The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-10-04
HIST FOR FUN.

A Norwich, Conn, clergyman preached on
Sunday on Joshua He opened by saying
that Joshua was dead. Ii was a great shock
to the congregation.
Discussion between wise child and its
tutor: That star you see up there is bigger
than the world" mo, it isn't" Yes IT
is" Then why doesn't it keep the rain Off
A New York Herald reporter asked resi-
dent in the vicinity of He'll Gate, If he
wasn't afraid of being blown up Me
blown up is it2 Didn't ye year it was last
wake birried her?''
How much for the broad-faced chickens
on the fence?' inquired an Irishman of
farmer That's not a chicken; it's an owl,
replied the farmer II don't care how Guild
he is; would like to buy him, said the
Irshman.
All the papers have been making con-
temptuOus remarks about Prof. Tice. The
old man says nothing, but lac is understood
to have got ready for us one of the most un-
mercifully cold winters ever experienced
this side of kamschatka.
A mother trying to get her little daughter
of three years to sleep one night, said:
"Anna, why don't you try to 60 TO sleepg'
4" I'm trying" she replied. But you
haven't shut your eyes" We'll, l can't
/ help it, um comes unbuttoned."
A little boy six years old, and little girl
1 Oh elSIlt WCFc lOOklIp at tIle SiOuuS one
/ beautiful summer evening, watching their
| fantastic shapes when the boy exclaimed,
| "Oh. Minnie, | see a dog in the sky,
''Well, Willie" replied the sister, 1T must
| be sky terrier"
A county court judge on circuit went to a
| neighbOring town to see a man, and tele-
graphedback To his wife: Have found Gar
! land. Won't be at home for a week" When
| the dispatch reached her ii read: Have
| eyir1 md no afh for "a aal
Here let draw veil.
II was Pope who used to swear God mend
me-" and swearing his favorite oath one day
| in the presence of little boy, the boy
! looked at the diminished and mishappen
form of the great poet and said: God mend
you, indeed! | think it would be good
deal easier To make a new one"
French lady announces her intention OF
visiting u circus Her maid, with deep sol
icitude. says: ''If | were Madame would
not GO And why not JOsephine?' BE
cause they say there's to be a horse there
which will stop in front of the biggest fool
in the audience, and You know he might
stop before Madame"
laborer of Hibernian extraction was not
long since lamentng the hard times, and
said finally, 'Av only back again il
me fathers pallis' \ jolly fellow-wOrkmar
squinted his eve and replied: Sure, an ay
-
groun' an reach yer han down the chimney
an open the door av it."
We were told a story recently. A gentle
man of immense proportions entered ;
crowded car at EmlentOn, leading by thu
hand very small woman, whom everybody
supposed to be his daughter. judging from
appearances At Scrubgrass Titusville oil
producer stepped aboard the train, and
finding the seats all occupied. stepped up (,
the man andsSaid: viii YOU be so kind a
To let me occupy apart of this seat? II
hold your little daughter on my knee" II,
retreated when the other rose up in
threatening manner and fairly screamed
" Daughterl She's my wife, and I'd like Il
catch you holding her on your kneer
peal of laughter followed this announce
ment. and the TituSville man went out Ol
the platform for air.
\ beer brewer has patented a new bever
age called Jewish beer" He brews it him
self, you KNOW. Y. Com. Advertiser
Don't Jewish you had some?-Boston Globe
Shame This Israely too bad.-Worceste
Press. But Judeah people, the beer ISraelit
and Observation-Disclosures Journal Scribes
, cease this Babylon. You deserve a Caanal
for your Lcvite-y.-Boston Advertiser Je
, ruSllem. what awful jews d'eSprit. Nose
bad a. ii We had perpetrated them ourselye,
-Norristown Herald. Moral: Ed-jew eat
, yourself for the jew-diciary and find how III
lawful this all is.-Meriden Herald Jew
Peteri Ben-iamin jewdicial moral on t
the end of all that Babel. Baalim out Poi
F.; iphar Be-er.-Winsted Herald. What all
Z | YOU ALL Hebrews the Jews and then Bee
shebe-