Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-11-09
Gleanings.

The Indians now call Conkling the
Man-not-Afraid- -of-His- -Milliner.
Mr. Tweed once gave boot-black FIVE
cents, and thinks OF exposing him.
Southern journals talk, not about
Grants opinions, but about his drinks.
Massachusetts Republicans look a
CASTOR the returns from Ohio.
1t seems as if, speaking of the East
ern war, the prayer Of the righteous
availeth nothing.
THERE must be lawn order, said the
Judge, yesterday, pushing his little
mower vigorously.
Rev. Mr.. Nye is pitching into Mr..
Beecher Now let's see if the latter be-
lieves in a Nye for Nye.
"You seem to walk more erect than
usual, my friend Yes, l have been
slaughtered by circumstances.
Curious phenomenon noted in the
Graphic" There is a snora in Mexico
that doesn't seem to be asleep
AN Irish lover remarks: Its a very
great pleasure to be alone, especially
when yer sweetheart is wild ye!
Sitting Bull can never be civilized
One of his prayers has these words:
May he who lies to-day die first No
civilized man would pray like that.
Gilman, the forger, who raised hun
dred dollar certificates to ten thousand,
began life by Dragging that he had eaten
fifteen buckwheat cakes for breakfast.
Pascal has said somewhere that the
more mind man has, the more he finds
out original people. 1t is your common
place person who sees no difference be-
tween one man and another.
Spades are trumps,' casually re-
marked gentleman during recent
game of euchre. Thank you sir, said
Gen. Mcclellan, with the cold and stud
led politeness of grenadier. You are
very good, I'm sure.
The Norwich Bulletin says: "A girl
who can put square patch on pair of
pantaloons may not be so accomplished
as one who can work a green worsted
dog on yellow ground, but she is Of
more real value in the community
Dom Pedro now has private attend
ant who parts the bed clothes frequent
ly during the night and yells " ticket"
Then forked stick is ratified along
section of paling fence IN the palace,
and the Emperor smiles in his slumber.
Senator Conkling, with his square
shoulders and peaked beard, looks like
the portrait of cOurtier of the time of
Queen Elizabeth. York. Herald.
Does he look like Essex? Essex, you
know, lost his head, and there was
ring in the matter.-LouiSrille Courier
Journal.
Mr. Spurgeon, when he first rose into
popularity in London, had so many pairs
of slippers sent by the young ladies that
he announced one Sunday morning that
he had enough to last him his life
Things are changed now. They send
him cigars He has got, no one can tell
how many boxes, but the great divine
has not yet cried, "hold, enough"
Good Templar Really,
Swizzle, it's disgraceful to see man in
your position in this state, after the ex-
pensc we've incurred and the exertions
we've used to put down the liquor traf-
fer Swizzle-" Y may preash as mush
as y like gen'lm'n, but | can tell y I've
made more pershnal efforsh to (hic)
purrown liquor than any Of ye?"
The Russian commander opens the
door and let's one Turkish army after
another into Plevna without opposition.
He puts his finger on his nose, winks
slyly, and says, Sh! don't say word.
They don't see the trap. Let EN- walk
in. wish / could get six or seven mil
lion soldiers in there before tell them
that they are my prisoners. Sh, don't
say word" As the stage driver re-
marked Of Squeers, Ee's long eadcd
tsun---ee is.