Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-10-02
sips of Fun,.
An auctioneer is a man Of
more-bid tastes.


more-bid tastes.
Ny son, emulate the mule; IT
is backward in deeds of violence.
When a mans temper gets
the best of him it reveals the
worst Of him.
When people are killed by an
overdose of opiates isn't it laud-
Ian'um to the skies?
! 1t is always the smoke from
the other mans cigar that is of
fensiye to the young lady.
sNo paper souls here" is q
sign in front of q Rochester
boot and shoe store.
"Now, win you admit You are
licked" I" yelled the upper man in
a street fight. "No, sir" replied
the under chap, 81 amt licked,
but-but I'm satisfied" 3
"Investigator" wants to know
what is good for cabbage
worms. Bless your soul, man,
cabbage of course. A good
plump cabbage will last several
worms a week.
"My Souls at the Gate," is
the title of a new piece of mu-
sic. He had better be careful,
or he may find the old mans
sole at the gate, too, some of
these fine evenings.
An Iowa man who had invent
ed a windmill, ,withan entirely new
motor, committed suicide be-
cause it wouldn't revolve. Why
didn't he take it to Mexico? He
could have got up a revolution
there in no time.
There's been so much talk a.
bout the marriage of Princess
Beatrice to this or that fellow
that we don't propose to have
The matter in doubt any longer,
md shall cable her to know Just
now things stand, and when we
get a reply shall make itpnblic.
A word to the wise is sufli-
,ient. A minister made an in
erminable call upon a lady ac-
Iuaintance. Her little daughter
Who was present grew weary of
lis conversation, and whisper
d in an audible tone, didn't he
'ring his amen with him, NAM
na?" =
Two young men ont riding
z ere passing a farmhouse,
There a farmer was trying to
arness an obstinate mule.
Won't he dIaw?" said one of
be men. s'Ofcourse," said the
armer, she'll draw the atten-
on of every fool that PASSES
Dis way" The young men
rove on.
Extract from q French May
RS report about an accident to
mule: sTThe aforesaid mule,
n the way from Bangeres to
-, while crossing a bridge,
mid by nature, made a slip and
ii into a raYine, whose death
as instantaneous" This ac-
,unt is somewhat mixed, but a
tile study will doubtless
it out. ,..
The young men who stand
upd the church doors on earth,
ntching the people come out,
ID smiling on the girls in an
netic sort of way, viii some
" hang around the gates of
ayen while the decent people
} in, and the first thing you
low the gate is shut forever,
d they will have to get ac-
elsewhere.
A Tennessee darkey preacher
Id forth recently as follows:
vou girls call your sweethearts
lrlings, and you men call yours
lisies, and you girls are afraid
come up here for fear some
Ter girls viii get off with your
lrlings,' and you men for fear
ne other fellow will get away
tn your daisies and between
S darling and daisy business
s of you niggers are going
aight to hell"
They walked out Of the thea
arm in arm. She was as
inty as a Princess, and pret-
r than an, opening flower.
e long, soft white feather hung
lcefully to her shoulder, and
: long, delicate, slender hand
d a slmptuous fan. lie look
pretty spooney himself, but
felt good. allow did you
9 the opera, pet?" he family
uired, and the delicious little
gel locked up into his face,
|, while the gas-beams lighted
the bit of court-plaster on
hin,replied: "It's the bossi"
Hooking Money.
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