The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-12-08
SELECTED MISCELLANY.

the opinions of thousands and they are
the very ones to whom you are really
listening.
A great deal depends upon mans
courage when he is slandered and ira
duced. Weak men only are crushed by
detraction, but the brave hold out and
succeed.
The Rochester Herald says that Nasty
at first poked fun at the land league, but
after he visited Cork he was converted to
its support. The smell of cork always
had good influence upon Nasty. Per
haps the league provided him with q
cork sole, and showed him how to walk
in the straight path.
An effort is being made to have the
Younger boys pardoned from the Mime
sofa penintentiary ''in order that they
may lead better life." There can be no
objection to this plan, provided the citi-
zens are allowed to lounge around the
Jail door with shotguns when the boys
appear, in order to insure that they get
fair start in the better life.
Won is q prefex indicating noble name
in Germany. The essence of any nobility
is respect for the memory of the illus
trious dead. When the departed are
bound to the living by family ties, re-
spect becomes reverence, and of that
quality no man or set of men can show n
lack and fully satisfy the American idea
of manhood.
A satisfactory test: She wanted to tes4
his affection, so, picking up the revolver
and putting her eye to the muzzle, she
said, innocently: II wonder if it's
loaded?" "Oh, don't" he exclaimed,
with manifest agitation. 1t satisfied her
that he loved her, and she asked, in
differently: "Why not?" because" he
answered, 1--we got house rent to pay
next month. and u funeral would en-
barrass me.
What the bluzes do you want the
nomination for? You're sure to be de-
feated at the polls. So said Bagbag to
young Symonds. Yes" said Symonds,
II know it, but must have the nomina-
ton. You see. I'm engaged to be mar
ried, and want to get out of it, and if
l run for office the opposition papers
will give me such horrid bad character
that the girl won't have me. Catch
the idea?'
Complimentary notice: Don't you
know that it is felony to steal pocket
book out of gentleman pocket" asked
an Austin Justice of hard case. Eyes,
l know it. Jedge, but dat ar pocket-book
bulged out so at de sides dat ! believe
you has so much spiret in yer dat yer
would hab made breakfast for it
yerself ledge, eff nobody was watchin'
yer"
One of our exchanges is responsible
for the following: Lightning struck q
hive of bees in Kansas the other day.
The painful story is soon told. The mis-.
guided lightning came out of that hive
quicker than it went in, and went off
into space with its tail between its legs.
Moral-Never pick quarrel when you
are not acquainted with the folks.
To the ordinary observer it looks some.
what peculiar to see woman stand up
in court and testify that her husband has
assaulted her, and after he is fined So
and costs, dip her hand into her pocket
and produce the money, which she has
been saving to get new dress, to pay
the fine. But that's woman all over
[Somerville journal.
"What would you do if you were 1
and were you?" tenderly inquired a
Young swell of his lady friend, as he es.
COTueu ueT nOulc ITOul Wcil,
said she, ''if l were yon | would throw
away that vile cigarette, cut up my cane
for fre-wood, wear my watch chain
underneath my coat, and stay at home
nights and pray for brains
A we'll qualified juror in the Guiteau
case can be found in Indiana. near
Greencastle. He entered q store there
last Saturday and asked the meaning OF
the display of mourning emblems on the
houses. When told that it was in men,
DRY of the dead President, he said: "Oh,
yes. I believe l did hear he was very
sick"
Fitznoodle was out again worrying the
life out of the ducks with his shotgun.
He blazed away at some ducks, and an
unseen man on the other side of the pond
rose up threateningly, with long gun,
and called out: Did you shoot at me?"
did any of the shot hit you?" inquired
Fitznoodle. Eyes, they did," said the
man, rubbing his legs. Then you may
be certain that didn't shoot at you; 1
never hit anything shoot at"
A fund of $1,000 has been contributed
by brewers, according to the Chicago
Inter Ocean, for the dissemination Of
information tending to popularize lager
beer as harmless beverage" Judging