The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-05-14
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

BoBBs complains that his wife is an in
hationist. She blows him up every day,
| and makes him circulate until he actually
feels that he Is beyond redemption.
| HENRY WARD BEECHER being asked TO
| give his opinion in ful whether il is right
| TO sell a bed-quilt at a church fair by lot
terry, replies: "Opinion in full. No."
A COUNTY Clerk i'm a rural town had a
pet calf, which he was training up in the
ways of an OK. The calf walked around
very peaceably under one end of the yoke,
| while Mr.. Clerk held up the other end.
But in an unfortunate moment the man
conceived the idea of putting his own neck
in the yoke, TO let the calf see hOwit would
seem TO work with partner. This fright
ened the calf, and elevating his tail and his
voice, he struck - dead run" for the vii
lage, and Mr.. Clerk went along with his
head down and his plug hat in his hand,
straining every nerve to keep up, and cry
ing out at the top of his voice, . Here we
comet blast our fool souls Head us
somebody"
LITTLE JOHNNY wanted to go TO church.
His mother was afraid he would make a
noise. but his father said, - Johnny knows
better than to make noise in church. SO
he went. He kept very still till the last
prayer. BY that time he had grown tired
of sitting still. and was standing on the
pew cushion with his back towards the
pulpit. When the lady who was sitting in
the next seat bowed her head for prayer,
johnny thought she was crying, and his
sympathy got the better of his judgment.
He leaned over and said 10 the lady in
tone that was meant for a whisper. but
which was only too plainly heard :: Poor
lady What ee matter? Does 90 Stommut
ache?"
LITTLE Freddy Warner is a male child,
of some five summers growth, and his
mother, like all good mothers, never lets
slip an opportunity to impress upon her
OffSpring's mind some good practical or
moral lesson. She had given little Fred a
fine apple, and said to him "NOw, Fred
dy, you must give hall the apple to your
brother GeOrgey, and when YOU divide
anything with another person you must
always be sure and give them the larger
half" Yes, mamma replied the little
philosopher, looking sharply at the ia
nous big apple in his hand, then suddenly
looking up in his mothers face, he said
3" Dear mamma, you take the apple and
give it to brother GeOrgey, and let him di-
vide it with me-"
Gov. POWELL of Kentucky was never
an orator, but his conversational, story
ltIullg. anu Sotldl tllllllllCS Ntit ANliidl Nj
Bile. His great forte lay i'm establishing a
personal intimacy with every one he met,
and i'm this way he was powerful in cleo
tiOneerin@. He cheWed immense quanti-
ties of tobacco, but never carried the weed
himself, and was always begging it of
every one he met. His residence was i'm
Henderson, and in coming up the Ohio
past that place a gentleman overheard
characteristic anecdOte of him. \ citizen
of Henderson, coming on board. fell into
conversation with Il passenger, who made
inquiries about Powell. He elves in your
place, believe, don't he?" Yes, one of
our oldest citizens" ''NeTy sOciable man.
amt hep Remarkably So" "Wcll, |
thought so: think he is one of the most
SOciable men | ever met in my lifc-wOn-
derfullv sOciable. was introduced to him
over at GraysOn Springs last summer, and
he hadn't been with me ten minutes when
he begged all the tobacco | had, got his
feet up in my lap, and spit all over me
sOciable."