The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-09-17
SEPTEMBER II
VARIETIES.

i've things observe with care-of
whom you speak, to whom you speak,
and how, and when, and where.
"Pa." said little four-year-old,
"there's poor man out there that
would give anything to see you"
"Who is it, my son p ut is blind
man."
When you kiss Boston girl, she
holds still till you are through, when
she flares up all at once, and ex-
claims: Il think you ought to be
ashamed!"
Do you say sin is too strong for
you? 1t is not too strong for Omnip-
otence that dwelleth in you. Let us
be afraid of sin, and then we need
not be afraid of going to hell.
An old gentleman of eighty-four
and his bride, aged eighty-two, en-
tered railway car the other day and
took seat by the stove. A youth
occupying the seat behind says he
overheard the following: Old gentle
man to his bride-"Wha's a little
lamb ?" Bride-"Bofe of u.s."
Talk of the bravery of the sterner
sex! Do you remember the first
time You asked her, "Will You take
my arm ?" While you tremble all
over like the narrative of a stump
tailed dog, and experienced the SEN
sation of having swallowed your
Adams apple, what did she do?
Why, she took your arm as coolly as
she could eat pickle.-BoStOn Tran
script.
If a man toolishly does me wrong,
will return to him the protection of
my ungrudging love. The more evil
comes from him, the more good shall
60 from me. Overcome anger by
love; overcome good by liberality
overcome talsehood by truth; over
come evil by good. Hatred never
ceases by hatred. but by love this
is an old Ba0t1h0.
At L.: Il investigation of p ';quor
seizure, the Judge asked an unwilling
witness what was in the barrel
that You had" The reply was
"Well, your Honor, it was marked
whisky on one end of the barrel
and Pat Duffy on the other end, SO
/ can't say whether it was whisky
or Pat Duffy was in the barrel, being
as am on my oath"
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90 Uncle George, and Aunt Mary
and the baby What a fuss they
make about that baby, to be sure 7
Daisy (aged twelve years. "People
always make a fuss about their first
born, and have ever since the world
began" Sylvia: II don't suppose
Adam and Eve made much fuss
about Cain" Daisy: "Why not p
Sylvia: "Well, they'd never seen a
baby before. and must have thought
him quite an idiot
what are you doing, Rutherford?'
asked Mrs. Hayes the other morning
before breakfast, when she entered
the Presidents library and found
him writing rapidly and huge pile
OF manuscript in front ofhim. Why
replied Mr.. Hayes, without looking
up. 81 am preparing veto No. 81
"Veto No. 5" echoed Mrs. Hayes
"Why Congress has Adjourned" 81
believe that is so, returning his Elk
cellency, jabbing his pen in the ink
"but a veto message will be handy
to have in the house in case OF an
emergency."-Nowistoeon Herald
She was hard looking sinner, and
she knew better than to ring at the
front door. So she marched around
to the back steps and told her tale ;
widow, three small children, ETC., as
usual. Not taking very much stock
in her story, the lady Of the house
dismissed her with hot doughnut
just from the fat. Looking contempt
uously at the piece of fried dough,
she said, with all the Milesian grace
OF sarcasm. she could command: "God
bless your stingy sowl, dye think
that three children wud grow fat on
the likes O that ~ and she let it drive
straight at the head Of her benetactor.
The modestest person we ever
knew was the boy who was caught
pelting an apple tree by its enraged
owner. In reply to the violent de-
mand, "What's your name ?" the boy
replied without hesitation, "My name
is Cuspard, sir, and live on Pine
street.-the same being the name
and address of school fellow He
was too modest to give his own name.