Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-05-22
Humorous.

Why was Eve not afraid Of the measles? Be-
cause she'd Adam
Why is the letter the best remedy for deaf
woman? Because it makes her hear.
Here is concise but hopeful love-letter writ
ten by Colorado miner: "Laven wears is
rather long to kort gal, but lie have you yit
Cate"
Leave you, my frend,' said tipsy fellow
ciinging to lamp-post on a dark night "leaye
you IN condition not to take care of yourself
(hic) Never y
A correspondent asks if the brow of a hill
ever becomes wrinked? The editor replied !:
ihe only information we can give on that
point is that we have often seen it fnrrowed"
newly married couple riding in carriage,
were overturned, whereupon bystander re-
marked that it was shocking sight "Yes,"
SAID another gentlemen, &" to see those Just we'd
ded fall out so soon"
fonng Squills says he never learned to kiss
until he played billiards. The weakness of the
thing is, that he turned from one sort of ivory
to another in his practice of the art-ivory coy
cred with tempting lips.
Kentucky girl who married man of mean
reputation, was taken to task for it by her uncle
know, uncle, she replied, ts that Joe is not
good for much; but he said l dared not have
MIN, and won't take stump from anybody"
"nSe III speaking OF the magical
strains OF hand-organ, says: "When he
played 'Old Dog Tray we noticed eleven pups
sitting in front of the machine on their launches
brushing the tears from their eyes with their
fore-paws.'
chap inquired at the Postoffce in Erie.
recently, for letter for " Enry Hodgen" He
was told there was none. "Look ere" he re-
Piled, little angrly, "you've hexamined
hodd letter for my name. 1t don't commence
with hatch. 1t begins with ho. Look in
the ole that's got the hos"
The recent marriage of Chas H. Bigger to
Miss Fanny Small suggested to some Western
rhymester the following epigram:
Miss Fany Small very small
With pretty face and figure;
But now since she has married been,
She is little Bigger
Much of the water to be obtained along the
line of the Pacific railroad is strongly impreg-
mated with alkalies. stage driver observing
q passenger about to quaff some of it exclaimed
with genuine Western style of simile: q Don't
drink that, Colonel, for it will go through you
like the ten commandments through Sunday
school.
An irriprcssble boy of five years, who was al
ways compelled to keep quiet on Sunday, having
grown weary toward the close of Sabbath day,
frankly and honestly approached his excellent
but strict father, and gravely said: Spa, let's
have n little spiritual fun" This was too much,
not only for the gravity but for the stricness of
the father, and for once he let mater caper"
till bed time.
An old gentleman of the name of Page finding
a young lady's glove at a watering place, pre-
sented it to her with the following words:
'If from your glove you take the letter G,
Your glove is love, which devote to thee"
To which the lady returned the following an
"If from your Page you take the letter P,
Your Page is age and that won't do for me-"
S. C. Hall related the following anec dote at
the dinner table of distinguished poet in Lon
don: /" A worldling was once visited in his i'll
ness, by well-meaning but doorous clergy
man. who disfgured his countenance and wore
a face of perpetual mourning. AS his sad vsage
appeared in the doorway, the sick man started
up and exclaimed: 'Why, what's the matter
You look as if your religion didn't agree pilh
you :"
young French priest was relating some Gu
rious facts of his profession to some friends at
an evening party. 81 shall never forget" said
he, that the first profession received was
from lady, who accused herself of having de-
ceived her husband" A few moments later a
lady visitor entered the room, and on preceiying
the young priest, accosted him with; "Ah,
reverend father, shall never forget that was
your first convert