The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-04-03
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gar Isssrf!.
With all the variety of canned
goods in the market. We have yet. "a
hear of canned hash.
WHY does the ley moon remind
one ola giddy girl2 because she IL
too Young to show much reflection.
Between the .Yes'' and mo" Of "A
woman | would undertake 10 thrust
the point of a needle.
Under the New Hampshire tax
law two hogs to a family arc exempt.
That would exempt the whole
family, in some cases.
An amateur roller-skater at the
philadelphia skating rink made a
ten mile journey overt the asphaltum
pavement in forty.eight minutes.
AS to having half a husband"
SAYS a mormon lady s~pitefally, THAT
is a good deal more than many of
YOU eastern women are likelyto get
Oppressive silence.
In an Indian church the best
looking young lady is selected to
pass the contribution box and there
isn't young man in the congrcga-
ton that dare drop in a button.
Its strange that you should
have grown SO tickle of late, my
dear" said Mrs. Mic to her husband,
for in earlier years you We're as
staid' as you could be you never
came to see me but you staid till
twelve or one O'clock
The most popular of the late in
v%entions for ladies is a low bed
sted that is. it ought to be popular,
but a woman will insist on looking
under the bed no matter how low it
is, aud sothe invention is worth
less.
Bashful lover Ito his sweetheart
"Ahcm, miss, | want to see your
father. I've an important matter to
propose to him" Young lady icon
siderately) I'm sorry papa is not
at home, but couldn't you propose to
me Just as wcll:' He did, and with
successes.
An Omaha belle recently received
a present of a pair Of twenty four
button kid gloves from one of her
admirers. She wrote him q sletter
ofthanks in which she frankly told
him he had made a mistake in the
size, but she hail remdied it by cut
ting off the feet and only wearing
the legs.
Laws derived their authority from
possession and usage. 1t is dan
gcrous to trace them back to their
source. They grow great, and en-
noble themselves by running; but
follow up them upward in their
source, It's brt a little spring, scarce
disccrnablc, that swells thus, and
thus fortifes itself by growing old.
There is nothing like strong com
NOR sense. An Irish soldier went
to His station with order to report
anything remarkable that happend
during the night. 4 drunken fellow
fell from the wall and broke his
neck. and no report was made.
When questioned about it Pat re-
piled, Faith, and | obcyett orders.
IL the man had fallen off the wall
and not broken his neck I should
certainly have reported it
The Folly of Virtue.
A very gool and pious looking
Young man al p;el for a position in
a we'll known store last week. Aft
err he had introduced himself and
made known his wants the proprie-
tor informed him that he would like
to havca clerk, if he coukl get one
to suit him.
"Isuppose you 60 to church," he
commenced.
Yes. sir"
'.Do o drink" continued the
merchant.
Never
DO YOU use tobocco in any form
inquired the merchant.
Here the young man pushed the
quid into the roof of his mouth, and
replied with Il smile that was child
like and bland: Il use the weed
and never did. consider it the low
est and most shocking habit that a
man can be addicated to-"
DO you frequent the policy shops"
he asked.
NO, sir; never
"Do you ever go to the national
theatre, dogs ights,or boxing exhibit
tions?"
Never was at one in my life was
the emphatic reply.
Can you tell the c of diamonds
from the king of clubs:"
IL know nothing whatever Of
cards"
"Deyou ever bct:"
"No, SIR"
Suppose *said, the merchant. "a
MAJ should offer to bet one thous-
aud dollars to ten that a thfee-leg-
ged goat could outrun a greyhound
would you take him.
No, SIR
Then YOU won't do for this estab-
lishment: we don't want you-
We never,hfre fools
That youth won't be so good next
time.
Wanted Collateral l.
The first part of the present week
hay became very scarce in this mar