The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-12-02
A matter Of coarse-A horse race.

. s-ee-e~ 49,
A smart thing-A mustard plas-
ter.
The end Of evesything-she lei
ter e.
A fact is worth thousand state-
ments.
a bad thing about gold--Nothay.
ing it.
How to signal bark-Poll a
dogs tail.
A weather reporter-A-elap of
thunder.
a farmers crib is gnawfn
place for rats
Are not bailoonists Airysnauglus
when they make an ascension and
fail to return2
The editor who said that his
mouth never uttered a lie. probably
spoke through his nose.
A popular writer, speaking of the
ocean telegraph, wonders whether
the news transmitted through the
salt water viii be fresh.
A Leeds paper says that a young
widow in that city, who writes we'll,
is training herself for an editor.
Who is the editorg
The New York papers tell about a
drawback on sugar. That's meth
ing. There has been a fearful pull
back on lasses all summer.
SSee, said a sorrowful wife, how
peaceful the cat aud dog are. -
''Yes," said the husband, sbut just
tie them together, and then see how
the fur viii hy."
Our common moth.r's unfortun-
ate fruit speculation" is the latest
way ogreferring to that misfortune
which eompels US to work Tor a lie-
ing.
A woman is very like a kettle, il
you come to think OF it. She sings
away so pleasantly-then she stops
and when you least expect it she
boils over.
The three wonders of the world
at present are: how fun accam-
ulates in vest pockets, where the
pins go to, and why when man
comes out of a saloon he looks one
way and goes the other.
A town in New York has the sim
guIar name of Busti. And mum
Der Of New York banking firms have
won a nearly similar name within
the past few weeks. Some Busti
and others "bust" low.
"My articles do not receive a very
warm reception of late" aOur fair
correspondent is mistaken" replied
the editor: "they meet with the
warmest reception possible. We
burn them all"
An experienced farmer opines
that the man who can pillow stumpy
ground with pair of lively mules
without swearing is prepared to so
through purgatory with an overcoat
on.
Copy was out. The devil picked
up a paper and said, Here's some
thing About woman'-must I cut
it outg' "NoP' thunderea the edi-
@tbe first disturbance in the world
siI was oecasioned by the devil fool
ing abont a woman"
"Bfy dear boy" said a fond aunt
to a very fast living nephefv, "don't
you know that in leading this ireg-
ular life you are shortening your
daysf" "It's quite possible" was
the cool reply, that may be shor-
tening my days, but then look how
l Ilengthen my nightsi''
Dancing is said 10 be on the de
cline in London. and polite society
seems to be acting on the hint Civ
en- by the Shah of Persia when he
inquired of the Prince OF Wales at a
bali: "Why don't you employ ser
wants to do this for your The
amusements is being relegated to
the ballet corps.
A Texas judge is credited with
the following neat decision: "rhe
fact is, Jones, the Jail is an old rick
ETY. affair, as cold as an iron wedge.
You applied to this court for release
on bail. giving it as your opinion
that you would freeze to death there.
The weather has not moderated,
and TO keep you from freezing I will
directthe sheriff to hang you AZ
four o clock this afternoon"
A beautiful eye makes silence elo-