Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-06-26
HuInOr.

When man is making love to q
widow he always feels as if he had to
begin where the other fellow left off.
Samson was an eminent tragedian in
his day, and in his last act brought
down the house.-Ezchan9e.
If your foot is asleep do not be alarm
ed; the poet tells us that the sole is not
dead that slumbers. -Syucuse Sunday
Times.
A gentleman asked friend in a very
knowing manner, Pray, did you ever
see cat.Gshs" "No," was the response,
"but I've seen rOpe-ucaN."
The festive goats and sportiye cows
Can never, never knit their browse
-Ne,o Jersey Republican.
The air is SO balmy that the young
woman who is taking piano lessons can
have the window up. This is very graft
flying to us.-Danbury Ne,cs.
"Isn't there an awfully strong smell
Of pigs in the air?" asked Smith Of
Jones. EYES," replied Jones. that's
because the winds from sou-west."
The Detroit Free Press presents the
question, Are watermelons healty?"
Much depends, we should say, on the
teeth and enterprise of the old gentle
man dog.-Bufalo Express.
Cali flesh is grass" remarked dry
preacher in the midst Of wearisome
discourse. "Then guess you're hay"
half audibly observed sleepy fellow in
one of the wall pews.
There hasn't been a western town up
set by a tornado, or rent in twain by a
cyclone for whole day. Go west
young man, 90 west, and blow up with
the country.-W City Derrick.
"And they were all talking so unkind
of you, dearest Louise, and" And
what were they saying?" Saying that
yoa painted your face; and I told
them that it was untrue, and that your
color was only erysipelas."
Out in Nevada young wife in Eureka
asked her husband to take her to the
circus, but refused, and said: "I've lost
four wives already, and you're thefifth,
and afore them circus fellows get here
I'm goin to chain you up"
David Davis is about to establish an
aching void in Washington. That is to
say, he is going to Europe. We trust
the vacancy will be plainly marked
danger" so that two or three hundred
ambitious persons won't stumble into it
and get lost forever.-Bu6alo Express.
Charles (payfuAy). "How much really
did that hat cost, Jennie?" Jennie. "lf
you really want to inspect the bills for
my dry-goods, Charles, there is a way to
do it." And whas else could Charles do
bit propose on tie spot.
Now WELD the girls the mallct-sticks
With strange infatuation;
And meanwhile play fantastic tricks
With Oudest cachinati0n.
Their msllets SWING the game to win,
Regardless Of the friction,
TIL suddenly one strikes shin,
And though she struggles hard to grin,
She shrieks her mallet-diction.
Here is an extract from n little boys
first composition: Wen cats is a
swearin' and q blasfemin, and irwin
the cages of their steam b'ilers in the
back yard ut mite it makes Teller offil
Trade, if he isn't a sleepin' with his big
brother. Virginia City (Ner.) Enter
prise.
Beautiful feet are those that 10
IN ktnOiy MINISTRIES 10 ana irO--'
Down lOwliest ways, II God Wills II so.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens OF homely care,
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lives are those that bless
silent river of happ ness.
Whose hidden fountains but few may guess.
This is boys composition on girls.
He says: "GirPs are the only folks
that has their own way every time.
Girls is of several thousand kinds, and
sometimes one girl can be like several
thousand girls if she wants to do any
thing. This is all know about girls,
and father says the less that l know
about them the better off am.
Throughout the hot and dusty day
The sprink.ing sprinkler sprinks its way,
And sprinkles sprinklirrs up and down
The spr mixed precincts OF the town.
In vain have sprnk ed ladies' swore
At crossings sprinkingly sprinkled DER:
IN vain the sprightly sprinkling boots,
Because the sprinkler spriuks his boots;
That sprinEling sprinkler sprinkles on
Until it's SprnkIpy sprink Is done.
Nor pause cen for curse or Thank,
Until lts final spriuk is sprank.
ST. Louis Post.
A tineiv-dressed young woman came
lhurying out Of Worthington street,
and rs she turned INTO Main ran against
a barefoot urchin, one Of n group, up
setting him. II beg your pardon"
she said, "did it hurt your "No,
miss replied the little fellow, when he
recovered his speech; "you may run
agin me and knock me down twenty
times if you want ter" Then, as the
young woman passed on, turning to his
he continued. " toll