The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-14
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Ii you talk much, beware of those
who listen attentively.
Barren mountains are not worth
ascent.
A path of duty-through the custom
house.
Kind words are bald headed. They
can never dye.
Everything seems to be adulterated
nowrasdays except oysters and eggs,
and they often outlive their usefulness.
Tho man who ate his dinner with the
fork of a river has been endeayoring to
SPIN a mountain top.
Why is e hen setting on n fence like
A cent?-Because she has a head on n
side and q tail on the other.
When the red rose from the bottle to
his nose, it proclaimed ever after the
source of all his woes.
A pretty girl and a wild horse are
liable to do much mischief, for one
runs way with a fellows body and the
other RUS away with his heart.
A Chicago editor advertises for n
wife who knows less than he does. 1t
ia now in order for some woman to adj
vertise tor a Chicago editor who knows
anything at all.
II handwriting is indicative of char
acier, some reputHd good men have
very bad characters.
At Il recent dinner an eminent grocer
was urged to contribute something to
the occasion. if " twas only but n little
faded -four"
Mince-nie is now said to promote
sleep. Yes. the sleep that knows no
waking. But no, it doesn't promote
the sleep that knows no aching. Catch
the idea?
90 for the trusting days of youth"
sings the poet in the Chicago Tribune;
from which we infer that her dresss
maker has adopted the cash system o!
emitting.
1t is now published that Solomon's
Temple cost $77, 531, 954.636. Solomon
although wise enough to be an editor,
did not earn his money by publishing
Rcountry newspaper.
Scene ut n Stablc-Funny f ,shman
ito hostler. who is rubbing down his
horse3 "Pat. Tn afraid you're curry>
ing favor with that horse" Hostler:
"Faith. no! I'm merely scrapin' an
acquaintance.
"Do you know where 1 can buy n
Amindab the other day. oval, !
reckon if you was down to our house,
dad would sell We his razor and that
wonld he a good secondhand cutter, "
replied the boy.
A yonth who was smitten with the
charms of n beautiful maid, only vented
his passion by sly looks, and now and
then touching his fair ones toes with
his foot. under the table. The girl bore
with his advances a little while in
silence. when she cried ont: Look
here If you love me, tell me so; but
do not dirty my stockings:
Fashion says that in the "paper-
nOOp tltuce Ll6 PeltISulcu ipILh u
circle, turning their backs to a lady,
who is placed in their center and
breaks the hoop upon the head of the
gentleman with whom she would
dance" This is as good as a circus.
81 declare I'll never go to another
matinee MS long as l live" said young
Mrs. Gnffcy the other day, throwing
herself into a chair and tanning herself
Indignantly. "Wasn't the play good?'
asked Gnfey. ooh, good enough. ]
suppose: but that disgusting, stuck"up
Mrs. DuTenderfer sat below me with
snch n | 1lv bonnet IN that ! couldn't
hear n word"
A few day7 ago a youthful Znlu OF
abOut twelve summers named Pea
blossom was convicted of stealing in q
Galveston court and sentenced to imc
prisoment in the county Jail. "He is
rather young to steal, | should sup
pose" remarked a bystanGer to Uncle
Nose. mo, sab, he is not too young
to steal, but he is cotched a little ears
lier den de rest OBJ EN-, OATS ALL"
yesterday was my wife's birthday"
relnarRtl IL proilii"nt baifcSbohl"n w
a friend, 81 suppose you made her a
nice present." ooh, yes; 1 never
omit that" "Did you give her some
costly jewelry!' "Well no; what ]
gave her was not quite that expensive
"What was it?" 81 gave her a pretty
strong hint that she would not be
overlooked next Christmas, providing
she behaved herself properly. made
the fires in the morning, and pulled
off my boots when 1 came home at
night tired"