The Princeton union., 1880-03-17
Sense and Nonsense.

Sense and Nonsense.
use it. - ~
is nmAN-wArER m soft water when it
rains hard? =
LEADV1LLE is called young town
because it's inhabitants are mostly
miners. = : '11o0tS
On . dark night, with four clothes
Lines stretched across the back ward. the
most sensitive part of man is his HIGH
hat. - 80
THEN, I suppose, Miss Stronemind.
you and Mr.. Sparrow are soon 4, he
man and wife" "No, sir: woman and
husband" '''''' ''141
AN lr1shman tells of a fight in which
there was only one whole nose left in
the whole crowd, "and that BELONGED
to the tea-kettle."
which, for the most part, the land is
owned by one man, farmed by the Sec
ond and titled by third.
I AM astonished, my dear youno
lady, at your sentiments; you make me
start! well, sir, I've been waitino
for you to start for the last hour"
RESTAURANT patron I" These sausapea
are 'ardly up to the mark" Waiter
They amt, eh? Well, dive exnect
Italian greyhound and thoronphhrad
Scotch terrier for two bits?" I
CLoTHEs-LrNR is harmless. THING
When stretched from pole to pole,
onol you start across the yard,
And step into . hole;
1nen, . you make forward lunre.
II stops you, 20 to speak,
ana throw: you down and jerks you 10
Inc middle OF neck1 tweek.-
A LONG housewife article has been
written on How to Make s Rag Rur.n
IL Is long process. The quickest way
to make rag rug is to knock "an letter
out OF the rag and put ~" in the mid
A SOUTH AMERICAN plant has been
found that cures bashfulness. II sho,,ld
be promptly tried on the man who leaves
the hotel by the back window because
ne is too difident to say good-by to the
cashier and clerk.
The practical joking too common in
French institutions on the admiss;on ~
neophyte has led to painful incident
at Anglers. A youth named Guyot, on
entering the Ecole des Arts ct Meters.
was so squeezed against table, or be-
tween two tables, that he was taken
home hopelessly i'll, and died in four
days. 49, -
The most agreeable of all compan-
ions is simple, frank man, without any
high pretensions to an oppressive great
ness; one who loves life, and under
stands the use of it; obliging alike. at
all hours; above all, of a golden temner.
and steadfast as an anchor, For snch
nm one we gladly exchange the greatest
genius, the most brilliant wit, the pro-
foundest thinker.-Lessing.
AL1TTLE girl shut up as a punishment
for some fault in her fathers barn at
Baud (Morbihan) in France, was killed |
by wolf, which by climbing rubbish
heap was able to enter by the roof. The
family had been at work in the fields at
some distance, and on the father OPEN
ing the door to release the child the
wolf sprung out and made off, leaving
on the floor the half -devoured remains
Of its victim.
A CONFIRMED card-player became con-
vlnced that card-playing was wrong
perhaps because he had long run of
bad luck, and perhaps for higher reasons
he broke the subject very gently to his
companions when they were busy at
their favorite game by saying, seriously,
" Well, friends, I think after all that a
great deal of valuable time is wasted in
playing cards" His partner, who never
dreamed of the depth of his remark,
answered, Yes, I've often thought SO,
too. Now, just think, for instance, how
much time we waste in shutting"
ALPHABET OF GEMs.-A diamond
dealer gives the following alphabet of
gems, by the guide of which any En-
glish word can be spelled out on ring,
bracelet or other article of jewelry, with
> setting of stones:
A-Amethyst. N-Natrolite.