Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-12-14

The Old Family Journal.
VARIETY.

Fast time-lent.
A nice dish-Pm-dsh.
Vanity F.ir-Liyins on ali.
Prize fshtiog is a decorative ait.
The ooi asseatis "A bugle call
An attached coup'c-Oys,e- shells.
The grand bounce Cherry bounce.
The comedian is hrce-sceing man.
Strauss shows which way the waltz goes.
The couu,crici,crs yarn isa queer story
How TO &c, ahead Steel Into cabbage
patch.
Who ran 10 catch me when fe.l2 The
sheriff
Professional knitters are always able to tel
good yarn.
The Western wits call tigamy UahIizius
Che female sex.
For what port is a man bocnd during court
ship? Bound % layre.
Why is a duh lecturer Ike baulky horse
because he doesn't draw.
Debasiug the currency Trading it Oft fo-
G drunk.
The cat is the mos. reliable poet-it can
always depend upon It's news.
Twice stew are four, said the oyster-Iealcr
aud he charged four accordingly.
Every dog has bis day, bet the nights be-
''.s 10 TUG '-''
Never STRAIN point I'D "IiuuS. 10 you "o
you viii have o. sharpen your pencil again
Meulius blue stockings with white yarn
makes them a dArued sight eco conspicuous.
The man who was SicSed out oi the house
by an Ira-e parent dii1 IAASh in uIs 'e''o-
Thoughts that burn-Ameteur poetry when
She editors waste basket IS 0verl wiGg.
A knight errautof theuineteeIth century,
Running t1 yet a pitcher Of beer before bed
tir7-
l.-i,.rs-S ...-, -. r.r',cy with his hair
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t5u Ike best.
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.We.,bt f,r the WAGON % observed the far
lner AS be heIpc! his three-luuIre.l. pound wife
toa seat In tie vehicle.
A, E,,,st,, woman who's, husbands from,
,,,T,s Is p.,er ems bir Peer mint b,,luse
she says, be Is SD completely used up.
A fellow slys. Home with q sclllins wife
and an upset b.s-hive are one AMI the same
20 him. AS I'm either ease h. Gets tongue more
than be wants
Remember now" sail an Indian bride at
The altar. we nave separated ana been re-
married. i'ar UNITS ana "ooHt once ID re VII
convince nae 'n@' "e can never "'e NaPP'y
together
" VIII this answer. doctor p" asked the sur
Eeon a9''s,'o' P'''1C'nS an 'as,' ai'eut rom
th' case. 'ln,In5 90 "'. itl' patient tne u'o-
Tor rCP'e1' O' course 10 I"uce en- Aa'
80 Nid'
\ porter on sleeping CIR SAYS that as a
rule the woman who looses a fifty cent breast
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The strongest propensity in a woman 5
nature, says a careful student Of the sex, els
to want TO know what is going on, ant the
next thing IS % boss tire Jb.
a timii blst'risu has married a young
lady whose weight verseS closely upon 200
pounds Ny dear, SAYS be 90 her, shall
help YOU over ,he fence No, says she O.
him, "help the fence
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