South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-05-21

owl for an emblem of wisdom was be.
cause lac saved his talk and filled his
stomach.
Wife, said broker a few day since,
do you think shall over be worth half
million dollarsp'
Amt worth that to you?' said the
coniiding spouse. . 30 Es-
Yes. said the other half, but l
can't put you out st interest - ~ ~
A REMARKABLE DREAM.-A number
of years ago Jacob Bau glIman was muir
dcred in GAINESVILLE, Ohio. On The
night OF the murder, a man living in the
neighborbood dreamed that lie saw
Baughman surrounded by his own fire.
side, by three men. heard their conver-
sation, and saw them strike, the fatal
blow. He recognized every face, and
when 'Baughman fell dead the dreamer
awoke, IN a cold sweat. The next day
neighbor asked him il lie had heard
Of tho murder. What murder?' v'Oid
Jacob Baughman has been killed.
Holden stop right there said he. 'un-
til tell my dream Then he told his
dream, emitting the names OF the men
he saw in it. The details correspondent
with those known Of the murder. The
dreamer would not tell the names Of the
men he saw, although q lawyer frequen-
tly importuned him TO do so. A few
days ago he was asked again. It was
on the day that the alleged assassins of
the old man were arrested. They are
on the right track he ANSWERED., but
would say no more.
A Georgia farmer who lives in a not.
cd snake region kills the serpents and
uses them for fertilizers, laying q snake
in furrow and then planting corn in
1T. As he was thus at work one day, he
was heard 10 soliloquize: so things 90
on in constant round. These snakes
produce corn; that corn produces whis-
key, and then that whishcy produces
snakes again J.
4 can marry any girl I please said
young man boastfully. very true
replied his wagSish companion for you
can't please any,
a gentleman speaking OF q young
lady who was studying medicine as "a
dear little duck, friend remarked: # |
am sorry to hear that why SOP ask |
cd the gentleman. Because replied |
the friend, IF she is duck, am afraid |
she will make guack doctor
That thar lead steer pulls powerful |
fine was what the Oregon man said |
when his two sons living at Elko, took |
IN ont n fIo
first look at the cars.
Business before pleasure, as the man
remarked when he kissed his wife be-
fore going TO the club.
What you call um heap wagon, no
hossr asked the Pluto Indian, when he
saw tue frs: train.
Katie is a rcd HEADED, black eyed ba.
by, just too cute for any use. The 9th.
or night she closed her little prayer as
follows: bod please mate me a dood |
little girl'-and then forgetting for
whose sake. she added - for PHYS sake,
amen
a man from Honey Lake saw rails
road for the first time in his life the
other day at Reno. In speaking Of the
wonder 10 friend he said
The forward thing just gin a couple
OF coughs, and then the whole string OF |
en- got up and started right Off!
KISS FOR a Blow strike'oo.' |
cried little boy in sharp tone to his
sister.
kissoo, said his sister, stretching |
out her arms and putting up her rosy /
lips in a sweet kiss
Tommy looked look OF wonder |
Did his little ears hear right? They did. /
for there was kiss on Susy's lips. 4 !
smile broke over his angry face, like
sunshine on dark cloud
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