Connecticut western news., 1879-12-24
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 The wind always finds something to blow about.
 The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colo,less when unbroken.
 Bonner outdone. Hartford has a Colt worth $2, ,000,00
 The meanest bark of dog is when he barks your shins with his teeth.
 Tho batter of little feet and the pat ter of summer rain are among the sweet . est sounds on earth.
 Good thoughts, like the leaves, give out sweet smell if laid up in the ] IT of memory.
 He who puts bad construction upon 8 good act reveals his own wickedness at heart. Keep up your chaeaoter for prompt pay, even if you have to keep down your expenses to do it.
 The first time man deceives you, the fault is his; if he deceives you the second time the fault is your own.
 The Cincinnati Enquirer, speaking of killing hog, says: Rsader, for moment put yourself in his place."
 The inability to distinguish between ambition and ability has led to many @ | failure.
 Why door nail is any more dead than door must be because 1t has been hit on the head.
 His true love she was an old, old maid, About forty years or so;
 And he took the fiddle and gently played Dora, me fossil lassie, do."
 A Western editor says he would have bought that block of New York Central stock had he known it was for sale. .-..
 If man whistles in the street as if he were calling a dog, from three to seven men will stop suddenly and look about them. Is Darwin right
 The ballot.box that is sealed at the key-hole and cover with the greatest care is the ono that has sliding panel in it's bottom.
 We received note this morning signed "'Fool." Anonymous communi- cations are not generally noticed, but this seemed genuine!
 twill your mother ever marry again ?" he inquired. "Not with my approval" she answered; "snch is my opinion thus far, and not step father"
 The New Orleans Pscay,sne tells of politician who has made himself ound.shouldered trying to carry his ward. s' l A Washington girl says that the best way to put to confusion man who stares at you in the street cars, is to steadily look at his feet.
 -Lady (behind counter to cabman)-- "Pair of gloves? Yea. What is your numberp'' Cabman-"A hundred and ninety-three.
 -Itis really wonderful the amount ot assistance young lady requires in hold ing up 8 fve.ounce prayer-book m church when she has young man with her.
 The Paris cafes are unusually chilly this fall. "Do you never light fires here ?" asked shivering thinker of absinthe. "Never," says the waiter. "Our guests talk politics"
 Tt is hard to decide which is the most 4ial-the young bora who is forever bragging what he is going to do, or the old bore who is eternally bragging what he has done.
 "A senses -taker," said the old lady "waal, there's me an Jeremiah, an Sarah Ann, an that's all 'cept Jim, an he's fool an aint got no senses to take-"
 When you deprive boy of the privilege of taking off h1s coat and vest together at one pull and leaving his boots in the middle of the floor, what do you expect he has to live forP A horse in Chicago drank two gal Ions of beer by mistake for water, and in about fifteen minutes he danced around the wagon and wanted to know who run that town if he didn't. &
 "A young man went into florists store the other day for his afianced. Seventy five cents was the price asked. "WiH it keep9" inquired the young . man. "Oh, yes, along while" "Then keep it." ..
 He said to her: "The moon is al- ways just the same, and yet I always ,, find some new beauty in it." She said to him: "It's just so with the circus." He bought tickets for two. A boisterous, ill-bred fellow in a dispute called his adversary "no gen. 5 tleman." "I suppose you think your self one ?" was the reply. Certainly , do," answered the bully. Then" said the other, CT am not offended that you don't think me one." , K before going to the country asks one of his friend whether it would be , advisable to take his wife with him. "I , know," said he with resignation, of I B go alone will not enjoy myself" "And If you take your wife she will not enjoy herself" X left his wife at home. l A saloon-keeper, having started 3 business in place where trunks had , been made, asked friend what he had l better do with the old sign, "Trunk t Factory "Oh," said the friend,
 "just change the 'T' to D. and it , will suit you exactly" a
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