The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-07-08
GRAVE AND GAY.

Professor of astronomy (having call
ed the name of a student who has been
absent from several recitations)- G
sick ?" Ciassmate (sotto voice.
Yes, sick of astronomy"
"A soul burning with a sense of what
the universe is not, and ready to take all
existence as fuel, is nevertheless held
captive by the ordinary wirework of local
forms, and does nothing in particular.
"a Harry, give me bite of your ap-
pie ?" said one little fellow to another.
"No, refused Harry, eating away
rapidly. "You wouldn't like this it is
a cooking apple-and I never give fell
low bite of cooking apple"
Married life must be pretty rough.
Jennie June. who has been in the matri-
monial state a long time, Gays: The
man and woman deserves golden crown
who have BONE the storms and sunshine
of life together for fifty years.
"A merchant went home the other
night and said cheerfully to his wife:
"Well, my dear, I've failed at last"
"Oh, that's good r' exclaimed the wife,
with radiant face; "now we can go to
the centennial, sure"
when men live in log houses and
cabins, then 1t is not unnatural that
they should worship in plain, rude
house but when it is right for them to
live in elegant houses, then it is not reli-
gion, it is parsimony, to be content with
shabby house of worship.
Mrs. Craik, the author of "John
Halifax, Gentleman" is erecting a
drinking fountain under a railway arch
near her residence in Kent, England,
and in addition there will be constant
supply of penny loaves and money box,
box, under the superstition that those
who partake of the bread will pay for it.
AS an evidence of the decline of in
FAINT baptisms in the Methodist Episcopal
church, it is stated that in the New
York eastern conference, which COM
prises two hundred and seventy-two
churches, only one hundred and eighty
seven infants had been baptized during
the conference year. This is about three
quarters of an infant to each church.
"A foreign correspondent says that
Antoinett Polk, a daughter of the soldier
bishop of Tennessee, is the belle of Ro-
man society. She unites in herself as
many attractions as if all the fairies had
been present at her christening. The
"blue blood" of one of the first southern
families. wealth sufficient for worldly
needs, and the beauty Of perfect features,
and classic style, she has the world at
her feet, and it is rumored that the
Prince Doria is among her suitors.
"A colored man living on Fort street,
east, has a sign on his house readi'~-
meals eight cents" The sign ATTRACTED
the attention of hungry man of color
the other day, and he stepped in and
said he would have dinner. A slice of
bread and bowl of water was placed on
the table, and he was told to draw up.
"What sort of meal is dat?" he de-
manded, drawing away, instead OF draw
ing up. "Dat's an eight-cent meal, my
friend" "I isn't prepared to squar' off
in front no such dinner" growled the
stranger, getting out of doors. 1t isn't
no festival, OATS true" replied the pro-
prietor, ''but when the price is limited
down to eight cents you must spec de
food will be limited down to about two
courses. Oars bread and dar's water,
and if you want to make it ten cents, I'll
put on de pepper box and knife and
fork."-Detr0H Free Press.