Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-11-24
PENCILETTES.

Jesse HOusely ana Kid EuWaruS mad
difficulty at Flag Pond. Unicoi
county, which resulted in Edwards
being shot at, but he escaped being in
jured by leaving rather fast.
81 never get mad at a fool, - was the
cutting remark of man who fancied
himself affronted by another. "That
accounts for your always being on such
amicable terms with yourself was the
rejoinder.
Mamie" said a mother to her lit
lie six year old, "if l was little girl
like you, l would pick up all those
chips.n "Well, mamma" said the
title one, "aint you glad you are not
little girl ?"
A gold mine has been discovered on
the farm of John =. Graves, of Bedford
county, Virginia. Mr.. Graves has
made arrangements with some North
ern gentlemen to work the mine on
shares.--Bristoi Courier.
A milkman was awoke by wag in
the night with the announcement that
his best COW was choking. He forth
with jumped up to save the life of his
animal, when 10 he found a turnip
stuck in the mouth of his pump.
A gentleman was examining an um-
brella and commenting upon its fine
quality. Yes" said a person present,
he fancies everything he Sees"
And" added third psrty, 'is in
clined to seize everything he fancies. I"
The happiest moments ina women's
life are when she is making her we'd
ding garments; the saddest, when her
husband comes home late at night and
L.. Fl 1fn -,
throw him out some key-holes, as
sorted sizes.
In this weeks issue, uTvder News
paper Intelligence" is noted the de-
mise of one hundred and twenty pub
locations, twelve by consolidation with
other publications, and one hundred
and eighty by suspensiOn.-RowelPs
Reporter.
Henry, why don't you keep sup
ply of cloves in your pocket" said IA
young lady To her escort at the Opera
House recently; you wouldn't then
nave to run out after every act; and |
don't see why you are so awful fond of
cloves, anyhow J"
An old lady from the country, ia
town yesterday, saw freight tram
moving off, and the sight being novel
70 her, she exclaimed, "'Pon my
word Iknowed a heap of people went
West nowadays, but didn't know
they took their houses with 'um !"
"For want of water 1 am forced to
drink water; if had water, | would
drink wine" This speech i, riddle,
and here is the solution: II was the
complaint of vineyard man, after a
long drought, and an extremely hot
summer that had parched up all his
grapes.
Leander White, a youth Is years old,
while ON his way 10 church, at Clear
Branch, Unicoi county, last Saturday
was attacked by boy named LeandeI
Foster, who struck him several times
when White drew pocket knife and
stabbed him several times, from the oil
fects of which Foster died.
Bewly Gibson, who a short time
since broke jail at Sneedville, and who
is known as desperate character, has
been killed by the Sheriff of Hancoch
county. He attempted to re-arres
Gibson, when he fired on the officer
The Sheriff returned the fire, the bal
taking effect in the kidneys, from
which he died in few hours.
William Birchfield and VIM. Core
met in Limestone Cove, Unicoi county
last week, and Correl without any
words commenced shooting at him
one of the balls taking OBJECT in tn,
knee. Another man named Gray also
shot several times at Birchfield, one o
The balls taking effect in the same leg
he is thought to be in a critical condi
ton. This Is new county, and i
seems they are determined to give thu
courts start.