The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-09-24
what We heard and Saw within
the Week.

Since the departure of "lady friends"
the congregation has been spared the hor-
rors Of a country courting scene in the gal
lery Heave sigh of relief, afflicted ones.
The startling announcement that the
chuck will get cold, is rather embarrass-
ing to young man, especially when he is
holding sweet converse with his darling
" duck. -" Spiggit rejoices in being
the possessor of the most handsome "rose
in the county.-The young man who
thinks g she is worth cool hundred thou
sand as wife, +" is very likely to get her.
The cards have been we'll played. THAT
lecherous old brute has stopped skirmisbiug
in the vicinity of Monroe County bank. 1t
is well that he has, or he might have been
presented with few dozen fresh eggs pass
ed to him one at a time.-The war OF
races is at an end and everything is quiet
below the hill-Those female mud larks'
are courting the attention of vigilance COM
mittee and they will get it, too, unless they
keep their foul fy-traps shut when on Main
street.-We are sorry that part of the
" Sewing circle " should get so angry. But
then it Z" mocks nix Gus. -" Button
and johnny, the taffie puller,' are going
to run an express train on the canal this
winter. They have a fine team engaged,
which means biz" No matrimonial fruit
baskets needed of all tie excurtionists
that visited Bismark Hall, New York, Ned
was the only one that was called pet names.
While stopping at the Anderson House,
in Newton, "Tammy" was aroused from
his slumbers by the cry Of fire. Jumping
out of bed, and in his hurry to fee from
the wrath to come,' he forgot to arrange
his toilet, rushed down stairs and into the
street, where he soon learned the fire was in
a shed some distance from the hotel; then
gazing upon his own manly form he, discov-
cred that he was in the same fix our old
friend Adam was in when he was looking
around for fig leaf. He run, yes, he few
into the house to escape the gaze of the Gu
rious bystanders.-'' Grcely" is partial to
heavy weights. He had one at Portland. -
Inkey" walked three miles over the blue
mountain with a gushing granger maiden,
and still he was not happy would
suggest to our friend down town that she
read the ten commandments and see what is
said about working on the Sabbath. A
scarcity of water is 10 excuse for doing a
large wash on the holy day.-A Bumm-er
from Philadelphia, writes to one of our hotel
keepers, that he will come up in few days
grub for he can eat like the d-l.-Ru-
NOR says that young man standing on the
vege Of bachelorhood, will be murdered the
latter part of next month. No cards.
For convenience, 'Stickem" carries chec-
quer board on his head. He DOM like the
way players have Of crowning the kings -
Buffalo" was on rampage last Saturday
night. After a long chase he was finally
subdued with two glasses of soda-water. -
Doctors cant always almost sometimes tell.
Neither can we.-The ''angel'' will soon
leave for Yankeedom, where she will tarry
for the winter. Y NJ C. A., it is to
be hoped will accomplish more good than
the |. o. G. Ts.-The cool evenings have
driven in the gate swinging brigade, and the
boys are right glad of it, for 'huggins" is
next in order. Tannery'' played his
cards for Blaristown but he got unchred
You should have went it alone, ''Tannery,
your chances would have been better
"Swarty's" little joke weighs about fourteen
pounds. He says he has lots of fun feeding
it soothing syrup. The latest domestic
story every body knows So do we.-Our
friend frankie amuses herself mornings,
running foot races with q favorite long cared
canine.