Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-25
HUMOROUS.

DAT lsH Me. Jews are FIRST rate cti.
zcns, all business men, but keeners on a
trade. Sharper than chain lightning, there
is nothing allowed to stand between them
and trade. They seem to take rs natural.
ly to the clothing business rs "a duck does
to the water. Not long ago gentleman
wishing to purchase n fine blue cloth indigo
dyed coat, called upon Hebrew, "in whom
there is no guile" and looking over his
stock, found that which appeared to suit
him.
The purchaser was very particular to i'm
press upon the seller that he wanted an in.
digo, not log wood dyed cloth, the smell of
the latter being offensive to him. The coat
WAS selected and tried ou, when our Hebrew
friend commenced his encomiums:
Now yust look at dat 1t vas feet you
like dc paper ON dc vail. Dat is yust vat
you want!
Yes said the customer, but this is not
what | want. This is II log wood dyed coat.
don't like the SMELL"
My frient," says our dealer, "dat coat il
yust vat you want. 1t is not dat coat vat
smells dat way; no, sir, dH IL nee"
1t is needless to say that the gentleman
did not purchase. ....
FooLISo AROUND IS THE DARK-A ira.
weller once arrived at "A village inn after
hard days travel, but the landlord said
they were entirely full, and that it was ut.
tcrly impossible to accommodate him that
his wife had to sleep on the sofa and him.
self on the floor, but he would sec what his
wife could do for him. The good woman,
on being applied to, said there was a room
he might occupy, provided he would agree
to one condition, viz: to enter the room late,
in the dark, and leave it early in the morn.
ing, to prevent scandal, as the room. was
Gouble-bedded and occupied by lady. This
he agreed to. About two o'clock in the
morning an awful Doisc was heard in the
house, and our friend, tho traveller, MAS
heard tumbling heels over head down stairs
The landlord. on arriving at the spot, in.
quired what the matter was.
The traveller calculated rs soon as he
could speak:
"Oh, Lord that woman's dead 4"
IL knew that" said tho landlord, but
how the ID did you find it out e.
How ALE STRENGTHENED IIIM.-A stu.
dent of one of our State colleges had had u
barrel of ale deposited in his room. contra
ry, of course, to rule aud usage lie receiv
ed a summons to appear before the Presi'
dent, who said:
Sir, am informed you have a barrel Of
ale in your room"
Yes, SIR"
"Well, what explanation can you make r.
"Why, the fact is my physician advised
me to try little every day MS u tonic, ana
not wishing to stop at the various places
where the beverage is retailed, 1 concluded
to have a barrel taken to my room"
Indeed. And have you derived any bene-
tit from the use of it I"
"Ab yes, sir, when the barrel was first
taken tU my room, two days since, could
scarcely lit il. Now Il can carry il with
the greatest case
We believe the witty student was dis
charged without II special reprimand.
Charley, What makes you 80 sweet ~ Il
dess when bod make me OF dust he put u
little thuger in
4 young man who received "bluN ing
up" from his sweetheart calls her "wiud-
lass"
How wisely nature Ordering all below
Forbade beard on woman's chin to grow !;
For how could SHE be shaved whate'er the
skill. ....... ... .......
Whose tongue would nevCr let her chin be
still