Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1867-07-19
Etenls COnnrque.

5ss Somebody says the ladies' pet ami
mails are West Pointers. 8.ra
"great brute of husband adj
vertises in the morning papers for stout, able
bodied men to hold his wife's tongue.
A writer in one of our local papers
speaks of friend of his that has always been acr
customed to the pen. Is the friend an author or q
e oose-ora sheep?
WHY are radishes like Geographic
dispatches? The most natural reply Is, because
they are read. The real answer, however, is be-
cause both must be taken cum gran0 sails.
-" What is the difference twixt q
watch and fodder bed, Samf'' "Dunno-gin it
up Because de tckin of de watch is on the
inside and the ticin of the bed is on the outside"
Jones and Brown met at the post
office. Jones complains of a bad smell about tho
office, and asks Brown what it can be. Brown
doesn't know, unless it may be the large number
of dead letters.
: - An afflicted editor, who is troubled
with hand organs under mis- window, longs for the
stevil days +" mentioned in Ecclesasties, when the
grinders shall cease because they are few, and
the sound of the grinding shall be ''low."
TT believe that mine will be the
fate of Abel said wife to her husband one day.
'Why sol" inquired the husband. Because
Abel was killed by club. and your club will kill
me if you continue to go to 1t every night
+ - A horrible crime is reported from
the east side of town. In the calm of the evening
crime--a ballet-girl retired to her own room and
executed her grand pasI The coroner has not
been notified.
A counGryman going to market with
a load of pork, was met by young girl who very
genteely made him low courtesy, when he ex-
claimed:
What do you make courtesy to dead hogsY'
No, sir" answered the girl, $ to a 1--we one"
- At council of Generals, early in
the war, one remarked that Major - was wound
ed, and would not be able to perform duty that
was assigned him. Wounded - said Stonewall
jackson g If it really is so, think 1t must have
been by the accidental discharge of his duty"
-(JoNEs has been telling ROBINSON
one of his splitting stories.) Robinson'' va as,
don't you laugh?" Robanson-'' My dear fellah 1
would with pleasure, but / darent display any
emotion-these trousers are so tremendous tightl'
Two old friends met, not long since,
after a separation of thirty five years. ''Well,
Tom said one, how has the world gone with
you, old boyf Married YETI" Yes, and I've
got family you can't match--seyen boys and one
girl" Il can match it. exactly was the reply,
g for have seven girls and one boy" sta las
"A lover who was sighted by the
females very modestly asked young lady If she
would let him spend the evening with her.
mo-" she angrily replied; that's what ]
won't"
why" replied he, ''you needn't be SO fussy
didn't mean this evening, but some stormy one
when l can't go anywhere else."
In a school recently teacher took
who tried to overcome evil with good" by Civ
ing new Testament to boy who had il-treatec
her. The story was appreciated, for few minutes
afterwards one boy struck another, and being ask
ed the reason, said he was trying to get Tesla
ment." This was practical bearing altogether
unexpected. rs r,tr ee-.sle. j