Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-10-22

AN old man who h*d been badly hurt ID a railroad collision, being advised to sue the company fer damages, said :: Wal, no, not for damages. Tse had enough of them; but I'll just sue 'em for repairs !"
 PROBABLY the meanest man on record keeps a boarding house in San Domingo. An earthquake turned the edifce clear upside down, and the very next morning he began charging the garret lodgers tirSt-foor prices.
 "TaERE's one thing like about the new version" said old Blunderbuss. That Gre text about { the boy being fsther to the man Is left out altogether. 1 always thought that was wrong end to- And he didn't know why the smile went round.
 TIE Paris Figaro propounds this con undrum: "Glven two widows of the ~ame age, the same social condt tion, the same character, one of whom had bad husband and the other good one, which of the two will have the stronge. desire to get married again?"
 Ar the summer resort-First week. ladies, Is given to slowing your dresses second week, to ling where you wenl last year; third week, to talking abou. the Browns, who have gone home fourth week, to complaints of the house. After the fourth week life at summer resort Is insunerably dull.
 'sI CAN'T think that ali sinners will be lest" said Mrs. Nimblet < "There's my husband, now. Hus a bad man-a Very bad man; but l trust he will be saved at last. 1 believe he has sufr rred his due share in thi, life" '" "Amen !. shouted Nimbletung from tue back seat Mrs. N. gave him such a look, but sad nothing.
 la A PRIEST in France. the son of fishs, erman, had every day q net spread on origin He attracted 50 much attentiosf sby his hnmility that he was promoted ta be Abbot. Alter th tt the net no longer appeared. Being asked the rra- s n, the ecclesiastic repl ed: C It Is no longer necessary, for the fish is now caught"
 HEAR tfe Ei-yi of the cur, lilac cur.
 Wlh righteou, indignation all his fur
 Stands up he doth settle or galop with sh,sdder,
 Wi b a copper-boitomed kett @ Neatly fastened to his rudler. All the boys around m minge, An the, shout and u nS it proper, As they hear the merry jing-e Of he pood and the copper And they shout. shout, shout, For they know what they're about, And of their ute happiness there's little room foi
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 "SEEMs a little queer to have them saying grace, eh?" whispers one man o l the world to another as they meet at the i |. II ,,f., ance, in whose house everything l. don decently and in order. Yes; but rather like the practice. "So dc Lii is a good habit. But thought yor were an inhdel ?" sSo I am; but it i: very good habit-your soup gets colo enough for you to eat 1t @
 AG AT stood on the dusty rose, whence all but h
 had fled;
 He od Enlblee coming down rhe road. and, witl his head
 All posturgd for butt, he posed, and patiently d., The coming of the chap he thought he wS.,ld ann. odE Embree had a stick in hand of tonnage rathe He'd christened it his "slaughterer," and handled such;
 And when the butter came he ct hin have it OCT th And gracious! how that Embree-oh did make tn
 butterfly!
 THERE is no need of inventing storie about children; they ate equal to origin allty any day. "Do you think, mann ma," said little one, "that Uncl Reuben is good man?" Why, m. child, he, is the best of all my brothers and an excellent man." And will h. go to heaven?" |" think so. my child Why do you ask ," "Oh, nothin, much, waking from sort of reverle "I was thinking what homely ange he'd make, that's all. :"