The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-01-26

-" Hark from the tombsl
sound. 'Tis DIR. Schliemann's cp4'tge
mortal MAJ, come view the ground nera
old Agamem doth liei,
The original Uncle Tom in UpG,
Toms Cabin" is alleged to have receIt
ly died at Indianapolis at the ripe = q
ofone hundred years.
:. To Indianapolis belongs the honor
Of having invented fine-tooth cpaap
which can also be used as a stove-han 4,
and tack-hammer tt4fA
Danbury News: Nothing lets in-
more cold than ladder People who
own them should attend 10 them at once.
A well ladder filed in and banked up
will save one-halfin fuel used. aa 80
An indianapolis girl hung UP y y
stocking, and the boys for fun II
reaper and mower, and two bar 4nq .
gans. Their motto was:' Though
to view, to memory dear.v t7rese
Said she "Dem, it is just tweIvev
years since that Christmas.eve when you
washed my face with snow and kissed
my tears away" Said he: "Is that
all?' 30
Judge Graham, at the Old Bailey,
on one occasion forgot TO pass the SEN
tence of death on a convicted prisoner.
Being reminded OF the omission, he
.gravely exclaimed Dear me. | beg
his pardon, ! am sure
Vanderbilt obtained his start in life
NY pleasing gentleman whose horse he
.field ~ = hotol-Ioorl laptI adnsirlll fEssa.l.
gut in boyhood was adopted by commo-
dore Porter in recognition of kindness
shown by the father Of Ae former to the
latter when prostratod by sun stroke,
a colored man named Pickett, re-
siding at Akron, Ohio, has lost his wife
and pastor together they having eloped
in company. The sad feature OF the az
fair is that the unfortunate Pickett sent
them off himself, and furnished them
With money TO keep them comfortably
for several months, the understanding
being that they weie TO secure for him a
valuable inheritance in Oshkosh, Wis.
1t is absurd to think that the adop-
ton of professions usually regarded as
masculine monOpolies unsexes woman.
1t only makes them business-like Here,
out in Montgomery county, there is
lady lawyer. She is or was married.
And the other day a client went 20 her
office and found the door locked, with
the following notice pinned up on then
outside: Gone TO my husbands fune- /
raj; back in thirty minutes"
"A Springfield Mass, mother,
troubled TO manage her numerous chill
dren, sent 10 school with an older one
little tot under the school age of FIVE
years. The teacher sent him home again.
A few days after the little fellow came
again as before. {" He can't come; he
isn't fSNyears old" said the teacher.
'' Yes he can" persisted the older
brother, "mother says he can come to. 4
lay, COS he was five yeats old at fve1
)'clock this morning"
..Colman was once out dining who're
-he only Lady in company was the dow
lger of lady Cork. Puns were the sta
pie of the entertainment. " Mr. Col
nan" said Lady Cork, "you are so agree
,ble that you shall drink gla, Of cham.
oagne with me-" " Your ladysbip's
wishes are laws to me-" returned Col
nan, "but, really, champagne does not
lgree with me-" Whereupon Jekyll.
who was present, .es-led-ontt.. :. Co.. 49,.
Jolman, you seem more attached 10 the
Jork than to the bottle"
Sunday night he said to the Ta.tner
# his joys and sorrows: Susie, to-
morrow is new years Many and many a,
time in the past have sworn of, hag
not?' You're talking" she answ
d, with dreamily Retrospective eye
And many and many time ] bas
roken my pledge ne continued soitly
You bet, % she whispered with a sigh.
But, Susie" said the great, strongmanS
18th his eyes filed with tears, 81 have
'lemnly resolved this time to take an
ath that l will keep" 40, Melvin"
nswered Othe woman, "you are just
iinning." NO" he replied, with
rvency that left no doubt as to his
81 have sworn il and mean
stick to it. From this time forth 10
ng as 1 live / will never swear of
gain"