The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-01
GOSSIP.
Then smile on ME, dear Angcline,
And make my heart feel lite;
Chain the big dog and 1 will cum
A-cortin Sunday mite.

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Chain the big dog and will cum
A-cortin Sunday mite.
In time Of peas prepare for lamb.
| A hustle is described as fiction
founded on fact.
'.Auf afeller don't vas careful by him
self he makes drodble by der sidewalks
nowadays, aind itw
Josh Billings says. sit isn't 80 much
trouble Jew get rich as it is tew tell
when you have got rich."
A newspaper writer observes that
when ladies subscribe for papers, they
ask for "back" numbers.
| A small boy says he has felt slippers,
and does not like the feeling. For his
mothers wear he recommends lighter
material.
| A young. man charged with being lazy
was asked if he took it from his father.
81 think not" was his reply, "father's
got all the laziness he ever had"
"Whats Biography, Billf' 'Its a-tell-
in' of forrin lands that we know nothin'
about by cute chaps that's never seen
EN-" Bill got government situation.
When Chicago man says to his soups
idol, "Don't kiss me any more, now, Sal;
Pm tired" she knows he has just been
shaved by one of those naughty female
BARRIERS.
"Helen was proud" said an Indiana
! widower of his late wife, land she was
great worker. You ought to have stood
! by and see her jerk bedstead down and
60 for bugsW
We read that paper put inside the lin-
ing of coat, gives additional warmth to
| to the garment. We have plenty of pa
per, and will put the experiment to a
| test, when we get coat.
II like to give something to the
poor" remarked Walnut Hills lady.
'Its hard times and they must be sui.
fering, but Pye got to use this forty dol
lars to buy another SWITCH"
Economical wife - George, dear,
don't you think it is rather exJrayagant
of you to eat butter with that delicious
jamW .No, Iove-economical! Same
piece of bread does for bothW
st. Louis clergymen are never per-
mitted to kiss the ladies they have Just
made brides. The dear creatures put up
their hands with the remark: "There.
thatll do. Pve seen you fellows afore."
''Faith," said an Irishman, who ould
not get into his cabin at Ballingarry, his
wife having turned the key upon him,
.ips meself that's regularly locked in"
"Inp' said his companion-''in whereof
"Why in the street,"
.sOh for the good old days." sighs an
Indiana editor, as he recalls the deli
cious period of his boyhood, when he
could fall down on the ice and get rent
in his trowsers without having to crawl
home sideways, with his back to the
fence.
"There is no rule without an excep-
man must always be present when he is
being shaved" "My dear, hadn't you
better send this child to bed? he's too
clever"
There was once an independent old
lady whose comments on the Bible were
very pointed. Speaking OF Adams NAM
ing all the animals, she said she didn't
think he deserved any credit for naming
the hog-anybody would know what to
call him.
A wide awake minister, who found his
congregation going to sleep before he
had fairly commenced. suddenly ex-
w ait till get along, and then, if I amt
worth listening to, go to sleep; but don't
before l commence. Give q man a
chance"
SO, Jimmy, jimmy" said member of
Woman's Rights Association, bending
over the cradle of her sleeping babe,
"Why weren't you born girl, Jimmy.
1t almost breaks your mothers heart to
think that you must grow up great,
nasty, noisy boy, and smell Of shoe
leather"
A Kansas farmer purchased revolver
for his wife, and insisted on target prac-
tice, SO thai she could defend her house
in case of his absence. After the bullet
was dug out of his leg, and the cow bur-
led, he said he guessed she'd better
shoot with an ak.
"And, now, Mrs. Sullivan" said the
council, "will you be kind enough to tell
the jury whether your husband was in,
the habit Of striking you with impuni-
typ "Wid what, sir?" "With impuni-
ty." ''He wuz, sir. now and thin, but he
sthruck me ofthener wild his tisht."
Woman does great deal to discourage
man is leaning over the back fence telling
neighbor how he would shed his last
drop of blood tor suffering Louisiana, it
disturbs him to have his wife yell from
the kitchen: "Look at herel are you
coming with that bucket of water, or
shall i come out and see to youw
"Have you any eggsW inquired
peaceful looking old man as he leaned
over the counter of a hardware store,
yesterday. "No, sir-this is hardware
store; we keep nails, stoves, ETC., an
swered the clerk. "Well,, did want
some eggs" slowly drawled the man,
"but l hain't particular, and you may
give me pound of nails"
Down East there resides certain, M.
D. One very cold night he was aroused
from his slumber by very loud knock
ing at his door. After some hesitation,
he went to the window, and asked,
"Who's therew ga friend," was the an
swer. .What do you wantw "Want
to stay all night" "Stay there, them"
was the benevolent reply.