Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-11-07
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LIFE Is beautiful night, to which,
as some stars go down, others rise.
Moving for new trial-courting a
second wife
What's black and white, and red
(read} all over2 The - Tribune"
PRIDE Is the first weed to grow in
the human heart, and the last to be eradi-
Gated.
a vine bears three grapes. the first
of pleasure. the second of intoxication, the
third for repentance.
WH5cH IS preferable to have your
head in a rice, or to have vice in your
head We appeal 10 the Press.
DID YOU say YOU would put a knife
into me :" 8 think did. l said would
put a knife into any goose with pleasure"
Why IS a hungry boy looking at
pudding like a wild horse ? Because he
would be all the better if he had bit in his
mouth.
Why Is vain young lady like e
confirmed drunkard2 Because neither O.
them Is satisfied with the moderate use Of
the glass.
MAMA" said a promising youth
some four OF FIVE years of age, 4" if all peo-
pie were made of dust, amt niggers made
out Of coal dust .
- Why didn't you jump off?" some
one asked Pat. after the horse had run away
with him. 'Arrah, by jabers, and wasn't 1t
as much as / could do to stay on"
\ doctor went to bleed a dandy,
who IanguIdIy exclaimed . Oh, doctor
YOU re a good butcher" To which the doe
tor reioiued. Oh, yes, am used to stick
ing calves
4 peddler called on an old lady, to
dispose of some goods, inquired Of her if she
could tell him Of any road no pedtlar had
travelled? Yes" said she, = l know of
one, and only one, and that is the road to
heaven -
A Young lady explained to a print
ter. tie other day, the distinction between
printing and publishing, and at the conelu-
sion of her remarks, by the way Of illustra-
tion. She said, a you may print kiss on my
cheek, but you must not publish II
50 here I am between two tail
ors 2" said a fellow at public table, where
two Young taiiors we're seated, who had just
commenced business for themselves. True,
was tGe reply; we are beginners, and can
only afford 10 keep one goose between as.
PostoGfice clerks occasionally get &
4 funny thing. / clerk IN our postotf5ce
heard 4 tap az the window Of the ladies' de
partment. when who should ae md there but
a T. an br the name Of Drake, TO whom he
said. - Nr. Drake, viii you please 80 TO the
other side this department Is for .E''cts.
-MAYI have the pleasure Of dane
ing the next set with you!" asked a Young
gentleman Of pretty, but not well eaUca-
ted Young lady at bali = W hat Is 10 be the
dance. sirs = Ditto" said the young man,
referring 10 his programme '' Oh, you mus.
excuse ne, then, said she, . cau't dance
D.lro "
ARE YOU an Odd Fellow ?'
+ - No. Sir, have oeen married more than
I a week"
+ "a. l mean. do you belong 70 the IndePen-
dent Order of odd Fellows >"
+ No, I belong 20 the order Of married
I Mercy, how dali Are you Mason -
/ NJ. 1 am carpenter
Verse and worse Are you a-son OF
( Malta"
No. 1 an son Of Mr.. HorsefaI!-"
/ \ Scotch parson. in-the Rump time,
+ said in his PRAYERS, Laird bless the Grand
f Council. the Parliament, and grant tAey may
+ all hang together country fellow SAID
/ :. Amen, . very loudly, adding, I'm SURE It's
J the PRAYER Of all good people : Friends
+ said the minister. = don't mean as that tel
Ioyy means. NJ prayer Is THAI they may al
hang together in accord ana concord Nc
/ matter what cord" replied the other, 6
that = be 5Gt strong one.