The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-01-19
EXPRESSIONS.

The Merry Circle Club, of Rome, Ga,
has for its motto: THE next best thing to
religion is fun
"What a blessing it is" said hard-work-
ing Irishman, 'that night niver comes on
till late in the day, when a man is tired
and can't work any more at all, at all"
In an ancient cosmography Atlas was rep
resented as supporting the world upon his
shoulders. We could never imagine what
supported Atlas, though. unless he married
rich.-Lowell Mass Citizen.
Sara Bernhard says she will always re-
member with sentiments of profound graft
tude the cordiality Of her reception in
Boston. II like re people, like re place
and like re manners, but re pie, it eez re
diable."
"Well, you are the biggest goose | ever
sawl" exclaimed Jones to the partner of ais
joys and SORROWS. And Mrs. Jones smiled
upon him with a seraphic smile as she
remarked, "Oh, Jonesl you are such self
forgetful darlingP'-Boston Transcript.
A holiday poet got down to word during
Sundays snow-storm and triumphantly
dashed of the following:
Beware. o men. of whiskies mixed.
Such as on Christmas days are fxed:
Nishafs oftimes befslI the merry,
SO drink not much OF Tom and Jerry.
They are talking of Rorhefort's recent i'll
advised letter. alt proves again." cried c.
that man should never write" Where
upon C.'s yOungster, who is busily daubing
his copy-boOk, throws down his pen and
bawls: "Then I'll never learn. Paris
Paper.
A Harlem doctor, who has been in the
habit of visiting certain lady three times a
week as medical adviser, was rather taken
aback the other day by the servant who
answered the bell saying: Mrs. - will
besunsble to see you to-day, Doctor, because
she is SICK"
"Charlie's Darling. We have received
your poem, entitled "When the Bluebirds
Sweetly Sing" and will save it until the
bluebirds get here. We are always Obliged
to carry over lot of bluebird and robin
and daisy poetry, but it comes handy in the
spring when the windows need cleaning
Chicago Tribune.
as dot SOL asked a Galveston bankrupt
of friend, "dot Schwindelmeyer hash failed
in pishness?" The reply was in the neg.
alive, whereat the bankrupt said enthusi.
astically: 81 am tam glad Schwindel,
meyer wash an honest man; den der wash
too mooch competition already in dish
bankrupt pishnessr-Galveston News.
A Californian who had failed in lawsui,
brought to obtain divorce from his wife
CHANGED to read that the Greek poet
Anacreon was choked to death by a grape
seed. Transported by the thought thus
suggested to him, he broke out into the
exclamation, "By Jovel l know what
I'll do. I'll buy vineyard. Brooklyn
Eagle.
There is Judge in Galveston whose head
is as bald as that of an American eagle. A
little boy living next door, mas got it into
his head that lack of hair is inseperably
connected with the title of Judge, conse-
quently when lawyer, whose head is
dcnsely covered with hair, called, and was
addressed as Judge" little Tommy shook
bis head and said: "You amt no Judge
Can't fool me-" "Why am | no Judge?r
"COs yer hair amt parted wide enough, -
was the guileless reply.
Slightly sarcastic was the clergyman who
paused and addressed man coming into
church after sermon had begun, with the
remark: "Glad to see you, sir; come in;
always glad to see those here late who can't
come early And decidedly self-possessed
was the man thus addressed in the presence
of an astonished congregation as he re-
sponded: THANK you; would you favor me
with the textY"