The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1877-04-19
WIT AND WISDOM.

WE can generally tell what mans
going to do next when he puts the light
ed end of cigar in his mouth by mis-
take.
BLUE glass has achieved another tri-
umph. 1t cured book agent OF lock-
jaw, but it was pale as a ghost when 1t
got through.
"TAKE notice that when this post IS
out of sight, it is not safe to pass this
road was the intelligent warning
placed on spot in a road in Cam
bridgeshire, England, very liable to be
flooded.
A MINISTER down in thercenter of the
State is leeturing on elbow to Win" II
he can only tell some simple way to get
the ace and two bowers into ones hand
without being found sout. the lecture
ought to pay.
They were out walking, enjoying the
cool and refreshing air. The bright
moon cast its rays over the lady, giving
her an almost angelic appearance, and
impaired to her flowing eurls still
more golden hue. One of her soft white
hands rested in his, and ever and anon
she met his ardent gaze with one of pure
love. Suddenly change came over Ter
features; her full red lips trembled as if
with suppressed signs; the muscles OF
her faultless mouth became eonvulsedi
she gasped for breath, and, snatehlng
her hand from the soft pressure of his
she turned away, buried her face in her
cambria handkerchief, and-sneezed!
Why are ambassadors the most per-
feet people in the world? Because they
are all excellencies. Why is sympathy
like blind mans buff? 1t is a fellow
feeling for fellow-creature. Why is
the sun like good loaf? Because it's
light when it rises. Why is crow a
brave bird? Because he never shows
the white feather. Why is a sawyer
like lawyer? Because which ever way
he goes, down comes the dust. Why
are washerwOmen silly people? Be
cause they put out their tubs to catch
soft water when it rains hard. Why is a
man who doesn't lose his temper like
schoolmaster9 Because he keeps cool
(keeps SCHOOL,. Why are mountains
like invalids? Because they look peakish.
Why are umbrellas like pancakess Be
cause they are seldom seen after Lent.
Why is a drunkard hesitating to sign
the pledge like a skeptieal Hindoo? Be
/, cause he doubts whether to give up the
worship of Jug-or-notP Why can not
two slender persons ever become great
friends? Because they will always be
slight acquaintance.
DoCToRs will have their little jokes,
, and sometimes they are as sharp as their
! lances- A case in point occurred the
q other day. A travelling Punch and judy
. exhibition stopped to give a show, and
. soon quite a crowd was attracted by the
! maneuvers of the puppets and the chin
. whacking of their proprietor. DIR. Mus
sew came to the door of his residence
! to see what had caused the crowd to
, congregate, and a couple of moments
. later his neighbor, DR.. McChesney, also
came out on a similar errand. Mussey
is a pillar of the old school medicine,
while McChesney is a shining light
among the disciples of Hahnemann, and
q both are given to twitting each other
: whenever the opportunity occurs.
. ssWhat is that over there?n said Me-
Chesney, pointing to a box, around
were clustered the amused crowd. Il
r am not positively certain, Doctor" said
a Mussey, g but judging hastily from the
: surface indications, think it is Home
opathic Theatern 1t is needless to
state that Dr. McChesney did not hunger
o for any more information from his medi-
cal brother at that juneture.