The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
PASSING SMILES.

DEspAIErSo old maids look languisf1-
ingly even on rain-bows.
"A RECENT discovery Is telephone
talked to death by barber.
A TRAMP called his shoes corpora
lions, because they had no soles.
TIE battles rf the nnion-ighting be-
tween husband and WIFE,
AUTHORS are 81 ok of as dwelling N
attics, because 50 few Of them arc able to
live on their first story.
ga FIsTy-cENT fan ixakes as much
wind as fifty-dollar one" Yes; and it's
just the same with political orators.
An Irish judge thus sentenced pris-
oner: " You are to be hanged and hope
it viii prove a warning to you.
A TOURIST in Virginia says he has
been Informed that wherever an old Vir-
gilman is buried bed of mint springs
up.
"YEs, I wnnt my daughter to study
rhetoric" said tho Vermont mother,
a for she cant fry pancakes now without
smoking the house al up.
DIsrRAcrED mothcr-''If you children
mako such noise I shall go out of my
mind" Youag R;p-'stio on, mother:
I'll mind the young uns while you re
gone" r.
.sHow like its father it Isl" exclaimed
the nurse, on the occasion of the christ
enin9 of \ baby whose father was over
seventy, and had married a young wife
VERY like. replied q satirical lady, 1t
hash tooth IL its head F"
PzoPLE often complain of hard times
from micro natural tendency to groNl
but Georgia dar1ey the other day said
''Nobber seed sleh times since was
born. Work all day and steal all night
aud blessed If I kin hardly make .
hbbin'."
A GALLANT old gentleman by the name
OF Page, finding young lady's glove al
watering place, pr scented 1t u her
with the following wursis:
Z from 5eT Give you ,ax1 1 the iG =, G
To which the lady rstrE.ed tAe fJliov-
ing neat answer:
g II ffem The Psge you take ihe letter T,
Your Pass b AZ aud ta1t won't do for iae.'
A eESrLEaAS informed by bill on
the window of house, that apartments
were to DO let" knocked at the door,
and, attended by pretty female, took a
survey CT the premises. . Pray, my
dear, said he smiling, 90 are yeu to be
let with these lodginsss." no re
piled the Jifse dc ch.tsltre with yiyacity,
''but am TO be let alone. >
& GENTLEMAN ordered his servant Ga
Regular Pat to ava, liiu at O'Clock
that he might get ready - start ut by
an early coach, il which he hai tskeii
his place, fer the country. The q. tie
man awoze and called his man: '.Wlis..
O'Clock is it?' ''Just 7, your honor.
''Seyen, did not tell you to wake me
& at 6s' eyes, sir. +" s-AEd why did you
nos?' '.Becallse your honor was asleep.
4 YOUNG man with an extremely pow
erful ypice was IN doubt what branch II
musical art to adopt. He went to the
composer Chertlbini for advice. 4" Sup
pose YOU sing me few bars" seid ia,
muster. The young fellow sang 80 loud
that the walls fairly shook. Now,
said he; what do you think aie best
fitted for?" ''Alctioncer,' dryly replied
GhcrIlbini
a GOOD minister out West preached a
sermon on peace making aimed at two
Of She deacons Of his church who had
! long been 1T swords points; and such
was his eloquence and carnestness that
directly after the belletiiction Was pru-
nounccd one Of the dclcons went over to
the other and remarked, with tears In
his eyes, Brother s5tiggins, after such a
sermon there naust be peace betw sea us
Now can give III, 50 you must.