Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-11-01
w WhOle No., 211
Mans Bettey-Hulf.

1T was La Eruyere who said that WON
en-. even in extremes. are always much bet
ter or much worse than men.
A Maine husband wanted to bet hi
wife that she could whip panther. but
.. she saw his little scheme and refused t,
tlv.
When man is making love to widow
he always feels as if lie had to begin where
sie other fellow left off.
do try and talk little common
sense exclaimed sarcastic young lady
to visitor.
! OH was the reply, ''but wouldn't
that he taking an unfair advantage OF
yOu."
! -Cossack young women do the popping
themselves. end when their propositions
are rejected, their relatives make trouble
for the persons who reject Perhaps our
mode is the best.
J -''lie is Il man after my own heart. pa"
said Julia. reverting to Charles Augustus.
''Nonsense!" replied old practical. 'he is
man after the money your uncle left you'
And then all was quiet.
While DR.. Mary Walker was lecturiny
lately in one Of the rural towns. it is said
that youth cried out: Are You the
Mary that had little lamb?"
NO" was the reply. ''but your mother
had little jackass.''
--"Madam." said Il photographer to an
o'd lady. "why do you persist in moving
so near the camera!''
why, You see. Mr.. Pictur' man. I'm so
near-sighted I'm afraid won't take good
pctur' If I'm stuck so far off,
-Vassar College is to have a thousand
dollar elevator. The girls have almost
WON the banisters out sliding down. so
the Faculty think it will be cheaper to pro-
vide IN elcvator.-CHicago Journal.
A lady teacher in Davenport. 30 years
of ace has been made to resign because she
fell desperately in love with pupil of hers,
boy of Is. She wrote him GUSHING notes,
'ried to elope with him, and played the
fool generally.
Aunt Gertrude, why is loaf of your
bread like the sun?''
1T isn't bit like the sun, and now YOU
,eave off askin" such foolish questions"
''les it Is, aunty, cause it's light when
it rises
VERY COOL.-Miss ROse-'!Goodnass!
the fire is out. thought it very cold"
Lover-''Shall get my overco;.t and put
IL 0n YOU o.,..... yv--
10 his wife. THAT you're one of those per
sons who always go on and fret
..Gan,ed." said the wife; land the
trouble with you is. that you always stop
md fret. while @o.on.'
Rice powder. which is much used by
ladies' upon their faces. is said to often con-
tain lead. which renders il very injurious.
If little iodide of potash is dropped upon
the powder. the presence of lead will be re-
vealed by its turning yellow.
A widow. being cautioned by her min
ister against flirting. said that she knew 1t
was wrong for unmarried ladies to f1irt,
but the Bible was her authority. 1t said.
widows mite She was flirting awfully
at last account. her pastor acknowledging
that widows mite"
A newly-married couple found them
selves in railway carriage, with only one
fellow passenger, who appeared to sleep
soundly Soon the lady commenced to call
her young husband all the endearing names
that natural history can supply. The
traveller reused up, begged the lady to call
her partner "Noah's Ark" at once, and
allow him to sleep quietly.
"A schoOlmistress in suburban town,
who had long been annoyed by the per-
versities of a male pupil Of nineteen, on one
of the closing days Of last term kept him
in and attempted to whale him. lie. how
ever, disarmcd her, and returned several
kisses for each blow. The schOOlmistress,
unable to forgive this breach of discipline,
locke him sternly in the face, and shak-
ing her finger at him in a menacing man
ner. said solemnly: William. l will give
you precisely fifteen minutes to stop hug
ging me. and if you disobey me shall pun
ish you severely"