The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-13
Jokes from Harper,

An intimate friend of tho late Rev.
DR.. ]. b. Wakeiey tells an amusing aneo-
dote of him, as follows:
The doctor was most iDimtable de-
hneator, and fond Of good story. He
related to me, with great glee, how he
extricated himself once from most
awkward dilemma Preaching In
Hudson River town on O warm summer
afternoon 10 congregation Of farmers
mainly, from the text, IF any man draw
back. my soul hath no plcasurein him."
be inadvertently observed. "My breth-
rem. sheep never fight" Those who
were awake looked up at him, and show
cd. by their interest that the minister
had never seen two old rams trying 10
butt each others brains out Tho doc
Tor discovered his mistake as soon ~
they did. but not seeing his way out OF
n he repeated the statement with great
O. emphasis Those Of his audience who
we're awake nudged their sleeping breth-
rem, who. on opening their eyes. looked
about 30 see what had happened This
greatly embarrassed the doctor, end he
vas now sadly puzzled. He ventured,
with still greater emphasis. to repeat the
statement my brethren. sheep Revey
fght when luckily he saw his way out,
and doubling his fist struck il into tho
palm Of the other hand, adding. with
genuine JUNCTION. 'eDcept they Gra dram
bnok"
Senator Vance, of North Carolina, Is
one OF the pleaSantest raconteurs in Con-
gress, and Congress is full Of good story
bellers. Somebody having recently sug-
gested TO him that he should emulate in
North Carolina the part undertaken by
General Malone In Virginia, Senator
Vance replied that In such position he
would be. like Texas chap who killed
Q man and was advised by his lawyer to
Ay.
"Fly wherew responded the despera-
doI 'ain't in Texas aiready1"
A clerical friend, whose parochial la
bors are discharged in rural village not
o thousand miles from New York, con.
tributes the following:
The Drawer helps its readers, especi-
ally the clerical portion, to laugh and
grow fat, by reason Of Its many sayings
about and hits upon 1.-THE cloth" Here
Is q clipping to be enjoyed by all. and to
serve as warning 10 the aforesaid por-
don. Among the deaths the announce
ment Is made in usual form:
'At --, after short but severe ill.,
ness, - -, the wife Of the Rev..
-"
Among the local items the cause of the
Illness is made public: Tho wife Of the
Rev. - --- listened 70 her husbands
preaching Sunday before last and died
In commissions tho following Tuesday
afternoon.
The Southern Historical Society Of
Louisville, Kentucky, in December last
gave banquet at the Gait House TO
General Frank Cheathem, of Tennessee.
and the Federal Historical Society were
invited. and attended in u body. At the
banquet we're many distinguished sol.
dierss Of each army. and from this nun.
Der had been selected seven gentlemen
three ex-Federals and three ex.Con.
ecdcrates, and General Blackburn, OF
kentucky, 70 respond. The toast.mas.
eer. General Bash w. Duke, announced
that there would be no volunteer toasts,
After tho toasts were responded TO, the
hev. DR.. Burrows, Of Louisville, asked
end obtained permission 70 relate an in.
cident OF his carly ministry, which no
gave rs follows; Some forty years ago
Be lived 10 the family of ex-Governor
Lazarus W. Powell, and ono of the scr.
wants was spoiled, miscellaneous lad OF
twelve who was quite obtuse M to the
dtle TO small articles. In those DAVIS /,
was not only legal but eminently pious
20 fagellatc colored lad. One day the
Governor caught the boy IN the act Of
appropriation, and the speedy conse.
quential lilo. and Immediately proceeded
70 strap him. AT the first tap the lad
screamed "Murderw at the second
ssMercy, mars''' and az tho third, 20,
pray for mo, mans'r' To this last appeal
The Governor responded, you young
rascal, pray for yourself" No sooner
sid than done. Down dropped BIO on
~ knew and putting Wy his clasped