The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-07-02
SAYINGS AND. DONGs.

fLnBERGER- -
On tree there sat a crow,
In his bin chunk OF cEeesei
On the ground 5 fox, below,
Said, "SOme music, i you please
You are beautiful Of wing,
And bet that you can sing-
Cheerod by fattery, the crow
Sang, and dropped the cheese below.
Then the cunning fox did freeze
To the fallen chunk Of cheese;
and he calmly iujyged Il efs,
And he seotted the song with SCOT,
MORAL.
when they pat you on the back,
When they say that you're the one;
When they say they're On the the track,
q And have been obliged to run
when their compliments denote
They are going Cor your vote,
You can do just as you please,
But-youd better watch your cheese.
TIE bread OF life Is love; the salt Of
life. is work the sweetness Of life,
poetry the water Of life. faith.
GREEN BAY has decided that widow
er ought to mourn at least three weeks
before shining around Tor second
AN Indianapolis dog goes mad when
he hears a piano pisyed. but there's
hundreds of men who do the same
thing.
THE Peoria woman who wanted TO
throw herself into her husbands grave
few months ago has just married =
lightning. rod man.
NORTH CARoLnSA is the state, after
all. Brttermilk viii keep sweet thirty
six straight hours, and strawberries
walk right mp 10 be bridled.
DowN in Kentucky the traveller hears
fond husbands say "Come, darling.
come in and get dinner, or III mash
yer old red-head with q club T.
EDITING a paper is like carrying an
umbrella on q windy day, Everybody
thinks he could maE.ree better than
the one who has hold d ae ile.
PRoF. WATSON says t thare is
never more than million Stars IN sight
at once, but it will be safe 60 count EN-
before swallowing the statement.
AK Arizona girl shot her lover and
then nursed him tenderly till he died.
His last wsrds we're, "I forgive you
Mary you did it with an ivery-handled
pistol.
MANY man thinks it's virtue that
keeps him from turning a rascal, when
It's only q full stomach. One should be
careful, and not mistake potatoes for
principles.
No STATE bat Massachusetts, could
hold q summer session of the legislil-
ture, but there the members are too
lean TO sweat, and too stingy IL they
weren't too lean.
SoME ONE was talking to n. Theirs
about the state Of France. Don't say
France" interrupted the yeterse sss.es's,, :,
man. 81 e.nu 10 ttio Duchy OF Magenta.
Which was malicious but good.
SARAH BRIaos (reading the looai)-
s' Sakes alivel would no more name
a child Alias than nothih' in the world.
THEY'RE sllurs cuttin' mp some ceper.
Here's Alias Thompson, Alias Williams
Alias the Night Hawk, all been took ue
for stealin'."
AppREss by a Detroit Judge If
il wasn't for your children, I'd put you
where the coach dogs couldn't bite you.
I'm going to let you go this time for
their sakes, but look out for me IN fu-
ture. II that physiognomy ever peeps
over this desk at me again, you'll think
I'm a pile driver aud you are mS1se.
Trot ont Of here. and dont tarry to see
Whist becomes Of the rest.
TgF Paris Figaro contains a sensa-
tional mention of Mile. Croizette, who
is performing in the Sphinx at the
Theater Franeais. In the enactment OF
her character in the play she assumes
to poison herself, and dies upon the
stage-a peracnation which she Is said
TO perform with such truthfuiness to
nature as TO ca I forth long comments
in the daily press. One physician
comes out in card, and declares over
his own signature that she does virtual
" poison herself nightly, and that such
reality will sooner or later provo fatal
if persisted in.
PERHAPS the most amused Of the old
philosophers, or, as we are IN the habit
Of calling them, IS Fathers of the Rev
olution, " if he had chance 10 see the
post-offics department in the city Of
Washington, would be Benjamin Frank
lin. In 1855, whep he was postmaster
general, he gave notice that heneatter
the winter northern mail from Philadel-
phia to New England, which used to
set ont but once fortnight, shall start
once week ali the year round. whereby
answers may be obtained 70 lstte. g be-
tween Philadelphia aud Boston Ia three
weeks, which used to require six weeks.
Central depot, Detroit, we're widow
woman and FIVE children, and by-and-by
man who was waiting for the same
train opened a conversation with the
widow and soon remarked that be
would like to marry Just such little
woman. Here, Sasan, hold this
satcbel T. said the woman, turning TO
her Oldest daughter, and tkens reaching
for the mans arm, she continued
" I've been looking for you about i've
years /" Everybody shouted and jumped
with Elee. and when the scapegoat
backed Cat down they said he onght 70
be dumped into the river.
MEE seldom give pleasure when they
are not pleased themselves Il q nec-
esgary, therefore, TO cultivate . habit
ual alacity and cheerfulneea, that, In
Whatever state we may be placed ~ na-
! ture - whether We are appointed 70
| confer or receive benefits, 60 implorQ OF
! afford proteotion-we may secure the
/ love of those with whom We have deal
ings For, though il is generally mag
ined that he who grants favors may
spare any attention to his behavior, aud
/ that usefulness viii always procure
| friends, yet Il has been found that there
/ Is an art in granting reGuests-an art
very difneult Of attainment.
Az Iowa doctor writes Of ths remark
/ able arasshoppers that do 50 much
| damage IN that state s. In my opinion
they come from the lover portion Of
/ the British pcsseasionB. They are
I very hardy insect. II takes quite
/ freeze to Kill them Immerse one in
water for three hours. and he'll come
/ % and have a better masticatiye and
/ digestive faculty than ever. They VIII
/ deVour arsenic with the avidity Of 8
modern belle. When their wings are
well developed they have better leco-
motive power than the old western stage
company ever had and those that are here
have At this date got a wing develop
Il rneut 4snyr Of aisoat 4 quarter Of an
inch in length, while the body is about
three quarters OF an inch in length"
Hew whip Snake Fights.