The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-01-25
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Acryirg shame--Our neighbours baby
A Detroit sign reads: "Wanted- q
young man to drive horses up stairs.
When a man attains the age Of ninety
he may be termed XCdin9ly old.
An uptown mau who is opposed to
capital punishment won't even allow his
children to hang ;hcir stockings.
Stable-keeper-'By the way, shall |
put in an extra butfalo?' English
blood-"Couldn't you let me ave an
'orse, you know? Er~er rather not
drive a buffalo first time you know
They were m arried about X W, eks
nfterward, and now she hasn't b en-
Kissed for SO long That she couldtt tel
a kiss from a bite, and she carries her
head high Al. the ;imo so rs to watch
Aim ana the hired girl.
eff tLCre isanyloly under the can
lister of heaven that ] have in utter ex-
c~resscnce," says Mrs. Partington," it
il the slanderer going about like u boy
constructor, circulating his calomcl on
honest folks"
There is nothing dispels The dreams
of youth and skaters the ambitious
hopes of the noble boy like having a
young lady remark in his hearing that
he would make with study n good hat
lack.
Pa asked n boy, "what is meant
by Paradise?' PARADISE, my son."
replied the father, gleomily, ''paladise
is the latter part of next summer, when
your mother goes on visit to your
grandfather"
4 dotins young father boasts that the
little stranger is 50 aftectionate that he
sits mp with his parents ne rly all
night, and St tough that he seems to
have no conception of fatigue or OF the
time Of day.
A gentleman was accosted by a boot
black III this manner: "Shine, SURF"
MOI "Sline EN- quick, SUI. Dot in
three different languages-'publican,
demmycratic and greenback.' He got
the job.
a Western paper notes this fact con
corning hose: The false alarm of fire
on Columbia street yesterday afternoon,
was caused by a young lady with car
dual red stockings falling out Of the
back seat Of an open wagon"
Some time ago q pupilin a deaf and
dumb asylum in New England read a
portion of the book of job; when asked
to write out his understanding OF Jobs
suffelln5s, lie wrote as follows: The
Lord boiled Job seven days.
Funny monkey" sale Mrs. Parting
ton, as she saw him impatientIy sitting,
''but lie set as if he had the plumbago
in the back, and ] could wish there was
more hair on his reprehensiblc tail. ]
cannot yet believe that, neither that
they are our posterity. i
"Howdo you like Daniel Deronda?'
asked a young lady of her father at the
breakfast table the other morning. u
never heard of him BEFORE" replied the
father. Did he receive the Democrats
ic or Republican nomination for alder
man2"
had nine children to support and
it kept me busy" sud Smith to Jones,
the other day as they met, but Il OF
She girls got married. Now [ have
Eight" interrupted Jones. "No, ten
counting the son-in-law," snid Smith,
with a sigh, which might have been
heard afar OFF.
Dashfui bridegroom (on his wedding
tour to his servant; Larry, my wife
and | have both noticed that the towns
people stare at lis very hard. | hope
you haven't been telling anybody that
we are newly married" Larry: "Me
sell EN-, sur? Is it loikly Old go agiu
my express ordhers? Whinever any
body thryed to pump me, sur, OiW
towld EN- you wasn't married at all