The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-24

near ner that they were gazing at the et'
ngy OF an Aztec priest from Mexico.
Inc information passed flem mouth 70
mouth, and some hundreds OF people
were drawn to the spot, to disperse some
what sheeplshly when the object or their
curiosity, having had enough OF the
corhet, reaoJusted his coat and rose 70 go.
"A good story Is told OF one boggs,
whose lmpertinent curiosity was pro
verbal throughout the country tnat
owned him. He was on one occasion
| travelling on the Little Miami raliroad'
alongside solemn looking. man, VINO
persisted IN looking out of the window,
ana took no heed Of Boggs endeayors TO
enllven the Journey with little CONVEX,
satlon. At last the brakeman or guaId
came round with some water, ana the
/ unsoclable traveller turned round 10 take
drink. Selling the chance, boegs
asked Going as far east as New
No" grunted the man.
"Ah " said Boggs, New York IS
dull this time of year mebbe you're
striking for Philadelphia
/ The surly one shook his head.
. P'raps Cleveland your destination"
insinuated Mr.. BOggs. No ? Can be .9
/ going this roundabout way to Chicago? :"
No reply was vouchsafed.
Well" cried Boggs, despairingly, &
4 spose you've no objection TO telling
where you are gving?"
Well, >ir, exclaimed the man, " I'm
! going for seven years
Then the deputy sheriff said he would
rather not have folks talking TO his pris-
oners, and Boggs gave il.
This puts Us in mind OF Mark Twain :
anecdOte of Artemus Ward and travel
ing bore, between whom the following
amusing colloquy took place:
Did you near that last thing OF
Horace Greeley's?'
Greeley, Greeley, Horace Greeley;
who is he?" said Artemus
Five minutes elasped, then came
" George Franciscan Is making a good
deal of disturbing over in England do
you think they viii put him in prison %
Train, Train, George Francis Train,
said Artemus, solemliy; ! never heard
of him"
The tormentor tried another tack he
said q What do you think about Grant,
chance for the presidency ~
Grant, GRnt why man" said
Artemus, " YOU seem 10 know more
strangers than anyone ever saw.
The man took walk up the car
coming back, he said " Well, you ig'
noramus, did you ever hear of Adam ?''
The humorist locked up and said
" Adam What was his other name ?"
The Journey henceforth was made in
peGce-
Very nicely sold were a couple o
tramps who waylsid d wealthy farmer II
Louisa county, Iowa, and demanded hi:
money or his lie. Disincined TO part
with either, he took to his heels. They
chased him half 3 mile down the rough
est of lanes, dashed after him through 4
brier-hedge, and went painting across al
old corn reid. Then the chased one
struck for the woods, and went wbee zing
up q steep hill his pursuers pressing
closely behind with blood~shot eyes anC
shortened breath. The farmer dashed
across lorty-acre stubble field, across {
frozen creek, through.a black berry patch
down ravine over another hill, across
stump-feld. to be run down on tbs
road bv the tIamps They overhSuleC
him thoroughly, searched him from tor
to toe, to ind he had not solitary cent
wherewith to reward them for their per.
severance.
Oar concluding example relates &c
an affecting romance told by the Detroit
Free Press. Ii WAS the second time
that the hero of the story had &C
eompanied the young lady home from
one of those little social parties which
are got up to bring fond hearts step
nearer each other. When they reached
the gate. she asked him il he wouldn'
come ia. He said he would. Sarah
took his hat told him TO cit down, and
left the room 10 remove her things.
She was hardly gone before her mother
came 10, smiled sweetly, and, dropping
down beside the young man, said: ."
ALWAYS did say that If poor but
respectable voling man fell in love with
Sarah, he should have my consent.
Some mothers would sacrifice their
daughters happiness Tor riches, bat /
am not OF that sort"
The young man started with alarm ;
ne didn't know whether he liked sarah
or not; he hadn't dreamed OF marriage.
"She has acknowledged to me that
she loves yoH, continued the mother
"and whatever j. for her happiness is
for mine
The youngman staInmered out: d
/ haven't
"Oh, never mind Make no apology.
| know you haven much money; but OF
course you'H live with me. Well take
in boaTders, and I'll be bound that Well
get along all right"
/ was a bad situation. lie hadn't
even looked love at Sarah. ] had no
idea of"--he began; when she held
up her hands, saying 81 know you
hadn't: but its all right. With your
wages and what the b0arders bring in,
we snail get along IS snug IS possible.
: 4 u that | ask Is that you be good to her
Sarah has q tender heart, and if you
should be crosssand ugly, it would break
her down in a week. .
The young mans eyes stood out like
! cocoanJtts ia shop window, and he rose
up ard tried TO say something.
: Never mind about the thanks, she
cried; 81 don't believe in long courtship
The eleventh Of January IS my birthday,
and il would be nice for you to be mar
lied on that day.
'But-but-but." -he gasped
There, there. J don't expect any
+ speech in reply" she laughed. "You
and Sarah settle it tonight, ard I'll al
vertise Tor twelve boarders straight
away. pll try 10 be model mother-in-
I law. I believe IN good tempered ana
kind-hearted. though did once follow q
Young man 200 miles nd shot off the
top o. lis head, for agreeing to marry my
daughter and then quitting the country"
/ She patted him on the head aud sailed
out. And now thd young man wants
advice He wants To know whether he
had better get in the way of locomotive
or slide off the wharf If ever q young
hacheInr Wa sesoldn Sarah,s vn11n0 man