The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-10-13
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Pith and Point.

Pith and Point.
A wIsEAoRE-Your wisdom tooth.
In classic Italy they don't speak Of
"square meals they call them "seri-
Gus repasts.
A VERMONT youth at his mothers
funeral said to the neighbors: "Me
and my father are obliged to you all,
and hope soon to be able to do as much
for you"
"WHAT time is it," asked one passsu-
ger of another in a Detroit depot the
other day. "Ten minutes to wait, was
the answer, as the man looked up at the
timetable.
A LITTLE 5.year-old, of Dorchester,
somewhat surprised his mother few
days since with the remark: "God is
everywhere, he is all over NE, and when
you spank me you spank God!
IT is estimated that the famous Brazil
ian diamond wedding will be totally
ecipsed Oh the occasion of the coming
nuptials of Philadelphia hackman and
st. Louis ice-dealer's daughter.
SUPPOSE.
Suppose a trees long-reaching arm
Should 'gainst q window dash,
In one Of natures breezy whims,
And knock 1t all to smash;
Amid the chatter and dismay,
What, think you, would the fragments say?
Angels and ministers Of grace defend us?
o, not at all. They'd cry tree-msnd-usl
ALPHoNso, dear, what is the differ
ence between our Thanksgiving and those
revolted Turkish provinces2 "Really,
Clementina, / can't say. What is 1t 81
"Why, you see, here we have turkey IN
Christians there they have Christians
in Turkey"
"WHY," asked a pensive-looking
stranger, contemplating the Division
street improvement, of brisk young
Burlington man, "why do they change
the grader" "Because," replied the
brisk Y. m. of B., the Council sgrade
to the change. "-Burlington Haack- Eye.
Two FRENCH ladies were looking of
the pictures in the Paris Salon. so /
hear" said one, ca celebrated painter
has finished picture for you" "YeSs
he has graciously consented to paint the
portrait of my husband for my drawing
ROOM" Indeed u said the first
speaker. "Well, for a room like that i
think should have chosen gayer sub
iect."
A LABoRRR of Hibernian extraction
was not long since lamenting the hard
times, and drawing for contrast q
bright picture of his home in the old
country. "Ah," said he finally, "av i
was only back agin in me fathers pal
lis" A jolly fellow-workman squinted
his eve and replied: "Shure, an av ye
were there We moight sthan' on the
groun' an reach yer han down the
chimbley an open the door av it."
"WHAr is my bill 2" annously asked
man who had stayed over night at @
Philadelphia hotel lately. "Your bill O.
was the calm reply (; show much money
have you along I" "Twenty-nine dol
lars," gasped the innocent and retiring
} guest. "Wel, that's it-that's your
} BILL" remarked the considerate proprie-
} tor. And as the Centennial visitor
started out on foot for his home in Indi-
} ana, he muttered thoughtfully to him
self $50 this is the way that tramps'
are made"
HAVING plenty of apples and pears,
but having no dog, resident OF Cass
; avenue stuffed an old suit of clothes and
stood the effigy up in his back yard to
scare the wicked boys away. The pie
seemed to be perfection for while, ~
yesterday morning the "man" was di
covered suspended to the limb OF 4 tr,
by rope tied to his heels. ,Th co
e tails were cut off, the mouth fill ed vii
weeds, and the eyes and ears W tin mu
: and the following note was pin ned to {
: body: "This ERE feller As cot d
i kolic afful bad" The bigb AlI pears a.
y the rosy red apples had bee thinned @
until it looked like aD off .year for cror
o and the boys were far away.-F
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