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why Did Jacob weep 2

And Jacob kissed Rachel, and, lifted
up his voice, and wept.-Gen. goth
Chap. 1Ith verse.
If Rachel was pretty girl, aud kept
her face clean, we can't see that Jacob
had much to weep about,-Ne,0 YORK.
Globe.
How do you know hut that she slap
ped him in the face.-?-M o Delta
Gentlemen, hold your CAB. The
cause of Jacobs weeping was the re lu-
sal of Rachel to allow him to kiss her
again.-F7ag.
1t is our opinion that Jacob wept be-
cause ho hadn't kissed her before, and
regretted the time he had lost.-Age.
Green-verdant, all of you. The fell
low boo hooed because she did not
kiss him in rcturn.-Lanchester Adrcr.
ttser.
No, gentlemen, none ofyou arc correct.
The reason why Jacob wept was, he was
afraid she would tell his mamma.-.Jer-
seq Telegraph.
May be she Bit him Yazoo UAiy,
May it not be that it was his irst at.
tempt at kissing If SO, she ought to
have bit Monsemon Enquirer.
What a list of iunocents. We know
for we have tried it on. There wee 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 eyes Peoples Pa
per.
Jacob wept I! Yea, tears of joy! For
well he knew he might: when Rachel all
confused stood, before his ravished sight.
-Lcr,seiHe Democrat.
Wrong, wrong, one and all of We!
Rachel was preserved by the Lord, cx-
pressly for Jacob, and the taste of good
pickle always fetches the brine into Ja-
cob's eyes --Lam and Land Adrertiser.
z He wept at his rashnessin rendering
himself liable to breach of promise
case. He didn't want to be hauled into
court, and cried about it.-.Sun,n,crciWe
Journal
We'd weep too, under the same cir
cumstances. If you don't believe us.
put us there. we weep at The though.
offe.-Lincoza lStateSna&.
Like Jacob, we lave been there and
we are now weeping for another oppor
tunity,--fadon zeteyraph.
we fully agree with che, Fulsou Tele
9rnnh, as VIC likewise have been here, and
our only regret now is that favorable
opportunity does not offer. Osecoz,,
jacob wcpf from sylhpathy-hc felt
it.-SprinafcM Times.
Well. perhaps he felt it; but as the
NcSsho Times says, how do you know ?
pc is our opinion that Jacob wcpt because
he discovered chat Rachel had a better
looking sister and that he had kissed the
wrong one That would make anybody
weep, unless he could get to Kiss both of
them. m.--Heraid.
Gentlemen, permit us to enlighten
you;Jacob wcpt, because it was over with
SO quick.--Natio,sat Tribune.
Simplctons, all OF you. Jacob wept
because he had done the thing once 50
easy and thcu had to work fourteen years
before he could do it again Warren
Eagte.
Jacob wept, that much yc know, be-
cause the Bible tell us so; but why he
wept God only knows, he wept for more
We suppose.--NaUaro Banner.
We were not acquainted with Jacob
personally but know something of his
characteristics. Therefore We thiuk,
y IL Jacob wept at all
Is wss because the kiss was all.
GGafth,ah Independent:
Oh! Quit nan--you naughty MAN
Jacob wept because the delicious titilla-
tion struck tender CHORD in his manly
breast, and he upheaved:. We have
been there ourselvcs-not with Rachel,
but one as fair, although she said "Moth-
On, says l mustn't, George" This was
tear. rible.--G Charleston Chronicle.