The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-17
SHORT HAND NOTES.
Hancock and English.

n VIII $. Hayes is a candidate fOl
7. Mayor Of Louisville.
II prominent and lifelong Republi-
Il cans are tlocking to the support OF
Il Hancock and English
1t is very dangerous thing to ad-
dress Alfred Tcnnyson as " Freddy. "
= 1t gets his back up.
The great American public waits
T. with It's mouth and ears open for the
D.. final census report.
f When Hancock takes his seat III
: 1881, Grant can sit in the shade at
- Galena, and smoke and reflect
. The Shuqulall Soar Ray and the
= New York Sun "both shine for all "
The sound of VIII Fl. Herman =
= bazoo is still heard in the land.
+ The world is yearning for some man
about the size of Christopher Column
bus 10 come along and discover the
North Pole.
Horace Greeley was great and
good man, but he would swear occa-
sionally but then, Horace was an
editor
1t requires long lifetime of scien-
Ii1ic observation and experience to en-
able the average darkey to rob an
ordinary hen roost without danger Of
detection.
Almost amy one-hOrse young man
can marry girl, but keeping her in
bread and clothes after marriage is
what causes him TO scratch his head
and groan.
This is the season Of the year when
small boys and green apples receive
an extraordinary amount of the aver
age physicians attention.
What this country wants is not more
| babies, but more men who understand
| perfectly the art of crawling ont of
bed at about midnight and rocking a
baby.
The rnmor that James Gordon Ben
nett has bought Africa with the intrn-
ton Of maITyIngad settling down ut
that point is untrue.
Those poets and poctcsses who have
plague poems written up in advance
for the yellow fever season, may lay
them away for awhile.
The mon are few and far betwrnn
VIII" can accidentally Sli down on
'hllIce lle at Il plc-llIr, ANA afterwards
'ollccal lac whole occurrence by "oi"@
around win lheIr faces Wreathrd in
" smile "i ih'@rIIr pIarIdItY
When w, S. Hancock tbn New
York UcraIdand Eohrrt 4n.In ITeury
ioiu hands in nm uudartalyno i,- -n.-
ces7ful accomplishment is pretty well
assured.
TLo worll :, ,,,,.in. ,1,,, ,,
p,nra onIiohtonoI oyor, d., Ln, u,
time i. vet to cono ,,i,om . man. aa,
u.p his thnnI, mil f,,. :, .,ora,. I,i,,nr
and ,,,.t .,,,,,,.,. .,t ..,.,,,., 10TH
operation.
4 I,iproIu couni,. man IuiIt , G,o
,1ndar hi. I,u,,., IN n,,l,. T., ,,o.,..,. a.,
da,. u,ot luxuri.t,l unI.n ,.ir.n,
ond ,Lon, # uol..trn,..I H., a'..,
also La non.. .nd ~. oantl,t
y. B.-ThiS experiment will not br
repeated next summer.
nue.,
r nv ~, ''''' '''' 'i'' az '''''' H'' VIA
to fast for forty DAYS If br
he wins wager of $1,000.
but we are of the opinion that the cor
Dner and the undertaken are about the
only persons who will realize any
clear cash from the affair.
The picnic season is in full blast,
md almost every young man can now
Ion a white cravat and HE him to the
caly wood and let the big red ant,
raw all over him and have "A rood
ime generally. This world is fail OF
pleasure.
4 little, one-hor,e. backwo,ds IVA
o,pt,,- nou.spo,,o,. ,,,,,o,,..Iiu ,,,,
lalistic encounter with such Northern
Iaiies As the Herald, Tribune and
Times, furnishes a grand and imposing
peetacle of sublime sell-rcspect.
There are two things in lhis world
Which il is exceedingly unhealthy for
man to butt against. one of the,
, Fate, and the other is VIM. Goat.
,o was a miracle Of peace and han
iness compared to the yourg man
Tho stands 10y AID watches his oirI
iarch off from church with s.tbat
iher fellow"
Robert Hiram Henry, Of the Brook
IVcn Ledger may rontinua T., ,.,;,,l