Hammond gazette. [volume], October 13, 1863, Image 1

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mANMOND el EATRTTR
For the Benefit of the Sick and Wounded in Hammond General Hospital.
vOol.l. POINT LQOKOWT, MD., OCTOBER 13, 1863. NO. 48.
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HAMMOND GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUBSDAY MORNING By
'GEORGE EVERETT,
BATES—-One copy, thiree monts, hrirry cuyTs,
iy ADVANCE; Single-copy, FIVE CENTS.
PQETRY.
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IN THE NURSERY,
Look in a moment at the door,
: Whefihflf my life lies sleeping,—
A shad lm&-—ucrou the floor
Long rays ¢ poonlight creeping.
Two little chairs, two heaps of white ‘
' And soft small firmentg‘iying,
As flmudgb young birds had taken flight
- And roppedgaw feathers, flying.
Two folded pairs of eifin hose
Put that the i%l-worn" . Y
Tell of much mortsl treading. |
Two soft brown heads that now emerg
1 . white pilYow ‘
As sea-bird¥" ng iii the surge |
" Di, in the foam-fringed billow. 1
lh; ? &rb float with backward sweep, 1
s soft sea~ ere |
And] ,Mm-dnp. 1
Park! There'ssome voice, (ourearsaredull, ) 1
Thas calm, sweet sleep beguiling ; |
The red lips part and ?uixpt. full |
* Of fragmesitary smiling. 1
And clear the closed eye
Some glm vision rises,
The little up-tarned faces lie
All'flushed with glad surprises.
A:;;l rosy arms stretclied over head,
8 grux::
Are holding mo‘:g: Lfi e
Some unseen apgel’s vesture.
Btir not, kingd ¢ tiept stand
e
He will not loage my baby’s hand,
Though heaven had need of thee,
Though they 8 tuneful li
e the high skl Burbers,
He will not gm;b x::.rdimhip
Of my two 8 bers,
._—_.__—m——-—--‘-‘.
Asrenus Warp oN Bwuistuewrs.—"Youn,
®ao enlist rite off. Air you afeard it will spil
gour buty? Let me tell you that the best and
prettiest girls in this country iy hereafter gois
10 be korted by fellows on crutches, who have
tone great things in battle, apd you chaps the.
staid at home in your country’s dark bour wont
tand no more chance of getting one of 'em than
Jeff Davis of going to heaven in a baloon! En
list—enligs } In the language of Hamlet's daddy,
“list, list, oh} ligt. "
nn— G P—————
At an evening party, s young man from Eng
laad, was boasting of the pedigree, wealth, and
portance of his ancestors.
"0 yes,” said Sem H.; ‘‘your father and
temjm.&:dr lives together.” .
cinging W . .
A Goon Srtorv.—The Philadelphia Gasett ]
tells the fallowing excellent story ona merchant
of that city: g }
A showily-dressed wpman, not bad-lpoking
recntly entered a handsome store along the pron.- i
enade. She'looked like the wife of A man wh.
bad suddenly made money by army contracts
Her “barness’was good, but the wearer evi
denuy was only lately accustomed tqindulge i
finery, She entered the ‘‘principal depot” of .
citizen, who, among other proprietary articles
is the inventor of a celebrated bair tonic. 1
As she entered, proprietor was behind the
-ounter—-s matter rather rare for him—an:
with his hat on his bead. =He personally waite. 1
on her, asking, with bis best smile: |
“What can I show you ma'am?"’ |
“Why, your bair tonic."
“Here it is, ma'am,’’ producing & bottle o
the article.
“‘This makes hair grow, does it?"’
“Yes ma’am ; yow'll ind a little pamphie
iside the wrapper with many certificates fron
people who have been bald.” .
“Humph! What's the price?™
“A doltar a bottle, ma'am; six bottles fo:
““You're certain it'll bring hafr jn?"
‘lt pever fails, unless the hairis destsayed b,
disense,'’ :
‘‘Well, I"ve got & bald spot on top of my head l
i'd give five hundred dollirs to have it covered
agsip.’! {
Froprietor said he had no doubt the tomic
would accomplish the result, and the lady ordered
‘he half dogen to be sent to her house. Propri
.tor took the addregs, As the lady turned tc
‘cate the store, the proprietor removed his hat,
showing a head whose crown was innacent o
overing.
“Well, I declare)’® exclaimed the lady, trans
ixed, looking at him in blank astonishment.
‘What is it, madam?’ ’
Why, I swear, if you ain’t bald yourself!"
. Proprietor was about to respond, but the lad
ontinued ;
“| don’t want that hair grease o'yourn now,
! jest belleve you're lyin’."”
Proprietor attempted to explgin, but lady
wvouldn't listen,
ettt ) Qpmtemim———— E
Smowiwe Hen Cowons.—A gentleman from
Cheat Mountain tells the following ;
A squad of Indiana Volunteers, out sconting,
- ame across an old woman in a log cabin in the
.nountains. After the ususl salutations, one of
them asked her—
“ Well, old lady, sre you secesh ?’
‘““No,"”’ was her appwer.
“Are you Union 7"
.‘xm"
““What are you then 9™ .
“A Baptist, and WM”” .
The Hoosiers let down. a0
i i o - - Shkk T
Mos. Pasvimoros sy that hhm
u%mfiun&%nah decanter.
One of the Medical Staff furnishes us the fol.
lowing t=' S
What is the differpnce between a Knight of
he Golden Circle and a negro? One has the
atest grip—the other has the greatest lip.
What is the dilfercace between buying'a horse
nd selling him?' In one case you want to get
iim low~in the gther you want to let him go.
What is the difference between an angler and
- bad scholar? One bates his hook and the other
iates his book, s :
What is the difference between a duck shootes
od a man with consumption? 'One-has a long.
un, and the other has a gone lung. :
What is the differencedbetween a miser and &
oarder at an excellent hotel? One gets rich by
warding—the other gets rich, high boarding.
What is the difference between the pall bearer
f Sir Thomas Moore and his ostler? The for
ner hurried his corse, while the latter curried
lis horse.
What is the difference between s man who
nakes leather and a rat dog? One is a tannip’
urrier—the om‘g{‘ga canine ‘‘turrier.”
[The author of the first six “‘goax’ will mot
hold himeelf respbiiibie for ‘the last. M 'way
-uggested byo:w brother who perpetrates
uch things oo ly.}
et e i B o
Jesr ows Birs.—While walking down State
itreet recently, “‘the subscriber’’ came up with
two negrq boys, aged respectively ten and Af
ieen years. The younger one carried an apple
‘0 his hand, the elder one was using all his elo,
quen-e tgohhla “m oge W’ i“ “: | ‘E‘
“Well,” said the yoynger one fizally, P
zive you jes opp bite, but don’t you take.Bo
morc'n jes one bite."
The larger ope tagk the spple, mh
that would have been creditable to & hundp
and fifty pound cat fish, and brought it dows'
on the fruit, leaving & very small share on the
other side.
“Jim!" said the little qpe, looking up at the
operation with astonishment, ‘‘you take the
pple and give me the bite!"
e s ,
Tas Puinrsn's Dzcasocus.—The following
are the Ten Commandments udopto‘ by the
ucm‘n -
1. Enter softly. 2. Bit down quietly, &
Se T o so]
et alost T Houp (e ot lOk Ve bt
8. Don't talk wfieflu;. 9. Hands off the
papers, 10. Eyes off the manuscript.
‘“G——-." hopes the ladies who s/metimes *
bless us with their presence, will not %hink fAey
are obliged to keep thege rules very strictly—and,
indeed, it will be agresable to us to break the
cighth as often ss-convenient.
Boys, ‘‘unles sccompanied by their parents,’’
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