The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
t1T AND HuMoR+
EDITED BY
I. Donne11y,J 1:s

Costly furniture-Indian bureaus.
The wise man punisheth refractory
mule at distance, with pole.
No man can become thoroughly &C
quainted with his family history with
out running for Office.
.Are there any fools in this cityP'
asked stranger of newsboy. 'No;
do you feel lonesome?" was the reply.
Quills are things that are sometimes
taken from the pinions Of one goose to
spread the opinions OF another.
The newspapers state that we'll
known banker Of Paris has absc0nded,
leaving deficit behind. Mrs. Parting
ton thinks that it was very good of the
poor man to leave it, when he might
have got off clear with everything.
An eccentric old fellow who lives
alongside of q graveyard was asked #
is was not an unpleasant location.
..No," said he, II never jined places in
nv life with a set of neighbors that
minded their own business so steadily
as they do"
Very stern parent indeed "Come
here sir! What is this complaint the
schoolmaster has made against you?"
Much-iniured youth-''Its just nothing
at all. You see Jenny Hughes bent .
pin, and Donly just LETT it on the teach
er's chair for him to look at it, and he
came in without his specs and sat right
down on the pin: and now he wants to
blame me for it."
"Arrah, me darlint.' cried Jamie
O'Flannigan to his loquacious sweet
heart who had not given him the oppor-
tunity to "get in word edgewise," dur
ing two hours ride behind the little
hay nags in his oyster wagon, '.are ye
after KNOWN why your cheeks are like
INV ponies there P" ..Shure and it's be-
!, cause they're red. is itp" quoth the blush
ing Bridget. Faith, and a better rea-
son than that, mavourneen. Because
there is one O. them aich side of wag-
T gin tongue"
; An American gentleman was riding
on the top of a coach, in the Trossacks,
in company with two enthusiastic Scotch.
: men, who had never been there before
Passing q sheet of water one of then
: exclaimed to the other. 'Look, Sandy
there's Loeb Lomond," and turning K
. the American he said. ''Have ye ony'
thing like thot in American" "Oh,
yes" replied he, ''why, we have lakes
:, there that you can sail on tor days
: without seeing land!" "Ogh!" grunted
: the Scotchman as he turned to his com
: panion, '.he's leeing yonkee."
7, She tried to sit down in the street car
+" but was pinned back 50 tight she couldnt
e Old lady peeped over her specs and ask
le ed her, How long have you been affiicl
). ed that way ?" The young lady blushe
= J, and made ''break." sitting down side
= WAYS, and holding her knees together 81
:, tight that she looked as if she had on
- one-legged pair of breeches. Old lad
= noticed her sitting in this sideways
!. cramped position, and whispered, bile
il | s'pose l have had 'em there myself
n. l-Hovsvtlle PldindeGler.
+ Brother John ahead. Just after til
= trial of petty case in Colorado, r.
- Gently, in which one Hank Fisher was
:, witness, three or four of the lawyer
~ were discussing among themselves tn
:. variety of testimony deduced, whe
:, Gen. B. with his usual vehemence. said
10 There never was such liar in tn
III witness box as that Hank Fisher; he
he undoubtedly the biggest liar ! eve
90 knew" when the whole party was some
.oi what abashed at seeing Hank. VII
I'm heard the Generals remark, step up
'se him:
,m Ibid you say l was the biggest d
zee you ever saw ?"
That is about what I said" star
neringly came from the general vi
expected fight,
=. Hank eyed him for moment, tn
- said II guess you didn't know my br<