The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-02-02


good breeding" This is true. There
is nothing so troublesome as overdone
politeness. A truly well.bred man
makes every person around him feel at
ease he does not throw civilties about
him with shovel, nor toss compli-
ments in bundle as he would hay
with pitchiork. There is no evil un-
der the sun more intolerable than ul.
trapoliteness.
Elbow long have you been in En-
gland ?" was the question put by a
young Englishman to q young Ameri-
can at public dinner in London re.
Gently. "About two weeks" was the
reply. "Reslly ~ was the reioiner of
young John Bull "and L notice you
talk our language as well as we do"
eyes" was the reply of Brother iona.
than "I have not been here quite long
enough to forget how to speak it"
An English penny paper says it is
not generally known that very APP
propriate covering for the bed of q
river may be made out of the sheets
Of water which abound in the adjacent
meadows. The best way is to wait till
they are frozen over, and then cut
them up with pair Of skates. 1t
ought 10 be against he law to serve up
a joke so cold as to make ones teeth
chatter.
"Children," said country minister.
addressing Sunday school, "whv are
we like fowerss What do we have
that flowers have?" And small boy
in the infant class, whose breath
smelled of vermifuge, rose up and
made reply, Worms" and the minis
ter crept under the pulpit chair to
hide his emotion.
A rural editor, wishing to be severe
upon an exchange, remarks: "The
subscriber of the - in this place
tried, few days ago, to carry home
some lard in a copy of that paper /;
but, on reaching home, found that the
concentrated lie had changed it TO
soap.
a philosopher says: II never yet
heard a man or woman much abused
that l was not inclined to think the
better of them, and transfer any sus.
picion or dislike to the person who
appeared to take delight in pointing
out the defects of a fellow creature.
This is the kind of weather when a
man sees his wife coming into the
room with scuttle of coal, and, after
she has poured every bit of it into the
top Of the tall stove, says: "darn it,
Hammer, you ought to ave asked me
to do that But it's too late now"
Twenty minutes in the smoke OF
wool it is said, will take the pain out
Of the worst wound and repeated once
or twice, will allay the worst infam-
nation arising from a wound. it is
simple and we'll worth the trial.
A musician, George Sharp, had his
name painted on his door thus: &c.
Sharp" A wag of fellow who knew
something of music, early one morn
ing made the following admirable sig
nifcent addition, "Is A fat"
A Subscriber to Southwestern
newspaper died recently, leaving four
years subscription unpaid. The edi-
tor appeared at the grave and depos-
tied in. the coffin palm leaf fan, a
linen coat, and thermometer.
Mrs. Amy Rigg advertises in a
Texas paper that she is able to whip
either one Of the two woman she saw
walking on her husbands arm a few
nights before. What an Amy-able
woman she must be, eh?
A few days since man convicted
of drunkenness stood mp before His
Honor said, in his slow, solemn way,
"I'll give you $40 or thirty days"
well, III take the $40, squire" said
the fellow.
Detroit policemen don't seem to be
very good marksman. II want you
either to hit me or stop making such
a blamed racket" said thief ia that
city, at whom policeman was
shooting.
Josh Billings remarks: "The only
way to git thru this world and escape
censure and abuse is to take sum back
road. You kant travel the main turn.
pike and du it."
NNe, sir" said weary looking
man on a street car to an Individual
by his side. II wouldn't marry the
best woman alive. I've been a dry
goods clerk too long for that"
The lady who fell back on her dig
nifty came near breaking it; and the