Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-04
THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.

] Jones thinks man is fortunate who has l his will contested after death only He says his will has been contested ever since he mar ried Mrs. Jones.
 1 ''My darling,'' he intensely whispers, vain | ly attempting to seize her hand, ''do you know that love you madly?" ''Oh, yes" she says, s'almost any fool could tell that. D. 1 Aradreacs Baz0r.
 l A crowd of curious people appeared disap- l pointed yesterday at seeing emerge l from hotel leading another man by the coat l collar. They thought one was special off | cer making an arrest and having some desper-
 ate character in charge. It was only Mir. | to his store and making him order a bill of l goods.-Neao Orleans Ptcayu1ae.
 1 A sad-looking man went into Burlington l drug store. ''Can you give me, he asked, something that will drive from my mind \ the thoughts of sorrow and bitter recollec- l tions ?' And the druggist nodded and put
 him up little dose of quinine and worm 1 wood and rhubarb and epson salts and
 dash of castor oil and gave it to him, and 1 for six months the man couldn't think of anything in the world except schemes for gettTng tine taste out of his mouth. A disgusted looking with double
 barrelled shotgun came wearily up Wood 1 ward avenue. 'eWell, Jones,'' said a friend, l ''just in from the fats?" "Yes," said Jones, dropping the butt of his gun heavily on the 1 pavement. 'fPm in from the flats. Six of l us have been sitting in the rain in a wet boat l for two days looking for ducks. Not seeing l any sport in this left. The other five l there yet, and I am of your opinion that | they're flats. Yes, sir,'' shouldering the
 shotgun again. 'Tm just in from the flats" l-Detr0it Free Press.
 1 A clerk in the office of MT. Ingalls,, presi- dent of the Indianapolis railroad, at Cincin-
 natl, obtained leave of absence to go on | hunting expedition in northern Indiana, but I returned without so much a chi hipmunk. 1 On getting back he wrote a note to Mr. 1n- gals thanking him for his courtesy, and beg ging his acceptance of a package of game as | the result of his efforts. He then gave a porter $5 and told him to buy couple of l dozen of quail or prairie chickens and take
 them with the note to Mir. Ingalls,. The DOT | ter could not find either quail or chickens, and so bought dressed turkey and two cans of oysters, which he delivered to Mir. In gals. The latter's astonishment may be inn agined.
 Old Ike-'Look heah, ole 'oman, if dat ar Saray Barnyard do come heah gib yer to onderstan' right now, dis minute, dat I don't want you to be a-runnin' arter any oman dat aint well 'quainted wid de daddies ob her chirren. Don't you do it; leab dat fo' de s'iety white folks ter arter Ter. Pse poor, but my blood's rich an I can't ford ter loosen up my record as de vartoos an spec table husban' of nice ole lady an de foster farder of dam bad of'fun boy. Pse CT tryin' ter steer clear ob 6e gallus. No, Han nah, no possum an tater layout fo' Sary Ann in dis house-pass dat ar 'lasses, Jim, an
 don't fill yer mouf so full. Hammer, anud- CT bowl O sassafras of yer please" And the family went on devouring their evening meal
 in peace and quiet until Jim poured cupful
 of hot coffee upon the cat under the table; l han fhar I1yor