The Cecil Whig., 1877-12-15
BUBBLES.
ty-eight.

The particular young man, looking for
business to SCOT him should try chimney
sweeping.
To scold people when they make con-
fession is the way to keep them from con-
Tossing again. :,
-Drudgery and dependence are doubt
less evils; but it is mistake to suppose
that opulence is always as good.
-"He's filling his last cavity" mourn
fully said young dentist, as they lowered
the coffin of his deceased partner into the
grave.
-" What is the worst side of naval war
fare ?" asked school teacher. "The broad
sde,' replied boy in the back seat. He
went up to the head.
-Ritualistic Hostess-"Ar you going
to church with US this evening, Major?'
The Major Thanks, no. l was at the
morning performance
They tell the story in New York that
man dressed in female clothes had his
secret discovered, because he thanked a
gentleman who offered him seat
Two ragged little urchins were stand
ing in the gutter looking at lady who had
Just fallen down on the pavement. "It
isn't so much that l like orange" observed
one of them, ct but what lot of people
you can bring down with the peel.''
"A sailor was recently brought before a
magistrate for beating his wife, when the
magistrate attempted to reach his heart by
asking him if he did not know that his wife
was the "weaker vessel.'' elf she is, she
oughtn't to carry SO much sail" replied
Jack
Chinese Free Masonry: A Chinaman
thus explained to a reporter the object of
the Celestial Order of Free Masonry: One
Chinaman he bad-steal-he belong-put
him out. S'pose Chinyman lazy-no work
put out. S'pose good-work, no steal-he
sick-we pay; he die, we cachee box and
put him in.'
| An organ was some time ago introduced
in parish church in the north of Scotland
and some of the members took offence and
| left. Ohe of these soon after met another
member, and inquired "Hoo the organ was
gettin' on?" ,,Oh, tine," was the answer,
! ,,jst blawin, ava, the chaff an, keepin, the
corn
| On examining some new flowers in the
garden of the Rev. Sydney Smith, a beauti-
full girl, who was of the party, exclaimed,
"Oh, Mr.. Smith, this pea will never come
! to erfectionr'-"Permit me, then," said
! he, gently taking her hand and walking
towards the plant, ''to lead perfection to
the pea"
The natives of the Punjaub district,
in India, are fast mastering the English
| language. Lately, an English schoolmas
ter residing there, received from one of
these natives the following note: "Cur,
ass you are man of no legs, wish to
enter my sun in your skull" The pedag
gogue thought this rather offensive, and
asked for an explanation. He felt relieved
when he ascertained that what the native
intended to write was: "Sir, as you are
man of knowledge, l wish to enter my son
at your school,"
Near Prospect street she dropped
little red bow with gold pin attached, and
it futtered to the edge of the sidewalk.
She stopped and looked at it. 1t might as
well have fluttered to the edge of the uni
verse and dropped over for anything that
she could do to get it. She walked around
it two or three times, gazed sadly at it, and
then walked block to Boliver street, got
a boy and paid him ten cents to come back
and pick up that bow. AS the boy rejoined
his companion, he remarked: "Hangee if
ever | seen woman so proud. She
wouldn't pick up her own things from the
sidewalk" But it wasn't pride.