Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1879 — What “Bosh” Means. [ARTICLE]

What “Bosh” Means.

In a lecture on Jerusalem at the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, in Attorney street, last evening, the Rev. Dr. J. P. Newman, ex-pastor to exPresident Grant, traced the history oh that city from the date of the earliest Biblical record until the present time, and told how its appearance when he visited it a few years, ago compared with what he might have expected from his Scriptural reading. He said that many of the old landmarks still remained and some of the old customs are still in vogue. One evening, while strolling about, he met a strange-look-ing procession, headed by a band of unschooled musicians. At the end of the line a group of men were carrying on their shoulders a rude bower, in which a maiden of thirteen, deeply veiled, reclined. “What is this?” he asked of his guide. “It is half of a marriage procession,” was the response, “ and if you come here at midnight you will see the bridegroom.” And sure enough—“Lo, at midnight, the bridegroom eometh’ ’—he came, a youth of fourteen. The-Jjride was waiting for him, still veiled, at his father’s honse. He had never seen her face, the marriage having been arranged by a mutual friend. He raised the veil and exclaimed, “Yes, thank God,” and his friends went home rejoicing. Had he meant “no” he would nave said “Bosh!” and his friends would have frone home sad. The future of Jerusiem thrilled Dr. Newman to think of, for he had no doubt the Jews would become united there as the grandest commonwealth that the world ever haw. Already a Jew—Rothschild—owned the Holy Land.— N. T, World. It was an awful poor rawboned looking beast, and no wonder the other man didn't appear greatly inclined tp trade. " That’s a fine horse,” said the proprietor of the animal, to encourage him, “a royal horse, and”—“Yes” quietly interrupted the other, “ there’s the prints of whales on his back now.” The meeting adjourned. —Bridgeport Standard. . - ■ ..... ■ If a good man dies a natural death he is not likely to.be remembered as a hero. Let him be murdered by Indians and the conditions are changed.— N.. 0. “ 1 am hioparch of all I; sir, weigh,” you can truthfully say if you are not a married men.—Uowanda Enterprise.