The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-03-03
mark Iva ms Travelling Experiences.

10 juxtaposition to female That
females face is perfect insurance
company insured her against
over getting married to any body
except q blind mau, her mouth look
cd like crack 10 dried lemon, and
there was no more expression in her
face than there is 10 cup of cold
custard. She appeared as il she
had been through QUO famine aud
had got about two-thirds through
another. She was old enough to be
great-grand-motber TO Nary that
had the little lamb. Sic was chew
ing prize popcorn, aud carried in her
hand a yellow rose, while bandb,x
and cotton umbrella nestled sweetly
by ler side. | couldn't gness
whether she was on mission of
charity, or rgoiug West to scart n
saw mill aud I was full of curiosity
TO hear her speak, SO l said. "rhe
eSigencies OF the time require great
circumspection in person who is
travelling"
What - Says she.
"The orb of day shines resplend-
ent in the vault above" Says I,
She hitched about uneasy like
then she raised her umbrella aud
said, / don't want any of your
sass-get out aul I got ont.
Then / took seat alongside q
male fellow, who looked liae a
ghost Of Hamlet len 9Th ,ned out.
llo was stately coss, ald he was
reading.
mister, did you ever see came.
lopard p .aid camelopari, be-
canse it ia n piou, animal, and new
n eats grass without getting down
on his enees lie sail he IN Int
seen camelopard. Then said l.,
30 YOU chew =
mo, sir"
Then l said, How sweet is M
tnro ~
He took this for conundrum,
aud said he didn't know. Then he
said he was deeply interested in the
history of great men "Alts " he
exclaimed, "we are bnt II few
| told him knew one "The
man that made my cooking stove
was great man."
Theu no asked, "voull I
read ?"
What have yon got 7"
He replied. "Watts's fynns,'
''Revsries by Moonlight aud III ~
TO Spend tho Sabbath
"None OF them for Hinnah.' said
|, but II he had an unabridged busi-
ness directory of New York city,
would take little read.
Young man look ut those gra,
hairs"
l toll him | saw then, and when
n man got to be as old as be was ht
ought to die. ''You needn't tbinl
these hairs are any sign OF wisdom
it's only sign that onr syste n
lacks iron aud I advise You to g
home aud swallow a crowbar
He took this for iro ny. aud wha
little euten.e cordials there was be
tween us was spilled. It turned
out that he was the chaplain Of a
baseball club.
When We got 10 Roches ter call
ei for o bowl of soup. send you
the receipt for making it. Take I
lot of water. wash it we'll and boi
il until it ia brown on both sides
then very carefully pour one bear
in it and let it simmer. When th'
bean begins to get restless. swesten
it with salt, then pnt it in air-tighi
cans. hitch each can to brick ant
chuck them overheard and the syr'
IMP is done
The above receipt originated with
a man in Iowa. who. got up supper'
IN odd occasions for Old Fellows
Hs had receipt for oyster sonp
leaving out the salt !.
Speaking OF Iowa reminds me o
the way I sot my money to pay foI
my ticket and pay for that fellow I
supper. Ihet a fllow doll'a hat
could tell him how much water to I
lqnsrt went under the railroad
bridge over the Mississippi at Dnhu
Ions In year. / Won the bet, bu'
after ell the supper was ID awful