Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1881-10-08
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srrhss ard petals, and all nature secneu tq
Fei6ce like bride 0u her vc,tumg day
The maiden gathered yiolcts, arbutus and
'cOwslips. a while he gathered hai ne sup
.s,osed 10 be white ri ten that had taken
fefage in the hollow stump OF long de
narted tree Miserable fate, Strange catas-
tsror.he! Unhappy man. Referring % the
incident afterwards I'm letter to friend,
the maiden wrote: " 10 George were boiled
for a thousand years ina Che hot springs az
Iceland / don't believe he'd ever smell
sweet again.
Early last winter "littlc year old caesh,
a severe cold by kicking the blankets OF
from him at night, Neplnncd the nlahNc''
sA'~bc mattress and trie-l o. sleep with one
eve open that we might keep hun coNeled.
But 10 no purpose; hc still caught culd. Inc
case was becoming desperate when we hi'
Nlp0p the plan of putting him i'm bag. \
as1ncl skirt. ward long and yard and @
half wide. was scwcd up 40 the bottom and
the band made lust large enough 20 draw
mn over his feet and pin around the waist.
The length and width of the bag gave ample
room for Kicking, and rs the flannel was
old and soft il did not fret him. but proved
an efectual safeguard against colds 40 night,
ana We NAll Nt'0tANttNNA "t'T
thought Of il before.
The Burlington Hrrkcye man says: III
FiS voSns men who stood under the ait
window of this office last Tuesday night
aed sang. Let Ne Die when the lAles are
Blooming will kindly stand where the
foremen can reach him with ms mallet the
next time he COMES. We Will DO all that
human power can 20 get him I'm about two
laps ahead of the earliest lily OF the season.
No man who sings as he does should waste
Hsy time waiting for tie lilies when 1t
comes TO dying
The smallest engine ia the world Is now
IN the possession of John Penn, In Green
witch. England. the eminent maker of great
engines Il will stand ON three penny
piece IL really covers less space, for ITS
base plate measures only three cighths otan
inch bv three terthS & small are some 90
the parts thtt they require % powerful
magniiying glass % see their form. The
whole weight of the model is less than
three penny Pccc. To works aomFio'y,
and when working It's crank shaft Performs
an almost incredible number of revolutions
in minute
4 raw p,cllow apple {. diCc.tj b. en-
hour and a-half. while boiled cabbage Zee
uuircs five hours. The mos, healthy dessert
that can Dee placed on 20 table lsa based
apple II eaten frequently no breakfast
with coarse bread and butter, without meat
OF flesh OF any kind, 90 ha, aa admirable
effect upon the general system, often rem7y-
iRg constipation. correcting aciJineS and
cooling Oif tebrilcconditi0uS more ei,ectbally
than the most approved medicines.
You make me think, John Williams
said. dropping on q sofa beside pretty Elr.
last SUNDAY evening. ot % bank whcrcDo the .
Wild THYME grows. " do /. 'shcmIrmurct; T
ct is .onicc. but that iSpl, step iu thc hail. I
and unless You can drop out oi the front f.
window before cea>eSp speaking You ID have .
Mild time with him, my own, for hc loves /
yos rot His descent was rapid.
He came to bidhcr good by oal found f.
her weeping.
Cheer up. darling" he said, tnlcrly /.
feeling for her ewes with his pockc. hani- /.
absent for e week,
Bst can't cheer up" solbel the dis /
eorsdlatc maiden. with 81 fresh yuk 40 her
tear pump: poor little t,yp cutinto aiicht .
~ith ano,acr dpg to-day, and hes nearly
tor"cPscd Temperance -'T'''" lu7'
marked Ioncs To- nj, wif, the other evening
as he returned o. his seat 40 the theatre.
Indeed, replied Mr.. j.. with sarcastic
,,,r,.r;.e .,,Do-,5 fon l,, ri1r of
goI, breath tbof [..u bsd bccp art d, ,ec
vour worst encmv.'
\ minister Will. marrvin., - caual, re-
Gently VS. rather Disconnected. ON asking
The BRIDEGROOM If bo MAS wiUiu, to take the
v,nrg lad, far hi, welded vif, hv his
scratching hi, head and saving. YES. lam
willing but M much rather have her SIS
ter"
But nv d.ah f.rsh" said the newly
arrived Englishntan o. the Galveston hack
driver. Who hqI called him Colonel
lent INV delh fll,l. I don't l,,loa, to the
army vrr kroo. 80 "Thatd,n't make any
difference. Here ben Galveston we call al
most eyer, Io,f.r aul d..,lh.at colonel or
rnoior Have, ke-ridr, G,,cr.le"
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p;ah.,j ,~.,.t I;,e t;..,5 ,br friend
- ,.ror,,,.s ,,,s c-r.,;r., -oIi Him
80 ohio g;rI vhosr COMPANION a.l,ed her
A. norrv ..SbqIl .Lio vour anule for
Vone "'No thont Won - sho ro5,ied "
nave ono already skun."
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