Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-10-16
MANS BETTER HALF.

e. MANS BETTER HALF.
" Ladies' dresses are being worn shorter
N III tie neck.
e Going the rounds Of the press-the 81
i! who walrzes.
Is TIE only daughter of Stoncwall Jac1
son is at school in Baltimore. She is
Years old.
An Englishman who died lately left !,
lila Thompson E5O0-to buy her son
+ clothes with.
There 10 going to be a wo,nan's CO,
gress at Madison, Wisconsin, October Stl
: 9Th and 10th.
An Albany florist is endeavoring to al
I range a match between Virginia crtpte
I and scarlet runner.
A San Francisco woman calls her hus
band her darkest hour. because he genel
ally comes home just before dawn.
'Do you keep any Hamburg edgings 2
asked tinil miss. Not if we can sci
it, was the pert reply OF the clerk. IL
Kept some tnat day.
When he paid heavy bill ut tile milf
ner's for spring bonnets. silks and laces
he groaned: There's woman ut tn,
bought 'em of this.''
! When John MoniSrip's wife asks for j.:
dollar or two for current demands, he
smiles sweetly as he says. True love, d;,r.
ling. seeks no cl'aRge."
A Brooklyn wife has forbidden her hus.
band carrying pistol in his rear pants
pockets. her reason being tln,t she is afraid
ne might blow his brains ont.
''llug 22'' was discovered written in a
delicate female hand on the cuff of IL Mus
cantlne young man; and that young man
still sticks to it that 1t was osly "Aug.
! 22.''
A young lady recently remarked, 'Some
men ARE always talking about the glory of
their own town-always Iarping on the
duty of assisting it-and yet 90 abroad to
get married. do hope that some OF
those men who marry outsiders will get
cheated.'
''lsn't this beautiful picture?' asked
Dobbs, of hi wife, exhibiting to her a
lovely oil printing which he had been pur-
chasing. ''How mucl,?'' inquired Mrs.
d.. tloughtfi,lly "Three hundred dol
lars came from Dobbs with sigh. "A
good deal for Il single daub." oh, hang
the expense!" exclaimed his better half. as
she pointed ont to him where she wanted
the aiticle suspended.
A siort-sighted lover passes che Object
"f his affections upon the street without
saluting her. wherefore she takes him TO
task at their next meeting. What weight
should attach to Your professions % she
says severely. Yesterday met you on
the street. and you passed on without ever
looking at 'ne." MADAM replies the of
lender. gallantly. IF l had stopped to look
at yo" | should never have passed on
A young woman who had neve- learned
the gentle art Of cookery. being desirous
OF imprssing her husband with her
and diligence. manages to have
the kitchen door aj'r on the day after their
return from the bridal trip. and just a. her
lor;: comes in from the office exclaims
loudly: Hurry up, Eliza. do! Haven't
YOU washed the lettuce yet? Here. give it
to me; where's the soap?''
well-known Bostonian was trying n
horse one day, in company with the own
er. a professional Jockey Having driv-
IN him mile or two. the gentleman. who
noticed that he pulled pretty hard and
moved a good deal of spirit. requiring
constant watching and a steady rein. said
DO you think that is just the horse for n
woman to dlive?' "Well, SIR" answered
he Jockey. II must say that shouldn't
want to marry tile woman that could drive
hat horse
a woman in Kansas Pacific Railroad
;'r SIT f1cing Il man who. with one eve nc
Fast. seemed to be staring fixetliy at her.
he became indignant and said. ..Why do
on look at me so. sir?" He said he was
ot aware of having tlore so, but she in {
lsted. Il beg your pardon. madam, but
g this eye. is it not? 2" lifting his finger to- 4
is left optic. ''Yes, sir. It's that eye."
Well. madam. that eye won't do you any
arm. It's glass eye. tDadam-only a
lass eye. hope you'll excuse it. But.
pom my soul. I'm not surprised that even I
glass eye should feel Interested In so $
rptty a won'an." The explanation and a
'mplin'ent combined to put the woman F
to u good humor. Fl