The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-29
Wit and HumOr.

Down East they call the tramps
turnpike sailors"
A PASSING notice-A perambulating
street sign.
The hand-organ man has only one way
to turn for living.
SoNG for the ferry collectors" Shall
we gather at the riverl"
AN atrocious jester advised dropsical
prisoner to get "bailed out"
"DD yer make yer maiden speech this
campaign, Bill 2" said one young man to
another lately politically ambitious in st.
Louis. eyes, L made un speech, an
that finished me-" was the answer. I'm
sellin' goods agin.
Too MUCH message is the present diff
Guilty of the Burlington HaWk-Eye.
"We devace," says that paper, "much
of oux spote this morning to the messi-
dents pressage. It is an able pape
slater, worthy of rueful pecarsal.
THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
Some say that 'gainst that season comes.
Wherin our Saviors birth il celebrated,
The bird Of dawning singeth all night long;
The nights are wholesome them no planets strike,
| No fairy takes, witch hath power to charm,
| so hallow'd and so gracious is the time.
| Shakespeare.
"Do YOU see that fellow lounging?"
said Bumkins, the other day. eyes.
How does he manage to live-by his
wits 2" ooh, no he's cannibal." ga
canniball How2" He lives on other
people," was B. s reply, as he vanished
around the corner.
A BUTCHER was invited the other night
to attend minstrel show, but positively
declined, even when free ticket was
offered him. When pressed for q reason
he replied IF / should go 1 should
see 80 many people who owe me for meat
that it would spoil all my fun. I"
ANOTHER YEAR GONE.
Poor dear old one
What has IL done?
"what odds 2" you say;
It's had its day"
Poor dear old one.
Well-praps it's fun
To pull down one!
What harm? None.
Ha ha What's 0nee
The Graphic has begun this sort Of
thing Children, can you 30 transpose
the letters as to make good word of
'chesty p and can you make one word OF
doonrewY" That's been done to death
in private circles, and experts can guess
them just as fast as you can set 'em up.
"Scythe" and Zone word"-oh, botherl
Do you circulate much in infant schools
AN eminent fnancier has just con-
cluded negotiations with railroad COM
pany whose bonds he is to float, and the
prospectus is being drawn up. They
come TO the sentence, "The first returns
may be expected by investors by the LIST
of June" "Hold on" he cries
that's too soon." "Well, say tine LIST
of july" "No. Put down may be
expected immediately The LIST Of July
is date Immediately is any tine"
COMPENSATION.
Citizen-who7s dead. good sexton Why these
chimes?
You've struck the bell a hundred TIMES.
Sexton-Puir mon puir mon the church's pillar
No Less than Peter Grist the miller.
Citizen-Nos Peter! Then your bell is wrong;
He was but fifty. For as long
As I have lived always knew
How old he was; and
But then, in ringin' him AVA
CAV him more than was the law;
Twill please him, for the goodly soul
Was oond of takin' DOODLE toll.
"YoUR visits remind me of a success
full newspaper, said Uncle Jabez, lean
ing his chin on his cane and glancing
on Wiiliam Henry, who was sweet ON
Angelica "Why So" inquired Will
lam Henry. "Well, they commenced
on a weekly, grew to be triweekly,
and have become daily, with Sunday
supplement-. eyes" said William
Henry, braoing up, "and after we are
married we will issue an e1tra-
"Sh-h," said Angelica, and then they
went out FOR stroll.