The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1876-08-17
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soon parted IN the middle
Man does not want to be an an
gel until be has failed at everything
else.
The man who does not set him
self mp too high will not get hurt
when he fails
You can no more hurt a silent
man by words than you can hurt an
elephant BY tin rattle.
The reputation of a man is not
safe until the man is dead and has
no further use for it
Prudent men treat their friends
of to-day on the theory that they
may be enemies tomorrow.
There are more dinners spoiled
by the bad temper Of husbands than
BY the poor cooking OF wives.
1t is said that, the only thing
which flies high. flies low, has no
feet, and yet wears shoes, is dust
A hint is as good as n kick, but
there are men who never take one
till they get the other.
As soon as the novelty wears or
a man never wakes a baby up for
the purpose OF making it laugh.
"Does this razor take hold wellgp
asked the smiling barber. Yes"
replied the unhappy victim, at
takes hold well, but it don't let go
worth a cent"
A New York man has ehristened
his daughter Glycerine. He says it
will be easy to prefix Nitro, if her
temper resembles her mothers.
Woman has many advantages
over man; one of them is that his
will has no operation till he is dead,
whereas hers generally takes effect
in her lifetime.
marie, what's that strange noise
at the front gateT' "Cats, sir"
"Cats! Well, when was young
cats didn't wear stoyepipe hats and
smoke cigars" Times are chang
ed, sir"
A blighted being, whose nose
should serve as a beacon of warning
to the youth of our land, says the
ladies' dresses this year arc laboring
under a violent attack of delirium
trimmings.
Memphis (Tenn.) Appeal: Miss
Mary C. Fudge, Of Hawkins, has
sued Hon. John f. Starnes for a
breech of marriage contract, plac-
ing her damages at ten thousand
dollars. So much for leap year
prerogatives, for this is a clear case
of sentimental fudge.
"Can you change this William for
me?" said young man who pre-
sented a $50 bill at the counter of
the Gloucester National Bank, re-
Gently. Eyes" said the Cashier,
''but why do you call it william9"
ooh, I'm not familiar enough with
that kind Of thing to call it Bill"
was the quick reply.
Sheridan says, q have sent every
man could spare into that region"
Perhaps by careful count, sug-
gests the Knoxville Tribune, a few
could be spared from the innumer-
able squads that are drawing a sub
sistence from the Government,
while they lie lazily around the
camps scattered ali over the South,
of no earthly use except to counte-
nance the stuffing of ballot boxes
on election days
A groggery-keeper in Philadel-
phia shot his wife twice the other
day, and one of the papers there
says ''The woman will doubtless
die" 1t has become 50 common
nowadays for men to shoot their
wives, that it is the solemn duty Of
every woman TO have her husband
bound over TO keep the peace the
day after their marriage, and even
then she ought never 70 see him
anywhere in the neighborhood Of a
gun without taking to her heels.
Recreation does not mean idle
ness, and may mean labor. A wise
man will 50 arrange bis labOrs that
each succeeding one shall be so to-
tally different from the last that it
shall serve as a recreation for it.
Physical exertion may follow men
tai, and then give place To 1t again.
A man equally wise In ali other
hygienic measures, who could nice
ly adjust the labors Of mind and
body in their true proportions,
might hope to attain old age with
all his mental faculties fresh and
vigorous to the last
Two people got married yester-
day, says the Raleigh Standard, and
they acted sensibly indeed. All
day long they were fixing up their
house. The woman vowed she
wouldn't marry till she "seed every
thing fixed" Hand in hand, they
we're as busy As bees walking these
streets aud buying provisions and
furniture for the house. And at
last, when all was done. the woman
walked down and peeped in and
said, Now, John, I'll marry you,
and they went and were married,
and marched straight down into a
snug little home. There wasn't
Saratoga trunk or a single unpaid
tailor's bin in the whole ceremony.