I've never mastered the moon walk myself - at least you gave it a go!! Hope you are feeling better soon. Cheers, Kay -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Valerie Bower Sent: Friday, 11 January 2008 12:01 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TRIVVIES] Some sons do have em !!!!! Do as Dave says Marlene!! Val xx > Mothers !! > While trying to do the Michael Jackson Moon walk (going backwards) Mum > tripped over and broke her left wrist in the grocery store yesterday, > which means as Mum is left handed it took her an age to type the welcome > to Kay (welcome to the list Kay) yesterday, she may be very tardy in > answering emails so please be patient with this stubborn Mother of mine. > Mother I love you, now do as you are told and rest > Dave > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For newer members (and older ones who may not know or have forgotten), because Rootsweb Lists don't approve of 'off topic' subjects and don't accept photos, etc. we also have a 'Trivvies' Yahoo Group. I am happy to send an invitation to anyone who wants to join. Just ask. Geo.

Do as Dave says Marlene!! Val xx > Mothers !! > While trying to do the Michael Jackson Moon walk (going backwards) Mum > tripped over and broke her left wrist in the grocery store yesterday, > which means as Mum is left handed it took her an age to type the welcome > to Kay (welcome to the list Kay) yesterday, she may be very tardy in > answering emails so please be patient with this stubborn Mother of mine. > Mother I love you, now do as you are told and rest > Dave > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

> I've never mastered the moon walk myself - at least you gave it a go!! > Hope > you are feeling better soon. Cheers, Kay > No Kay, Mum hasn't mastered the moon walk either, I mean who walks backwards pulling a trolley in the food hall, gone are the days when Mum had eyes in the back of her head, I got many a clip round the lug hole way back then for misbehaving behind her back, Mums fall could have been worse if some bloke hadn't stuck his foot under her head as she went down! Mum we are all worried about you and everyone here sends their love. Dave, Pam and Nikki

Ouch! Sorry to hear that, Dave. Marlene, I'm truly sorry to hear of your mishap. I hope you're over the shock and that you'll not try to use that wrist before it's *fully* healed in about six weeks. Now, behave yourself, stop tripping 'The Light Fantastic' and do as Dave says and *rest*. Hugs, Geo. Mothers !! While trying to do the Michael Jackson Moon walk (going backwards) Mum tripped over and broke her left wrist in the grocery store yesterday, which means as Mum is left handed it took her an age to type the welcome to Kay (welcome to the list Kay) yesterday, she may be very tardy in answering emails so please be patient with this stubborn Mother of mine. Mother I love you, now do as you are told and rest Dave

Transcribed by Ann Selchick. Geo. THE WHITEHAVEN NEWS, SEPT. 19. 1907 HIGHWAYS AND MOTORS. _____ An increasing amount of attention is being given to the questions cropping up in connection with motor traffic on highways - speed, danger to life and limb, dust, damage to crops by dust, and the public nuisance arising from dust. The Whitehaven Rural District Council devoted some time to the subject last Thursday. The danger to the public arising from fast traffic on the highways was the point under consideration, but incidentally some of the other points arose. One member thought they should cease using steam roller on the highways, and they might grip the evil in that way - make the roads impassable for motor traffic, and then perhaps the people who wanted roads like a billiard table would pay something special for the making of them, and otherwise come to terms. This was a rather drastic suggestion. It is difficult to stop the car of progress and improvement. But it touches a very big question that is impending, and that is a still further advance in the art of road making, and in the consequent cost to the public of allaying the dust nuisance raised by motor traffic. ______ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

Transcribed by Petra Mitchinson. Geo. The Times, 02 Mar 1839 - Carlisle Spring Assizes (3) - Doe, Dem. QUAYLE v. NICHOLSON NORTHERN CIRCUIT. CARLISLE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. [continued] CIVIL SIDE. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.) DOE, DEM. QUAYLE AND OTHERS, V. NICHOLSON. This was an action of ejectment, brought to recover property in this county to the amount of about 4,000L. Mr. ALEXANDER and Mr. ARMSTRONG conducted the case of the plaintiffs, and Mr. DUNDAS and Mr. HUNTLEY that of the defendant. In addressing the jury Mr. ALEXANDER said this was one of the worst cases he had ever seen forced into a court of justice by a defendant. The plaintiffs were the children of the defendant's sister, and he sought to bastardize his nephew and niece, that he might possess their rightful inheritance. It appeared, that in July, 1837, a Mr. William QUAYLE, of Whitehaven, died, possessed of the property in question, and also of some personal estate in which his wife had a life-interest. He had had two brothers, John, the elder and father of the plaintiffs, and James, the younger. James still survives. John married a sister of the defendant, in 1817, by license. She was under age, and there was no consent of parents. The parties did not regularly live together, but he residing at Whitehaven, frequently visited her at her father's house. He afterwards took a lodging for her in Whitehaven; but evidence was given to show that the marriage was not disclosed, and that even his fellow-workmen did not know of it. The register was, however, produced, and the only question on that part of the case was, whether, being by license and without consent, it was made good by a subsequent marriage act. This point the Court decided in favour of the plaintiffs. John had issue, a daughter Elizabeth, and a son John, born after the death of the father, who himself died about two years after the marriage. The mother still lives. Some time after the death of Mr. QUAYLE, who died in 1837, as before stated, the defendant, in consideration of 500L., got a conveyance from James, the surviving brother, of all his right and interest in his deceased father's estate. Under this deed, coupled with the alleged bastardy of the plaintiffs, the defendant, who had got into possession of the property, sought to retain it for himself, though there was good reason to believe that in the conveyance by James it was intended that the defendant should be a trustee for the children, by being their next friend. A long discussion took place as to the validity of the marriage, and Mr. Baron ALDERSON consulted his learned brethren on another question which arose upon it. The Marriage Act of 1822 made all previous marriages without consent valid, provided the parties had cohabited together as man and wife. It was proved that the wife of James, then supposed to be a spinster, had affiliated her child Elizabeth upon her husband. This was held not to rebut the proof of the marriage by the register, and was admitted as proof of cohabitation, so as to satisfy the requirements of the statute. Mr. DUNDAS addressed the jury for the defendant, telling them that they were not to allow themselves to be carried away by their feelings, but were to give their verdict upon the evidence before them. The learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the jury at once returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. One case only, "DENTON v. WILLIAMS," remains (which is now in the course of trial), for running down a vessel. Mr. SHEE, who is specially retained for the defendants, conducts this case, assisted by Mr. ADDISON and Mr. MURPHY. Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. DUNDAS, and Mr. FAUCIT appear for the plaintiffs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of this article. There is another article about the Carlisle Assizes two days later, bizarrely reporting upon the opening of the assizes and one cause tried on 27th February (a day before above trial). DENTON v. WILLIAMS appears not to have been reported in The Times. Petra

Transcribed by Petra Mitchinson. Geo. The Times, 02 Mar 1839 - Carlisle Spring Assizes (2) - Murder NORTHERN CIRCUIT. CARLISLE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28. CROWN SIDE. - (Before Mr. Baron PARKE.) [continued] REX V. ISABELLA FALCON. This was a trial on a charge of murder. Mr. RAMSHAY appeared for the prosecution; the prisoner was without counsel. It appeared that in the latter part of September last the prisoner was in the poorhouse in the parish of Dearham, and an old woman named Jean REAY was in the same place, together with several others, when one morning the prisoner suddenly took a large sharp clasp-knife, which had been used to peel some potatoes, and, before she could be prevented by any one present, so nearly severed the head of the unfortunate old woman from her body that it hung only by a small piece of skin. The consequence, of course, was instant death. Upon being called upon to plead to the indictment, she said she knew nothing about it, and there being reason to believe that both at the time of the fatal act and at present she laboured under a state of insanity, the jury were sworn to try whether she was now in a sane state fit to take her trial. Mr. ARMSTRONG, the surgeon to the gaol, was then sworn, and gave it as his decided opinion that she laboured under a monomania respecting a child which she had had, and that she did not know, nor was able to comprehend, the nature of the proceeding going on against her. This evidence was strengthened by that of the surgeon of the poorhouse, who had seen her shortly after the fatal act. The Jury brought in a verdict of insanity at present, and she will therefore be confined during her Majesty's pleasure to prevent her doing further mischief. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A civil cause will follow..... Petra

Thanks for all the messages...... Hi Sue - glad to hear you had a good holiday I will try to answer other letters later but this I have to defend myself ... I Was trying to make sure my body [re bypass healing] didn't suffer to much - I did finish up on my bottom slightly leaning back, so both my hands and arms took the fall, the left one had tried to stop my own shopping trolley from falling over so guess wasn't quite ready for the full force of the fall. As for Ray sitting on me .... well do you really want me more broken :-)))))))) TWWL Actually Ray said last whether he should come and get me .... my answer "No Way if I can help it" ... only got back here in Oakville on Saturday evening Need to go out and get some frozen veg and meat or chicken that doesn't need skinning or cutting fat off Be back later Hugs Marlene ```````````````````````` > Oh my goodness .... Marlene - when are you going to > take care of yourself > ??? ... You really must take more water with it ... > I hope you soon feel better - and that you are not > in too much pain ... > Dave - can't you get that brother of yours to sit on > her ? ... > > Hugs > Sue > > > Mothers !! > While trying to do the Michael Jackson Moon walk > (going backwards) Mum > tripped over and broke her left wrist in the grocery > store yesterday, > which means as Mum is left handed it took her an age > to type the > welcome to Kay (welcome to the list Kay) yesterday, > she may be very > tardy in answering emails so please be patient with > this stubborn > Mother of mine. > Mother I love you, now do as you are told and rest > Dave __________________________________________________________ Sent from Yahoo! Mail - a smarter inbox http://uk.mail.yahoo.com

Transcribed by Petra Mitchinson. Geo. The Times, 22 Feb 1839 - Explosion in William Pit EXPLOSION OF FIRE-DAMP. - TWENTY-THREE LIVES LOST. ----------------------------- (Abridged from the Cumberland Packet of Tuesday.) It is this week our lot to record one of those painful disasters which are, unfortunately, of too frequent occurrence in all mining districts - namely, an explosion of fire-damp, by which the lives of no less than 23 of our fellow-creatures have been sacrificed. The explosion took place in the "William Pit," about 2 o'clock yesterday morning (Monday), at the distance of about a mile and a half from the foot of the shaft, in the direction of Parton; and at that early hour only a small portion of the workmen engaged in the night shaft had entered the mine, otherwise the consequences might have been of a much more serious nature. It appears that on Saturday night the chief overman examined minutely that division of the mine in which the explosion took place, and not the least symptom of fire-damp was perceptible. On Monday morning TOPPING, the overman, had examined all the parts of the mine where men were to be employed, save that in which the accident took place, and finding all safe, and the mine in its usual state of purity, the men were consequently set to work. On proceeding to the spot where the explosion happened, a youth named KENNEDY had imprudently followed the overman with an exposed light; and the former, not having had any cause to apprehend a change in the state of the mine, or danger even of the most remote kind, had suffered the boy to follow him, and hence the sad consequences which have ensued. The cause of the foul state of that portion of the workings where the explosion occurred has been satisfactorily ascertained to have arisen from a sudden irruption in the pavement of the mine some time between leaving work on Saturday night and returning on Monday morning, and the quantity of fire-damp thus set at liberty from a small substratum of coal was so great as to render a considerable area of the adjoining workings explosive. On TOPPING entering this place, followed by the youth with his unprotected light, the mine was instantly fired; but the blast proceeding in the opposite direction to that by which they had approached the hidden danger, both escaped with their lives, though not without being much, yet not perhaps dangerously, burnt. Of the 23 who perished, all, with the exception of two or three, who had evidently been burnt to death, died from suffocation, caused by after-damp. The moment this sad occurrence was known to have taken place every means were used to restore the ventilation of the mine, in order that the scene of destruction might be approached. Some time necessarily elapsed before this could be accomplished, and several of the stewards and others engaged in this dangerous employment were frequently brought to the pit-mouth, from the unwholesome state of the atmosphere below, in a state of complete exhaustion. At 6 o'clock yesterday evening the last body was discovered and brought up; it was that of a boy named Joseph CLARK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Petra

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-RAILWAY ACCIDENT Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880 RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident occurred on Monday afternoon on the Midland Railway, by which a stoker named John CLARKE lost his life. Some waggons were being shunted into a colliery siding a few miles from Masbro', when three of them ran on the up line. Before they could be got off, an express train from York to Sheffield came up and dashed into them. Clarke was the stoker of the express, and seeing that a collision was inevitable he jumped off, sustaining injuries which shortly afterwards proved fatal. The express was a good deal delayed. -- Emily Smith

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-WRECK OF THE “FLYING SCOTCHMAN.” Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880 WRECK OF THE "FLYING SCOTCHMAN." A terrible accident occurred to the famous "Flying Scotchman," when on its way between Edinburgh and Newcastle on Tuesday morning. It is one of the trains run by the east coast route conjointly by the North British, North-Eastern, and Great-Northern Companies. On Tuesday morning it consisted of engine and tender, one van, two second-class carriages, one composite carriage, four first-class carriages, one composite carriage, and one van. The train left Edinburgh at 8 minutes past 10. The number of passengers for this time of the year was very few, and the train was exceedingly light. All went well until a cutting near Marshall Meadows, Berwick, was reached, at 16 minutes pas 11, when the engine suddenly gave a jerk, and the accident occurred. The guard himself does not know whether the axletree of the engine broke or the train left the rails. He was in the rear van, and saw all the splinters flying about as the carriages were tumbled together. He was stunned, and did not recover consciousness for a good while. Fortunately, some of the uninjured passengers succeeded in extricating themselves, and the next train from Edinburgh had by this time come up. In this were Dr. GRACY of the Northumberland Artillery Militia, and Dr. CHIEVE of Edinburgh, who at once rendered every assistance in their power, the latter being very active. Messengers were also dispatched to Berwick and soon special trains and the medical men there were at the scene of the disaster. On investigation it was found that the driver, John THOMPSON, Gateshead, and an extra guard, named PEARCE, living at Gateshead, were dead, while the fireman, a man named NORMAN, also living at Gateshead, was so badly hurt that he died in a short time. A passenger and the guard himself, George TURNBULL, were rather seriously injured, the latter being badly cut about the head and injured in the side. Others among the passengers were shaken and bruised, but the casualties among them were trifling indeed when the character of the accident is taken into account, and it seems almost a miracle that they escaped with such slight wounds. The wreck of the forepart of the train was complete; so remarkable a scene of destruction has rarely been witnessed. The engine had left the rails at about 200 yards distant from the two mile stone north of Berwick. It had just then left a curve whose inclination was from north-west to south-east; and had entered upon a piece of straight line running almost due east before entering upon another portion of the line curving more to the south. The cause of the engine leaving the line is yet unknown; but it is reported that at the point in question the permanent way men were engaged in repairing the line, and having had up one of the rails, had not go it properly secured, and that, although the red flag, the danger signal, was held up, the unfortunate driver of the train, who has lost his own life in the calamity, took no notice of the warning. The engine having left the rails, had run for about fifty yards along the line, tearing up the sleepers as it went, until, swerving to the left or eastward side of the line, it came into contact with the embankment through which the line is cut. Into this it had plunged very deeply, and, having carried away a portion of the cutting, it had disengaged itself and again proceeded southward until it again ran into the left side of the cutting; and this time its course was completely arrested, and almost completely reversed. The force with which the engine had struck the eastern soil of the cutting had been so great that the engine had spun nearly half round, and was brought to a standstill, completely shattered and disabled, and standing across the two lines of the railway. The speed of the train had been so great that the tender accompanying the engine, and a guard's van which followed it, were hurled from their own line across the down line to Edinburgh, and up the side of the cutting upon the western side, and there they came to rest, the guard's van perfectly shattered to pieces. The two first carriages, second-class, following the van, were run off their own line and across the down line, and against the western embankment. The third carriage, a first-class, came to a standstill, in a position almost parallel across the two lines of rail, and with its head facing west. The fourth carriage, also a first-class, was left lying upon the eastern embankment with its hinder end far above the top of the cutting, and its front resting upon the line. The fifth carriage, likewise a first carriage, had been carried up the eastern embankment, but remained standing upon its wheels. All these carriages and other rolling stock were completely shattered and broken to pieces, but the remaining portion of the train, namely, three passenger carriages and a guard's van, were comparatively little injured. The scene of the disaster was all comprised within a distance of about a hundred yards of the line, and the principal part of the wreck was all comprised within about half that distance, the earlier part of the damage being confined to the tearing up of the line. But within the short space of about fifty yards which we have named, the spectacle which the destruction presented was something terrible. The engine, tender, first guard's van, the first five carriages of the train had evidently struck and rebounded from one side of the cutting to the other before the onward force and momentum of the train were destroyed, and the train came to rest. All the three dead bodies were dreadfully mutilated. Those who have seen other railway accidents consider this one of the worst so far as damage is concerned that ever happened. The engine and tender are broken to pieces, and the carriages are nearly all shivered to matchwood. The rails, too, are torn up. The loss to the railway company must be very serious. A miraculous escape is mentioned in connection with the disaster. Along with the guard PEARCE, who was killed, were three guards in the same compartment. Two of those were pitched out on to the top of the embankment unhurt, and one ran off at once to Berwick with the news of the accident, which occurred in a curve. From this circumstance it is presumed that the engine driver did not see the danger signal which was exhibited. The passengers in the train, particularly the ladies, none of whom appear to have been hurt, exhibited the greatest coolness. KILLED. The following are the names of those killed:— THOMPSON, Newcastle, engine-driver. NORMAN, Gateshead, fireman. PEARCE, Newcastle, guard. INJURED. Those injured are:— TURNBULL, Newcastle, guard. Captain SUTER, of Maryport. Mr. JOHNSON, Montrose, fishcurer. Mr. SHARPE, Bournemouth. On Wednesday morning the inquest was formally opened, and then adjourned till next Wednesday. The injured were doing well, Captain SUITOR of Maryport being in a satisfactory condition. It is said the damage will cost 4000l. -- Emily Smith

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-Giant Clock I wonder if this is the same clock, described in the article ?? I can't enlarge it quite enough............... http://www.printsoldandrare.com/clocks/014cloc.jpg It is. In the article at the bottom right of the page one can just make out the title "Meier's Astronomical Clock" and the first para. starts "Mr. Felix Meier of Detroit Mich.". You can read more about the clock and its intricacies (together with a picture of Felix standing beside it), here; http://tinyurl.com/33mydj and of it's untimely (oops, sorry <g> ) fate here; http://tinyurl.com/3bygeg Geo.

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-Shocking Suicide SHOCKING SUICIDE.—A shocking case of suicide occurred at Leeds on Tuesday. Shortly after six o'clock a police officer was directed to go to the house of Mr. William BINGHAM, 5, Willow Grove Road, and take into custody a man on a charge of embezzlement. He at once proceeded there, and was shown to a room upstairs used as an office. There he found the man, Frederick F. CUTTING, who, however, was in a dying state, and only lived a few minutes after the constable arrived. CUTTING was lying in a pool of blood, with his head almost severed from his body. The gashes in his throat had been inflicted with a penknife which, covered with blood, was found in his waistcoat pocket. Mr. BINGHAM represents in Leeds the firm of Messrs. John PLATT and Co., Hanging Ditch, Manchester, who are in the sugar trade, and CUTTING during the last eighteen months has been engaged as assistant traveler fro the firm. Mr. BINGHAM informed the police officer that he had suspected CUTTING of not accounting for all the moneys he had received. In the afternoon, when both were engaged in the office, Mr. BINGHAM asked him for his cash-book, and whether it showed the money he had received. Several defalcations having been found in his accounts, CUTTING made no reply. Meanwhile, the street door bell was rung, and Mr. BINGHAM went down stairs to answer it. As he descended the stairs he heard the office door locked, and on returning he knocked in the panel, and saw CUTTING lying in a pool of blood. He immediately sent for Mr. ROBSON, surgeon, but the wound was of so serious a character that medical aid was of no avail. CUTTING was 38 years of age, and leaves a wife and several children. He lived in Carlton Cross Street, and is said to be a native of Selby. -- Emily Smith

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-Giant Clock A GIGANTIC CLOCK.—Under the imposing title of "The National American Astronomical Clock," there is now being exhibited at Tammany Hall, New York, a gigantic timepiece, 18 feet in height, by 8 feet in breadth. It weighs 4000 pounds, and its price is £50,000. Besides showing the time of day in 14 different capital cities, this comprehensive piece of mechanism indicates the movements of the planetary system for 200 years to come. The quarters of each hour are successively struck by figures representing childhood, adolescence, maturity, and death. At the striking of each complete hour a panel flies open, and the figure of George WASHINGTON is revealed seated on a throne under a velvet canopy, and holding the Declaration of Independence in his right hand.—Daily Telegraph. -- Emily Smith

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-“YANKEE “NOTIONS.” Part 6 AN ASTONISHING CURE.—Here is something remarkable. A woman in New Haven was recently bereft of her scalp by the idiosyncrasies of a shaft and belt. The doctors saw, that to remedy the evil, they would have to have recourse to transplanting; and so they actually succeeded in getting a sufficient number of pieces from other people's heads to give this unfortunate woman a new scalp. We hope those New Haven doctors used more discretion than did he who attended a man named FINLAY, who met with a similar accident in Oriskany, N.Y., some thirteen years ago. Bits of scalp from seventeen different persons were secured by this doctor, and adroitly stitched to the head of Mr. FINLAY. When it was done, people came miles to see FINLAY'S head; and FINLAY himself, with his checkerboard cranium, was the happiest man in Oriskany. But when the capillary glands got in working order, and the hair commenced to grow, the top of that man's head presented the most extraordinary spectacle on record. The doctor, who was about half the time in liquor, had consulted expediency rather than judgment, and secured that new scalp without any reference to future developments. We never saw anything like it. There was a tuft of yellow hair, and next o it a bit of black, and then a flame of red, and a little silk, and more like tow, with brown hair, and grey hair, and sandy hair, and cream-coloured hair, scattered over his entire skull. And what a mad man that FINLAY was, and nobody could blame him! He could stand up against the barn for an hour at a time, and sob and swear. It was fortunate that the doctor was dead. He went off two weeks before with blue ague, which is a mild sort of disease. FINLAY kept his hair cut short; but that didn't make any difference. Then he tried dyes, but they only made matters worse. Then he got a wig, and this covered up the deformity; but sometimes at church he would get asleep, and the wig would fall off, and make the children cry. Once, at the county fair, he fell asleep, and the wig dropped off; and the committee on domestic goods, when they came around, stood in front of FINLAY'S head for some five minutes rapt in delight. They then immediately decided that it was the most ingenious piece of patchwork in the list, and never discovered the mistake until they attempted to pin the premium cart to it. At that FINLAY awoke, and knocked down the chairman of the committee, and chased the others out of the building. We hope those New Haven doctors have been more particular, as it is not a subject to be trifled with. AN INQUISITIVE SMALL BOY.—The other day a lady, accompanied by her son, a very small boy, boarded a train at Little Rock. The woman had a careworn expression hanging over her face like a tattered veil, and many of the rapid questions asked by the boy were answered by unconscious signs. "Ma," said the boy, "that man's like a baby, ain't he?" pointing to a baldheaded man just in front of them. "Hush!" "Why must I hush?" After a few moments' silence, "Ma, what's the matter with that man' head?" "Hush, I tell you! He's bald" "What's bald?" "His head hasn't got any hair on it." "Did it come off?" "I guess so." "Will mine come off?" "Some time, perhaps." "then I'll be bald, won't I?" "Yes." "Will you care?" "Don't ask so many questions." After another silence, the boy exclaimed, "Ma, look at that fly on that man's head!" "If you don't hush, I'll whip you when I get home!" "Look! There's another fly. Look at 'em fight; look at 'em!" "Madam," said the man, putting aside a newspaper and looking around, "What's the matter with that young hyena?" The woman blushed, stammered out something, and attempted to smooth back the boy's hair. "One fly, two fly, three flies!" said the boy innocently, following with his eyes a basket of oranges carried by the newsboy. "Here, you young hedgehop," said the bald-headed man, "if you don't hush, I'll have the conductor put you off the train." The poor woman, not knowing what else to do, boxed the boy's ears; and then gave him an orange to keep him from crying. "Ma, have I got red marks on my head?" "I'll slap you again if you don't hush." "Mister!" said the boy, after a short silence, "does it hurt to be bald-headed?" "Youngster," said the man, "if you'll keep quiet, I'll give you a quarter!" The boy promised, and the money was paid over. The man took up his paper and resumed his reading.. "This is my bald-headed money," said the boy. "When I get bald-headed, I'm going to give boys money. Mister, have all bald-headed men got money?" The annoyed man threw down his paper, arose, and exclaimed, "Madam, hereafter, when you travel, leave that young gorilla at home! Hitherto, I always thought that the old prophet was very cruel for calling the she bears to kill children for making sport of his head; but now I am forced to believe he did a Christian act. If your boy had been in the crowd, he would have died first. If I can't find another seat on this train, Ill ride on the cow-catcher rather than remain here." "The bald-headed man is gone!" said the boy, and the woman leaned back and blew a tired sigh from her lips.— Little Rock Gazette. -- Emily Smith

Transcribed by Emily Smith. Geo. Carlisle Patriot Friday, August 13th, 1880-“YANKEE “NOTIONS.” QUITE ENOUGH.—A revolutionary soldier was running for Congress, his opponent being a young man who had "never been to the wars;" and it was the custom of the old soldier to tell of the hardships he had endured. Said he, "Fellow citizens, I have fought and bled for my country. I have helped to whip the British and the Indians. I have slept on the field of battle with no other covering than the canopy of heaven. I have walked over the frozen ground till every footstep was marked with blood." Just about this time one of the "sovereigns," who had become greatly interested in his tale of sufferings, walked up in front of the speaker, wiped the tears from his eyes with the end of his coat tail, and interrupted him with, "Did you say you had fout the British and Injins?" "Yes, sir." "Did you say you had slept on the ground without any kiver while serving your country?" "I did." "Did you say your feet covered the ground you walked over with blood?" "Yes," replied the speaker, exultingly. "Well, the," said the tearful citizen as he gave a sigh of pent-up emotion, "I guess I'll vote for t'other fellow, for you have done enough for your country." NOT TO BE DONE.—His loving mother said—"If you take some of the castor oil I'll let you go to the circus." "How much?" he cautiously inquired. "Oh only a spoonful, just a spoonful," she replied. "And you'll give me some sugar besides?" he asked. "Of course I will—a big lump." He waiting until she began pouring from the bottle, and the asked—"And you'll give me ten cents too?" "Yes, of course." "And you'll buy me a shoo fly kite?" he went on, seeing his advantage. "I guess so." "No kite—no ile," he said, as he stepped back. "Well, I'll buy a kite," she replied, filling the spoon up. "And a velocipede?" "I'll think of it." "You can't think no castor oil down me," he exclaimed, looking around for his hat. "Here—I will, or I'll tease father to, and I know he will. Come, now, swallow it down." "And a coach dog?" "I can't promise that." "All right—no dog, no ile." "Well, I'll ask your father." "and you'll buy me a pony?" "Oh, I couldn't do that. Now be a good boy and swallow it down," "Oh, yes, I'll swallow that stuff, I will," he said, as he clapped on his hat. "You may fool some other boy with a circus ticket and a lump of brown sugar, but it'll take a hundred dollar pony to trot that castor oil down my throat." -- Emily Smith

Oh dear Marlene......{{{{{healing hugs}}}}}}.......you are having a bad time at the moment. Take care. Maggie Dave Cox wrote: > Mothers !! > While trying to do the Michael Jackson Moon walk (going backwards) Mum tripped over and broke her left wrist in the grocery store yesterday, which means as Mum is left handed it took her an age to type the welcome to Kay (welcome to the list Kay) yesterday, she may be very tardy in answering emails so please be patient with this stubborn Mother of mine. > Mother I love you, now do as you are told and rest > Dave > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

hello " little nan," what are you like? falling backwards you are not a spring chicken no more ! slow down i know just how fast you walk probably a lot faster than me! anyway nan i love you mega loads and cant wait to see you in april in time for my birthday dont forget nan its the 12th and remember i am the bestest grand daughter eva !! Holly says hi "little nan" she is 5ft 10 now nicholas is about 6ft 4 i am 5ft 6.9 so am now called "mini mum" consider yourself told off !! be careful in future nan love us all x x x x love sue (dave's daughter)

must have missed your first post, Kay I`m Val and live in Manly beach Sydney, welcome Val xx > Hello Kay . . . welcome to the trivvies. It's great we're expanding our > Aussie members. > Am I right in thinking that NSW has been experiencing a "bit of weather" > lately? Seems to be happening all over the world with more and more > frequency, doesn't it. > > Pull up a keyboard, make yourself comfy and tell us a bit about > yourself. Have you always lived in OZ; how long have you been doing > genealogy; any husbands/children/grandchildren/pets? > > I live on Vancouver Island (there's three of us out this way -- no doubt > Wendy and Edna will say hi later), but am originally from Hampshire, > England. Moved to Canada 39 years ago. Married out here and have two > grown sons in their twenties. Grandchildren would be nice, but they're > not married yet <g> Have been doing family research for over 15 years > now . . . it's coming along nicely, but still lots of missing bits and > brick walls. Good job I like a challenge! > > Jennifer > > > Kay Podmore wrote: >> Thank you very much for the welcome - I live on the Central Coast of NSW >> and >> am looking forward to joining in the conversation with everyone. Cheers, >> Kay >> >> - > "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? > If not, PLEASE change it." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message