The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-20
CURRENCY.

CURRENCY.
No halfway doin's, bredren, It'll nebber do, L
Go at your task an finish it, and denis de time
For eben if de crap is good de rain1I Spite de
bolls,
| Unless you keeps a pickin' in de garden of
your souls.
"Jack, your wife is not SO pensive as she
used to be'' mo, she has left that off and
| turned expensive"
| woman lends money to her husband she can
| not get it back. The decision will not be
| new to many wives.
PiIkins calls fan old cat that climbs on his
back fence and howls all night, Macbeth,
because it doth murder sleep. This is old,
but If we don't set it going again somebody
else will.
An old bachelor, who particularly hated
literary women, asked an authoress if she
could throw any light on kissing. 81 could"
she said, looking archly at him; "but think
it is better IN the dark
Put out your tongue a little further
said doctor to fair invalid; "a little fur
ther, if you please" Why, doctor, do you
the gentle Standardization Journal.
w udt u0 tlulo U uay, ole WOmdu! SdlQ
colored countryman to Aunt Milly, trying
to poke fun at the brass chain that held her
front door key around her neck. Look at
de town clock, chile. OATS built for POI
folks"
1t is said that young man at Saratoga
who seemed deep in love, last summer, with
young lady of golden tresses this season
brushes brown hair off the lapel of his coat
| This doesn't indicate fickleness SO much as
an activity in the hair trade,
An old bachelor was recently heard saying
to young lady: There Is more jewelry
worn nowadays than when 1 was young; bnt
there's one piece l always admired, which
don't often see now" "What is that?" asked
the miss. GA thimble," was the reply.
One of the most beautiful compliments
to woman was that paid to Lady Elizabeth
Hastings by Sir Richard Steele. He said of
her: Though her mien carries much more
of invitation than command, to behold her
is an immediate check to loose behavior
and to love her is a liberal education"
A correspondent at Portland, Ore, fur
nishes this Of the Heather Chinee:" John
had bought watch at our jewelers., but as
it ran too slow, he took it back, saying,
''Watchee no good" what is the matter
with it?" asked the jeweler. "Oh," said John.
''watchee to muchee by'm by."-Harpers'
Drawer.
A country woman stopped some 10 min
utes in front of store in Springfield to gaze
at patent fy-trap In operation, which was
| PRETTY well filled, and after studying the
| placard, So, intently, moved on, after piping
| out, to the great amusement of the bystand-
ers: 1.-TWO dollars! 1 wouldn't give two
cents for all the flies in Springfield"
They were walking along the village street.
and they were newly welded, husband and
wife. The air was insufferably hot, when
he, looking at the signs, lice cold soda and
| Lemon ice cream said: Darling, ice is
very bad for the teeth; 1t ruins the enamel. -
Then she took out her new set, and putting
them gently behind the tying post said
| "Sweety, we will take all the precautions
and save all the enamel"
"Look at de pieanna. folkses," said old
Sam Johnson the other night, to roomful
| of his sable friends; "look at de pieanna.
Dere is whar yous sees an illegory, showing
| yoGs see de common notes, the white trash
| down in the lower row. all r IN togedder like
a whitewashed boa'd fence? An up in de
| balconia yous see de brack notes. de people
oh color. arranged in select assemblies oil
twos and frees"
An old man fell dead in Evansville, Pa.
one Sunday night recently, while sitting in
the parlor where his daughter and hel
young man were sparkling. 1t may be that
the conduct of the young couple sickened
the old man and caused his death, but IL
will do no harm, and perhaps much good
to cut this paragraph out and show it to the
ok folks who are addicted to sticking in the
parlor on Sunday evenings when their
daughters beau wants to tell her grest
many secrets and so forth.
An old fellow, living on the west side ant
who has a son just entering juvenile society
made terrible mistake the other night. 4
note was laid at his plate, which said: mis-
-, No. - - street, requests your com
pany Tuesday evening" He combed hi
bald head, and went there. A little CIR
ushered him into the parlor. rs Miss -
in?i said he. Yes, that is my Hame,'' sait
the girl. Isn't Johnny coming to-night?'
Johnny was his son. 1t all occurred to tn,
old man in q moment. He thought Mis-
- was an older sister. He wiped his bale
head took his hat. and SAID, No. Johnny
has the cholera infantum. Just called II
tell you he couldn't be here" And the oil
party went out and kicked himself.-Nash
vile Banner.