The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-08-14
WIT AND WI~DOn

"MT DEAR" said an aft ,etionate snor.. ..
ner nusoand," sam not your only treas.
ure 4" Yes" was the cDol reply ss.n%
would willingly lay il up in heaven','
Man." says the anatomi~t s.cbano \. -
tirely every seven y srs" "Tberefo.e )
says Jones, "my tailor should not ask ma
for the bill contracted 10 1852 lam No.,
the zane person; hence owe him
nothing"
Hon. Sancho Brown, Of the south Caro-.
lima legislature, rose % a au -stioD of nv
ilege recently, and -aid IS n, Ak di4 bonsa
ef deg gwine to 'iO~ de man VIII, il, tnS
his seat TO stan on de fl , Of bis b DIV ana
talk to de Glneral Assemble e or Souf oar.
lima W.T. dat tun de crank ID "a univurss
manner dat am 20 superdshent al onii,yus.
tIble."
An aged Boston lady, whose failing SIGHT
rendered necessary prayer book of great
-izs, recently call cn her friends on her
way g. church, and upon starting again ID.
willingly picked up small music box III
stead OF The prayer book Du-ing the a.
cred ceremony tue old LAZY attem ted to
open her prayer book, when, To ner surprise
and the astonish m- nt-Jf the congr-gatinn.
the r0s ulsh machine struc> up IL lnnig guns
2"fAF Wa'h khCdb CACnrfbNNS ANU force
"DEY DON'T Dis Dat "-The com.
ments Of y cOlorpd Preacher 90 the text, at
is more blessed to give th n rec iy.." are
iOimitable for point as we'll a. elnon nee
i've known many a church a. die 'cluse il
dldn't give enough, but | never knowrd A
church % die cause il gave too mucn. Day
don't die dat way Bfedern, bts aDy Of
you kneWed church to die eau Sc it gave
TO much? lfyou do lss let me know. and
~ make pilgrim lge 10 that church, and
III climb by DC soft Ii 5ht OF de moon 70 III
% Iss covered roof, aud I'll stanI dar ana
lIft my hands to heaven aud say: Blessed
are de dead dat die ia d. Ird'''
GIRL keeper Of a tOll-gate in England
was asked by swell VrlOcipedist. who
thought to chaf ber, bow much be haJ N
pay. -"rhat, SIR" repled she. "dena,a.
upon whether you ride through TIE gate. "
whether you get IF your dandy horse and
drag It through; because Ia thaJ clse every
IwO-wheeled vehicle drLEn by horse or aa
ass, pays tnreepence.
ANSWERING PREcIsELY.-A witness III an
court who mad been cIut,onyd 10 give a ore
else answer 70 every question, ana not talk
about what be mlgnt think the qlestions
meant, was interrOgated rs fnllOws :-'.Y,n
drive wagon :" IN, sr, do not.n
why, man, did YOU not tell my learned
friend - tbi, mOmsut? an, sir, | di1
not" "NlE, slr, put il ~ you "a your
OATH, do yCu NJ. drive was iny Y" an.
sir" WHAT Is your occupation, thcn ?'' III
drive a horse, sIr.''
The Cincinnati Commercial speaks of
Solomon a. IAN individual With whom wis.
dom wa speciIty."
ApenIleman a.ked negro bov If be
wouldn't take pinch of snuff IN - re-
DlIed the Garkey, very Te-j ectfully, "me
tank Sou. PJmp's nose not hungry."
A .sslOnary sas asked the cause OF his
poverty. ''Princrpaly," said b., with a
twinkle 10 b. " I, '0ecause 1 nave preAch-
ed so much 1iih9Ut ~ les.
A white boy met "a colored lad tho other
day, and asked him wh,t be had such a
short nose for. IL -pect's 40 il won't poke
itself ito other peoples business"
A mother trying Jue night % get her little
daughter to sleep, said;
"Annie, why dOn't you try, to -Gn-tA-
sleep2" ~
Il am trying" she replied.
"BIt you havn'l shut your eyes"
swell, can't helR ID; uas cam unbut-
toned"