Daily Republican., 1881-08-04

wondering If orthodoxy had receive
another blow, or whether he was tn
victim of printing Office technique.
Some people are more influenced b.
the fear of being found out than by tn
fact that a thing is in itself wrong
They would not for words to become &C
tive members OF the band of Forty
Thieves, but if you judge by their con
duct you are convinced that they hav
been voted in as honorary member
and accepted the position.
maggie, dear. if l should attempt t,
spell Cupid, why could not get beyonc
the first syllable ." Maggie gave it up
whereupon William sai,. "Because
when | come to C II. of course, I canno,
go further" Maggie said she thought
that was one IF the incest conuudrums
she had ever heard.
When six -doIar-a week city clerk
straddles his nos, with pair of ey,
glasses, spends a weeks salary for a
diamond pin and goes out in o The
country TO astonish the natives, he is
doubtless surprised to find that be j.
not az much ota curiosity ~ a hand.
organ monkey in acaliCo overcoat.
She laid her head on the easy chair
back against his head and murmured
Glow | do love to rest thus against
your head, Augustus - "Do you 90
said he. at is because you love ne. "
mo because it in so nice and soft.
Then he lay and lay, and thought and
thought.
"But you know, pa" said the fur
mer'S daughter, when he spoke to her
about the addresses of his neishbor' !,
son you know, pa, ma wants me TO
marry man of culture" $50 do J.,
my ar, so do | ; and there is no better
culture in the country than agricul-
ture.
A yoLng gentleman The other day
asked n young lady what she thought
of the married state in general. Not
knowing, | can't tell" was the reply ::
but If YOU and were to nut 0ur heads
together, could give you a definite
answer
y young iady who has an ohjcrrion
to the revision of the New Testament
SAYS that the phrase, "pnrple and tine
linen. conveys no idea Of luxury to her
mind, and she suggests, aS an inprov =
Inent, "sealskin and black velvet"
There are four metallic quaifcat atoms
which help % ''an through the world
iron in his heart, brass in his face, sil.
ver in his tongue, AID gold in his
pocket.
A fellow never thoroughly realizes
what q blooming ignoramus he has
been all his life time unit! he enters iu-
to intellectual converse with Boston
on her summer sosticc.
"What is the reason Colonel McSpill-
kins does not live with hs wife any
more ~ asked Gilhooly of an Austin
lawyer, "There are sundrv and divorce
REASONS" responded the lawyer most
solemnly,
The season of the hucklrhcrry is at
hand and the ruby lips Of the maiden
take on u charcoal hue and kissing in
The dark is apt to be given away" in
.he light.
We edon't object 50 much to thair being
allied ostrich feathers, xcept that it is
very unjust to the turkey.
"Waiter, here's a dy III my tea"
rhank you sir, | did not notice it"
Iays down check for five cents extra.
EverythiD. has to pay up sometime
wen the little chickens have TO shell
'ut.
What book in the Old Testament re-
minds You OF the parasrapher LEY.
ty-CuSS.
A medical writer says children need
more wraps than suits. They general
y get more.
One swallow does not make Il sum
ner, "but, says S:itlIinS, "It ilnparts
pleasant warmth "
Man wants but little here below and
e can get that quickest by advcrtis-
lg.
Cabbage heads are solid, which is
more than some men can
~ for themselves.
The name Silence appears in the new ,
jston directory. 1t must belong 10
lie Of the masculine gender.
A firm advertises "Bathing Suits "
'e knew that long ago. II suits the
ajority, especially in summer.
"Do not talk ice to butterfly" is a !,
hiLcsc saying