escort her and her sister TO
the festival, was suddenly awaken
cd by an ominous whisper in a ju-
venile voice at the door: You've
got Anus teeth, an she wants EN-
-Danbury News.
Daughter of the house (tO priv
ileged old friend of the family
Dear Mr.. Lupus, you don't seem
TO be enjoying yourself. l should
so like to have you waltz this once
with me- Privileged old friend
my dear child, don't dance; but
if It suits you l wouldn't mind sit
ting here with my arm around
vonr waist while the others are
making themselves dizzy. Punch.