The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-07-03

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an inspecting general To A hard drinking
soldier. v it's modesty. replied Ivy WI
dier. " | always blush when spoken to
by general.
Kansas teacher Where does all Of
our grain product 60 to hi Boy" Ii
goes into the hopper l'' Hopper What
hopper p ''Grasshopper ' triumphantly
shouted the lad
Which would you rather do, " u
Wheeling IN Virginia, or Corning IN Ne
braska Erchdngc Well We don't want
to Berne Switzerland 50 we'll 20 To Read
ing Massachusetts over Andover .-B0stOi.
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Geutlemen don't quarrel about the mat
ter, Just come to Chicago and that will
settle the qestion
A printers devil says his lot his hard
one at his boarding house they charge
him with all the PIE they can't find, and
at the office his employer charges him with
all the pi they N find.
English traveller" As he got up two
horse pistols dropped from his back pock
ties" Interlocutor -' But how could he
find room for two horse pistols y Third
.party-"O he did not mean two horse
pistols, exactly, NJ meant two Colts
| pistols.
That ar patch u ground il mem'ri-
bic, said an Omaha man, pointing to a
grave all by itself outside the town. "
/ reckl you'll know that, stranger, when
/ you see 1t az IN. The Ockypant Of that
was the furst man Horace Greeley ever
| told 10 git West wise he was hung
for stealin' mewl."
There was ludicrously sudden decent
from the sublime To the ridiculous where
clergyman preaching on the " Ministry Of
Angels suddenly observed, " hear
whisper, the change Of tone started one
of the deacons who sat below, from a
drowsy mood, and springing to his feet he
cried, g It's the boys IN the gallery "
Jones was pensively gazing out Of
Jefferson street window yesterday as a
fair-haired maid Of eighteen was getting
into street-car Said Blobbs, suddenly,
"Who is the handsomest woman in street
car p but the time, not altogether without
reference 70 number l3 CATERS and a white
frilled 1ounce, and gave ii Up. "Why, I"
said Blobhs, the one who is passing fare.
Of course Louisville COHritr. .JOar1tli.
A man in North Carolina who was saved
from conviction for horse stealing by
the powerful plea " his lawyer, after his
acquittal by the jury, was asked by the
lawyer Honor bright, now Bill, you
did steal that horse, didn't you f Now
look a-here, Judge, was the reply,
alters did think | stole that hoss. but
since ! hearn your speech u that ere Jury,
III be dogoned if | amt got my doubts
about it. " "A
A boy in Wilhamstown, Mass, became a
man ID this way While hOeing corn one
afternoon he turned t0 his father, who was
working with him, and said What
time is it, father 2" Half-past 2, re-
piled the senior farmer Throwing down
his hoe, the son graduated rom his farm
life with this remark " Iwenty-one years
ago, father, AZ halt past ? in the afternoon,
! was born yod can do your own hoeing
after this ''
ooy got his grandfather's gun and
loaded II, but was afraid to fire he, how
ever, liked the fun of loading, and 50 put
IN another charge, but, was still afraid tn
tire. He kept on charging, but without
firing. until he got Six charges Id the Old
piece. His grandmother, learning his
temerlty, smartly raproved him, and
grasping the old continental discharged NJ.
, The result was tremendous, throwing the
old lady on her back She promptly
struggled ID regain her feet, but the boy
cried out" lie still granny there are ~,
more charges to ~ Of yet.