The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-04-13
OUR DESSERT.

If brokers wish to raise the wind
they should negotiate a cyclone.
OUGHT to be allowed TO sit down
A merchant Of forty years Standing
Dandies and nanny-gohts V tall
TO pride themselves upon their KIDS.
Many lady in Washington has
come to waMt-Comc to want ula-
moud eaf+rings.
The newest floral sentiment: ~
YOU wish for hearts case, don't I""N
TO marigold."
\ little girl who wanted to be very
good during Lent proposed TO give
up going TO Gchool.
James Gordon Bennett has fore
sworn fast trains. lie is SAVING up
monev now to pay for siIken trans
Why is a young lady IKE a bin Of
exchange? Because she ought to be
settled when she arrives at maturity.
Jones believes in policemen, and
thinks they are all square men. AZ
any rate he says, they are never
round
Why are cents separated from dol
lars by a point? TO make sense, %
course. Don't YOU see the point?
Every married woman is personal
" acquainted with Il man who viii
sit right alongside Ola stove aud LET
the fire go out.
BriSlow says the country is getting
short of currency, which is Il point IN
""lcl we iest'h"'c INC No"""' 80"
e"o"s" 10 NC '"'"
Aver a pay 4 young HTF,c"''"'
said TO hls TREND u cou'd PISE tne
lover bette tlia2 'n'' IhHSc 2nV
repi!ed' men why III li'"''" : "''''
don youf
An Ola D"'clhlan 't'%a n'S "i}
WINE ilaMllS INC ,'@s, o"', nU '' nnt
Il mar carr ''' u:So .'t'? V" a
he never IF9tHe nIsEe'' 0''o'' "'
"h"e's'"il "'9 ""5'
can you see me- ue'FPS'.' s"i'. l."
a CnicaSo ma" 80 LIS "!s,S W.
en- .nt .I tn. o,r l,noII
sue ,"i"e "'''
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IT generous oul u9Is 90! Sl'eS ms
Younger ofoiner "oV ioI S'r''IaS vi
his apples ana iiIIl h'%H' me "PPi's
g!Ee MN S,N,! ir,"o, ana "tt
o'" ''' So""7'' 80.
y Iellef 'of "'oSePl h|hIl@ie'.h
Is awaiting us owner III lht i'an''''e'
fehnsNIVahla' postoiilce. Inc posi-
master and ms fanny are !Ae"',l'"e
all gong round WIN 'Ntir Jaws oole
up III SI'H9~
Are you a CHRISTIAN! asked n
OF Mr. Moody assistants at am lhqhl-
ry meeting, OF a h~"rd-I"oAIhg Gus
toner who had taken a front seat
NO, ne answered.; sadly i'm "
plumber. 1t was h"p"ieSS case
What is editorial courtesy asks
a Southern paper. why II Is Whet' a
Southern editor IS caught steaIla%
chickens at mldhl2hi ANA ms bfo'hef
editors kindly alIude 1" the Mltter as
"a strange freak OF somhathbuIlst'
A Preston man has been missing
for three days, and as he was recently
married, grave doubts exist as to
whether he Is sitting ronnd III a hay
loft somewhere moditaung on tie
price OF spring bon"ets, or las merely
drowned himself
Philadelphia has o daily papers
than all other cities combined. We
have dreaded for a year 10 make this
announcement, but as it has got so
that a new daily makes lis appearance
here with every mail. the fact can no
longer be suppressed.
roay n<ow NJ, Snonnor oe 7
eaT rGu Of cInr.b isst GnInIoy toll
yr e. ror ~ tLi,,I. NO v,tn,Gd ho
. f~ret-rlass MARTYR at the stake" La
dv-"Why : Mr.. Suapuel = Snap
ner-"Hecausn he is so very dry."
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my w. 80: A.! ""h -,
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