The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-09-01

Let young gentleman ana young
lady try the following scientific expert
ment: A galvanic battery is set in mo-
| ton, and while he takes one handle in
one of his hands she takes the other in
| one of hers. Then let them softly kiss
each other. This is an improvement on
the old style, and it brings out all the
| fireworks there are in two loving souls.
We still hear occasionally of the ten,
| der, passionate, worshiping lover, who
lies in ambush for the idol of his hearts
| affections, and cuts her head off with
Ratchet because she will not marry him
1t is getting to be safer for girl to shoot
man when he proposes than to reject
him. And that possibility makes it very
unpleasant for the man when he asks
| -HdWk- Eye.
in the Royal Academy, London, this
year is an admired illustration of a some
what ancient event, in which a waste of
waters, dove, and a piece of timber are
the principal features. This remark of
lady bystander concerning it was over
heard: How dislike these perplexing
pictures, in which one never knows what
Is intended. A pigeon in tree by the
seaside suggests absolutely nothing"
"A servant lass who was sent to
bring water from the burn for some do
nestle purpose returning completely
drenChed, after an unreasonable length
of time, her mistress demanded the
reason of her detention. What kept
me, say ye?" said the dripping creature,
with look of surprise; deed, We may
ho oil TO no
rinnin' frae bank to brae | missed my
feet an fell in; and if it hadna been for
Providence an anithcr woman | wad haze
been droOnedm
The late Miss Mary Carpenter, says
Mr.. Conway, once remarked in private
company that it was a pity 50 few were
agitating :" the great question Of the
day" whereupOn one present said he
thought so, too; but what was the great
question of the day? Then each person
present gave his or her view; one said it
was Romansm, another education,
others suffrage, game laws, discs
tablishment; no two agreed what the
great question was, and Miss Carpen-
ter completed the diversity by quietly
remarking that she thought every body
felt that it was the convict system!
Prof. Swing does not believe in BOYS
furtiyely playing cards in the barn He
thinks that should the parents put up
Card-table in the home, and should the
father invite in the companions of his
sons, and then and there be one of the
party, and should the said father or
fathers laugh heartily over the sudden
denouements of the whist" these pa
rental guardians would not be called
g0gerH0r" nor the " Old man, any more,
but would be loved as companions in
happiness, and be called 4" father" Each
home should have its own games as reg
ularly as its food or sleep.
A schoolmistress in a suburban town,
who has long been annoyed by the per
versities of a male pupil of nineteen, on
one of the closing days of last term kept
HIM in and undertook to whale him. He,
however, disarmed her, and returned sew
eral kisses for each blow. The school
mistress, unable to forgive this breach of
discipline, looked him sternly in the face,
and, shaking her forefnger at him in
menaCing manner said solemnly: " Will
lam, l will give you precisely fifteen
minutes to stop hugging me, and if you
disobey me | shall punish you very
severely Chicago Tribune.
FORWARD.
A soldier laid him down to die
His wound was deep, his life a-failing;
He called cOmrade charging by
The shells were flying, balls a-hailing.
80 brother, take this purse of gold
The steedS were rushing, cannon leaping;