The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-01-20
Our philadelphia Letter.
Phila.. Pa. Jan. nth,

Phila.. Pa jan nth, 1871
DEAR ApvocATE.-The sidewalks still illustrate
the upsand downs oflie. aud many are they who
in agony exclaim what fall was there my
cuuutryman !"
The Bennett My affair has supplied the min
istrpl aud variety shows material for burlusquos
and funny sayings
Tho quality of oyershoes and rubbers does not
seem 20 be kept M TO their former standard Of
pXcrllprcr: thay look nice and bright and shiny
and all that, but few days wear soon shows that
they run take in more water than fish or fell
low who may have been up all the night before
with n sick friend"
II will saou be difficult to throw brick in eth
er Of the Southern States, without hitting Gov
srnor,
business Is just about as lively as a dead flea
The schooling is not as good as it used to be in
the Electoral College
Hat bets will soon have to be paid in "The
latest Spring Styles
The steamer for Salt River will not leave, It is
thought, before next March.
The head Of an NJ. c. is often but little less than
MT.
This Is the time of the year when you pay seven
cents for your car fare aud help to push the car
all the way.
If eggs get much hi ;hsr they will have to be
knocked down with club,
1t is astonishing how c,san dirty pocket hand
kerchief seems in the eyes Of so me men.
And now they talk Of making railroad cars Of
| pipe iron--according to the patent u Rhode
| Islander
Riding on the rail,
| In a car Of iron pipe,
| Isn't this funny tale
0fa rather funny stripei
Ice gorges are far from gorgeous to those who
| suffer by them.
| Navigation is quite played out at present, both
| in the street and on the rivers.
1t seems strange that at this time Of the year
| no one rings your boil aud tells you to take in
| your ice."
| Thieves ransacked the mansion ofa prominent
citizen early the other morning aud prepared aud
took breakfast before departing with their plum
| der.
| The day after thaw is over and the thermome-
| ter is nearly down to nothing, you'll see folks
| come out and hammer and cut and dig away a
the granite like ice in the most vigorous man
| ner immas sinable.
The voice of the mock-auHtioneer waxeth loud
| when the stranger passeth by.
What are you going to do with yourself next
| Christmas
The position OF General Augur, at New Orleans,
| must e great bore to him.
| "when this cruel war is over"
Then we'll all live in clover
| And woe be to the hold rover,
| Who speake Of politics more over,
| "When this cruel war is over"
Few hens nests have been found in sleighs late
ly. Possibly this has something to do with the
rise iu eggs 1t Is likely the hens do not like to
| "lay low" in such cold weather,
Davenport is playing "Daniel Druce" at the
| Walnut Street Theatre, and they say the place is
washed out every night With tears.
| Watered silks
And watered milks
| Are had in cities great
| But In country towns,
\ They wear nice gowns
| And the milk is always straight.
81 know my daughter Annie is good singer
he said but il that music teacher tells me she is
| a" Soapy Anua," any more I'll break his head ~
Now would you believe 1t, when tell you thai
| 1t took nearly an hour for Mrs. Biggin,s to ex
plain TO Biggins, that Mss Anna Biggins had 4
| soprano voice !"
al wish was a clothes horse" neighed an olt
car horse the other day, because ii / was,
| would be often put near the kitchen fire and have
| lots of clothes on me-"
Keep your eyes open, for thousand dollar eoun
terfeit bills are in circulation, and at the SAINT
| time may as well mention, that many pound
o bullets have been made up into five cen
pieces. judge so because had one the othe
day, not $1,000 bad bill, but bad five ecu
piece. Yours, Watchfully,
MARCurIO,