Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-19
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have received Puck.
The Washington Star speaks of Mars
rs a She" That shows how little one
star knows about another,-BoSon Pos
In Bath Abbey is to he seen the fol
lowing epitaph: Here lies Ann Mann;
she lived an old maid and died an old
Mann"
Nasty says Key is the wag of the
cabinet. Locke likes key.-Boston Post
| This opens the door to no end Of com
ments
Can cat count asks the Mcrden
! (Ct.) Republic ~. Yes; we've known
some of them to tgurever extensively
at night ON the back fence.
1t has been decided that man can
prove that he mistook her for his wife,
, but how shall that profit n man when
! he finds himself with only one eye and
no hair ON his head?
| a womans rights orator frankly de
clarcd that the first time coat sleeve
encircled her waist she seemed to be in
II pavilion built of rainbows, the window
sills of which were composed of Eolian
harps,
Dion Boucicault bewails The Decline
of the Drama" but seventeen manag-
ers arise and explain that they had to
decline it in self-deiensc. They think it
never would have ran the third night
Graphic.
A Hoboken lady, in yawning, recent
ly, put her jaw ont Of joint, and it was
two days before the doctor could put it
in its place again. Her husband said
he hadn't had such vacation before
since he was married.
Homes the place for boys said n
stern parent to his son, who was fond of
going out at night. That's just what
| think when you drive me off to school
every morning" SAID the son.
Cruel little boy in the public school
traps mouse, and cages him up in II
gbox with six healthy hornets. Teach
CT comes round corner Boy hides
inside shirt Lid of tig-box comes of.
Grand pas scul, with music by the boy.
-Nets orleans Times.
An ancient chest has been discovered
near the supposed site of the Garden of
Eden. 1t is probably the Saratoga
which Adam and Eve carried ON their
wedding tour. There were no baggage
smashors in those days, which accounts
for the excellent preservation of the
trunk. Philadelphia Press.
Here is IL conundrum which we do
not remember to have seen IN print:
Why is pig looking out of II second
story window like the moon? Because
he looks round. If anybody triumph
antly retorts that the moon doesn't al
look round, you can reply that the pig
doesn't, cither.--Lo'cM Courier.
In the Registration Court, Cupar, Fife,
n man was called upon to appear rs Il
witness, and could not be found. On
the sheriff asking where he was, n grave,
elderly gentleman rose up, and, with
much emphasis said, My lord, he's
gone" Gone! goncl" said the sheriff;
: where is he gomez That can not in
form YOU" replied the communicative
, gentleman, "but he's dead"
Make me nice easy coat" said n
noted pulpit orator Of Chicago to his tailor
one day lately" one that's loose and
roomy enough for me to stretch up III
and grow eloquent over you know
: Eyes, understand" said the tailor,
with twinkle in his eye: you want
me to make you one GESTURE slze?'
= "I'hAt's it, exactly" exclaimed the
divine, as he laughed at the tailor's
merry pun; lone that | can Jest swing
myself in."
SWEETS TO THE SWEET.
| My Flora is the sweetest girl;
one would half think she fed on flowers,
= Did one not know she put away
T. Much solid food AT yulg,r hours.
! Her lips red, and pink her cheeks,
i Her sweet young figures nicely rounded
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