Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-02-05
Sips of Fur

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handkerchief.
. A physiognomist says that
large ears denote generosity,
which is proably the reason that
a mule is so extravagant with its
hind legs.
A ton of gold makes a frac-
tion over half a million Of dol
lars, and when a man says his
wife is worth her weight in gold,
and she weighs 120 pounds, she
is worth $4,000.
Somebody says: A man may
be brave enough to walk right
up to the cannon's mouth and
yet not have the courage to
hand his wife a letter he has
carried in his pocket for a week.
Twas very small boy, and
his birthday came on a recent
Sunday. as it wicked to be
born on Sunday?' inquired he
of his mother. "No, but; but it
keeps your father home from
church"
A sign which reads, "Posi-
lively no admittance," will stop
tramp just about as long as a
bullet made of butter. Money
can be saved by cutting off the
positively"
"Money does every thing for
a man," said an ord gentleman
pompously. "Yes," replied the
other one, "but money won't do
as much for a man as some men
will do for money"
If you watch a weman's
mouth closely when she dresses
the children for Sunday-school
you'll find out where all the
pins come from, and Of course it
must be wher they all &C.
"Who can say that / am not
a good man?" asked a tramp of
a citizen this week. "Whoever
saw me break the blessed Sab
bath day, as some men do by
working on it?"
Joe Brigham, a .well-known
Western man, says he doesn't
know why his neighbors call
him General" unless it is be-
cause his wife started the FASH
ion by calling him "Briggy,
DEAR"
North Carolina is the cham
pion state for qucer-named mar
ried couples. Mr.. Cherry and
Miss Flowers, and Mr.. Wood
pecker and Miss Possum are a.
nong the latest new domestic
firms.
AT the cattle show: Young
Tellow. care you fond of
beasts, Miss Gusherton?" Miss
Tusherton-"Oh, really. Mr..
Pawkcr, if you mean that as a
declaration, you must speak to
mammal"
A great many of our modern
young ladies resemble the lilies
If the field: they toll not, neith-
II do they spinl But they spend
pile of money and lay around
he house and let their mothers
10 the work.
"Dear Louis, don't let the
men come too near you when
iourting." "Oh, no, dear ma.
When Charles is here we al
Ways have one chair between
Is." Mother thinks the answer
5 rather ambiguous.
We've got another one-hold
nj keep your seats. What Is
he difference between a blind
mule and a man who never reads
newspaper? Well, there isn't
NY difference. Entered ac-
ording to act of Congress, etc.
"Man," says Victor Hugo,
was the conundrum of the
Eighteenth century; woman is
he conundrun of the nineteenth
entury." An American editor
dds: "We can't guess her, but
vill never give her up-no, new
rw
A conceited young lady, while
iring her knowledge on vari-
US subjects, remarked: "There
nothing made in vain" "You
re-" said u youth standing near
er. Sam what?" said she.
vain" }" replied the smart
oy.
There are some women so a.
aid of missing a particle of
ossip concerning their neigh
ors that they haven't time for
leir domestic affairs. These
re the wives who make home
D happy that their husbands
pend their evenings in more
ongenial company.
An EDglishman arrived in
Ills country q few weeks 400.
nd as ne stepped on the pier at
lew York a cable dispatch was
laced in his hands summoning
i'm home. Two hours later he