The Arizona sentinel., 1876-02-12

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 A Stockton youth is lamenting his losss Of $1.200, a valuable suit, and costly jewelry, lavished upon 8 widow who was waiter in hO- tel there, and who, after promis- ing to marry him, "sloped" with the valuables.
 Mary had little lamp.
 Twas filled with kerosene,
 Mary down the chimney blew.
 And vanished from the scene.
 Gone to meet her brother who sat down on keg of powder to smoke.- Not Childs.
 ACHANGE OF ToNE.--How soon some women change their minds respecting their husbands. Mrs. Spinn was forever telling her hus- hand that he wasn't worth the salt in his bread; but when he got killed Tn a railway collision she sued the company for five thousand dollars.
 A professor who has lately been featuring in Newport, New Jer- sey, advised young ladies never to marry men whose heads were flat, whose Decks were thick and whose ears were low down on the side of their face. Men with low down morals are also to be avoid ed by the girls.
 The Boston TF0nscript takes this gloomy view of the subject {: "This being Leap Year, the girls have their privileges-but men are so poor now that they are not worth having, much less wishing for. A woman should be prudent, and not marry till she can SUD- port a husband:"
 Going, going, gone :" cried Michigan auctioneer the other day, and. as the last word was uttered, he dlopped dead where he stood.-Nea0 Fork Commercial AdUertiSer. He committed sui eide, most likely. by knOckidg himself down. But really, it's singular case.
 A Lebanon girl told a fellow she would give him kiss he would catch her. She ran we'll till she got out of sight of the old folks, and then gave in. This shows what a Lebanon girl will do when she is hard run.
 Look here, gentlemen, why this howl against ladies' striped stock. ings? It is your solemn duty as a respectable citizen to walk along the street with your eyes on a le- vel with second story windows, and it's none of your business what kind of stockings are shown on the cross walks. Anything is preferable to barefooted woman. Detroit Free Press.
 The pinned back skirts do not meet with much favor on the West Side, as they interfere with the calisthenics ofthe girls. Calis- thenics, we believe, means stand ing against a wall and seeing who can kick the highest. It is plea. sant to learn that no worldly vani- ty is likely to interfere with this healthful amusement.-Norwicb Bulletin.
 The New York Graphic says: The bill now before the California Legislature, providing that wife, beaters be publicly logged, ought to pass. It is high time to revive the whipping-post for a few of the most cowardly and brutal crimes. A man who will strike 8 woman cannot be disgraced. There is only one way in which he can feel the wrath of society-on his own bare back.
 "The other day as an under. taker of this city was walking along, accompanied by his son, he took off his hat and made low bow to an oldish man whom they saw across the street.
 "Father, why do you take off your hat to such an old codger ?" inquired the son.
 My son, that man has ten chil- dren, some of whom will die be- fore the summer is out, and he pays cash down for everything" answered the father.
 There are bright characteristics in human nature everywhere. We called in to see poor cOlOred family on business the other day and found that from their hard earnings they were supporting four little orphan children. These eoIored people are under no obli- gation to support these little in- nocents, but were helping from love and affection for the "pOor lit- tie motherless children" Verify they will have their reward.- LraCrence Tribune. In the Lords day of reckoning these people will have their reward.
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