Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-01-16

It Is good artist who can draw pay
Lynn Reporter.
Anthony Comstock arrested man a |
few days since for driving through the
streets with load of undressed lumber
Whitehall Times.
ssHow do you make a Maltese cross ?''
was the question before The institute.
And one of the school-marms answered
stTread on her tail.''
ssAfter the Turtle" is the name of
new book published in London. fit is
the least bit lively it ought to be able to
catch up.-NetO Orleans Ptcayesne.
A man in this town froze the bottom of
his feet lately, and as he held them to the
stove he remarked. s'Two soles with but
single thaw out. - Whitehall Times.
ssWho brayed there? ?'' asked member
of the Canadian House of Commons of the
persons who were trying by interruption
to silence him. cit was an echo, +" retort-
ed avoice.
Mother noticing her sons greedfnessl-
''George, you should always leave the
table feeling that you could eat little
more" George-"I do, mother."-
Rochester Express.
"Sammy, my boy, what are you crying
for ?'' ''Bill throwed the Bible at me and
hit me on the head 'Well, you are the
only one In my family on whom the Bible
| ever had any impression
All the shoes now worn by United
States soldiers are made in the military
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, by
military convicts. This places the army
on convict footing. Orleans Picay-
une.
A physicians little daughter called
upon for toast, gave: "The health of
papa and mamma and all the world. -
But she suddenly corrected the sentiment,
mot all the world, for then papa would
have no patients"
A little six-year-old, upon finding a
lone and solitary stick of candy in his
stocking on Christmas morning. mourn
fully exclaimed. 'Gracious? if l had
been born twins, I'd only got half this
much I''-Norristoavn Herald.
Miss Made-up Oldgal: eyes, L love the
old oak; it is associated with so many
happy hours spent beneath its shade. Il
carries me back to my childhood, when
when-'' Young Poodle: 'tWher
you-er-planted it."-Funny Fo1es.
Mapleson has gone to Boston to present
opera there this week, without prims
donna, and the question now agitatins
musical circles outside is, Will Boston
people know the difference ?-Sprinqfelc
(Nass.) Union.
A very diminutive specimen of 1
man lately solicited the hand of a fin,
buxom girl. ''Oh, no,'' said the fair bu
insulting lady; 81 can't think of it for
moment The fact is, John, you are
little too big for cradle, and little to-
small to go to church WITH
The dreadful perversity of types i
again illustrated by the case of senti
F mental novelist who, describing his hero
inc as one who railways kept modestly il
in the background was Mortified to fin,
it recorded in print that she "always KEEP
modesty in the background -
: Among other things for which a peti
, ton was made during the week of prayer
was the editor. If the editor was lik
r other people, he would no doubt appre
: ciate this kindness; but being so 'ofteI
the subjectof curses, he is not altogethe
r prepared for such consolation.
A preacher in Kentucky the other Sun
day, becoming exasperated, paused in hi
discourse to say: ''Ladies and gentle
I. men, if you will give esme your close al
+ tention will keep a lookout on that door
and If anything worse than man enter
D will warn you in time to make your es
: CAPE"
An old colored preacher in Atlanta, Ga
J, was lecturing youth of his fold abou
f the sin ofdancing, when the latter pre-
+ tested that the Bible plainly said, There
a time to dance" Yes; dar am a tim
to dance, . said the dark divine; "and it
a when boy gets whippin' for gwine t
: ball.''
! lady who is no longer in the fir!
0 blush of youth is summoned as a witnes
y in some suit. The Judge: Chow old al
> you. madame Pr She (hesitatingly)
:. 'tThirty-nine.'' The judge Tin most bC
y nevolent tone, after having contemplate
/ her an instant): ''Thirty-nine2 Com,
r p madame, have courage! Go on and fir
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