The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-02-22

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the COW and upset the girls, and for a
few moments there was promiscuous
mixture of girls, COW and sled.-Leacen-
oorth (Kan.) Tsmes.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The ladies fairly revel in the sweet
buy and buy.
A bit of nonsense-One that will not
check horse.
"A cold and coatless man does not
much object to draft if it comes through
the door of bank.
--ss What did you gets'' she asked, as
he returned from two days hunt. Got
back" was the cool reply.
Sc Is your father livingp' Eyes; but
he isn't very living. He has rheumatism
all over his legs and back" says the art
less child.
Have you enemies? Go straight on,
and mind them not. If they block up
your path, walk around them, and do your
duty regardless of their spite.
The genius of the New Orleans Re-
publican has observed that "the man of
genius cares nothing for money His
creditors are the only persons who make .
disturbance"
-Hen-roost robbery has been raised to
something like dignity by the operations
of Maine family, father and three
sons having stolen more than 1900 fowls,
beside other property.
There is only one trick can't stand
in wife," said he, as he came bounding
out of the house. What trick is that 2"
demanded an inquisitive neighbor. "The
hys-t'rick!" exclaimed the man, as he
scudded off for doctor.
When they try man-slayer in Japan
they don't ask: aWas there any provo
even, I" Was it an accidena p Ukey onIv
ask: Did he kill him :" and if he did
off comes the slayer's head.
"A traveller stepped off train at the
Erie Depot at Rochester, N. r., and ac-
costing a newsboy, asked: Sonny, what
is the quickest way to get to the Central
Depotsn "Run!" he answered, and set
an example by getting out of the way
pretty fast.
"A peanut vender, the other afternoon,
when rendered fifty cent note for pint
Of his papilionaceous fruit, carefully adj
justed his glasses and closely scrutinized
the note for nearly two minutes. "Isn't
il good?' queried the purchaser. "I-
believe-it-is-all-right," slowly re-
piled the peanut man, "but I thought
maybe it might be one o. them counterfeit
81 200 notes I've read about in the noos-
papers, an wouldn't like to get stuck
on one o. them."
A oe D~n
MaN Gazette describes at much length and
minuteness boat-race which he enjoyed
behind a couple Of sperm whales off Lynn,
the whales being harnessed and driven by
. Yankee. The English seem to be much
excited about it, but we assure them il -
very common thing. In Boston, the Sc
verest punishment q father can inf1ict ON
his daughter is to prevent her from going
out to drive her whales down the bay in
the afternoon. IN. T. Graphic.
The Norfolk fva, Landmark tells
this one: "On the night of the first ap-
.pearance of Miss Nelson the Grand Duke
Alexis engaged q negro hackman to take
himself and suite to the wharf. On reach
ing the street at the conclusion OF the en-
tertainment, he was approached by the
hackman, who said, Is you de Juke ?
On being answered in the affirmative. the
sable Jehu remarked, Wei, sar, de car
rage waitin.'' The Grand Duke was
struck with the simplicity Of American
manners.n =
~" The baby has got new tooth, but
the old lady is laid up with cold in her
head, = remarked gentleman yesterday
afternoon to defeated candidate What
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