The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-05-07
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PASSING SMILES.


A MIsFITTING coat is lie out Of the
whole cloth.
~ THINK I'll take something as the
thief said when he mixed in the crowd.
The best place to have 4 boil--in the
tea kettle. 1t is easily drawn.
A MISUNDERSTANDING ~ when
young lady comprehends, Of course.
81 TUMBLE to the wreck it, as tho
high wind said to the prairie hut.
BREvfrY is the soul Of wit, but 1t has
to be stretched out d good deal some
times to get enough for the uppers.
AN infamous old bachelor being asked
If he ever witnessed public execution
replied, No, but ! once saw mar
iage.
"TENNYsoN spends hours on a single
line" And So hy the way, does the
washerwoman. And the line Of the lat
ter is the longest
Ii a big head denotes ability, it is an
interesting sight to observe what show
ing Of ability this town puts forth every
Monday morning.
A WITNESS in court was asked il a
party to the suit was a truthful
man. "No;n he answered, "he'd rather
lie at sixty days than tell the truth for
cash"
The plethoric paste pot Of an editor
who clips more than he writes, is like his
paper-seldom filled with live mat
ter. Hackeas1ck Republican. Experience
teacheth.
GREAT men do not consider them
selves above everybody else; tis those
ignorant little runts who wear standup
collars and sport canes, and who refuse
to pay their washing bills, that think
everyone beneath them.
No other incident can call to mans
face such an idiotic expression Of as
sumed Inconsistencies as the accidental
| fall Of bottle of whiskeY from his
pocket to the sidewalk on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Who wouldn't be sailor2 All you
have to 10 is yell faye, aye, sir" at the
top Of your voice about once in ten min
lltes. The rest of the time you can look
over the ships stern and watch the
sharks
liz saw q carpet hangingout
Up1n Tie jHhes-line IN the rear
1 OF ttlt tine mansion, and he thought:
]. The folks arp out, the o1ast is clear,
Ill hg that HfiisWls II cam
4 Ie did emo luakihg no delay,
Adnwn the lpy, ~ the dusk,
II The carInl-taggor iramped away.
LEAP YEAR She-"A Are You engaged
for the next German?" He(with eager
ness)--'sNo, lin not, She with pity)-
ooh, that's too bad Good evening. See
you later"
MAN wants but little ear, below, nor
wants that little long. Man wants but
little ear bologna, wants that little long.
Man wants but little leer; wants but
litter here below; wants but little Leah
below; wants but Little here below;
wants but little ear blow, etc.
"JoaS, what odor is that2" "Cloves'
love" " But that other?" "Allspice,
my beloved "But isn't there another?"
Eyes, apples, beloyedest." just one
more2" "Raisins, my most beloyedest."
"Well, John, if you'd only drink just
little brandy, now, think you would
make good mince pie"
This being leap.year, boarder at an
uptown amateur hotel thought it fine
fun 10 put bent pin on each vacant
chair until one agile feeder leaped up
four feet into the air and came down
with his great unwashed hand in the
only bowl Of hash in the house. There
was famine until supper time.
THE duli-f yed donkey droops his head,
Wrapped IL himself
With patent pnrpicuiiy,
And neeky follows where he's led
The cunning elf:
But, when his heels begin to shed,
Hslatent assidutty
Assqris itself,
Hacteasdck RepuJiioda.
"Is there any mail for neW she said