The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-10
FRESH FOREIGN FUN.
the Wits of London and
Paris Find to Say.

marie AntOlu6JGS lnlliluol houf OhSS
upon a time, profound thought. SAID
she: |
''Madame, there is nothing new but
what has been forgotten"
A Young man who quilted the study |
of law for the study OF art shows a PIC |
ture Of his to friend, whose candid |
opinion he asks. Says the friend:
81 prefer your earlier manner"
"Earlier manperP What earlier man
nerr'
"Oh, of the period-before you began
painting"
Two Bohemians, in coats white at the
seams and rusty at the elbows, are over
a schooner of beer, discussing the ele-
gances of male attire:
For my part" says one II think
there is nothing half SO becoming as the
simple black coat, like this"
"Yes," says the other, "but it must be
black-real black"
A peripatetic quack applies to the
village Mayor to obtain permission for
tue publ sale of his elixir.
SIT can do no harm to the people who
take itr' anxlously inquiries the Mayor,
adjusting mis- spectacles.
Devil a bltl Nothing in it but mo-
laSseS, lic0rlCe and water"
"Ihaps right. Here's your permit"
At court:
Prisoner, of the Baron Grant order,
expanding his chest and speaking with
a mighty respectable and Podsnappian
voice: "Sr. l came to Paris bare
footed"
Magistrate, with mildness: "Yes, we
know thatyou came to Paris baretooted
a year ago, and now you ride III your
own carriage-that is precisely whaC is
the matter. How do you explain itP
ga Midsummer Nights Dream"-
That the land.o .ord said he didn't want
his quarters rent.
BRUSH ests-Two-and-a-haIf to
five per cent.-paid.
Turkish Interests-Twelve to twenty
promised.
Good Name to get in a Mess with
Muktar Pasha.-I Fun.
A Striking Fact-The city police are
about to strike, it is rumored. Well, it
is not unlikely, we should think, seeing
how constantly policemen are on the
'tDeat."
The Latest State OF the Poll-Bald-
ness.
Trade Enthusiastically so. That is
why the brow OF the man OF business is
SO often iprroWed.
The PICK OF the Army-Sapper and
Miners funny Folks.
A beggar in France solicited twenty
sous OF gentleman, adding, 81 have
l'great need vi twenty sous" The request
was reused. The beggar adaed, "Inen
l know what l snail do" the gentle
man reflected upon this reply, and at
Uuce thought that possibly twenty sous
| would save the fellows life. lie ran and
gave him the money. "And what were
you gong to do If l had refused The gift D'
inquired the donor. "GOlng TO do?' re-
| orted the rascal; "Why, L was going TO
wOrk."
| AS a coach is crossing the frontier of
a rainy night it is halted by an ever
| yigllant gendarme, who calls to the
passengers:
"All gentlemen having passports will
please step over to the guard-Aouse and
nave them examined"
Straightway every passenger but one
tunDies into the mud and pouring rain
To him the eyer-yigllant gendarme:
"4ou have no passport-nO papers to
show who you are--noLhingW
The Passenger-Nary.
| The Ever-ylg liant You're
lucky this weatherl
A young volunteer in the one.yeal
4 class Is serving III the garrison at Paris
and is allowed TO visit his mother every
Sunday evening. AS she and he are en-.
tering their lodgings the mothers watch.
full eye espies lhe form of q man Con.
cealed in the Kitchen. Thinking this tC
be some lover OF the cook, and no fol
l,Ny oil I'D Fh
premises, the mother bids her son turr
out the intruder. He goes to do so, bur
doesn't do 80, and returns to his mother
saying:
~ can't put him out. l daren't pu'
him out"
"Why notW
"My sergeantl My superior oficerw
Among the disciples OF st. Huber
practical jokes at the expense Of the
neophyte are always in order, and put
ting up stuffed rabbit ol the hunts
man or fastening salt fish on the fish
ermaps hook always raises laugh
though the latter exquisite wiLticism is,
at least, as old as the days OF Cleopatra
The Utner day young man, alter due
play and not without many palpitations
landed magnificent picked herring
amid the roars OF the other anglers.
You needn't laugh" he says, indig
nantly. "You can't fool me. Picket
herrings are never caught Ill fresh wa
Ter, buL only in The sea-"
An amiabls and witty countess, Bona
partist by conviction, made PROPOSE
tion the other day intended 10 reIieV'
the Government OF the cruel pres -ure /
is shortly likely to experience. "Don'
dissolve the Chamber,' said she; "di
vide it. Then the Republicans can s.
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and the Monarchists on Tuesdays
Thursdays aud Saturdays"
But" interp0sed friend, "whateve
the Assembly did one day the Assembl.
OF the next day would hasten TO undo
1t would be like Penelope's tapestry"
"Precisely," said the lady; "ant
while things were being spun and un
done why-Ulysses might arrlve!'
A Rencontre-Mrs. II. (wishlng t
econ0miZe) takes an early mOrnin
train TO tne American meat store. Mrs
A.'s West-eud butcher (Who sells onl,
prime Eaglish' meat) has, for som
mysterious reason, Come to the sam
place. They mvet-taDleaux.
A Broad Hmt-English traveller ct
irish railway porter labelling luggage
DON'T you keep a brush ior that WOrl
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