, 1876-10-08
DOUBTFUL PIETY.

"HIamma, u said q young hopeful, who against
his will was made to rock the cradle OF his baby
brother, 'tif the Lord has any more babies to
give away don't you take en-"
Of picture of Moses in the bulrushes, where
Miss Pharaoh seems to be ssleaving him to be
drowned,n the Philadelphia Bulletin wants to
know twhether It Is water-cu1lcr or Nile
painting"
Teacher: ssJohnnY. how did Enoch 60 to
heayeu.'' johnny: "Don't know, ma'am.'' -
Teacher: s'Why, Enoch was translated; God
took him up to heaven without dying" John
ny: "Golly, then that's the line I'm going up
on.''
New Orleans Bulletin: Potter says the, In
vcntion OF elastic cloth for CATERS has done
more towards Christianizing America than the
Brooklyn churches. The amount Of blasphemy
current over Enotted shoestrings once was lear
full.
Philadelphia Bulletin: It is now supposed
that Abraham was the original baseball player,
Us the Scriptures soy that he pitched iu the vii
derncss.- Exchange. Irne{ and Moses yon re-
member, took A-run With him IN lne Wider
ness.
One Of the younsters who was fond Of Bible
stories swallowed bottle of parcgorlc because
it was nice. They gave him q powerful cmetic,
and he thus described the sequel to his brother; ;
'tBudge, was whay-al, regular whay-al. l
didn't fror up Jonah, but freW up lots OF uFer
f1ngs."
t'Bnt," said one pious woman to another,
duties at Farisa At Versailles 1t was so much
more peaceful and retired" 80, that makes
very little difference; only do my small con-
fessions here; still keep wholesale confessor
at Versailles. Paris Paper.
Yesterday youngster Of ~ years, who had
become jealous Of his ? weeks old brother,
md being left alone with the infant for a couple
left him. When slittle jealousy" was CUES
tioned why he did It, he replied that he "Was
going to take him back to grandpa God.'
4 South Brooklyn boy invited q number Of
his comrades into the sumptuously furnished
parlors Of the paternal mansion, and undertook
to play "Sardanapalus, but, during the hrst
scene Of the first att, his mother suddenly ap-
would suppose that he had ever been an orlentM
monarch.
Detroit Free Press: IT notice your colored
porter there is great hand to pray" remarked
q gentleman to the Captain OF u steamer on the
lake, one stormy night last week. les, nes
always mumblin' and prayin' round When
there's Storm said the Captain. Anu then
him ashore Il you want to hear some tall
sWearin'.''
New York Commercial: 1t was little emoaI-
RAISING to the stranger. He entered the church
just as they were singing hymn, and the sex
ton, hymn book in hand, as he pointed him 2 to
pew, kept on abstractedly singing, "oYer
There, Over There.' "Over where!" vas the {;
whispered inquiry. s'0ver There, Over There, y
sang the sexton, still pointing in reply, and the
stranger incontinently subsided in the n1st
empty pew.
An exemplary minister Of the Gospel residing
in Raleigh, N. C., was busy at his sermon the
other evening, when caller came to disturb
him. It was stranger, aud he said bis name
was Dolsocker. He extended his hand Tor 9
shake, sat down as if in his OWL house, and
presently began: II called to see you Wou!o
give me little spiritual advice?" Certainty
will, and be glad to-. was the reply. are are
thinking Of turning Jour feet into good paths. tbs:
hope!,' "Well, perhaps was the hesttatinS Z
reply. "Don't you want to be q Chrlstlans :, =,
asked the good man. "rll tell you now , II Is,
said the stranger, after quite long interval: !.
I've got ticket in a lottery, and Wanteq 70
ask you if you thought it would stano any pet-
ter chance Of striking the big prize Il was sor.
o. good than it would ii kept on being sort o.
badl" The clergyman didn't labor with Mr.
Dolsocker very long.