Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-26
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Humor.
The most unqualified confidence in
the way of love is when YOU swap
spoons with her i'll eating Ice cream.
New York Tribune Crazy Horse
has gone but an nscrutable Providence
still spares Sitting Bull and David bud
ley Field.
A New York girl sang Darling i am
growing old with an expression SO
pcntent and truthful that her procrasti,
mating lover left for good
Darwin married his cousin SO that he
could study the gradual evolution Of a
loving aunt into fierce mother-in-law
philadelphia Press.
She slipped her number skies back
beneath her dress and hlushed prettily,
rs she replied: "No. do not wear SO
small shoe rs ones My size is quite
large-l wear twos.'
There is hint of ont spoken pathos,
hint of patient suffering and resigna-
ton in this birth notice from the Marys-
vile Appeai; In this city, August 8, to
the wife Of William Lea, a SON Not
TWINS tnlS tlme. --fbK.
"All the worlds stage he rumin.
ated, land all men and women merely
PLAYERS, and most of the plays are from
Shakespeare, tool Before we We're mar
ried, Julia and | played Romeo and
juliet, and now II is mostly Tempest "
A teamstcr who carelessy drove
cart full of building stones over pcdes-
trian excused himself on the plea that it
was not his cart, and he didn't know IL
was loaded. p hidaiphia Pres.
Very genteel New York men carry
water melons home 10y Using shawl
strap handles; but they snatch their
collie medicine from broken cup with
Il brass spoon without any thought of
STYLE. --Nep orleans PicdWtne.
1t makes II boy heart-sick rs the win
ter's wood begins To loom up in steadily
growing piles in the back yard, and he
sees his mother making preparations
for organizing him into " a workingman's
party, '-HoWkeye.
A Kansas farmer purchased II revol-
yer for his wife and insisted on target
practice, SO that She could defend her
house in case of his absence. After the
bullet had been dug out Of his leg, and
the cow buried he said he guessed TINT
she'd better shoot with an axe
The ex-rebcl General Hood has or
gained II new brigade, on the peace
basis, since the war He has nine
children, I'LL under the age Of years,
and three pairs Of them twins. They
are oiicercd by four nurses, a goycrncss,
L. T.. 4 l., -,
Flush tines" At last" broke out
our iolliest friend, AS he burst into the
office, Il have struck upon u plan for
making flush times" How is itY'
earnestly exclaimed our financial man.
BY counting bashful girl, exclaimed
the Joking fiend. And, lodging an I'M
friendly chair, he departed down the
iire-escapc.
"YOu are nice member OF the
Young Mems Christian Association"
said IN iratc collector TO IN exasper-
atng debtor, g to make me call dozen
times for this little bill. !" Young Mems
Christian?' said the impecunious one;
"Iain't an Young Mems Christian"
"Wot do you hcv Y. NJ. G. A. stuck
up there for thcn?' said the collector,
pointing to the heading Of n circular
posted up on the desk "Oh, haven't
YOU seen that bcforeY' replied the
debtor, Il got tired Of Disappointing
so many Of you fellows. Most of 'cm
know when they see the sign that it
means You May Call Agtfn' Got That
idea from Hon Bardwell Slotc;" and he
filled up the last unoccupied corner of
the botting-pad with his signature rs the
collector slammed the door
Years ago, when Rock Island was
small village, and its people had lots OF
fun all to themselves, one Of our very
sober and dignifcd citizens put his own
head under one end Of yoke and n lit
tie bulls under the other, to teach the
animal how to he useful and work.
When he found the bull was running
away with him down n dirtroad towards
crowd around the country store on
Illinois street, he measured sixteen feet
ut Jump, kept up with the bull and
yelled at the top Of his voice; " Look
out Here we come, darn our fool
souls Head us somebody" and when
halted and the yoke was being lifted
from his neck, he yelled; Unyoke the
bull and never mind me. ! will stand
- Rock isidnd Ill., argus.
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