The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-01
Odds and En- de.


sent word in reply: "When | want To
die, L can shoot myself"
A Western paper announces the death
of a Lady celebrated for the purity of her
character and complexion"
She tied the halter to her waist. and
led the COW 10 water; the brute took fright.
and gave twist. NY daughter. oh, my
daughter"
=. Dumas writes with his feet swathed
in riger-skins." SAYS Kate Fields. Ii
might improve his style If his head were
soaked in whisky-skins, says the Rich
mond Enquirer.
- BERTHA pathetically observed an
Ohio saloon-keeper to his wife. = these
crusaders are Just like the dog in the
Manager. They went drink themselves.
and they won't allow anybody else 10
drink"
"A farmer reading journal 10 his wife
in which was the sentence The Presi-
dent was received with three huZzas,-
pronounced the last word "hussies."
More shame for him. exclaimed the
Indignant and scandalized lady.
George NJ. Clark. of large renown a
a Snowman and of goOdly repute "a gen
tleman. was giving a deposition in Man
chester. y. H.. the other day, in the case
Of Kelsey v. Osborne. james +. Briggs.
counsel for the plaintiff, did not like the
looks of the deposition from his stand
point. and undertook to weaken il by be-
lifting the witness. Hence he began. with
a sheer: y on are i'm the negro minstrel
business. believe - Yes. sir. was the
reply. You black your face and sing for
a living. do you.f Yes. SIR Well.
dent YOU call that rather low business to
t.I1 hat Z - ~
but il Is so much better than that of my
father before me that am rather proud OF
it, "Why. what did your father do:-
He was a lawyer .''-Montpel,er Argus.
An insane asylum was recently visited
by the Legislative Committee: and this j.
the way they performed their duties One
Of the fatherly Senators stepped up to one
Of the young lady attendants, and said.
NV poor girl. do you know how long
you have been here:" The poor girl
smiled. and replied. "Nearly a year
How long do you think You will have TO
stay - continued the Senator. in the same
sympathetic tone. "Well. sir" continued
the fair lunatic, shall probably stay TIL
they stop my wages. or ! get married
and she walked away laughing. The
kind-hearted Senator looked after her
with tears in his eyes. and murnured.
Poor thing! poor thing !" while the
"poor thing related the affair TO the mat
ron. and laughed till she cried.
A correspondent writes US: If you
are walking with a man you are not ac-
quainted with. and meet Lady you don't
know. and she stops you and inquiries con-
cerning the health of your family and asks
particularly after your youngest child's
Group. does etiquette require that You shall
introduce the lady to your companion. or
YOUR companion To the lady. as the case
NAV he. or noty' There j. something in
the Scriptures that would apply 10 this
correspondent. If we could remember II.
The quotation ends thus. = that wise man
cannot answer The first part we can't
recall. However. If we were placed in
such an embarrassing situation. we would
politely but firmly assure the lady that
our child didn't have the Group. also that
we didn't have any child; then we would
introduce her 10 the gentleman with Us.
and dodge into the nearest Saloon- or drug
store. as the case might e.-By7Oaslcicke-.
-Bottlebury. of Camden, will never
dive into the creek 10 save another woman
from drowning. He saw "A red-haired girl
named Sparks tumble in the other day of
boat. and he instantly plunged in after
HtI. tstugHA utt w it't uit~-. aiu swan "
the shore with her. As soon a they were
on dry land Miss Sparks gave hystericsll
scream. flung her arms about Bottlebury's
neck. and tainted. Just tn N tine father
came up, with the rest Of the family, and
percaiving the situation, he dashed up to
Bottlebury. grasped his hand and said !:
Take her. my boy; take her IL Is hard
TO give her up; 1t wrencheS her old fathers
heart: but she is yours. Bless you. my
childrcn-bless youi" Then Mrs. Sparks
cried, and said she hoped Harriet would
be- happy. The little Sparkses manifested
their emotion by climbing up Bottlebury's
legs and pulling his coat tails. hen Har-
riet came ~. and laying her head on bis
shoulder. whisper. a. kiss me. darling"
Bottlebury, amazed and indignant. tore
himself away and fled. He was arrested
that afternoon on charge Of breach OF