Year: 1863

A rather loquacious individual was endeav- bring to draw an old man into conversation but hitherto without much success, the old fellow having sufficient discernment to see that his object was to make a little sport for the passengers at his expense.

 At length says the loquacious individnal T suppose you consider Down East right smart place but guess it would puzzle them to get up quite so thick fog as we are hay ing here this morning, wouldn't it ? We'll said the old man, don't know about that I hired one of your Massachu- sets chaps to work for me last summer, and one rather foggy mornin' send him down to the meadow to lay few courses of shingles on new barn was finishin' off. At dinner time the fellow came up, and, sez he, That's an almighty long barn of yourn:' Sez |, Not very long, We'll sez he, Eve been to work all this forenoon, and haven't got one course laid.' We'll sez I, you're lazy fel- low, that's all I've got to say And so after dinner I went down to see what he'd been about, and I'll be thundered eff he hadn't shin- gled more than hundred foot right out o7a Me jog!

 ASKING FOR PAss.--The Buffalo Courier gives the following anecdote of prominent railroad gentleman, who is equally renowned for his ability to make and take joke. A railroad employee, whose home is in Avon, came one Saturday night to ask for pass down to visit his family.

 You are in employ of the railroad ? in- quired the gentleman alluded to. Yes.'

 You receive your pay regularly Yes Well. Now suppose you were working for farmer instead of railroad, would you ex- pect your employer to hitch up his team every Saturday night and carry you home Y | This seemed poser, but it wasn't. No, said the man promptly. wouldn't expect that; but if the farmer had his team hitched up, and was going my way, should call hm darn mean cuss if he wouldn't let me ride. 1 Mir. Employee came out three minutes after with pass, good for twelve months. Served him rightD

 The following conversation took place near a..lobster stand, recently:

 Customer.-Are Holsters good this time of year?

 Dealer.-Yes, if they are fresh. Customer.-I have heard that folks only eat them during the months in which the letter R occurred.

 l Dealer.-Well then, they are good this month. Spelling the month OR-GU-s

 Customer-Well, I'll take this one, putting his hand on good-looking one.

 My dear,' said an anxious father to a bash ful daughter T intend that you shall be mar ried, but do not intend that you shall throw yourself away on any of the wild, worthless boys of the present day. You must marry a man of sober and mature age-one that can charm you with personal attraction. What do you think of fine, intelligent, mature hus- band of fifty? The timid, meek, blue-eyed little daughter looked in the mans face, with the slightest possible touch of interest in her voice, answered, I think two of twenty-five would be better

 Major N, upon being asked if he was seriously hurt at the bursting of boiler on a steamboat, replied that he was not, as he had been blowed up so many times by his wife, that mere steamer explosion had no effect upon him whatever.

 q say, boy, is there anything to shoot about here ?" inquired sportsman of boy he met Well,'' was the reply, nothing just about here, but the schoolmaster is down the hill yonder-you can pop him over."