The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-03-17

A West Hill minister picked up a
frozen wasp on the sidewalk recently,
and, with view 60 advancing the in.
sterest of science, carried it in the
house and held it by the tail while he
warmed its ears over lamp chimney.
His object was to see if wasps froze to
death, or merely lay dormant during
Winter. He is of the opinion that
they lie dormant, and of the dormant
est kind at that, and, when they re-
vive, he says, the tail thaws out first,
for while this ones head, right over
the lamp, was so stiff aud cold that it
could not wink, its probe worked with
such inconceivable rapidity that the
minister couldn't gasp enough to keep
up with it. He threw the vicious
thing down the lamp chimney, said he
didn't want any more truck with a
dormant wasp, at which his wife burst
into tears and asked how he, a minis.
ter of the Gospel, could use such
language, right before the children,
too.
Bishop Ames tells story of slave
master in Missouri, in the olden time
of negro vassalage, who said to his
chattel: "Pompey, hear you are
great preacher" "Yes, mssa, de Lord
do help me powerful sometimes"
swell, Pompey, don't you think the
negroes steal little things on the plaS.
tation 2""I'se mighty 'fraid they does.
massa," "Then, Pompey, l want you
TO preach a sermon to the negroes
against stealing" After a brief re-
Election, Pompey replied; "You see,
massa, dat wouldn't never do, cause
'twould trow such a col'ness over de
meetin'."
A few days ago man cane. in from
the country who had a terribls pain
in his stomach. He was all Abent up,
and his face wore an expression of
agony that was' pitiable t0 see. He
asked boy if he knew where there
was any liquor sold in town, saying be
couldn't stand it much longer if he
didn't get some. The boy eyed the
stranger for a moment, and then said:
mister, / cannot tell a lie-I don't
know where they sell liquor in this
ERE town, but if you'll give me some
terbacker I'll show you where all the
fellows go what's got pains in their
stomachs. ."-AHoona Tribune.
"Eat your bread, Charles not
fling it away" said a learned and
good Judge to one of his family, add
ing "for who knows in the vissitudes of
this life, if you may not some day
want it." The old gentlemen had to
cough, look learned and go away, when
the youngster and go away, when the
youngster answered more logically,
"If eat it, how can have it when |
want it?" This is the result of learn
ed Judge having chilren.
One Of the boys just before return
ing to Cornell, the other day, sent
young lady fiiend of his a cake of
Lubin's finest variety of toilet soap,
with the request that she would draw
no inference on receiving such gift.
The next day the young man was
somewhat astonished when he received
letter from the young lady contain
ing the present of fne-tooth comb,
withe request that he would draw no
differences therefrom.
James Murphy, Jr., aged thirty.
three years, the ''Irish Giant" died in
Baltimore on Saturday, of bronchial
affection. Murphy Travelled several
years with P. T, Barnum, and was
well known in the United States. He
was about eight feet high, and weighed
about three hundred aud fifty pounds.
Lucretia Boyd Of Elizabethtowr,
settled the matter with her slow wooer
by simply shedding few tears, and
saying: 81 don't belieyeI 4 nave a real
friend on earth" What could the
poor fellow do but open bis arms, and
exclaim; "here is your refugel"
The New York World doesn't give
the name of the economical farmers
daughter in Massachusetts who put off
her wedding day because eggs were up
to forty cents a dozen and it would
take two dozen for the wedding cake
and puddings.
The correspondent who asks us what
measures he shall adopt to keep agents
out Of his house, is informed that we
know of but one plan-and that is to
set fire to his house and burn it down.
"The honeymoon is we'll enough"
said prudent belle, "but what / want
to see beyond that is the pomiso of
fine harvest.moon."
Nearly everybody knows that near
ly everybody lies, and yet nearly eve