Locomotive, Volume 7, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1848 — Page 4

41 A jest's prosperity lies in the ear , Of him that hears it never in the tongue ' Of him that makes it." Love's Labor Lcst.

From the Cincinnati Commercial. ' To Miss Sally Budd. ": . By SAM. BLOSSOM, - . ; ' You know full well, dear Sally Budd, : My love in Blossom, blooms for you; ." ; Then will you not, sweet Sally Budd, . 1 ' Unfold and be a Blossom too?.

; So fair a Budd in life's young Spring, " , Was surely made for BLossoM-ing! A bud that will not blossom, Sally, Must fruitlsss live its passing day, - Then droop alone into the valley, .

Unnoticed in its swift decay; While those that bloom upon the stem, -Have eyes that smile and watch for them. ' - j - .Dear Sally Budd, then tell me whether, . .. In Our bright Spring we shall not be . Two blossoms twined in love together, ' " " A swinging on creation's tree, " On whom the dews shall sweetly fall, And morning light more sweet than all? - The birds of joy shall round us sing, . And loves' soft gales shall fan us, Sally; And when we've had a pleasant swing, We'll drop together in the valley, While still the tree of life shall wave, And bend with fruitage o'er our grave! Beware of Paint. The editor of the Cincinnati

Commercial relates the following as having actually occurred on a boat on the Ohio river. - The story is too good to be lost : - An incident occurred last night or rather this morning, on our boat worth recording. The berths have been recently painted, and to make the covering dry soon, a mixture of glue, be it whatjt. may, so that the paint is 44 sticky" to a remarkable degree, when a warm substance comes in contact with it. Early this morning a cry of "Oh ! oh ! come here captain," repeated several times in rapid succession, issued from a state room in front of the wheel-house, on the larboard side. -The captain being busy, some one of the servants went to the place whence tho cry of distress came, but the door was-not opened and had to be forced! It was found that a fat man had " kicked the clothes off," and rolled against the wall of the state room. The heat of his back had softened the glue in the early part of his nap, which had dried in the latter, holding him fast to tho walll No efforts of his own could release him. Warm water bathing assisted materially in breaking the . bonds that held the unfortunate prisoner, and he was released, but not without an admonition not to he forgotten', to be careful in future to keep the "clothes on,". while on board a newly painted steamer. '-,''.- Hop Poles. An English divine, who was enamoured of the study of Optics, and was a verv dis

tinguished proficient in all its minutia, could scarcely preach on a text in the bible without sliding into his darling discussions. Accordingly, having-to preach to a pl.iin country congregation in K.-nt, he lecturcd.them with much pith and animation, on his dioplricks, and caloptricks, his refactions, rcflexwris, and angles bf incidence. They were greatly edified, no doubt; and the preacher was much delighted. It happened., however, that in going from church to tlv lions;; of asubstantial farmer, his host thus accost d him. Doctor, you hare given us an excellent sermon to-day: but. I be! five you made one mistake.'' Mistake ' exclaimed the Doctor. Sir, that is impossible, it vat all demonstrations 7' True, your Ecverencc' quoth Hodgp, 'but them there things that you preach so much about, you called

Hop-Ticics ; now in our country, here in Kent, tee call Vm IIop-rcLES. Mason's Essays, '-

A down-town merchant, who is not an ultra temperance man, and who, having heavy notes to take up just now, is a Utile perplexed with financial operations went into a bank in Wall street on Wednesday, and presenting a check for one . thousand dollars, began to figure on his bank-book, while the teller was counting out the money. How will you have this ?" demanded the clerk, referring of course to the denomination of bills, large or small. - ' The abstracted merchant looked up from his calculations aud replied . . " Cold cold, if you please, and without sugar." Universe. ,; ' 'Cousin William,' said a merry, mischievous young girl, what do you think. I heard a pretty young lady say of you 4 1 don't know, something good I hope. Who was it, coz ?' - - Shan't tell you Lbut it's the truth a very pretty girl did say something about you !' 4. Well, tell me what it was.' ' . r . . 4 1 shant unless you will give me that Annual that I wanted.' - " ' ' - '..Well, agreed you shall have it novy tell me.' ' Well, now don't blush so she said you were the ugliest "looking man she ever laid ber eyes on.' Shrewd. A good joke is told of-'Home Tooke, whom the Tories, in the House of Commons thought to crush, by imposing upon him. the humiliating task ol ' begging the House's pardon on his knees. . Tooke went on his knees, begged pardon for the offensive expression he had used, but in rising up. he knocked the dust off his knees, and exclaimed, loud enough to be heard over the whole house, " It is a dirty house after all " " Roars of laughter followed this exclamation, and the Tories saw clear enough that they had failed in their object. " . . A young woman, meeting her former fellow-servant, was asked how she liked her place. . "Very well." V . " Then you have nothing to complain of?" "Nothing; only master and misses talk such very. bad grammar." - 1 Yankee Girls out West. Prentice complains, in the Louisville Journal, that the Yankee girls who come out west do very little in the way of teaching. Instead of teaching other .people's children, they soon get to teach their own. Pathfinder. -, "Jake," said a rather seedyish-looking colored biped, whose legs like knobbed bamboos, vitalized a pair of shiny bombazine trowsers, " Jake, hev you a black weskit to spare for a few days ?" "What for, Abe?" 44 Oh LI lost my aunt Betsy a few days ago, and I want to take a short mourn !" Knickerbocker., . -The girls are so skittish in Bangor that their mothers are obliged to put' blinds -upon them, like the blinds upon skittish horses. When they see a young man, it puts them into such aflutter that they can't attend to their spinning. ' Mother, don't you wish you had the tree of evil jn your garding ?' ; 4 Why, Josh, you sarpent, what do you mean ?' ' As money's the root of all evil, if we had the tree couldn't we get all the precious stuff The Proper View. 44 Did your fall hurt you ? " said one Patlander to another, who had fallen from the top of "a two story house. 4Not in the laste, honey, 'twas stoppin' so quick that hurt me.' Uniformity of temper is an important trait in the character of an individual. - - Form not expectations that cannot be realized.

" Sambo," said Tim' 44 why is that melon on your shoulder like three vegetables?" "Don't know. " 44 1 will show you," said Tim,kindly taking it ; th!j you will observe is a musk melon ; and this," giving it a toss, 44 is a tu rn up ; and now," he continued, aa it came thundering over the head and face of the astonishing Sambo, 44 it is a squash." 44 Sally, how do you like your new place ? is it a religious family ?" . 44 Well, I rather guess it is they always have beans on Sunday." ' Beats Solomon. By a curious misprint in a country newspaper, the Hev. Mr. Ellis, the husband of a well-known authoress, is described as" the husband of the '.Women of England.' " .' ' , Unnatural Curiosities. A paw of the cat that wasm the fiddle, and a hoof ofthe cow that jumped over the moon. ' A ray of light from the sun of science. -The truth that was crushed to earth and rose again somewhat bruised in the scuffle. A string ofthe lyre that Appollo struck. - A hail-stone, a snow-flake, and a drop of rain, that fell during the pitiless storm' that the venerable King Lear so eloquently speaks of. -.An accurate likeness ofthe horse White Surrey, which Richard the Third ordered to be saddled for the field. "' . -..'" " The anchor that was weighed, and an anchor to the soul. -

HUNTINGTON & Co. . Real Estate & Slock ISrokers, - No 17 all Street, JNew York. Country and City paper negotiated: Bonds and Mortgagei . bought and Sold. Refers to-R. C. Bull & Co., 63 Liberty street N. Y. IL Dwight, Jr., 61 Wall street. Hon, Millard Fillmore, Albany. J. Kaynor, Esq., Syracuse. David S. Skaats, Esq., Pres. Seneca Co. bank, Waterloo. J I. Dwight, Esq., Geneva Bank. C. E. C.ark, Esq., Buffalo. J. W. Tillman Esq , Detroit, Mich. G. E. Ring, Esq., Charleston, S.C. dec3-3t

FANCY MILLINERY MRS. D. McFARLAND would respectfully inform the Ladie3 of Indianapolis and vicinity, that the si ill continue the Fancy Mifintrry business, at her residence, on Kentucky Avenue, nearly opposite the StatJ Bank, where all kinds of plain and Fancy Millinery will be done with neatn.s and promptness. ' nov 18-Gw

AND STILL THE BALL MOVES ON. TL. ALLEN &, CO., have the pleasure of announcing to tb9 public that they are now receiving iheir Fall and Winter Stock of Fancy and Staple Dry Goods, which is well worthy of examination. Let the Lad.es, in particular, not forget their own interest, but call on them before purchasing. - Remember the Sin of the UOLDEN BALL , Indianapolis, Oct. 21, 1818.-2m '

MISS. WM. A WRIGHT, WOULD Respectfully inform the Lads of lnpianapolfo that she-had cominenctd the FA NC F M 1 1 -LLN A KY BUSINESS, having procured (he uesit-iancc of a Ludy from Philadelphia, who is competent to conduct the Business in th most Fashu.nillc Style Pattern Bonnets ran be had, ioftlier with a general assortment of Trimmings, Plumes, Fancy Cop etc. Shop and Kesidence on Pennsylvania street, first trie House North of Talhott"s corner.- '..W,- ;,o, J b'i 8. O Y S T RS, FISH, AND ALL KINDS OF WILD GAME, REUULARLY SEkVED LP AT '1 HE CITY SALOON, On Illinois, near Washington streetOCrllunters. bring on your Game.

.INVITATION.

choice Dres Patterns and Shawls, as well as tlieLitile Trimmings and Notions, such a Fringe.-, Lnces. Edgings, Inpertii'S?'. Gloves, Hose, Mitu, Under Vets, Colbrs, Cap Nells, Ildkchis, eic, etc.. of which we respcctiuily invite an exahi. nation, k,el ing confident that arnoniz ihe selection will be foi.nd sori.eoe" suable articles. Call and tee u, i.odies ! We will show J'oB our goods with pleasure.

Iniliampiilis, S( yunrier 23, '818..

NEW liOOKS! NEW HOOKS!!

TORRIsa &. TALL(JTT,Oi,c doorWetlol Irowni'V art constantly receiving additions to their etotk, inni NEW YO.iK, PHILADELPHIA, &c. . We invite the book bujers in Indiana to give us a cr,"-fBtj1 we will save them the trouble and risk oi buying cut tt'0 State. One door JVesttf Drowvivgt'.' ' rrf January, 1848. (jlo) MORKISON & TALCOT1