The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-11-14
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.

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Mark Twain is writing another book.
Song Of Sam'l J. Tilden: II cipher
rest"
Geo. Francis Train is Train ing him.
self to be pedestrian.
The great American public is anx
iously awaiting the report of the yellow
fever Commission.
The compositor who set up, I'm oniopl
is strength was not far from right Of
ter all.
Next to full purse, light heart
and satisfied appetite are the best
things to carry around in this world.
The last mosquito of the season WAS
shot and mortally wounded in Summit
yesterday morning by Mr. Garter.
A Western paper has the audasity to
refer to the young and dashius Miss
Susan B. Auth ony as that old relic. T"
The peanut crop is large this
season and the school girls are happy
What would education be. anyway,
without peanuts and chewing gum?
1t is sad to think that out of the nine
millions of men, who yearn to be PRESS
dent of this country, only one If OBJ
tain the Office,
Will the young man who sat upon our
new ten dollar silk hat daing service,
on Sunday last, please insure his life,
make his will, and call at this atsise?
A Front street man nses his daughters
old shoes for wood boxes. NdW let
every Front street young lady sue for
libel. We are rich and can stand it.
"My friend, put yonr money whe9 it
will do the most good. Peter Cooper.
Yes, that's all right, ola fallow, Nut
give rs the money drst. Won ydt?
Many husbands: "Now shall II buy
the old woman new fall boanet,or go
down on my knees and enfreat her to
rctrim the old one?'
Only nine thousand, four hundred
and sixtyseven remedies for yeIlos fever
have been discovered, and the public is
still in position to receive a few more.
There are eight hundred newspaper
correspondents in Washington, aid the
only stimulant they use while writing
is concentrated lie.
Tramp! tramp. tramp! The winter is
at hand and 10! the poor tramp, who
hath eaten nothing for fifteen days,
standteh before thee and beggeth for a
morsel of bread.
We like old ruins; we are remarkably
fond Of old wine; it does our heart good
| to listen to the conversation of old men;
but we'll be hanged if we cab bear an
old maid!
GLOW are the mighty fallen!" Daniel
Webster was arrested in Clinton, La. !,
recently for shooting the dog of John
Adams. James Monroe appeared against
| h;,, ,,;t,oss r.
| Nun as NibucSS.
The Shelbyville, Ky, Times says
that man of that place was recently
"shot in the cars. Will the Times
please inform us what part of the hui
man anatomy is known as "the carss
Old Vesuvius is splitting forth lava,
tar, ashes, and old boot heels agai4i
Messrs Edison and Eads have been en-
gagged to so over in March and remove
the old blow from the face of thei earth,
| Each OF sixteen women claims to BIT
the mother of Stanley, the explorer
and he says in recent letter that lit
isn't going to say "ma" to every OLD
woman in the country.
Did you- eyer see baby ,sAtis WASH
| ''iust the image Of its father?' And
did you ever see the father who, as he
looked upon is bald~head and red face,
didn't feel. in the slightest degree, dis
graced by the resemblance?
A Mississippi literary society has on
hand the following interesting subject
for debate: (Which can take the more
religion out of man in given time,
lecture of Bob Ingersoll S or the sting
of an enlaged hornet?'
A Natchez man shot and killed his
wife the other day, because, in spite OF
all his entreaties, she still persisted In
eating onions. He is hereby informed
that there is chrome awaiting him at
this Office.
Tafmage says there are four gates to
hell. It'~ about all fellow can do dur
ing these evenings of hot punch and
oysters to find one gate, and we know
we would give up in sheer despair if we
had to search for four gates.
These Historical Clubs are doing
something at last. One of them has
just discovered that Thomas Jefferson s
grandmother squinted,.. and that the
uncle of Christopher Columbus was a
book agent.
According to the newspapers, James
Gordon Bennett has been married thir-
ty-nlne time up to date It's shameful
how they impose on this most excellent
young man. They Herald new mar
riage or engagement Of his almost every
day.
We know that it is very wrong to use
such an expression as, Gosh dol the
gol dinged thing!" but when fellow
knocks square inch of skin off his
thumb with the but end OF hammer,
he hasn't much use for religion and the
English grammar.
He was grocer's clerk. He came ia
YEARLY. sighed drearily, and after up
setting our ink and scratching his head,
sadly propoundeo unto us the follow
ing: ''If coal oil is worth thirty cents
NOR Gallon what sbould Ia the prica of