The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-12-12
PLEASANT AND PROFITABLE.

The world is looking glass, and
gives back to every man the reflection
of his own face. Frown upon it,and it
will in turn look surly upon you; laugh
at it, and with it, and it is jolly, kind
companion. Thackeray.
The birds feed at the table of the
Almighty and rear their young under
the shadow of that Providence without
whose notice not sparrow falls to the
ground. i. j. Philips, of Vermont.
The alligator, wisely remarks the
Courier,Journal, never blows his nose.
Likewise, the whale never knows his
blows. 'Rah for natural history.
''If you can't keep awake" said a
parson to one of his hearers, "when you
are drowsy, why don't you take pinch
of snuff? 81 think, - was the shrewd
reply, ''the snuff should be put into the
sermon"
A phrenologist says the principal
bump on George Washington's head is
adhesiveness. : He alludes to Georges
head on a postage stamp. [Norristown
Herald.
ssMy son." said an old man ''beware
Of prejudices, they are like rats, and
mems minds are like traps; prejudice
creeps in easily, but it is doubtful if it
ever gets out.''
When is a candle like tombstone?
When it is put up for a late husband.
Boston Traveller.
Guest.-'Good-bye; enjoyed ourselves
so muchl" Host.-''So sorry you are
going; now, can't we persuade you; how
the time has flown! hope we shall soon
see yo ag-' Coachman confident
ly)-"Win you make 'em too late for
the train, sir? can't asy-" His
master lin dumb show. "If you dare
sir!''
A few months ago, one of the mas
tiers OF country grammar-school, died,
and the school was closed on the day of
the funeral. Johnny Smith passed his
time in playing in pond. The other
day his father caught him again, and
asked him why he was not at school.
when pressed for reason, replied tri-
umphantly: "That man is dead again. {"
A German enlisted in the regular
army; in the COURSE Npf few days he
was put on picket duty. His instruc-
tions were, when anybody approached,
to say 'Who comes there?" three times
and then shoot. Before long he per-
ceived man approaching; he waited
quietly till the man was very near, then
he suddenly brought his musket to his
shoulder and shouted, "Who comes
dere dree times?" Bangl
A gravedigger in cathedral town in
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ing in' the remains of an aged parish
ioner, observed some women weeping
by the grave side. Turning around he
sharply demanded of them: "What are
ye crying for? If ye dinnot bring 'em
at eighty, when wad ye bring emp"
As stern-wheeler steamboat was
passing up the Ohio river the other day,
little girl who was standing on the
hotel stoop, ran into the house to her
mother, calling out, "Mother, mother,
come out and see this steamboat-it' t's
got hustle on.''
After reading Sitting Bulls modest
munition, we can't but reflect what a
splendid lightning-rod agent or sewing
machine canvasser has been lost to
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when young, and thus bring him up un-
der the genial influences of our modern
civilization. IN. Y. Com. ADV. !,
Philanthropist-"T -"There's penny for
you, my lad. What will you do with
itp'' Sweeper-"What, all this at oncep
I'll toss you for it, double or Quitsfn
Ii Punch.
Our country visitors regard the hotel
elevators with vacant stare. But for
that matter, wherever there's an eleva-
tor, the stairs are apt to be vacant, you
know. N. Y. Com. Adv.
The man who would poke fun at his
mother-in-law deserves to be driven out
of his own house. And we believe he
has been. Rochester Dem.
/ We incidentally remarked yesterday
morning that the secret societies in
town meet only once week and close
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