The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-10-29
PITH AND POINT.


THE most popular cure among poll
ticnns-P The sine-cure.
The first American inscription put up
on the ohelisk will be, :" Post no Bills"
HE sleeps where he fell, says a late
ballad, which suggests that he must
have been drunk.
WHAT beautiful thing is a rosy
check How great the contrast when
the blush settles on the nose.
HUsRAND-" Mary, my love, this ap-
ple-dumpling is not half done" Wife
Well, finish il, then, my dear"
IT was young housekeeper who set
the cake she had baked for picnic out
Of door one cold night to be frosted.
BRlDaEr, the dust upon the furni-
tire is intolerable. What shall do?"
Do as lido, marm-pay no attention to
it,"
IRIS poor rule that won't work both
ways. Milwaukee girl married n bar
Der, and he turnedout to be rich Baron
in disguise.
A MODERN novel has this thrilling pas
sage "With one hand he held her beau
tiful golden head above the chilling wave,
and with the other called loudly for as
sistance."
A YOUNG lady wrote some verses for
paper about her birthday, and headed
them " May 30th." 1t almost made her
hair turn gray when it appeared in print
my Both,
The average life Of farmer is sixty
six years. At sixty-fve he may safely
begin to return borrowed tools, pay old
debts and ask forgiveness for cheating in
horse trades.
is YOUR cough any easier ?" said
one Of poor Hoods acquaintances, on
calling to see how he was. cit should
be, said the wit from his pillow, "Pve
been practicing all night.
TIE negro's definition Of bigotry is as
good and inclusive as that Of Webster's
Dictionary. "a bigot |" said he; "why
he's man who knows too much for one,
and not quite enough for two"
AT celebration back in the country
o female arose and began: "This Is
our 104th anniversary" A wicked young
man back in the crowd yelled out:
"Good gracious You don't look that
old"
Son" Father, the lecturer at the
hall tonight said that lunar rays were
only concentrated luminosity Of the
earth's satellite. What do you think
about it2" Intelligent parent-"All
moonshine, my son, all moonshine."
MISS FnRTGNaToN--" Yes, like the
place very much, Major; you have such
4 iolly set Of men down here" The Ma
jor-" Yes, awfully jolly. You'd better
/ .,n,,r. 1,narf Nice Tltt.tf,,rffoV, sv,
case Of accidents" Miss F." Well,
while Tn about it, Major, I'd rather
steal somebody else's, don't you know ?"
TENDER young potato bug
Sat swinging vine
And sighed unto maiden bug:
81 pray you viii be mine"
Then softly Epake the maiden bug:
81 love you fond and true,
But o, my oruel-hearted Par
Won't let me marry youn
With scorn upon his buggy brow,
With glances cold and keen,
That naughty lover answered her:
81 think your Pnr-is-green.n
"AHT said Gilhooly, yesterday
morning, "I've done one good act. !"
"Sent a barrel Of -four to the poor
house? ?" "Better than that I've just
told De Smith, who don't stand a ghost
Of show, that he will be nominated by
acclamation." Well, that is one Of
those kindnesses that do great deal Of
good and don't cost anything" "The
mischief it don't cost anything l bor-
rowed so from him on the strength Of
it. "-GGLUeston Net0s.
A DOCTOR, being out for days shoot
ing, took an errand boy to carry the
game-bag. Entering field Of turnips.
the dog pointed, and the boy, over
ioyed at the prospect Of his masters
success, exclaimed: "Lor, master,
there's covey if you get near 'em
won't You physic 'em !" "Physic 'em,
you young rascal, what do you mean q
said the doctor. "Why, kill 'en, to be
sure" replied the lad.