Daily Republican., 1878-12-14
HUMOROUS.

with a marvellous voice and a gracefl
figure, but she was very homely. Sh
called at the White House, and whe
she hid gone with his wife into pr
yate room Mr.. Lincoln expressed hi
surprise 10 a friend that "some goo
man had not been lucky enough to maj
ry her" Adding:
"L--herself would be much hat
piel II she were a wife and mother"
few moments later Major c.
volunteer officer, thoroughly re
spected by the President, and bache
lor, came into the study. Mr.. Lincoll
looked at him thoughtfully.
What are you going to do whel
the war is over, C-'' he asked
suddenly.
Seek my fortune, | suppose, wal
the startled reply.
There II Is In that room." A franl
girlish laugh was heard at the moment
"No You can't go to Seek it now; bust
ness first. But there it is."
That evening there was a reception al
the White House. The President beck
oned Major C.
Listen! he said.
A lady, whom they could not see be.
cause Of the crowd, was singing in a
voice of great beauty and sweetness,
some gay song. The Major would have
moved forward, but Mr.. Lincoln de-
tained him, his eyes twinkling with
,hrswd fun.
"Wait a bit " he said. "Don't look
At her face yet
Presently she Gang ballad with such
pathos that the Majors eyes grew dim.
Nov go. She's az good and true as
Ter song
The good word OF Mr.. Lincoln proba
'ly Influenced both parties. In a few
months they were married, ard the
inion has proved most happy one.
81 did one wise thing in 1864" Mr..
lincoln said, rubbing his chin, as was
.i5 wont when pleased; al made that
match. = Youths Companion.
JUDGE RlvEs AND THE PREAcHER.-
udge Alex. Rives, when a young man,
aw good old preacher riding down
he Monticello road (then a single
rack.) A boy, with long cross cut
aw lying crossways on his horse, was
ls0 coming down the same narrow
Dad, some distance in the rear of the
reacher. The boys horse ran away,
nd as he vas approaching the pious
ivine, the latter sprang from his horse
nd scrambled up precipice. Where
pom the Judge exclaimed; BLESS my
fe, Mr.. -, you have told NE that
ou were ready, willing and anxious
die, why then struggle so hard to
It out of the way of that horse and
.w ?"
"Well, Mr.. Rives," the good man re-
he'd, Il am anxious do die, but do not
ish to be sawed to death"
This circumstance reminds us of the
blowing from the Courier Journal:
'lf man is going to the woods to
'mmit suicide, and bull suddenly
ives chase, the chances are that he
i'll run for his life. Of course he will
IN. He is going to the woods to COM
1t suicide and not to be killed by a
all. Besides do you suppose man
ants to have his last moments dis.
Irbed by personal difficulty that may
st him his life ~
~ just dropped in to tell you" pant
Mrs. A. as she dropped herself into
r.. Is. $ easy chair, that our minis
RS wife has ordered new winter hat
at won't cost penny short of six
liars; Just think of it, and so many
or IN the parish to bs clothed, to say
thing of the poor suffering South 3
II must go, Pm just tired to death
opping. Bought beautiful silk vel ,
for a polonaise this morning for four
liars u yard.
gallant Colonel was Judging hun
= in Ireland, and said to the owner
horse he was inspecting, "Has Le a
er been in harness Z" "Suie Low,"
S the reply, "do you think | should .
such a magnificent beast into har. V
s. ~ "Well," said the Colonel,
ow do you account for that collar
rk, then p "Ah," replied Pat, l
ure that's mark that runs in the =
aily ~
A lady to whom poet owed sum
money met him one day, and asked
n why he did not visit her az form {
y. "Is it, said she, ''because you \
in my debt ~ "No, madam, that
lot what prevents me; you are your
the cause that you are not paid" II
ow 80 ~ said the lady. "Well,"
'wered the poet, lit is because when \
'e you forget everything else" 1
little boy, whose father was a ra
r immoderate Grinker of the moder-
kind, one day sprained his wrist,
his mothor utilized the whiskey in yl yi
husbands bottle to bathe the little l.,
3 wrist with. After little the lei
n began to abate, and the child sur w
'ed his mother by exclaiming, ma, -
pa got sprained throatf" /
drawing master who had been
rying pupil with contemptuous
arks about his deficiency of skill in
pencil, ended by saying, "lf you
3 to draw me, for example, tell me .
t part you would draw first" The
il, with a significant meaning in o.,
eye, looked up into his masters
and said quietly, "lour neck,
You young scamp" cried an elder n
as he caught little ur-
in the act of picking his pocket, -
" you ashamed Of yours-fl You
Dung and thief already !" "Oh,
non,' retorted the urchin, 81 like nr
4! Amt you ashamed of yourself
u so old and amt got silk pocket
lkerchief yet % A