The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1878-05-10

"A new song will soon appear called
"Put your arm around me, pet; The old
mans eyes are shet."
The effect of soap and honey upon
bee sting is marvellous. If win make
fellow feel glad he was stung.
"A young lady rebukingIy asks us
Which is worse-to lace tight, or 10
get tight p We give it up; we never
laced.
Mexico hiss tried the plan Of having
three presidents, and the trouble is that
two of them have to keep out Of the
country.
The cuckoo is the greatest economist
among the birds she lays in other birds
nests, and lets the birds hatch them oues
at their leisure.
The horse always gets up from the
ground on his fore legs first, and the COW
on her hind legs, and then turns around
three times before he lies down.
The pot will keep on bilin' and de
cabbage will burn, but never burn up
You all will be like dat cabbage II
you don't repent Virginia Colored
Preacher.
A Liverpool bird dealer has been
fned $75 and costs for going on a spree
and leaving his birds and animals unfed.
Some were dead, others weak and totter-
ing with starvation, and others had liter
ally gone mad.
A pretty and stylish young lady
/ called in store the other day and re.
auested to see some lavender kids She
was shown a variety of shades; but un-
able to choose from 30 many different
shades of color she asked, (which OF
these pair are the lavenderest T'
"A fatal accident occurred in an
English football field the other day. A
lad was run into violently by a man
who jumped at him with protrudiDg
knee and struck him in the stomach.
The lad died soon after, and at the in
quest the man was committed for trial
for manslaughter, the jury also express>
ing the opinion that the game fought to
be erased from the pastimes of Eng
land"
Were a mind reader TO look into the
head of the average young man, he
would undoubtedly observe the follow
ing thoughts lst, Salf I'd, Self Sd,
Self. 4th, Self 5th, Self 9th, self
, 9TH, Self. There might be Other
, thoughts lowering about, but they
would halt at the entrance, for just over
that extremely small openings appears
the inhospitable legend, No Admit
. tance."
: o.. My young friend, / observe that you
, have used several French expressions in
your letter. l think, il yon will study
the English language, that you will find
) it capable of expressing all the ideas
. that you may have. l have always
found it so, and in all that have writ
ten do not recall an instance where ]
was tempted to use foreign word, but
that, on searching, ] have found better
one in my own language. Bryant.
Twenty two yesrs ago a sentimental
man named Rook, who yet lives out on
North Seventh street, named his infant
daughter LaIlah, and very poetical in
deed LaIlah Rook sounded, il it isn't
spelled exactly right. Ten years ago
that sweet girl married stove dealer
from Cincinnati, named Grubb. And
now what does her name sound like Oh
love, love blind god of what's his name,
you're a walking pestilence among
romantic names. (Tears.)
Now, then, state your case, said
a Detroit lawyer the other day, as be
put five dollar bill away in his vest
pocket. Well, began his client, sup
pose the man living next door wants to
put a barn right up against my line,
coming within two feet of my house ~
% He can't do it, sir. Can't doany such
thing" replied the lawyer " But want
to put my barn right up against his
line" remarked the client. Oh--ah--
yes! ] see. Well. sir, 60 right ahead
and put your barn there. All the law
in the case is on your side"