Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-03-25
Sips of Fun.
lI Apetrified body indicates that
the man is stone dead.

Character makes the man, say
an exchange. Trne, but char
acter has been working on time
for the last dozen years.
A bride may wear a very plain
ly-made dress at her wedding
but she wants it puffed in tho
newspapers.
We have had one offer, but
the lady couldn't promise to sup
port us in the luxury to which
we have been accustomed. 90
"Mamma, can't we have any
thing we want?" eyes, my
dears. But be careful and don't
want anything you can't have. 7"
The Massachusetts Supreme
Court decided that a woman is
competent to testify as to her
own age, but it doesn't tell how
to make them do it.
Six young women, armed with
shot guns, recently accompanied
as many young men on a rabbit
hunt in Georgia. No one was
hurt.
We know a man whose wife
doesn't kiss him because be
smokes. She kisses him because
she loves him. It's a way some
women have.
When a key was called for
and the gentleman pulled out a
corkscrew, some one remarked
that that was the key that UNI
locked his gait.
A man sometimes parts his
name in the middle for euphony
and beauty. ESen Jacob has a
good efect-en a card when placed
as j. Cob Smith. - su5aggaq5.
When we hear a man Dragging
that. he Is splf.madp man. we Of
ten wonder why he did not ask a
wise man to help him pick out
better timber; before he began to
build. Z hIs I.i.s 1
sd fr8y uoIa l bJni aga
The advantage of having q
connection with your
is that you can listen TO
the sermon in bed Sunday morn
ng and fall asleep at just the
tight places.
The style for this year: Young
ady. of the period-"Governor,
80, please. / am going to take
l gentleman to the party tonight
md want carriage Ofcourse
she gets it. The little darling.
Upright Legislator-"W What,
,ir You take me for one who
,an be bribed? You insult my
sense of honor. But in case |.
'eally was such a man, how
much would you giye?"
The conductor of a railroad
rain in New York State thought
le spitcd a couple Of lovers by
'tarting out two minutes ahead
IF time. They had to walk
light miles, but the girl said she
Wished it was twenty.
Magistrate: "DO You know
f the prisoner had any proyoca-
ion before he committed the as
anlt?" Witness-"Well sir, |
:annot be certain on that point,
Exactly, but / dare say he might
lave had a glass or two"
az never thought but once"
aid old Deacon Webbing, "that
was a sin to steal an umbrel-l
a." "Ahd when was that?"i
Isked a friend. at was when
ome pesky thief stole my new
ilk one" answered the deacon.
When a certain ignorant JUS
ice of the Peace had his at
ention called to the particular
ection of the law fatty contra /
letting his decision, he replied /
hat he always disagreed with !
he revised statutes in that par
icular. an3 Is yg
"See that my graves kept |
reen," he warbled under the |
window of his fair ones domicil
me pleasant night, last week.
I'll tend to the grave business,
,oung man." shouted the father,
IS he poked an old musket out
f the second-story window. |
No more concert that evening.
"Slamma," said a youngster,
WASH Adam the first man?" |
Yes, my son." replied the moth I
+. "And he was an Ohio man?"
No, of course not. Adam lived
ong before Ohio was ever
hought of" said the maternal
"Well, / didn't know,
,ut / heard man down town
ell father all the first men came
rom Ohio, and | thought Adam
must come from the ssame
,lace,p The boys mother gave