The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-20
FACTS AND FANCIES.
MICK's COBKrsHIP.

said Mickey, t.kin' his aiss.
An IT'S not so bad Ni.th.r Nshouev.
pace 10 the sovl Of poor PstV1
ssii the slddy. fstcaia' the Tocksr
| Nearer 10 whore Mickey sat.
" wld III. pig an the sste little ,hsntr
The PrsIy ,;s.. .l;5ss sn' ne ripe
| Fad Mickey, ltghiin' his pipe.
" Cit out wid We. Nick Mahossy
| 'sid the uiddy tvitchn her chair.
| cit cut vhen ye sxea ne 10 inter -
Cried hief, beuldly strOkin' her hair.
=" wouli ye lave q mon sad aud distress;ul"
As howly Saint Peter sseuld ssv:r--ss
" jest a peep at swsts hesven IN give We.
An git out VII sxsd him 10 siay7'
" Eo~, hiek, /" said tbs vi5d ', taiut dsciat
Wild tue stone not vii on Pats head .
A1iu' pardon" said Nick, " bat Pats since
Tour smiIin' would vaken the dead ~
% Mickey don't, don't h. onfseIin'I
Ah. ~hirrs, me heart il &c Eors ~
There there, swstes, NOllie. stop wailini''
An Aietsy went down on the floor.
Come, be mo osu dsrlint, mo Mollis:
An lave Of The grievin'. Come Whist 80
And before the sad wildly could hinder,
SIZE vas smiiin, an Pou;in', and kissei
SEQUEL.
An Mickey moved into the shsntv,
Vid the wlddv the prsfiss au' pig.
sail he: . race TO the sovl Of poor Pstieki'
Win he passed round the jug at the jiz.
said the wildly, tear On her lasaes:
4" All, Miekey's the broth OF a bhy:
While me heart is s-breakin' for Patrick
Ne body is thrillin' wild ioyW
WOMAN was originally spare rib.
AN Irishman says: at is q great
pleasure to be alone. especially sv your
swstehesrt is wild ye."
The beauty of mans parting his hair
in the middle is that it gives both ears
and equal chance to flap.
LET every one sweep the drift from his
own door and not busy himself about the
frost on his neighbours tiles.
LOoKINe up so high. 'worshiping 50 ST.
lently, we tramp out the hearts OF a)w>
ers that lift their bri ;ht heads for US and
die alone.
the man or woman whom excessive
caution holds back from striking the evil
with earnest endeavor, is poor and cow
srdly OF purpose.
BEAUTY may attract love st first, but
it alOne cannot retain affection. tits the
sterling qualities Of the heart and mind
that win in the long run.
IT 10 a drezry sensation to find ones
self wholly forgotten by mere scquain-
tanees; but TO find that we have no
place in the thoughts of those we love,
seems in a certain sense like being ami
hilsted.
THERE il probably sot a woman in
this broad sunny land of ours who does
not think that the arving-tor was
made for the express purpose OF pulling
eorks out OF bIuiag bottles and lifting
stovelids-
DAE EIeB's horse Excslsior has
died. This year he disa about month
earlier than he has for the past twenty
yers. Thsse annual winter ealamities to
circus men are what make the profession
successful in summer.
A 61LOREp preacher = while ago gave
out the following announcement
Brothers and sisters, next Sunday, tina
Lord willing, there will be bsptizing in
this place the candidates being tour
adults and three sdultrssseS.
WIRE going home soon" murmurs
an Adventist. Ali rignt. Ia "a ; ira ia
Is YOU needn't wait Tor your daughter
We ii bring her along. Bat when you
get there plesss don't leave the light
where it will shine on tss froEt gate
A physician, fuSing q lady reading
Sc Twelfth Might" aid: When ShSKes-
peare wrote shout patience Oz a mODu-
meat, did ne mean SECTORS patients p
81 No" she answered. 50 Yoz don't lind
them ON aOnVneaE: bat Esaer them"
AN inexperienced youth who has Just
taken charge Of an Indiana paper, wants
TO know How a man should 90 about
II to WOO a woman" Easiest thing III the
world, boy. Pay your addresses 10 the
girls msther, and get somebody to tell
her you have money At interest Win
the old lady and you csptiyste he entire
family.
On heaven and earth are arSnart,
saws the poet Tney are, they sie and
it is lust as well that il Is 80. il they
" IRE very close together, the ct5luet
organ dealers would be buEZjng the poor,
haras-ed. distracted angels eighteen hJurs
A day, aud the advertising agents would
talk them blind the rest of the time
+ Hswkeye.
CHARLES READE il mistaken. There
are men who could never learn u use
both hands with equal facility. We Jaw
ane last evening grinding hand organ
and IN save mis- immortal soul ne couldn't
nudge the crank with ois left hand. He
had neglected to bring it home with his
wDen he came out of the army. And
now let the old mudslinger call us
bald-heated horse thief, il ne dares.
tbs other dav a little hub" our
wears old, while playing in the nursery,
came across an old doll, rather the worse
for wear, and Being in 4 generous m 1od
ne took it TO his mother and sad
g Mamma, dess better div dis TO the
swill man when he tums wound, an.
p'aps he will take il home TO the swlli
ia1y and let her tx it up all nice for the
little swill children to play wis
wouldn't you, mamma"
. IT often happens that man is will
ling to paw compliment, even when ne
il unable to pay his other debts. A
compliment, however, may look like the
money of the bee, and yet conceal the
sting of the wasp. A certain lawyer was
cam PEELED to apologies to the court
With stately dignity, he rose in hi. place
and said: "Your hsnor Is right and ana
wrong, as your honor generally Is,
There was a dszed losk In the judges
ewes. and be hardly knew whether to feel
happy or fne the lawyer for contempt Of
court.
presuassps i'm the World.