Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-23
PITH AND POINT.
THF balloonist's home is one fight up.
TALL soft hats supply a long-felt want.

LIE balloOnlst,s home is one flight up.
TALL soft hats supply a long-felt want.
A HUMOROUS article-A baby with the
rash.
Puck wants to know if "the soft,
soothing sounds of the far distant mill /"
refers to the mills tone.
MADE Of the -Dr1zzling rain.
Maid of the mister-His sweetheart.
Made OF the mystery-Hash.
AN exchange says "Streams all over
the country are running dry" This is
canard. When a stream is dry it
can't run.
"PM man of few words, said Prem
dergast "True enough" replied Fogg,
"true enough but you never tire OF
repeating them.''
LITTLE Jimmy is laid up with measles
and suffering a great deal, but when he
was asked how he liked the measles he
frightened up and exclaimed: The
doctor says I can't go to school for a
week or two. That's how I like it.
A BoY1sH novice in smoking turned
deadly pale and threw away his cigar.
Said he: 'Thar's something in that air
cigar that's made me sick" 81 know
what it is" said his companion, pulling
away. "What ?" "Tobacker. %
A QUESTION OF THE ovER-soUL.
A chicken lived a chicken died;
His drumsticks and his wings were fried,
His feathers by dealer dried,
And, very shortly after, dyed.
Soul he had none; admitting that,
How comes it y There upon her hat
His plumes-a mortal chicken's-rise
A glorious bird of paradise.
MAIDEN aunt to tall young nephew
GAS 1 stood by you in church, Percy, I
could not help being struck by your
size." Percy" Very sorry, aunt, but
there was such an awfully pretty girl
the other side the aisle I couldn't help
signing p
I SAID to my little girl one day
"What large forehead you have. It
is just like your fathers; you could
drive pony carriage round it. To
which her brother, 5 years old, said:
eyes, ma, but on pas you can see the
marks Of the Wheels"
HERE is an inscription on soldier in
the kirkyard of Dumfries:
Here lies Andrew Macpherson.
Who was peculiar person,
He stood six feet two
without his shoe,
And was slew
At Waterloo.
The Galveston boy is progressive. He
was standing in crowd of boys on the
sidewalk when his mother called to him
to 90 down town and bring her demi-
john of whisky. The boy was too busy
to go, but he called out: "Send the old
man I've got considerable confidence
in him."
He was a fne-looking man, and he
proudly strutted down the sidewalks
with the air OF proprietorship in every
movement. "Beg pardon" said stran-
ger, as he stepped up to him, hat in
hand, in utmost humility. EDO I have
your permission to remain in town over
night p
Mons. DUPONT, who was a widower,
REMARKED. It was in full honeymoon,
and he made countless tender protesta-
lions. civil always love you, he said
to her. "Always, always?" GAS long
as I i've "And afterward, you will
not love me in eternity?" "But I have
already promised that to my first wife. -
He was great bore, and was talking
to crowd about the coming local cleo
ton. Said he: "Jones is a good man.
He is capable, honest, fearless and con-
scientious. He will make the very kind
of an officer we need. He once saved
my life from drowning" "Do you real
ly want to see Jones elected?" said
solemn-faced old man. CT do, indeed.
I'd do anything to see him elected"
"Then never let anybody know he saved
your lfe." The meeting then adjourned.
A Jo1LY-1ooK1NG German was quietly
walking down Third avenue, looking up
occasionally at an elevated-railway loco
motive, and perhaps wishing he could
smoke as much as it could, when he was
Familiarity approached by man who
said, "HellO, Joe What are you doing
here ?" The old man looked and said,
"But I am not here at ALL" "Not
here 2" said the man. "What do you
mean by that?" "Vell, now, you see
my name is not Joe, and SO how could 1
be here? You must mean some other