Brookings County sentinel. (Brookings, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1890, 1882-11-16
FLASHES OF WIT.

glass.
A M1sER may have no idea Of hospital
ity, and yet entertain hopes.
IT is wise bank cashier who takes no
vacation.-N. Y. Com. Adu.
"BEES tuplItical meet'n'," is the ex-
cuse now nightly given by husbands who
can't find the keyhole Of the front door.
"MY new stall is Of polished ash and
cherry, trimmed with black walnut. We
shall probably raise the freight rstes
about November 1.-Mdud s.
No matter how loose an engagement
ring may be, the diamond never slips
around on the inside of lady's finger
Puck.
A PENNSYLVANIA paper chronicles the
attempted suicide Of one Agnes Wunder.
OF course, Agnes will recover, for Wun-
ders, You know, never cease.-BostOn
Transcript.
Ii is whispered in our ear by one who
is not impartial to card d-playing, that 1t
requires two packs to play a game-a
pack OF cards and pack OF fools.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
A CABINET organ which can be taken
apart and packed in trunk has been
patented. If we have ever said anything
against baggage-smashers, we must
humbly apollo lie. Let their good work
GO on Phi'adeLphia Press.
Now that the chilly winds Of autumn
is blowing cold across the poor, the
thoughtful road agent has begun to warm
the Leadville stage coach passengers by
covering them with revolvers.
InrE (,n,7,g IsrIsjuy IHgprfisSr
An evidence OF electricity: "Yes,"
said the man with the curled mustache,
"Charley is a good fellow, but he is so
eccentric, you know. Why, he asked me
to day for five 1 borrowed of him last
summer - Boston Transcript.
A Missouri boy who saw an elephant
for the first time declared at first sight
that the beast was walking backwards,
but when he got new view Of the ami
NAL, he exclaimed: Hes got two tails,
Just like the cent that dad fops for the
drinks"
A HoTgLKEEPER announces that he has
added ga celebrated gas-stewing ma
chine" to his establishment. We
shouldn't think it would improve gas to
stew il; but there may be some persons
who like it that way. - Norristo,cn
Herald.
"WHAT did you think of my train OF
thought ?" asked lecturer of a supposed
friend. ~ thought it lacked only one
thing" said the supposed friend. "Ah,
responded the delighted lecturer, "what
was .hat?" "a sleeping car" was the
ans~er
1--WE got some famous literary man
for customer said the tailor, "but
don't know who he IS, for he forgot to
leave his name" "But why do you
think he is a great writer ?" "Oh /
know he is; he ordered the seat of his
pants lined with leather"
FIRST masber: "Well, did you make
the acquaintance of that strange girl you
were raving over?" Second ditto:
"Yes, followed her home" First NJ:
How did she strike you?" Second
ditto: "She didn't at all; she got her
big brother to do it. t."-PhiIadetphia
NeUs.
Ii is not safe to speak Of a western
lady as large souled woman. She
colors up, hounces out Of the room, and
sohloauizes in the sacred fastness Of her
bourdoir: "I1l never speak to that
hateful old thing again-so there
Large-soled, indeed r'-Boston Tran
script.
81 WILL register for another piece OF
pie, ma" said a South End urchip.
"My son, you have cast one thoughtless
ballot of pie down your throat. There
shall be no stufing the digestive ballot
box in this family" and the little fell
low hung around the supper polls with
out avail.
FAcErIoUs gardener 10 individual who
had looked SO long upon the "bloom on
the rye" that Its radiant color had been
impaired to his countenance: MorDIn
Mr.. Watties. Would You Just come
around and give look for ten minutes
over them ere cowcumbers? They're
shade back ard, sir. ir."-Pnch.
NINE. G. called at friends house on
a wet day, and her feet being damp, she
said to her friend: "My dear, will you
let your maid bring me pair OF your
slippers?" "My love-" replied her
friend-there were several people IN the
room" do you think my slippers will
fit you? 80 think so, my darling, if
you will tell her TO put cork sole inside
of them. Paris Paper.
SIR FLETCHER NORTON, whose want Of
courtesy was notorious, happened, while
pleading before Lord Mansfield on some
question of msnorial right, to say:
"My lord, can illustrate the point In
an instant in my own person. l myself
have two little manors." 1--WE all know
il, Sir Fletcher" the Judge interposed,
with one of his blandest smiles.
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