Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-12-20
Humorsone Waits.

NATUnAIIY enough Truth is stranger
than fiction" because il ia not 90 common.
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ffty dollars for Mrs. Snool,'s gloves.
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WHAT IS the worst SIDE oil naval war
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MESSENGER III the treasury department.
sent dollar to a Chicago firm that adver,.
used method OF writing without pen ana
,'n; .M in q iew uess 'no "'iS"e' o"''e
'''o VIZ" r'"o''
a NORWICH man calls himself on MS
card temperance ooothaKer. me need
OF temperance poots Is apparent Tor though
they re hot generany drunk its notorious
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"lsNr that beautiful piece oil music =
SAID one OF Mrs. Cloggers female boarders,
as she turned from the piano. :" ike II
very much, replied Jones particularly
those long rests that occur all through IT,
any son, said an aifectionate mother to
her son, who resided at little distance, and
expected III short time TO he married, " you
are getting very thin es, mother, he
replied :" am ana when come next
think you wlll see my no
A VAT French lady despairingly says,
am so fat that pray for a disappointment
TO make me thin. No sooner does the dis
appointment CONE than the mere expecta-
ton OF growing thinner gives me such JOY
that become latter than ever
~ You come we'll recommended, sup
pose 2" said a gentleman to a boy who
wanted an easy place. "Oh, yes, sir the
man was with last recommended me- h-
recommended me to leave and get work
more congenla to my disposition.
Ina suburban Sunday-school a teacher
gave out the word "psalter to a class. It
was poser to all, till it reached the foot OF
| the class when curly-headed little fellow
spelled it correctly, and, on briug asked 10
define it, shouted out, "AIore salt p
A wr,su indge notorious for his greed of
| onica and his want of nersonal cleanliness
was once compaining of being neglected
Nv dear sir" said Jekyl, in his most
amiable tones YOU have asked the Minister
for almost everything else why don't you ask
him for a piece of soap and nail-brush Z"
Tr,rvo,Nn was hored for his aptogranb
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,,'I, a,5 10 not I;ke 10 be tha on,v TOOL
among them"
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anu "ho'he' 'ne nav
she was ionnd oil conundruns, ana when
she learned that muller was Latin tor woman,
she thought she had good one. 80 she
asked her husband what was the difference
between herself and mule And as he
had been married several years, he was too
thoughtful TO trouble her by guessing, but
kindly remarked that he had never been
able To see any.
ALApY took her sou, Of some five years,
to church. After the minister had been
preaching about half an hour the little fel-
low grew sleepy and began 10 nod. The
mother aroused him into attention several
times hy pushing, but as it seemed a hope
less case She concluded TO let him sleep un-
disturbed After while the little fellow
had his nap ont, aud saw the minister hold