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VARIETY.
The very last curiosity we have seen
spoken Of ID ths papers is '.s uhesf that
came OF dos's tail vhss il was > Uog
gin The MAJ that sent il in has retired
entirely IRON psblic life.
Al loaier vrois 10 bis friends thai he
vas employed 10 the mint. The fact
came out thai he uss employed 10 com.
pounding mini iuleps.
Nh said . chsrming little girl 10 Der
molher. do the men want 10 get msrried
% much q the women doi' .Pshsw,
dear. what ere you talking about p
why. ma. The women Who come here
are always talking shout getting married
the men doa't Dc so.'
tx The latest case Of modehy Is that Of .
young lady .sho wore green upeetscles.
because she objected 10 looking a. the gen
tlemen with her naked eve
Ia the list Of articles for which premi.
ums were awarded ., the. Agricultural
Fair 10 Lewis county. New York. i The
following: Bert Comforter Miss Har-
RET Sheldon
A wag being asked. that point Cover
nor Smith proposed ss the terminus Of one
Of the magnificent railroad schemes. re-
commended 10 his Message. promptly re-
, piled. the Senate Chamber r.
A teacher. one day. endeavoring 10
make 4 pupil undsrstsnd the nature and
application ofss passive verb. said:
"A passive verb 10 expressive Of the ma.
tore of receiving IN action -. Peter is
beaten. Now what did Peter dor
The boy. pausing moment, with the
grayest coantenanee imaginable. replied
'Well,,l don't know. without be hollOr-
ed
A soldier who was once wounded ia
battle, sci up . terrible believing An l.
rishmau who laid near, with both legs shot
of. Immediately sung oui-.Bsd luck to
the likes Of ye-ds ye think that nobody
is kilt but yerseltf
A person threw the head Of algoose on
20 the stage Of the Bellesille theatre. 80,
Cotra. advancing to the fIont. said. Gen
ilemsn. Il any amenss. you has lost bis
head, do 40. be uneasy, for Twill restore
il on The conclusion Of the performance
An exchange paper. describing smile
which one man gave TO another. a. thanks
for favor received, says, IA was such a
smile which one might suppose would re.
suit from sore wing an inch auelr through
the spine Of mons back
A TALKING March lately came off
Al New Orleans for Eve dollars side
II coalinued, according 10 The Advertiser.
for thirteen hours; the rivals being .
Frenchman aud . Ksntuckian. The by
islanders and judges were oil talked 10
sleep and when they walked OPP in the
morning., they found the Frenchman
dead, and the Kentuckian whispering 10
bis ear.
Tbs following ii telatedas a Chinese
jest: A woman surprised sby her hus.
band bad just time 10 hide her gallant
in sack and set him up against the wall.
The man coming id asks, What is there
10 this ssck9' The woman, taken sud-
denly. is confused. and hesitstes 4 mo.
menl for an answer. The gallant, afraid
Ihe'would blunder, cslls oul from the in
side Of The Jack, Nothing but sice.a
Why Is the letter D like riue? said
lady to her accepted. one day,
The gsntleman was as dull Is ham
mer. NJ
Because. added the lady, with mo.
dest look Al the picture ii the other end
OF the room. because zoe can't be- ICED
without it,
+ A Ffenchman who proposed 10 esiab
lish school in New Orleans, hayiog
heard that AieA school would be most
respectfully paironiled. took room 10 The
garrett Of four story house.
a Hard gsitiag 10 Bed The Seisn..
ssiic American says thdta man il. Orange,
county was found one nigh. climbing an
oversize. Wheel 10 tuIling mill. He was
asksd what be was doing, He said be
was trying 10 60 up 10 bed. butsoms how
or other the stairs would al stand still
LORD BYRON very truly said. ii MIN
be gracious 10 strangers il shows that he
10 q citizen at The world. and that bis heart
Is 20 Island Cut of IRON other lands, bht
coa.inent M, joins them.
A man lately put his dog 10 bed, aud
kicked himself down stairs he did aos
discover his mistake until they Ssoashtl
him the dog's.mest 10 the motn.Bs.
THE COOK 5 HOLIDAY.