The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-23
VARIETIES.
"A little catch-penpy affair; A contri

"A little catch-penDy affair; A contr
bution,box.
"A witness on the stand, in reply to
question as to what the character of M
- was for truth and veracity, sale
"Well, should say that he handles til
truth very carelessly."
-"Would a little spirits, now and ther
hurt me much ?" asked patient of hi
physician. NO" said the doctor; lit
tie now and then, would not hurt yo
much; but if you don't take any the
won't hurt you at ALL"
The Haaokeye notes the fact that tn
| boy who does not know that the gun i
loaded is nevertheless always to be foun,
at the safe end of the gun. Providenc,
ought to look after this little arrangement
and reverse it occasionally.
"A patry were enjoying the evening
breeze or board yacht. "The wind ha,
made my moustache taste quito like salt,
remarked a young man who had been fol
some time occupied in biting the hair tina
fell over his upper lip. II know i'll" limo
Gently said pretty girl. And she won
dered why all her friends laughed.
Drive out with horse and he will
switch his tail $50 times to q rod to force
away troublesome flies; but let him once
get his tail over line, and the old quad.
ruped will wander on for miles obIiyious OF
the flies which revel unmolested in his
living gore What horse loves above ali
things is to do the driving himself
Two colored men took refuge under q
tree in violent thunder storm.
- ulluG pnn Won nrou ,,;,l
mo SAM" was the reply. "Nebber
prayed in my life"
"Well, can't you sing hymn %
mo, Sam. Don't know no hymn.n
well, see heah, honey, sumfin 'ligious's
got to be done heah mighty sudden. S'pose
you pass around the contribution box.b
is this foreign country? Russia
leather is made in Connecticut; Bordeaux
wine is manufactured in California: French
lace is woven in New York; Italian mar
BILE is dug in Kentucky ;Marseilles linen is
produced in Massachusetts; English cassi-
mere is made in New Hampshire; Parian
art-work comes from shop in Boston !:
Spanish mackerel are caught on the New
Jersey coast; and Havana cigars are roll.
ed out by the million in Chicago JNood-
berry Meas.
-"Why don't go out into the countrv2n
said the tramp, gazing with scorn at his
heartless ogator-"why, amt it har-
vest time2 Them farmers are lust mean
and small-souled enough to ak a man to
turn to and work for his victuals. Do YOU
suppose | want to have the back of NV
neck all blistered up and my hands stuck
full of thistles, and like as not get mashed
up in threshing machine9 And besides
never could eat fried pork and hot bis.
cult all the time. I amt healthy "-Bos
ton Traveller.
During the administration of Mr.
buchanan, reception was given at the
Whlte House to delegation of Indians
from the plains, and Gov. Floyd attended,
as Secretary of War, to receive the gentle
savages and present them to the President
He was arrayed in full evening costume
swaliow-tall, choker, and white kids, in Or
der that the occasion might be as impres.
slve as possible. The Aborigines were got
ten up IN the most extravagant display of
paint, feathers and gew-gaws. After the
ceremony had been concluded, Gov. FIovd
by way of advertisement, proudly touched
his own manly breast, and remarked 70 one
OF the chiefs, in the usual vernacular -
Me Indian Virginia observation-disclosures
the chief gazed at him from head to foot,
looking very doubling, and then putting
ms hand on the governors head, and feel.
ing his curls, gravely answered "No In.
dlan.no Indian Hair heap like niggerln
President Buchanan roared at the saliy in
Which Gov. Floyd, who loved Joke even
at his own expense, heartily Joined. But
historians say he never subsequently claim
ed Indian blood.