The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-02-24

right to celebrate Washington's
birthday with becoming honor"
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Mr.. Browns Matrimonial Method.
Brown, I don't soc how it is that
your girls all marry off so soon as
they get old enough, while none of
mine can marry"
"Oh! that's simple enough. I
marry my girls off on the buckwheat
straw principle"
"But what is that principlo7 I
never heard of it before"
"Well, used to raise a good deal
of bucl1wheat, and it puzzled mo how
to get rid Of the straw. Nothing
would eat it, and it was great
bother to mo- At last I thought of
n plan. [ stacked my buckwheat
straw nicely and built high rail
fence around it. My cattle of course
concluded that it was something
good, and ut once tore down the
fence and began to eat tho straw.
l dogged them away and put up tho
fence few times, but the more I
drove them away the moro anxious
they became to eat tho straw.
After this had been repeated few
times, the cattle determined to eat
tho straw, and eat it they did, every
bit of it"
"As said, [ marry my girls off on
the same principle. When young
man that l do not like begins calling
on my girls, I encourage him in
every way I can. I tell him to como
often and stay as long as ho pleases,
and take pains to hint to the girls
that [ think they'd better set their
caps for him 1t works first rate.
He don't make many calls, for the
girls treat him us coolly as they can.
But when ayoung fellow that I like
comes around, man that I think
would suit me for son-in-law, I
don't let him make many calls be-
fore lie is given to understand that
he isn't wanted around my house.
[ tell the girls, too, that they shall
not have anything to do with him
again. The plan always works first
rate. The young folks begin to
pity each other, and the next thing
know they are engaged to be mar.
rlod. When [ see that they arc de-
termined TO marry, 7 always give III
and pretend to make the best of it.
Ihlt's the way I manage it "
A Court SoENE.-Ihe Baltimore
american s.ys During the tri; il
of q case in the criminal court IN
incident occurred that almost pro-
Gucel a panic. The courtroom was
crowded with spectators, several of
whom were standing on O raised
platform near stove with an open
CRATE. One ind vi lusl got 80 near
the stove that his coat tails took
fire from the burning Goals. As socn
as he felt the fire in his rear he gave
one look behind, took in tho .situs-
ton at q glance, and made spring
that would have done honor to an
acrobat. The consequence WAS that
number of persons were Knocked
down, while others, thinking that
tie floor had given away, or some
other serious accident had occurred,
made for the door. The confusion
was general for few seconds, but
when the read nature of tho occur
renee became known, quiet was re
stored. The man with the burning
coat ncvor stopped until he reached
q snow pile, into which he plunged.
He went in in a frock coat, but came
out with short sack"
The SpRAauEs.- fate OF the
Spragnes, who tried to avoid bank
ruptcy by composition with their
creditors, is thus told by tie New
port. Rhode Island, Neacs:
cit seems to be conceded that the
firm of A. q W. Sprague are unable
to retrieve their fallen fortunes. It
will be remembered that they gave
10000 notes on which they were to
pay interest. The business de-
preston is such that they cannot
meet this interest as it becomes due,
and there is now little hope that the
great house will recover from its
embarrassments." j."
CALLoUs CARPENTER. When David
Spry (the colored man who robbed
ex-senator Owens) was sentenced
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