The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-10-27

"say!" said the city youth to the modest
countrymen, ''gots the hay-seed O. your
hair yet ?" "Wall," was the deliberate re-
ply, 81 jedgo not from the way the calves
run arter me-"
The old ladies of Massachusetts, are petit
tioning Gov. CASTOR, OF Massachusetts,, not
TO hang Jesse Pomery for the reason that in
the present delicate state of his health it
would be impossible for him to survive the
observation-disclosures News.
At the commencement exercises of A blot
Academy. Andover, Mass, Prof. Smith told
the young ladies that while he was not
prepared to send them forth as captains In
the social ship, there would never be any
difficulty in their finding situations as first
mates
\ reporter being called to account for the
statement that n certain meeting twas a
large and respectable one," when only one
other person besides himself was present,
insisted that his report was literally true !;
for, said he, 81 was large and the other man
respectable"
"Rents have risen" was the jocose remark
of the astute small boy when a nail caught
in the previously small tear in his coat tail
and ripped the garment up to his neck.
subsequently, after an interview with his
parents, he nlOaned to himself in the wood
shed that "leather had fallen.''
At a territorial hanging, the victim who
had been literally supplied with whisky
prior to fulfilling his engagements with the
sheriff, was asked at the last moment If he
would have anything. "Just q DROP" he
replied. He got it. 1t was about six feet
and broke his neck. He took a drop too
much.
"My son wouldn't steal peaches from Mr..
Gammon's orchard, hope 2" :" No, ma,
wasn't in that crowd the other night"
"That's right. my boy. Keep out of bad
company, and you'll never do wrong. Let
your conscience be your guide in all things
and the fond mother patted her son approx
ingly on the head, and went about her du-
ties with light heart. Left to himself the
boy thus soliloquized "You don't catch
me foolin' around old Gammon's. My
conscience can guide me to lots of better
orchards than his, where there amt no
dog. nuther."-Missouri Brunswicker.
When you see woman with a raw-hide
hid in the back drapery of her morning
wrapper, and calling William Henre e-e,
in a Key about four octaves above high {,
you may know that a whaling expedition
is about to set sail.
Father" asked a vicksburg boy at the
dining table the other day, care you a big
man 2" ''Well, 1 Dunno" musingly an
swered the parent. "Why ?" "Cause l
heard some men talking over Mt the hotel,
and they said you were one of the biggest
men in town." "Well, suppose do stand
pretty HIGH" replied the parent, looking
pleased and consequential. There was half
a minute of silence, and then the boy
added: ''They said it a wonder how
r;a1x nh
can't understand yet why he shesiid have
received a box on the ear which made his
head roar for two long hours.
DR.. John Hughes Bennett, an eminent
phycisian, died in London, England, on
the 9th inst. He was for a number of years |
professor at the Edinburgh University, and |
was author of several standard works. |
One of his latest books, "Clinieal Medi- |
cine" has been reprinted in this country, |
as well translated into numerous lam
guages, including Russian and Hindostan. |