Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-10-22
Why DID Jacob Weepr

Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his
voice and wept." ."-Scriptare.
II Rachel was pretty girl, and kept
her face clean. we can't see that jacob
had much to weep about.-N. Y. Globe.
How do you know but that she slapped
him in the face 3-N. o. Data.
Gentlemen, hold your tongues. The
cause OF Jacobs weeping was the refusal
oil Rachel to allow him 10 kiss bsr again.
Flag.
1t is our opinion that Jacob wept be-
cause he hadn't kissed Rachel before and
regretted the time he had lost.-Age.
Green--verdant, all OF ye. The fellow
boohooed because sho didn't kiss him in
return DaRchest,r ADJ.
Pshaw mono of you are judges of hu.
man nature. Rachel was the first girl
that Jacob kissed, and he got so scared
that his voice trembled. and tears came
trickling down his checks Aabprn .Adv.
Jacob was q man that lsborsd in the
field. When he kissed Rachel. he had
Just returned from his laboI,, and had not
washed his lips. After he had soiled
Rachers cheek, he wept for fear she
would think he WAS one Of the free.
soilers. - Detroit Free Press.
No, gentlemen, none q you are correct.
The reason why Jacob wcpt was, he was
afraid Rachel would tell his mamma
Jersey Telegraph.
The reason why Jacob wept was be-
cause Rachel would not let him stop kiss
ing her when he once begun. Penn.
Register.
May bs she bit him Yazoo Rhig.
May il not be that was his first attempt
at Kissing If 80, she ought to have bit
him. m.-NanSemOHd Eng.
What long list OF innocents! We
know, for we have tried il on. There
were no tears shed, and the good book
does not say there were. 1t was only his
mouth that watered, and the lifting Of his
voice forced it out OF his syes.--Peopic's
Paper.
jacob weptl Yea. tears of joyl for
we'll he knew he might; when Rachel,
beauty. all confessed, stood fore his raw
ishsd sight-Louisuill Democrat.
Wrong, wrong, one and all of ye Ra-
chel was preserved by tho Lord express
ly for jacob, and the taste OF good
pickle always fetched the brine to Ja-
csbs eyes.-LaHd and LaW Advertiser.
None of the above reasons seem sat
istactory to US. Jacob wspt because
there were so few Rachels 10 kiss. Had
there been half dozen more Jacob
would have laughed and "smacked"
away.-LiquOr Mems AdvOcate, Pittsdnrg.
He wept at his rashness in rendering
himself liable TO breach Of promise
case. He didn't want to be hauled into
court and cried about t.-Somsrrille
Journal.
Our "cherub,' who is a fiippant young
man and parts his hair in the middle and
affects girls, handed US the above list with
the annexed lines, in pencil, assuring us
that he knew all about these things.
Wrong, gentlemen You all are wrong
Wouldst know why wept the lad
lie wcpt-alas, alas that this
Should dash aside the cup Of bliss
We hope to guam with loves first kissl-
Because her breath was bad.
Chelsea Public.
Ye read no Scripture Alright. Jacob
had been driven from his fathers house,
and after so long absence, at this hrst
sight of pretty woman, he kissed her
and wept for joy. y.-HarerhtH Gazette.
JOY declares that he can do his own
tear shedding. Jake hurt himself lifting
voice that had been shattered while
crying for milk before he was able to di'
gest solid food.-Portsmouh Chronicle.
You are all wrong, gentlemen. Search
The Scriptures and you will find the
reason, in the very next verse, viz: be-
cause "she ran and told her father
Oxford Democrat.