The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-01-26

Scene at Brooklyn wedding
breakfast. Company all seated about
the table. A pause in the general
conversation. Happy husband to his
wife's seven-year-old sister at the 9TH
er end of the room: "Well, Julia,
You have new brother now"
Julia "Yes, but mother said to papa
the other day that she was afraid you
would never amount to much, but
that it seemed to be Sarah's last
chance" Intense silence for a mo.
ment, followed by rapid play of
knives and forks.
A young gentleman got neatly out
out of fine scrape with his intended.
She taxed him with having kissed
two young ladies at some party at
which she was not present. He
owned up to it, but said that their
united ages only made twenty.one.
The simple-minded girl thought of
ten and eleven, so laughed off her
pout. He did not explain that one
was nineteen and the other two wears
ofage. Wasn't it artful?
1t was like the song of some won.
derful bird, and it made the air shine
after the sound had died away; and
yet 1T was just the remark of a brave
young man who walked past me one
day, arm-in-arm with a companion:
depend upon it, Tom, st. Edmund.
of Canterbury, was right when he
SAID to somebody, Work as though
you would live forever; live as
though you would die to-day
He had made hearty meal at
restaurant, and, rising up, he said to
the cashier: II declare, if / haven't
forgotten my wallet" The cashier
fired up and hurled big words at him
Tor full three minutes before pausing
for breath. When a chance came the
stranger continued "But have $50
here in my vest pocket" The cashier
couldn't smile to save him.
A Correspondent of the National
Baptist, of Philadelphia, tells a 70.
mantle story of a young man named
Randall, formerly resident of New
ORR, who was captured in Syria by
the BedouiBs, married a sheik's
daughter, and has converted her and
others of the tribe to the Christian
faith.
"How wonderful are the works of
Nature J" have the Vig;lants of Den
nison, Tex, remarked Eve times du.
ring the past ten years, as they have
led gentleman charged with finding
horses that nobody had lost, under
two trees Joined by horizontal limb.
An exchange astuteiy rmarks:
boss Tweed has escaped from
justice" if Boos Tweed desired to es-
cape from justice, he should have
stayed in New York. Outside of
that city be is likely to run into her
arms at any time.
mo George" she said in response
to his question, sit is not true that
string of new belt buckles in a shop
window would make any woman lose
train; but" she added musinglv.
sometimes she might have to run a
little"
Ned and Zack are sad topers-haye
been sad since 4th of July last. Ned
told u. his nose was the last rose of
summer. z. retorted, "'taint blooming
alone" They left deal of ground
plowed up, and both noses are poul.
ticed.
"How are We, Smith," said Jones.
Smith pretended not to know him,
and answered hesitatingly: "Sir, you
have the advantage of me-" "Yes. III
suppose so. Everybody has that's
got common sense"
King George of Greece has laid in
ten bushels of American walnuts, and
is preparing to blossom out next
spring with as many boils as any
king ever had.
A Yankee editor, observing that
"the census embraces 1900, 900
women" asks, "Who wouldn't be a
census 2?