Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
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The only houseworK that some girls
do is when they begin to dust around
after a beau.
what niles a country postmistress is
to have . postal card come to the Office
written in French.
The lightning rod man must be al
lowed a good profit, for when he sells
out his business he never can get much
for the good will.
There's no special style of engraving
engagement rings. Aspider's web with
y lily IN 1t is a very pretty device,
When n promenades the
streets leading n dog it looks as if she
couldn't get anything else on her string.
One of the most interesting sights in
life is that of a spiritualistic young lady
sharpening Il lead pencil with q table
knife.
There that explains where my
clothes line went to- exclaimed an
Iowa oma as she found her husband
hanging in the stable.
A North Carolinian, who fought clear
through the war without n scratch,
kicked at a dog the other day and broke
four of his toes.
A tramp in Kentucky has married a
widow worth 100000. This item should
be marked and sent to all tramps. Men
are scarce in Kentucky.
An Illinois editor returns thanks for
n centipede sent him by mail from Tex
as, it being the first cent of any kind
that he had received for several weeks.
Dink pooty veil Of a man dot viii
shtood by you when you vas in shtorlny
vedder. Shwarums OF insecks will SHAY
around you when der sun shines out.
An ingenious chap has invented an
artificial honeycomb which relieves the
bees of much work. He hopes to pro-
vide them with neck-yokes and buckets
for carrying home honey.
This is just about the time of the
year when sentimental young girls with
dreamy eyes and sllken golden hair pay
three dollars a dozen for potato. bulbs in
the hope of seeing them sprout and
bud into rainbow-tinted perfumed hya-
cinths.
A young lady, who ought to know,
says the Boston Transcript. accounts for
the disposition of the average young
fellow to put his arm around a girls
waist by the superstition that he is look
ing for that rib that was taken from him
SO long ago.
Eight masked robbers stopped a rail-
road train in the west the other day.
AS the train contained an excursion
of editors, the only loss was a loss of the
time to the robbers.
In overhauiing a book of maxims re
Gently, a young man was struck with
this one: Love, if you would be loved"
He tried it on and got kicked. A head
full of discretion is better than all the
maxims ever printed.
He pressed her to his manly breast,
She seconded the motion;
His lips on hers he fondly pressed,
There was a slight commotion.
I'll put the question now; said he,
That YOU and | be married;
He voted AYE. " and aye" said she;
-Deeided:-Fat was carried.
A lady. a regular shopper, who had
made NJ unfortunate clerk tumble over
all the stockings in the store, objected
that none of them were long enough.
81 want" she said, "the longest hose
that are made" "Then, madam" was
the reply, "you had better apply to the
next engine house"
A clergyman was preparing his SER
mon for Sunday, stopping occasionally
to review what he had written and to
erase that which he was disposed to
disapprove, when he was accosted by
his little son; Father, does God tell
you what to preach" Certainly, my
child" Then what makes you scratch
itout?'
He wildly rubbed his eyes, he did,
With vicious animosity,
The while the dust in binding clouds
Did blow with great velocity,
But she, sweet lass, pulled down Ter veil,
And smiled on him benlgnantly,
Which made him grind his teeth with rage,
And irown on her Indignantly,
A young and pretty girl stepped into
one of our leading dry goods stores the
other day, where "A spruce young man
who had long been enan ored but dare
not speak, stood behind the counter.
In order to remain as long as possible,
she priced everything, and at last said.
81 believe you think | am cheating
you" "Oh no." said the Youngest ITO
me YOU are always fair" swell" said
the lady, blushing as she laid emphasis
on the words, 81 would not stay so long
bargaining if you were not so dear"
II Ic Worth a Trial