Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-02-18
PITH AND POINT.
Coorrn was a sfaving good writer.


 WHEN a COW "kicks the bucket" she usually turns little pail.
 AN Indian Chief calls his musket Book Agent" because it is an old smooth bore.
 THE gouty ma> is generally looked upon as a high hver-too high to be reached by liver pad.
 A WESTERN lyceum has come to the conclusion, after exhaustive research, that the mother of vinegar Is a widow.
 "MRs. LooKE's spurchased hairmatch- es well with that which grows on her head" said c. to D. "Yes, so well that I can't tell which is switch, was the candid reply.
 WoN'r some chemist invent face powder that does not contain lead and tastes good? Our young men are ali dy- ing of lead poisoning, and kissing Is going out of fashion.
 AN old bachelor accidentally dropped his teeth into grate of burning coals. "Never mind, uncle," said his nephew. Cit isn't the first time I've known you to grete your teeth.
 "SrANDrNe BEAR" sai l an old lady, reading about the wrongs of the Poncas, "why, how dl leadful! Poor fellow l suppose those rlscally agents have sto- len all his clothes"
 A BROTHER arose in q weekly prayer meeting in New Jersey and said Brethren, when consider the short ness of life, I feel as if I might be taken away suddenly, like thief in the night. "
 PADDY" said a ticker, "why don't you get your cara cropped? They are en irgly too long for man." "And yours," replied Pat, fought to be ngthened--they are too short for an ass"
 "GLAss put in," he yelled, as the door opened and an Italian put his head in. Do you do pane business, and they keep you putty busy?" inquired The door banged and the head disap- peared. Boston Times.
 AN Irish gentleman in the poetic line has turned the Kilkenny cats into Greek Translated this new version of an old song reads thus:
 THERK wonst was two cats ct Kilkenny; Each thought tht re was enc cat tco many; So they quar- led and ft, 4 ey scratched and they bit Til except ng their nails And tips of their tails, Instead of two cats there vsrn't any.
 A WOMAN writer says: '' Babies bless them l-are the sweetest flowers n all the gardens of the world" Yes "bless 'em l'-but they are much sweeter when they get old enough to pluck from the parent stem. And they are pretty expensive to cultivate, too "bless them p Yes babies are sweet howers-sometimes- should be left in their little beds when their parents go to public ntertainment. .-NorIiS- to,on Herald.
 RKM MpEE, though box in the plural makes boxes, The plural of OK .hould be oxen, not oxes-
 And remember, though fleece in the plural is Ths, the plural of goose isn't Gocses nor geeses. And remember though house in the plural Is The plnrai of mouse should be mice, and not m uses.
 Mouse, it is true, in the plural is mice, | E tue p.ura of hcu @ sh ud be houses, not hice. | And foot, 1t Is true, in the plural is feet,
 But tho plural cf root shou DO root and not rect
 A PoMPoUs lawyer, who supposed himself to be very sarcastic, said to the keeper of an apple stand: It seems to me that you should quit this trying business, and go at something which is not so wearing on the brain" "Oh, 'tain't business" said the apple seller. "It Is lyin' awake nights tryiu' to de- eide whether to leave my forum to a or phan 'sylum or to home for played out | old lawyers as Is a-kilIin' me.
 A YOUNG lady in Boston had gathered Sunday-schsol class from among the newsboys of that city. One Sunday she was trying to impress upon their minds some good advice in reg ,rd to the future, when It occurred to her that the word was perhaps llttle beyond the conpre- hension of the class. Plltging the ques- tion to the boys: Do you know wha tlze future means?" there was-a dead si- lence for moment, which WAS broken by bright little fellow, who quietly suggested t might mean further par ticuiars in the ltext edition"
 WHEN little Johnnie was first learning to talk, he took special delight in re- spending Amen" after his father had asked blessing upon the fooi, as the family sat at table. One day, visitor was with them, and, having performed this service as Johnnie's papa had re quested him to do, he closed with say ing "Amen.". This was something that Johnnie had not been accustomed to and it almost broke his little heart The tears poured down hil cheeks very fast, and he turned his grie 'ed little face toward mamma, while his voice was al most choked with sobs as he said "Oh, mamma, he said 1t hissef !"