Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-24
MISCELLANEOUS.

INK Osl blJOOh1 AANAA ~ AN0AD CAAg
it shows the brass.
Idleness is the Dead sea that
swallows up all virtues, and the
self-made sepulchro of living man.
Plot of the Sphinx: Blanche
loves the husband of Bertha; Ber-
tina is unhappy; Blanche poisons
herself. Music.
General Braxton Bragg is chief
engineer of the Galveston and San
ia Fe Railroad, with headquarters
at Galveston.
One of the Prince of Wales prin-
cipal creditors is Poole, the tailor.
He pants for his pay, because the
Prince doesn't pay for his pants.
There are forty.fve post-offices
in tho United States by the name
of Washington, and yet people will
tell lies.
How many people says Jere-
my Taylor, ARE busy in this world
gathering together q handful of
thorns to sit upon.
Sweet are the lessons of adverse.
ty, no doubt, but the man who is
dunned six times day would pre-
fer to con the bitter pages of pros
perity.
Loves language: Young bride.
WAS she his own darling duckums?'
Yes, she was his ownty, donty,
darling duekums., Exit old mar
ried man, enraged and Disguised.
SALT LAKE, Oct. 17.-No decis-
ion has yet been reached in the
Ann Eliza alimony case. Brigham
Young's health is reported as very
poor, and his life ID believed to be
Of short duration.
The 100000 above his debts
which Cyrus Wakefield left when
he died, three years ago, at Boston,
has been wiped out by deprecia-
ton 10 real estate. On his Studio
building alone the loss by this
cause is $4,000.
The Chicago Tribune believes
that 'the insolent attitude of the
National authorities towards the
Government of Tennessee will be
resented by all the intelligent men
OF the North, who have at heart
the welfare of their country
An Irishman recently stopped at
4 hotel in Des Moines, Iowa, where
pretty high bills were charged. =
Ia the morning the landlord made
out tho amount Of damages and
presented it to Pat. After he had
glanced over it the latter looked
the landlord in the face and ex-
claimed: you put me in mind of a
snipe.' fWhy2 asked the landlord
Because ye're very nigh all bill"
Confide in your parents. Make
them, above all others, your conf.
dants. They are the best and most
disinterested friends you will ever
have in this world. 1t is natural
for you to think they do not and
can not, from the position of things
know much, at least very much
about your affairs, and that, there
fore, you can not talk confidently
with them. Do not, however
yield to any such impression. Cul
tivate rather the habit of consulta
ton with them. On things great
and small seek their advice. A
daughter will never come to shame
a son never to dishonor, that doe:
so.
Jackson (Miss.) Clarion: Some
few weeks ago gentleman went to
jackson, having business to trans
act with the Governor. He called
at tho executive Office and at the
mansion, and was at each inform.
ed that the Governor was out. AT.
ter day or two spent in fruitless
calls, he proposed to have the Lieu
tenant Governor transact the bust
ness, but was told by the other Of
icials that they would not Tecog-
nlze the acts of Lieut. Gov. Davis.
The gentleman then sent a tele-
gram to Bay st. Louis, where DIR.
Fred. Barrett, the private secreta-
ry, is summering, and received q
reply that if on a certain day he
would have the papers requiring
the executive signature in a certain
place in New Orleans they would
De attended to-
This story comes from Fishkill
Landing: Our new supervisor has a
darkey who the other day was at
tending to some duty on the lawn
near the road, and six or eight
friends of his own color were lean
ing on the fence to see that the
thing was properly done. That
witty contraband, Ike Delily, hap.
pened TO pass at just this time, and
meeting DIR. Mapes, inquired: DIR
Mapes, who's dead at Masser Hus
TSP No one, l think, replied the
doctor. ooh, yes persisted Ike,
there must be somebody dead
there, for sartin, sure sWhy, 1 am
positive not, said the doctor, tor
should certainly have heard of il
if there had been death in the fami,
~. Then,' sand Ike, raising his
voice and pointing to the lazy row
Of his sable brethren hanging on
tho pickets, whats all this yer
mournin' for strung alongde fenee?'
1 am thinking of the hour ] spent
down on the Bay of Naples, where
the sunny Italian goes in swim
ming in the face OF everybody
The sunny Italian-a slender Young
ster who swan weli-wanted a con-
per for his excellent diving; would
l drop one into the water and see
him plunge for il? Yes! Down
he went and came up presently
with tears in his eyes; the conner
was lost and he would have to 90
hungry for he was poor. l was
touched by his sorrow, and Down
be went after a second copper. but
returned with the same pitiful stu.
~, embellished TO a degree, but he
went too far, for at that moment Re
choked, and out of his mouth flew
the two coppers to my amazemeut
and chagrin. L said, Sonny, tho
you tive in this state of nature !
thousand years, you swallow 10
more OF my coppers. San Fran.
cisco Call.