The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-12-16
Mlit and Aau.ot.
A Mysterious Chicken.


Here's yer roast chicken q taters, ell
nice aud hot" holding his plate aloft
and walking the platform, Where did
you get that chicken, uncle, " asks
passenger. Uncle looks at the intruder
sharply, aud then turns away, crying,
"Herc's yer nice roast chick o, gentm'n,
all hot needn't go iuto De house for
dat" Where did you getthat chickenf"
repeats the iuquisitive passenger look
ayerl" says uncle, speaking privately,
''is you from de Norf?" "Yes." as you
friend of cullud maugy II hore I
am" "Den don't you nebber ask me
whar l got dat chick'n. "fiere's yer
nice roast chick'n, all hotv
Our Christian people say, a0ur OBJ
ject is to do good, aud there can be no
harm 10 lottery for benevolent pur-
poses" This reminds us Of q little story
in Lippmcon: A doctor was called in
to see the patient whose native land
was ireland, and whose native drink
was whisky. Water was prescribed as
the ouly cure. Pat said il was out of
tho ..,aat,nc ka oo,,il rayor drsnt "A
m M fuesu.on, :,,. ~ eou'e 80 ~ D.. 5 ~ =.
10 oet well on mill The doctoT was
soon summoned again Near The bed on
which the sick man lay was table, and
on the table large bowl, and In the
| with whisky ?
What have you here said the doctor
Milk. doctor; just what you orthered
But there's whiskey 10 IL; smell 1t;
| Well, doctor, sighed the patient, there
may be whisky in il, but milks my
| object.
Gentleman about to pay ms aoctors
bill-Well, doctor, as my little BOY gave
the measels to all my nelghoors chill
dren, aud as they were attended Dy you'
think you eau afford 70 deduct ten
per cent. from my olli Tor the increase
a.,
This is the rhlladeiphia foas idea
o. seasonapie poetry...s
w Where war6ling aloft on the thingumbob tree,
And sbe balbai bawls s ~ the IL be- beauiifai rin..
"'s'0 'n' n'snansa.s anu =" :" sn'~'ns'
A crusty old bachelor 10 Congress
proposes to levy tax Of 20 per cent.
on corsets, whereuPon a down East
paper remarks, Since there Is no tax
ladies' have III same me, nr;viisge :,
For one woman who gets a husband
oy means oil snowy dress and costly
Jewels, nine iaii 20 get nuspands ee-
and % ,ba a;snos;.;oa s ooas, mi + ..s,s ns !. mai.
ca,es
Among the competitors tor the darn
s,s,p ~ fa;r @ ana I.Sv JS nrs.sa,ed \ AZ s,ocr H.
an ne.,lr mandad 4 =, M ;ndrss corlda;t
6,d ~. marr 80 .aSls shon, shs
darped thirs.
awh., AZ A., -, ~. II, - *,
moha;r ' psa ~ ' ~ 'A 'd's nse s0's ~ - IN. M
;so'. [ wool Soaav. % A., = asro 1o" Nm - !
naa. m VA mup a uOas' sIi "a oha;s daio l..a @ ~
have mo hair dan sheep"
........ - ~.
on, W.. who s,.US ~ MN i; su,.S an.rsn sunUu'
uus ~, w. MY ssssus - M = ssosPn,
Africa was located. He promptly an
swered "All over the United States"
n. L.. IA n. 10. -. o.s..
day, that il she did not take care he
| should lose bis temper with her. She
replied she was glad 70 hear Of ii, aud
only hoped he would never md y sgA'p-
Gramma, said 4 shrewd child, do you
want some candy? Yes, dear, | should
nxe some. Inen :. you'll buy some
~ give you nall sa'd roi'y-
The man Who rot wise BY eating
sage cheese, has brother who proposes
70 become ssiii'ui IN the fasnionaoie
dances Oy o'e''ng On n0ps'
ING parlor game s q tne season - cat
iea se.''ng up ;rv cas Ply Z. 4
WIN pleasure y ~ p'ayeo succe'S'oi'y
pa,., 49,. r..,s
..;d = vorv NM sS. ''u'u q, ov veos =
like pin, ba. without the head or the
point.
Fortune, men say, doth give TOO much
to many. But YET she never gave
enough to any.
Queen Elizabeth always displayed
n ~ A. Vi
her worst temper PER- - her csst clothes --
sne was ofeao'u''y run'eo snen'