The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-03-31
HUMOROUS.


anxiety aud imp,'ience on the par,
Of the peoplc to sea the revised eji'
tim or the Jibe, .hat n y may sct
what charg.s have been ma 10
Tao trouble With ,nnst psnp's viii
bo that they dn't know enough
about tn, old Bi 10 t. roHognik, the
change whom they ssc it. We hepr ]
. man say that he considered this
unauthorized mcddling with the
hanging oi the sncred book little
less than biasore ny. AID at the
time Of mskiog the rcmark was
hurting all through the bo'k OF Job
to dud tha qnbtst'on. make hoy
whiIe the sun shines
The Rev. DR.. IIill sail every blade
OF grass was n sermon. The next
day he was amusiog himself by clip
ping his lawn, when u parishioner
sail: "Th,t- right, doctor cut
your sermons short"
A village pedagorue. iu despair
with q stupid boy, pointed ont the
letter A. aud a>kej hi,, Vt he knew it..
"Yes. sir" "Wcll, what is IL 2"
~ know him by sight. bnt hang me
if I cat remember his name"
"Wby. Frankly 2" exclaimed a
mother a' q friends table, II never
knew you to ask for second piece
Of pie at home II know 'twant no
use," replied Frank, quietly, as he
proceeded with his pie -eatios."
Late tho other evening n merchant
was play log cards with railroad Off
cial, who was rather sleepy at the
tune Il pas." sail tho merchant.
TIE railrosi man was as,sc in IN
instant. No you don't" said be,
mot on this hus. Y1i pay yDur fare
or walk"
An American tourist was visiting
Naples, aud SAY Ve.nsins during an
eraption. "uarc ypi anything like
that in the Nrw Worli - was the
question Of un Italian spectator.
NO" replied Jonathan but guess
We have mili dam TIM, would put
I, out in about FIVE nibutcs !"
He'll is o Texas inwu that deserye.
its name, judging by the bratality
ot three rerent murders.
Tho man VIII, p'cke' up swell
hllrd pocketh,ok" tn other day was
disyustcd to Gnd il iull OF tracts
honesty.
There are two things wanting t.
mako New York'S worli's fair suc-
rese. One is o change of site, and
the other is q sight Of "rhange-"
A question of id'niiiy "Did the
prlsouer ut the bar strike y,u p
Eye think So" replied the man with |
the decorated op ic. Eye sce,"
smil d the Justice, "eye.drn.'i-ty s.
tsllished three dollars aud trim
mineo."
An exchange calls a miners lator
. "vein effort It is equally trnr
that u brick-maker's labor il often O
few-,ilc effort.
A Chicago paper tells Of man
who WAS complaining that he had
invested a rather large sum OF mon
ey ia Wall street an lost it all. A
sympatIzing friend asked him whetb
er 10 had been q bull or bear. Hr :
replied, Neither, Was II iackass.'
A man having fallen dawn IN fiji
10 iailor's shop, 40 cnvions rival
said "rhat's tho only fit ever seen
In that establishment"
A neighbor with coToo crp in
bis hand, called on tucie Nose ycs'
tsrday, r-marking, "Uncle Nose,
went to bury q cup oh parcbed cof-
fee frnm you for breokfps' till to
morrow.7 "Go right TO dc box on de
hei..and hep ycrsei." The neighbor
did as requested, but found tho box
10 no ss empty Us The bead offs leg
islatsr. "Uocle Muse, dare no
pesrched coffee in this hesh box.
"Does yer know why dar amt 40
coffee in dst ar box" ssid the old
mao solemnly. "bekass lat ar sm te