Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-29
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FASHIONABLE fall Sult~ Libel suits.
WHAT kind of sweetmeats were in the
ark? Preserved pairs.
ALTHOUGH woman's age Is undenia-
bly, her own, she does not own it.
The longest word in the English lam
guage is smiles, because there is a mile
between the first and last letters.
DEAR JANE is gone, my darling Dan,
Sae was calciued yesterday;
But the wind upset the tomato can,
And blew her ashes away.
A NEW proverb says: "The man
who sets out single shade tree is bet
fer than the founder of base ball
club"
A BEAUTIFUL poem has been publish
ed in Providence, beginning:
II sixteen hundred and thirty-sIx,
Roger Williams got into fix
By saucing the Governor of Massachusetts,,
And skedaddled away to Rhode Island.
"WHAT time is it up there where you
are 2" said little upstart of fop to
very tall lady with an umbrella. She
hit him on the head with her umbrella,
and replied, 1t has just struck one."
An Indiana man, with turn for sta
tistics, calculates that his faithful dog,
ten years of age, has cost him S234 %
for hash, and $50 for licence. The dog
is now for sale. Price, ten cents.
AT recent meeting of society COM
posed OF men from the Emerald Isle,
a member made the following motion
"Mr. President, move yees whitewash
| tho oo;lipr craan IN honor Of fba ox-l1
flag"
"JosHUA," said Quiz's landlady to
her hopeful, at breakfast yesterday;
Joshua, what is an heir apparent ?"
"There's one on the butter, mother"
rerlied the unflial youngster. And the
old lady lit upon him with the coffee
pot.
An angry teacher was whipping pu-
pill, and having prolonged the exercise
far beyond the bounds of moderation,
the boy looked up and calmly said,
"Come, sir, you must be tired, let's
take a rest :" and he wrested the whip
| from the teachers hand
| A PARTY of young men were out sere-
nading few nights since. They sat
on the pavement, which had recently
been paved with tar solution. Next
morning the rear of six pairs of pants
dotted the walk, and music is heard no
more around that cottage.
Nor long since, at Sunday school, the
teacher, after trying hard to impress
on the minds of class of small boys
the sin of Sabbath-breaking, asked, =" Is
Sunday better than any other day."
when the smallest boy in the class an
swered "You bet your boots it is -
STOW MUCH is your stick candy ?"
inquired boy of a candy dealer, on
Tuesday. "Six sticks for Ave cents"
six sucks fer five cents, eh? Now
lem'me see, six sticks fer five cents, five
fer four cents, four fer three cents,
three fer two cents, two fer one cent,
one fer nothin'. I'll take o,ae," and he
walked out, leaving the candy man in a
state of bewilderment, which lasted
three days.
A CHICKEN found an egg one day,
Laid by goose that had mission
| And had deserted it; she
| Sat down on it to hold possession.
She liked its looks; twas smooth and white;
| SO needless of the baeful comet,
She sat and sat, till 10, one night
| tiny gosling futtered from it
The old goose saw, and wept aloud.
"Who broke my darling toy? 2" she driveled.
dispose must have been too proud"
And wiped her eyes and gently sniveled.
81 cannot lie, said chickeybid;
$50, make another one to match it,.
Who mashed that shell? You bet did
did it with my little hatch it !"