The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-09-03

the back part. 1t is wonderful what interest
q bashful young man will take in . young
girls grandmother and pug -nosed uncle at
the first visit but it always occurs.
A certain professor took up q normal
young lady's note book the other day to
examine its entries. The first note that
met bis astonished gaze was this: THAT isa
dow"
A good article of gin, disguised as tonic
bitter, with paper label, is a well-spring of
continual pleasure on the sideboard of an old
gentleman who does not allow himself to
drink liquor as beverage.-New Orleans
Picayune.
"Mlss," said q gentleman, proffering his
arm and umbrella to q lady in a shower,
permit me to be your beau" 'sThank you
for your politeness," was the reply; land as
/ have plenty of fair weather beaux 1 will
call you my rainbeau-"
There is scarcely any trouble without q
woman being at the bottom of it; so when
you pass house and hear youngster yell
ing like blue blazes, you can make up your
mind that the foregoing fact accounts for
the noise.-Whitehall Times.
Glass in the Agricultural college: Professor
lis there any way to obtain good fruit
without grating or budding?' Student
Yes SIR" Professor-"Please explain the
process" Student-"Watch your chance,
and when the farmer goes to dinner crawl
over in the orchard and steal it.-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
A contemporary asks: "How shall women
carry their purses to Illustrate the thieves?"
Why, carry them empty. Nothing illustrates
thief more than to snatch aweman's purse,
after following her a half mile, and then
find that 1t contains nothing but recipe for
spiced peaches and a faded photograph of
her Observation-Disclosures Herald.
Master Lucien has been taught the fable of
'The Wolf and the Lamb" for the edifca-
ton of his grandmother upon her birthday.
Having recited about half OF this interesting
apologize, the dear child stops short. what
is the matter, my love?' asks his mother;
don't you know the rest of it?'' "Oh, yes,
ma, but the rest is quite too awful"
| lFrenchy, very.l
A gentleman who had been dining out the
night before went into BARRIERS shop one
morning to be shaved. He saw that the
barber had been taking more than was good
for HIM, for his hand shook very much, and,
little moral advice by saying: bad thing,
| drinkr' Yes" said the barber, lit makes
| the skin awful tender"
A young man writes to know if it is pro-
per to take hold of young lady's arm in
promenading. Certainly il is Nothing
looks so nice as to see a tall youth walking
with little lady who comes not up to mis-
| shoulder. with his arm hooked in hers lift
| ing her half off her feet every time he steps
The nearer you can reach the appearance oil
taking a lady into custody like policeman
the more genteel it is, you know.-Cincin-
natl Saturday Night.
| Judge ", of this State, has rich vein oil
humor running through his ordinarily dig
nifed demeanor. Counselor II. was arguing
before him, recently, case of domestic infe
licity. Said the attorney: Separating the
apartments of my client and this lady was
curtain from ceiling to floor; certainly there
was nothing out of the way in that" mo,
replied his honor, land not much in the
way, Standardization Miniature.