The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1881-12-09
VOL. XXV----NO. 40.
VARIETIES.

A minister walked six miles to marry
couple lately. He said he felt sort of fee-bill
like. The groom saw it.
-"Is that marble?" said gentleman.
pointing TO bust of Kentucky s great states
man; mo, sir; that's Clay" quietly replied
the dealer.
Before marriage girl frequently calls
her intended her treasure" but when he
becomes her husband she looks upon him as
her treasurer"
"A recipe for making lemon pie vaguely
adds: Then sit on stove and stir constant
ly.' just as if any one could sit on stove
without stirring constantly.
lnexpressible woe: care you feeling very
ill?' asked the physician, "let me see your
tongue please" It's no use, DOCTOR" replied
the poor patient; mo tongue can tell how
bad | feel"
The retort courteous: He latter propos-
ing and being rejected)-"I suppose in the
end you will be marrying some idiot of fel-
low" She breaking inl-"Excuse me, i'll
meant to do that should have accepted your
offer" [Silence.]
-"! think" said farmer, II should make
a good Congressman, for use their language
l received two bills the other day, with re-
quests for immediate payment: the one or
read that day six months"
Another Ohio man has just got place.
lie was the postmaster who just saved the
government little money by printing his
own postal cards, and he has got nice
place in jail There is no salary attached to
his new place, but then nobody is trying to
crowd him out.
-"Is Pat Flanagan on board this shin ?"
roared Nelson, during q lull in the firing at
| the battle of the Nile. 'Im here, my Lord"
said Erin's son, showing himselfo on the deck
"Then," said the gallant Nelson, looking salts
fed, "let the battle proceed That story is
Pats.
"A certain young lady up at Norrisvile
finally admitted TO her mother that her beau
had kissed her on the cheek "And what
did You do?' asked the old lady in a tone
of indignation. Mother" said the young
| lady, 81 cannot tell lie l turned the other
cheek"
The wife of Methodist minister in Ten
| nessee has been seriously i'll for some time,
but, say Southern paper in announcing the
| fact, hopes are entertained that she will re-
| cover" And then it adds "Let him (the
husband) have the sympathy and prayers of
| his brethren III this hour of afflicton and dis
couragement."
= nc lollpWlnS inscription is 10 he seen on
| tomb in the cemetery at Sterling Castle,
Scotland, dated 1909:
Our life is but winter day,
Some only breakfast and pass away;
| Others to dinner stay, and are full fed,
The Oldest man but Sups and goes to bed.
| Larger is his debt that fingers out the day.
| He that goes soonest has the least to pay"
All parts of the oleander are deadly. A
| very small quantity of the leaves has been
| known to kill horse. The flowers have pro-
| duced death in those persons who have care
lessly picked and ate them. The branches
| Invested of their bark, and used as skewers,
have poisoned the meat roasted on them, and
| killed seven out of twelve people who par
| took oft.
--"Do let me have your photograph, said
| dashlng belle to a gentleman who had been
| annoying her with his attentions. The gen.
| tleman was delighted, and in a short time the
lady received the picture. She gave it to her
servant with the question: "Would you know
the original fine should call ?" The servant re-
piled in the affirmative "Well, when he
comes tell him l am engaged"