Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-10-10
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T." IT is well to leave something for
those who come after us" as the gentleman
said, who threw barrel in the way of
constable who was chasing him.
. If dirt were trumps." said Charles
Lamb, TO not very dandi:ied friend with
whom he was playing whist" if dirt were
trumps, what hands you would hold"
IKE" said a fellow to boy who
had red hair, keep away from me, or you'll
set me on fire.
No danger of that" replied Ike, ''you
are to green TO burn"
What are the wages here 2" asked
a laborc7 of a boy. Il don't know, sir"
- What does YOUR father get on Saturday
night = = Get :" said the boy, . why be
gets as tight as brick!'
An Irishman being in church
where the collection apparatus resembled an
election box, on its being handed to him,
whispered into the carriers ear that he was
not naturalized and could not vote!
Mike, why don't you fire at those
ducks, boy, don't you see you've got the
whole flock before your gun -
u know have, but when I get good aim
at one, two or three others viii swim up be-
twiNt it and me-"
WHo's there?' said Robinson, one
cold winter night, disturbed in his repose by
some one knocking at the street door. q
friend was the answer. - What do you
want - Want TO stay here all night
Queer taste, amt it: But stay there by
all means" was the benevolent reply.
An emigrant, who had been some
what roughly dealt with by the wild cat
gentry of Virginia city, thus expresses his
opinion OF that lively town: If Gabriel
happens To light at Virginia city, therell be
no resurrection. for they'll swindle him out
of his horn before he can make a single
toot.n
\ F'IRE-EATING Irishman, challeng-
ed barrister who gratifed him by accept
ance. The duelist being very lame, request
ed that he might have prop. Suppose"
said he, - lean against the milestone 2"
d" With pleasure" replied the lawyer, " on
condition that may lean against the next"
This joke settled the quarrel.
The following dialogue passed be-
No. i" why is Johnson m re like Sam
son than Moses ?"
No. p" Don't see it-you tell"
No. i" Because he has stopped making
peace and gone TO using the jaw-bone of an
ass"
"Great applause" along the line.
RAILWAY ou'd better
not smoke, sir.
Traveler-That's what nv friends say.
Railway official-But you mustn't smoke,
sir.
Traveler-So nv doctor tells me-
Railway official, indignantly, But you
shan't smoke sir
Traveler-Ah, just what my wife says
The Richmond Times tells a good
story about a wealthy ship-owner. who was
much annoyed at having dav in every week
on which he could get no captain TO start to
sea. To disprove the superstition. he built
vessel in and over which Friday should
reign supreme. He laid the keel on FRIDAY,
put in the masts on Friday, rigged her on
Fridav. and found captain who took her to
sea on Friday-and he says he persumes she
went 10 HI on Friday, for ne never heard Of
her afterwards.
Mas. PARTISG7oN on THE SAG
NIGHTS" Mother said Mrs. Partington's
Ike, here's word in this paper l can't
make out"
Spell it child" said the old lady.
Sag N-i-c-h-t-s !"
Sage Nits, sonny; what does il say about
'em 81
lit saws that they started in old Ken
tuckv, and are spreading all over"
Dear on US. :" said the old lady. the
world must be coming 10 an end Chintz-
bugs, cut-worms, and locusts was bad enuh !;
| but here must come those filthy things, the
sage nits No sassengers for this year,
Isaac : snd Mrs. Partingtou sighed