The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-03-31
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A DERRICK is q bivalve because it is
holster.
The way for bad boy to go ON ben
der Is over his mothers knee. a 1"'."'-
MOST people that see trouble would
be happier II they would close their
eyes
"TEETH inserted without PAWN"
remarked the tramp, as he bit into
stolen pie.
BRIGHAM Young had eleven children
by his wife, Eliza, and he called her his
fertiliza.
YoUNa people are always ready to
adopt tho "latest wrinkle" It is the first
wrinkle that they object to.
No wonder we have white milk, cause
the the kick OF n COW Is enough to turn
the pail.-Kok;om.o Tribune.
You can't comet" she remarked to
him, as he tried to snatch kiss from her
rosy lips, as they were out star-gazing
the other evening.
The lad reached up for Auntie's cake,
But quickly made pause,
For something grasped his collar, and
lie know twas Antics claws.
-ADantelsonrale Scntinel
CURosTY shop" Oh, what lovely
vase. It's antique, is it notp" "No,
ma'am, it's modern" "What pityl it
was SO pretty"
THE Baltimore Every Saturday COM
mences an item with can old woman
died i'll the west end last week" It is
supposed the result was just as fatal as
if she died al. over
AN old bachelor who was called to ON
account for. still remaining in single
wretchedness gave as reason that
60 (tnnDrpcc hoo,,,&
matches, you see."
YOUNG man who lived Mt ST. Paul
Came here and attended ball.
lie made love 10 belle,
When she said go lowell
He drowned himself in the canaw
-Rokomo Tribune
THE father who Furnishes lad for the
pranks he himself has played usually
takes fair view of the case At least he
doesn't take "once-I-did" view of it.
Boston Post.
"LooK here, boy, this is miserable
certificate your teacher sends me Of your
standing" said Galveston parent to his
son. "'Taint my fault. didn't have
the getting up OF it, Oh it would have
been MI right.
"ET1oUErTE'' writes to us to inquire
if in our opinion it would be proper for
him to support q young lady II she were
| taken with q faint-even if he hadn't
been introduced Proper, young man,
certainIy-prop her by all means,
The train had just rolled into the sta.
tion, and little Charley stood listening O
moment to the sound of the WestinR-
house escape. Then, turning to his
father, he said: "Pa, the ems gine's all
out q breath, amt it?"-Boston Ifan-
script.
JUST why n man should lie ashamed
to own that he is injured by fall we
don't zee, but ninety-nine men out of @
hundred on getting up from slippery
spot, will lie like butchers, and say:
"Not hurt at all, when in truth they are
bruised and skun in over twenty places.
-BOStOn Post. '
The child of very fashion q BILE family
was sick, and the colored servant was
sent to the drug store with prescription.
eff the child can not keep the first pow
der on it's stomach, You must give it an
other one," remarked the clerk as he
pasted on the label. "You don't reckon
we would give him the same powder ober
again, does yer? We amt no poor folks,
we amt. "---neGlicGl Journal.
HERE is good illustration OF the mo-
tives Ivy which most men are moved: A
Sunday school teacher said: "Now,
children, if boy should strike you on
your way to school, it would be your
duty 80 forgive him, wouldn't itP' eyes.
ma'nm," from the whole class. "And
you would really forgive him, wouldn't
you?' One little fellow answered with
calm dciibcrntion, eyes, ma am; I think
l would, specially if ho was bigger than
I nm "