Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-07-20

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his pocket, he lays it on barrel-head,
and while the flag is in bis eye, the
fiery tides of liberty coursing through
his soul, he writes the song-bold, var
like, and majestic: esd
s'ohi say, can you see, by the davn's early light.
What 80 proudly we hailed at the twilighfs last
gie&ming;
Whose broad stripes and bright s-rs through the
nous fight,
8 Ger the nmpsrts watched were 70 CALAMITY
streaming"
The music is of English srigin- 1t
is all that a national anthem should be
elevated, soui-inspiring, and original.
stirring the profoundest emotions of
the soul, and echoing through its deep
est chambers something of the pros
pectiye grandeur OF mighty nation
tramping towards the loftiest heights
of intellectual dominion.
| Humorous.
New York is to have an ELITE. Di-
rectory," telling where the upper ten
reside. 1t will be OF great advantage
to map peddlers and venders of tooth
soap. e.3l5s II
Il am SO thirsty said q boy In a
cornfield. We'll, work away" said
the industrious father. ~You know
the prophet says, Hoe, every one
that thirsteth.'
Men. says Adam Smith, are natur-
ally unsentimentsl. A man will scoop
the bottom out OF an egg without
thinking that the mother OF that egg
is, perhaps, hundred miles away, In
the rain. lissel HEsis
A suit of ancient armor recently
unearthed In Rome proves beyon
doubt that the Romans used to feel
the need Of protecting that portion Of
the body most exposed when a rar-
rior leaves the fight and starts for
home.
A youngster while perusing chap
ter of Genesis, turning TO his father,
inquired il the people in those days
used to do sums on the ground. 1t
was discovered that he had been
reading the passage, @And the sons
of men multiplied upon the face OF
the earth"
Does delegate have a vote in
Congress, pap inquired a young
American the othef morning at break
fast. @No, my son." was the grave
reply, delegates cannot vote, but
when it comes to giving powerful ad-
vice they are as raging mustangs of
the rolling prairie, cavorting among
leading pack-mulesl"
Small girl-~Plaze, Misther Dono-
van, what O'Clock is it?" Horologer
Half past wan" exit small girl)
Gan interval OF one minute Re-enter
small girl) Small girl-~Plaze, Mis-
ther Donovan, what o'clock is it,"
Horologer-~Sure. amn't I afther
tellin' YEP" Small girl-@Och, but
tits another woman towld me TO az
We this time"
At the closing of concert, while q
young gentleman was struggling
with his hat, cane, over-coat, opera
glass, and his young lady's fan. all of
which he was trying to retain on his
lap, a looking black bottle
fell on the floor with thud. There
he exclaimed to his companion, Il
shall lose my cough medicine That
was presence Of mind for you.
pat, said builder to an Irish
man engaged in carrying slate to the
top of four-story building, @have
you any houses in Ireland as tall as
this one?' @Ya'as, me mothers cab
in" How many rooms had it?-
sThere was the ateing-room, the
shaping the kitchen-room. and the
pig -peD-four rooms that's a
story" said the builder. ~Ya'as. four
stories" said Pat.
An Irish citizen in his grief is ask
ed by his friend. whats the matter?"
Matter, indade? Why, here, in
sured my brothers life only two
weeks ago, and yesterday he got kill
ed wild a derrick And when / came
to these insurancers they'd been after
H
making some mistake, the blaguards,
they tried to bribe me of wild five
hundred dollars. rs II was a haythen
to sell me brothers bloodi"
The witness had served in one OF
the Indiana regiments, and had come
home from the wars with both arms
shot on He lost one arm at Fort
Donaldson and the other at Lookout
Mountain. When he came forward
to testify the clerk commenced to ad-
minister the oath.
~You solemnly swear
@Stopl stopl' interrupted the Judge
new installed) with overpowering
dignity. ~The witness win hold up
Lis right hand when he is sworn
81 Your Honor replied the clerk,
meekly, @the man has no right
| hand"
Then let him hold ny his left
nand." W H.H
~n your Honor viii remember, the
witness has no left hand, either He
had the misfortune to lose them both
in battle"
Perhaps the clerk thought at this
last bit OF information to bring the
Judge down from his height of dis
pleasure: but he reck oned without
his host.
IA Then tell him to hold up his right
leg. A witness cannot be sworn in
this court without holding up some
fhingi Sileneel all OF youl This
court knows the law, and will main
tain it. faf asg fe1 -.
The witness was sworn on one leg.
The Boston Transcript (anti-Admin-
istration) compares the two candidates
for President: Governor Hayes ad-
dressed his friends and neighbors, af-
ter his nomination, pleading for sur