The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-05-08
Mrs. par,ing,ou is considered a mythical

Mrs. Partingon is considered mythical
,,erson evolved" from the brain OF Mr.
Shilabpr, but her counterparls are often
found in real life. One Of these ladies was
overheard at an evening assembly KING
in high praise Of pretty girl just pas sing
"Why. She is a perfect paragrsm OF young
lady," al think you mean parai' iogran
do Won motif" suggested the wagGish gentie-
man addressed. II said raTal!ci"gfam,
Mr.. exclaimed the lady with comoi-
nation Of dignity and indignation lmpossiose
to describe.
We have an elderly lady in Sherman who
;s very indignant with our present laws as
She understands them and this is the reason
Talking with iriepd awhile ego. she said:
"My bns band only got ten dollars for voting
the - ticket. while father got eighteen for
voting The 49, ticket. Want that too bad
They amt nothin' square nor right about
SIGH laws! They orter be made more equal,
and sunlhn' should be done bout IL so
they'd pay one as much for votin' as an
o;her."- Correspondence Ne,o Milford Ray.
The walnut tree is proverbially long lived,
and an extraordinary instance IS noted at
Bonyiilcrs, village at the foot OF the Vau.
dos Juia. An old walnut tree, whose age
is estimated at between three hundred and
four hundred years, is still in. fiourlshing
condition. Its trunk measures over twenty
feet in circumference, and notwithstanding
lis great age it produced last year over fifty
bushels OF walnutS.
Mrs. Oates, the burlesque actress, was first
married 10 man named Oates. He, when
Gyilg, lett her to a man named Tracy Titus,
who marred her. She has now quarrellcd
with aud abardoned him. showing that she
did no, consider Tracy Titus bound to her
as tight as Oates Philadelphia Bulletin.
An old wag stopped a pedestrian on the
street and asked tor two shiliings to pur-
chase a dinner. Cant do it," replied the
pedestrian. "Wcll, gimme five cents"
"Not q red" "a chew Of tobacco" mo,
sir" "Wcll, you will at least tell me
whether you think wen have another snow
storm Ibis week !"
A worthy old farmer who was recently
being worried in crcss.c Examination BY a
lawyer, at length asked permission to put q
question. 1t was granted, and the privilege
resulted in this !: "Look here, Counsellor
o., don't you ask good many foolish
Questiops!" -.. a, ...t
A four-y ear.old boy having passed through
severe squeezing process while riding on q
crow ded hcl <e.car with his mother ex-
pressed the relief he experienced when sew.
cral seats Et Xt to him were vacated by eX-
claiming, with 4 long drawn sigh, "Mam-
MI, I'd rather sit loose" sI
They have had spelling. match down on
the banks Of the tranquil MilpitaS. There
were twenty-seven cont estauts, and twenty
six went down Oh the first word, CAT"
End the list man would have gone down too,
oi ~ be suffered, and cOuldn't get in the
s,,"nd" "quiek enough Stockton Leader.
last year when Paul Boyton gave an eX-
l'tiiion on the Delaware, Philadelphia
scIcciy noticed him; but now you ought to
i.,.r them talk about "our noble B0yton."-
Nr,r York Commercial dduerttSer. F..
u4.rulh, the NinelaDd editor who was
SHOT IN TIC head, still lives; but lie will wish
lhl lie lad died the next day when he sees
III, naor in ibe ST. Louis Republican spelled
Curcut'.- Norristo,cn Herald. !. .''''"
II is >:aii,,icaily computed that 100 1000, 900
lus Of Various kpGs are annually eaten in
this country. w lcb fact the New Orleans
I'icUYs,ne .hipks nay account for the prodi-
oi,u> humber Of coloDeis. s,... ~sG,. i
Sic used ~ keep bits Of broken china and
crurkcIy piicG up IN convenient corner OF
He cioscl, and wien asked her reason for
prc>tIv,rg such, Domestic lumber she, shot a
lu.ii glance IL ! CT husband, and merely re-
marked: . lie i:nows what ihem's for" = 4
Vctoria, loss over upon US, ard see what
n hl,> Scd liil,c country you might have had
'he Z ti>h II ar]ameDt had behaved itself
o1c hundred years ago. Rochester Demo-
Graf.
i i,n'rler sold a sailor ham on credit,
tii: iird,lg 10 Il few days he hld gone to sea
be g,oNicU, "if' I'd u known that he
wasn't going 10 pay for it, I'd "a charged
has iLlnIcLce more pound ior il, the
rascal" Al HI.'@ ~ '". IL. ''f I
Wien conductor CD Il Syracuse car shout
ca Ru. lie, street" the other night. J man
WHO 'ncC hccn doing in the corner started
Up srd sud: "Rugcle1s treat Where's
Rugele,? Show ne Ruggles, quick !" Va.
':'he raragraphist Of the Boston Post evil
drnliy began life in grocery. lie tries TO
II II ia>ses sweeler by putting an apostro-
II. betcIe tie L. Courier Journal. e..
"A tavorite dish in our restaurants,' says
. Auu:ani paper, is berf.hash.' The New
Yvk Commercial Advertiser supposes it
must bcet-ashiOnable. -. r..1 5... ..-..,.a
4 child stolen in New York the other day
turned out to be the son Of widow who
hadn't a cent, and bis ahdudors promptly
restored him 10 her arms Courier. Journal.
1t is hard to do anything with a boy. 1t
j., hard to make bin 60 to bed. and il is hard
t. m Ike him gel ug.-Ne,D Orleans Repu6h-
can. ' ..'.' 49, :" -
An Indianapolis paper has composition
who habi,ually leaves out the word "not,"
ard its MYRIAD readers can't always tell
which side The editor is on. - .. 80
Linen busters are again an equivalent for
coin in The Irdian poker games at Austin,
Nevada. SotLe Indians would rather win
one linen custer than uhNe squaws. o1aas tnro
Tainc says: "Four varieties in society:
Lovers, the ambitious, observers, and fools.
The fools are the happiest," ~: s. - rye liz los
"Truly,"remarks aseader Of theSHnn,' "swe
know not what Dana may bring forth..----
Rochester Democrat q ~, " ~ DO 81 "a
Vermont they give Patent Office reports
a. prizesin spelliIg-maiches. haE = '~H,,J
NJ. Pierre pontisaN philo-Cuban.N Good.