The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-03-06

MAN was inquring what be should do
with his mutilnted post currency. A fell
low VITO overheard tAs querrv repIied
deposit in the contributi IN box AZ the
evening meetings, the same A. other piL us
I people d."
( Is Boston, grocer once had but four
weights, With which he weighed anv numbsr
q pounds, from one 70 forty. They con
sisted " /, 3, 81 2T pound weights.
WHAT State Il raund at both ends and
high 10 the middieS Ohio
II man il oontented with What be has
done, be has laid down ID die.
HAsTY words often rankle the wounds
which injury gives; bot soto words assuags
II, foTg'v'ng cures it, sHd forgetting taxes
away Ibe scar.
SEwLY Inducted policeman 10 New Or
leans recently bad Singular adventure
with a fashionable dressed adv whom bs
mct coming uui VI dry gggds rtore- He
nad heard vf -hoplifJcrs Nhu carried II ~
must cosby goods IN a sack disposed abpu
their person. H. Was ambitious Of di.tsnce
tfSn, and b. > s4s d c1auce f0r the coveted
fame. The lady was evidently carrvi Y "a
heavy load. Sue must 5e a shyp ifIer.
There could be no doubt oi it-he would ar
rest her.
You are my prisoner - he said, laying
biz hand On her shoulder.
"hhaI d. you mean f'' demanded The IN
suited lady
"wua''s that you've got On your back
stolen goods p
"Heayens | never was 80 iusulted No
cir, IT'S not stolen goods"
- mean ~ offence, madam, but nv duty
cOmpels me 10 examine it.n
"S'r-villiau-thalis my-my Grecian
Bend :"
A BAsnFUL youth was lamenting TO his "a
'ernai progentOr The ordeal Of porDtrg the
question. -
"Pooh 7" said the patriarch, chow w you
suppose | managed 20
You'd better talk responded the hope-
fuI; "you married mother, aud pve got a
marry strange gal ~
A DUTISG mother Of waeisb bov bav,nr
oottled lot Of nice preserves. Iaballej rbam
"Pat up Dy Mrs. D" johnny HAVING
discovered them, soon ate the -ontenrs Of
one DottIei aud wrote on the bottom OF The
label, 'Put togn BY J0nnny D.
A YOUNG fellow VA taxing sleirh.rida
"lIn pretty giri, Nhen ne net y rniuister
~h1 was sUmeWhat celebrated f1r rying
matrimonial knots 90 short ootjee. Hs
stopped hin ami asked him hurriedIv,
''Can yOu Jie KNIT fJ- mg 5''
Yes, guess sG, T" saIl brother C.. Awhen
% TUu NaBt TX lJnei"
"MeL, rl-h. uNag,' RAs .aC reulv. rTs
wavY"
~, yes, tais h a. good a place A. any
sale a. Jhu urlrcn iI-4if"
''MUIi lLru ! wlnt w kU1r tai ir r--
horses LAil, ~ Keep ~ ouJ 0t ,ue .rgr ,
said the nag, as be drove raridv II faa--
ing lest Toe minister, iu his wratl .baeI
fall from grace.
THE SHEiP And THE 6oArs -In tha oidsn
time, ~hru plauters WIRE ie-- -Luugh uIf
the spi iiual rhau tor trr ro-poreal healtA
OF lieir slaves. ca. ,osi Il .msog saw h,s
boy Dao tageo fort J E'ios me morning
bic "a haad, sl o1-lcl- kulnnE thAl
Dan was nnt r-r-ua at-u -L r- Ate-
rary rrociITiucs, tLe C9louvl aid
'' hat are you iiins Sth mat B!b,a,
Dan N5U can't rea1 itg"
M mas,a, can't 'zteAiy read 'em. bu.
can spell 'em out little"
"WhaT'7 tle o. ~ -rglline it 0ur9 Y,1
can't understand it, AnyaAy Tne " bla
for instance, says That tbs vetY hairs WE
oar heal are numbered Nov v0u have ns
nair on your uead-oolhing boJ wool. What
d0 you say 90 ,hatr"
Yes, ma-sa, | 'rpect dat'- sA but .r4N
out ttle vers- which sAy uAt on the Ie
las day De sheep deY u ~ on oul side,
and d. goats IN de Fodder. Nov, a. sb 20
has wool, but de goats dey got h4'r ius'
ike shlte folks ana 4 'spect dey am & gwins
to be saYed-dal's wvt -pect tn