The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-25
BUBBLES.

A bray sing air-the voice Of the dom
key.
"A culinary pafadox-A good square
meal usually COSTS a pretty round sum
When you get corn on your toe don't
think You can knock it off aga:nSt a fence
rail.
A little boy was asked if lie knew
where the wicked finally went to. lie
answered, " They practice law here a spell,
and then 20 to the legislature"
A lazy boy near Stauwix has conquered
the kindllng wood question. He Just backs
his father $ best mule against the wood pile
and throws the milking stool at him.
Eight masked robbers stopped a rail
road train in the West the other day. As
the train contained an excursion party Of
editors, the only loss was loss of timo to
the robbers
An Iowa father who has succeeded in
raising --yepteen Of The worst boys in the
neiahhorhood, says that he is bound to
have 4 representative in heaven il it takes
seventeen more.
When 4 man gets SO wrapped up in
thought that lac sticks his lead pencil into
the muScilag- bottle and the pliable end of
the muscilagc brush into his mouth, what
"nght he 10 do, or go fishing?
A young man, just returned from New
York, when asked where he put up, said
lac didn't snow the mans name, bat there
were three balls III front Of the door He
put up his watch to raise fur.>, 10 get home
1t is not safe to arg that 4 revival of
business is ut hand, just because your wife
has succeeded i'll disposing of your second
best suit Of clothes in exchange for a green
plaster Of Paris parrot with tomato
cnlnred back
There are two things in this country
that puzzle many minds. One is that when
a lady but half clothed is said to be in full
dress. and the other is why getleman is
III full dress when he has the same style OF
Clothes rs the walters that attend him.
90 Jennet - lisch, Betty, an here comes
your granny Jest canniiy for YOU" Betty
-" oh. ay, she always takes a n.uckle on
Saturday night. lest to last her over the
Nawhrih, FOR shes far too religious a body
to drink sperit q the Lands day
A witty gentleman, in speaking Of a
friend who was Frustrated by illness, re-
marked that LIE could hardly recover: sire,
his constitution is all gone said a 10y
ISLANDER, - | do not see how he lives at all -
" Oh, p" responded the way, 'he lives on
the by laws
How some women change their minds
respecting their husbands. Mrs links
was forever telling her husband that tie
wasn't worth the salt in his bread But
when the poor man got killed in a railway
smash up. the fond widow sued the com
pany for s., 900 damages.
The following naval story reveals the
amusing ignorance of senior officer in
matters outside his profession. 4 lieuten-
ant on board one Of the guard shiJs APP
shore. II was refused. He asked again
the same answer, more peremptury than
before. lie repeated his request, and a. ked
the reason OF refusal. Both were stlll
ohsliuairly withheld. " But sir, he ex-
pnsruiatcd, "If ask for leave, and you
refuse ~, without giving me any reasons.
shall walk about the deck with a stigma on
my back by George, sir," cried the
ira e and unreas, .uible captain, "if catch
you walking up aud down her Majesty
deck with anything but her Maissty's uni
form an y"ur back, I'll have you tried by
couTt-maTtial,'