Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-02-08
The Wits.
A man shows his literary flush b

e. A man shows his literary finish BY
use of the semicolon.
I'D tits not early to bed, hut early to ry'
which makes man poor and gives hi
es| s|red eyes.
q. In London there Is fashionable for,
70 lof charity which dispenses spectacles {
. the poor.
y A Danbury girl has settled the matte,
She says frosty moustache is just like
..Iplate of ice cream.
e An Irish lover remarks that it is grea
comfort to be alone, especially when yc
/. .swateheart is wld ye.''
When Chicago girl gets hold of .
health lift it is fun to stand around anl
hear the corset strings snap.
D An Indian tribe called the Kaws, have
lagreed to quit choking horses over theil
)Idead. No choking; it's good Kaws.
my brother, said the clergyman, "do
you feel charitably inclined this winter -
|'Yes," said the brother. ''if it doesn't
cost anything"
One of the candidates fer admlssion to
Amherst College spelled jealousy 'gslicy, -
and an other interpreted juicy into
i ''gousey.'
They kill alligators with q club In
Louisiana. For.
| "Tis a weapon firmer set
And better than the bayou.net.
When three good little boys get togs-
ther Of an afternoon, the chances are that
there will be either tight, a window
broken, or some stray dog will have pan
tiled to his tail
When rural Wisconsin won an gets in
Ito Milwaukee. and wants an envelope 70
send home letter in, she asks the station.
|ery clerk for ''some of them ERE WALLER
developments sich IS they stick letters
inside. -
A lady had favorite lap dog which she
called Perchance. "a singular name.n
said somebody. "for beautiful pet, mad
am. Where did you find its" s'Oh.~
she drawled, TT was named from Byron,s
dog: "Perchance my dog will how'll"
Don't keep diary this year. Keen a
dog. 1t will cost you little more, but
you can t neglect it as you do the diary.
Every time you forget the dog it win turn
up writhing and bowling under your feet.
or somebody will rock or tread on its tail.
A young New Yorker at party asked
and received consent Of a young lady to
see her home. He waited in astonish-
ment while the company slowly depar-
ted, and finally limited that it was time for
them to 60. "Oh," said she. demurely.
II ann boarding here"
Charles-''Tcll me, Laura, why that
sadnessr Tell me, why that look of carsr
Why has fed that look of gladness that
thy face was wont to wearp
Laura Charles, it's useless to dis.
semble; well my face may wear a frown.
for I've lost my largest hairpin, and my
coming downl''
A Chinaman in Weatheryille, Califor.
mia, whose life was insured for q largo
amount, was seriously hurt by falling
from wagon. There was some doubt Of
his ever getting better. and at length oae
of his friends wrote to tho insurance.
''Uharley half dead; likee half
This is story of what happened not
ong since in the Pine Tree State: A new
Baptist convert wished very much to be
baptized by one minister, and to Join tho
church Of another. Sha went to the
lrst, aud asked if it could bedone. 'sYss.~
,e replied, II could do it; but I don't
AXE In washing"
For the time being the pressure OF b.
oy's cold foot in the hollow of sleeping
'ather's back Is so void of romance that
he exasperated parent may rise In his
bed and curse the hour OF the offenders
birth, and yet so capricious is man that
here is really no telling how soon you
nay be called upon to attend the christen-
ng of another little stranger in the same
.amily.
When he invited her to marry him, abe
yazed into his face and tenderly inquired
t he knew what a costly thing be had
lsked for, . woman's wondrous love.
Four mouths after the wedding he climb
ID through the scuttle onto the roof, md
when neighbor came with q ladder g
;ake him down, he put il to him - .
fellow creature whether 1t wasn't mans
luty to run When woman rose up aftes
a,m with . hot tea kettle in her hand.
This il the way the st. Louis Globe
treats local affai.: According to good
local authority, Minneapolitans fold up
their ears these cold mornings. and twist
heir noses around under their arm.-8e.
Paul Dispatch. And In st. Paul they
ase the elack of the Dispatch reporters
Ear for circus tents in summer and skating
Finks in winter, and they do say that the
garden business down thare b
busted since they have got to selling
'lices of his nose for purple eggplant
A Western newspaper has the follew.
ng notice: "All notices of marriage, whee
10 bride cake 10 cent, win be Get m in
mail type and poked IN IN outlandish
corner Of the paper. Where . handso0e
piece Of cake is sent, the notice win b
put conspicuonsly III large letters whsn
Il0ves or other bride favors arc added, .
piece Of illustrative poetry viii be given n
When, however, lie edltee
lttends q tho ceremony in person. aad
Kisses the bride, Il will have special ne&ieo