Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-02-20


pointing unloaded guns, but nobody ev-
err entorces it.
Ifyou were as willing to be as pleas
ant and as anxious to please in your own
home as you are in the company otyour
neighbors you would have the happlest
home in the world.
|. A sagacious dog, set on by some boys
killed an inoffensive Chinaman in san
Francisco the other day.
A horse thief in in HopasdalO, Pa, Is
ascertained to have killed one OF the
stolen animals and sailed it down for
meat.
In Benoit, Canada,a woman has Civ
en- birth to twins joined as Chang and
En- we're. They are living.
Two reputable Carolinians testify to
having known a certain peacock Tor
more than fifty years, and they dent
know how old it wOs when they first had
the honor of making its acquaintance.
A young Mexican, Amado Palaclo,
committed suicide at Corpus Christi a
few days since. He was wrongiuliy
prosecuted for the theft of a saddle, and
chose death as u means Of escaping from
the modification.
"Charles, "said she to her Sunday
school class, mention some act OF ylo-
lence that was inflicted near the sea
about this time" Don't remember
any; 'cept Jonah was whalc-laid on the
shore"
Woman" says a western female on
the lecture platform, wants bread not
the ballot" However. if she were real
ly compelled to choose between the
two she would probably take new bon
net.
Senator Hill had rather talk than tight
any time. If there must be duel he
wants TO fight in the State ofJaw-jaw.
Irritable shoolmaster-"Now' then.
stupid, what's the next word? " That
comes after cheese?" Dull boY-"A
mouse sir"
In this great court that wears the
golden epaulets ofjustice," said a Gin
cinnatti barrister, 'where arc the great
waves that wash the shore OF justlce"'
His client was sent down for thirty
days.
Live and learn-Ficar's daughter:
And why did Aaron make a golden
calf ?" Sharp child of three and a ha'i'
..Please miss, because he hadn't got
enough gold to make cow"
A Mr.. Iyey, an old man, made the ac'
ouaintance of couple of the sharpers
in New York, and thought they were
Jolly good fellows" until he discover
ed that they had swindled him out OF
go. "A rare old plant is the lvey
green"
AGlascock county (Ga.) man lately
married his fathers wifs's sister. There
is now a gentleman from Alabama visit
inc Atlanta who shows 4 more mixed
family. He now has third wife, whose
younger sister his son married. Then
his daughter married his wife's broth
err.
The poet Dryden was silver man
Some enterprising book-worn. runmag
ing among the poets letters to his pub
Usher, has come across the following
Therefor, give you notice that | hav'
done the seventh Eneid' in the country
and intend in some days hence TO 90 up
on the eighth; when that is DONE | ex
pect ESQ in good silver, not such as
have had formerly. 1 am not obliged Il
take GOLD, neither will l."
Charles Napier, an English scientist
prescribes a vegetable diet as n cure TO
Iintemperance. The REIMBURSEMENT o
meat for six or seven months, h
asserts, will destroy desire for. alcoho
in the most aggravated cases.
/ Virginia once had a native African
for Governor. Alexander Spottswood
who filed the chair in l7G0, was bonn il
Fanger while his father, British Off
Ger, was there en- duty.
A wagon load OF misery recently pass
ed through Carson, New. 1t contained
sick mother, sired-out father, tw'
children dying with diphthera, aud thu
dead body Of an infant.
\ clergyman in Scotland, who wa
conducting public worship in the opeI
air, had a portion Of his notes carrie'
Off by the wind. Not perceiving tn,
circumstan ces. he announced that h
would now proceed to the third head o
division of his discourse, hastily turnet
over his notes, remarking two or three
times. Thirdly, my frienos; l sa.
thirdly" on which an old woman sitting
by calculated: ''Thirdly,slr, is AVA WI
the wund; it's over the kirkyard wa
sir."
A committee appointed 10 settle thu
question whether tho present is the frs
biennial or the last annual session of TIM
Virginia Legislature, under the amend
ment to the Constitution, are equally
divided and cannot render decision.
John Clark, a venerable citizen o