Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-11-28
sips ofFun.

lack OF exhibits, the bull having
ate the pum.pkin.
"May doctor corsult his w;fei
inquiries the Albany Times. lie
had better, we think, il lie wants
to avoid trouble in the family.
A Troy man has lost a canal
boat, and local p'per suggests
that some Syracuse girl TOOK it ior
her slipper.
Floating proverb-"Tie quiet
fellow in the corner who lets liis
rivals do all ihe talking generally
marries the girl"
A pretty girl down East is a
smind-reader.'' She said TO Il
bashful beau the other night
Ella! ] believe You are going to
kiss me!'' She was right.
81 promise that, If elected.
won't always have the rheumatism
when the yeas aud nays are call
ed" is the announcement OF q
New brunswick candidate.
A lady who can't get on a street
car with less room than two men
can occupy, will instantly shrink
to the size OF a four year old boy
at the sight of rat in the kitchen.
Probably about the best way to
put stop to this grave robbery
business would be, IN every case
where a grave. is rilled, to fill the
vacancy promptly with medical
student.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes has
Just been elected honorary mem
Der of the carriage builders as
sociation. Holmes is a good fer.
loe, and an axlent alter dlnuel
speaker.
L: must be very dull in Eng
lard just now. There hasn't
leen a passenger packet run down
by an iron clad since ten o'clock
yesterday morning.
A Virginia man has built q
Grain tower" which he says he
can fire up and make it rain when
ever he wants TO. He hasn't
wanted to, yet.
A Texas paper has found The
most unpopular candidate on rec
ord. II declares that he has not
popularity enough to muster a
corporal gu lrd on an invitation to
drink.
Before marriage n man is gen
orally greeted by lis sw etheart
with My darling, is it your But
after marriage she rushes to the
door and shouts: John Henry.
wipe your boots"
49," said a woman to a mer
chant, "your pretty daughter has
married a rich husband?" "Well," :"
slowly replied the father, 81 be
iieve she has married a rich man /;
but / understand he is very poor
husband
Cd satan himself is said to be
the first tramp of whom we have
any record He answered the
question, whence comest thou?'
by From going TO and fro on the
earth, and from walking up and
down in it, +"
A nm who suddenly comes in
contact with lamp post or big
tree knows more about the stars
and heavenly bodies in the twink
ling of an eye than Prof. Proctor
will know if be lives until Ben But
Ter is elected president.
$50 to the ant, thou sluggard;
consider her ways and be wise,
is all we'll enough for a proverb,
but what would we think Of per-
son who accepted the advice, and
spent bis time in crawling into
the sugar bowl, and exploring the
backs of girls at picnic2
An English judge was in the
habit of iuterrupting counsel. A
lawyer who was thus annoyed one
day said to him, "Your lordsbip p is
even a greater man than your IA
ther. The Chief Baron used to
understand ME after | had done,
but your Iordship understands me
before | Begin
"John,' said a poverty stricken
man TO his soh, "i've made my
will to day." "Ah!' replied John,
.you were liberal to me, no doubt.
"Yes, John, | came down hand
some. "Pve given you the whole
State of New York to make liv-
ing in. with the privilege of going
elsewhere il you can do better"
"There would be more sa-
looms in this town." said ma
tivc, as the train slowed north
through Montgomery, ''if it
wasn't for one thing" "And
what is that?" asked the tourist.
,sAin't any more houses, replied
the native, and the tourist closed
his book and remained absorbed
in thought.
Il wish to ask the court, said q
facetious lawyer, who had been
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