The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-08-26
PITH AND POINT.

h1ND words are DatAunSdlcu- AhoJ
can never dye.
THE popular figure in the German is
the female figure.
Why is an innkeeper ike multitude
of people? Because he's a host him
self.
Why is bookbinder like charity
Because he very often covers a multi
tude of faults.
"FARE but false" as the conductor
observed when the passenger rendered
him lead nickel.
Moan was pretty muscular sort OF a
fellow. On one occasion he even went
so far as to pitch the ark.
MANY man, says the New York
Netos, is open to conviction, who ought
to be, but never is, convicted.
THE Philadelphia Chronicle says it is
a mistaken impression to suppose that
dyed eggs are laid by sick hens.
Its hard to part from those we
love''-and sometimes it is even more
difficult to get away from those we don't
love.
A NEwnY-MARRED couple were sit
sing in palace car, when n, she sad
's George, amt you glad? We're rela-
tives now.
Rows, ye Romans" quoted the
poetical smith, as he sat in the gallery,
looking on at the proceedings OF the
| United States Senate.
"YoU don't know how it pains me to
| punish YOU" said the teacher.
| ouess there,R the most pain at my end Of
..1,.ssse stick. " replied the boy, feelingly.
= - any rsAt-, ia be willing to swap.
49, Z T1s1sRE :" said Mrs. RagDag, = Pye
I tried four times to give that shirt away,
! and it's so worthless nobody'll take it.
But I'll get rid OF it I'll leave it out
ON the clothes-line tonight"
"OH, dear p" exclaimed Edith, to her
doll, 81 do wish you would sit still.
never saw such an uneasy thing ia all
my life. Why don't you act like grown
folks, and be still and stupid for a
while"
"MAUD sends us poem beginning I;
The moonbeams shiver upon the river,
The ripples quiyer in ecstasy;
The crickets' snrillness susurps the stiffness,
And dewy chlllness is on the lea
If this is so. Maud, you had better quit
writing, put on your liver-pad and go to
bed.-Grdph{c.
Is England rivers all are males,
For instance, Father Thames.
Whoever to Columbia sails
Find them ma amselles, or danes.
Yes, there the softer presides
Aquatic, I assure ye,
And Mrs sippi rolls her tides
Responsive to Miss Sourif
An exchange says that of the 600
young ladies attending Vassar College
no two can agree as to what they would
do in case they saw a bear. We may be
sure of one thing, however = they
wouldn't permit themselves to be
hugged unless the bear brought good
references.
A WRITER IN APpleto11s' Journal oc-
cupies several pages Of that publication
III an effort to prove that there is no
such thing as womanly intuition. Some
night when this gentleman comes home
about 13 o'clock and tries to sneak into
bed without having his breath smell he
Will discover the fallacy of his theory.
THE music certainly is nice to hear
But when one waltzes, not so well 'tis heard.
There's nothing intellectual ts clear,
In dancing DOesnt il appear absurd7
Oh, there's no dignity or common sense
In doing so. To all of these assaults
/ The fun is open. Here Is its defense:
It's bang-up funl Miss Dora, viii you dance
An English lawyer went into bar
ber's shop to procure a wig. In taking
the dimensions of the lawyers head the
barber exclaimed Why, how long
your head is, sir 80 Yes, replied the
legal gentleman, we lawyers must
have long heads. " The barber proceed.
ed with his vocation, but at length ex,
claimed Why, sir, your head is as
thick as it is long a" Blackstone WINGED
"Look here, Mr.. Gilhooly, you have
been telling me now for whole yeal
that you would pay me for those boots.
What do you think about it now p
"Well, " responded Gilhooly, good
naturally 80 sbould say that where
there is so much smoke there ought to
be some fire. 81 am afraid not, Mr..
Gilhooly. 1 think it viii end in smoke +"
''I am glad, for your sake, that am of
a more hopeful disposition than you
are" responded Gilhooly, moving the
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