The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1882-03-11
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A little boy, whose impecunious pa-
rents are always moving from one
house to another, was asked by the
Sunday-sehool teacher:
Why did the Israelites move out of
Egypt?"
Because they couldn't pay their
rent, reckon was the reply.
| Here we have Joke and Man.
The joke is very old. 1t is bald and
Toothless. 1t must be about LOCO
years old. The man wears big dis
mond and shiny plug hat. He is
negro mintrel. Go and give the old,
old joke to him and he will take care
of 1t tenderly. 1t is his business. He
gets $40 week for it.
| A man got into one of the main
street cars this morning, having q
large square of glass done up in brown
paper under his arm. When he had
laid 1t carefully upon seat, went TO
the box and deposited his fare and
then went back and sat down upon it,
smashing it to pieces, the other pas
sengers laughed.
Landlady entire ignorance of gram
NAUTICAL knowledge, advertises that
she has ''fine, airy, well-furnished
bedroom for gentleman twelve foot
square," another has "a cheap and
desirable suite of rooms for respecta-
BILE family in good repair ~ still an
other has "a hall bedroom for single
woman eight by twelve"
my dear child" observed good
deacon to an urchin who was polish
ing cats back with blacking brush
on the Lords day; Have you never
attended Sunday-school ?'' "Naw,"
responded the urchin frankly 81
don't go to places of amusement"
Professor (Which is the most deli
cate of the senses ?n Sophomore
THE touch" Professor-"Prove it :"
Sophomore-"When you sit on
pin you can't see 1t, you can't hear 10,
you can't taste it, you can't smell 1t,
but it's there" o
Volunteer captain (acting major 1rst
time)-"Now, then, what are you boys
staring at p? Did you never see war
horse before?' Boys (who had fol-
lowed expecting a 'spilpf)-"Aye,
we've whites seen waur horse, but
never waur rider"
"Why where you not at church last
| Sunday, Clara 2" asked Amelia. Clara
1T couldn't, didn't have anything
to wear. shall go next Sunday II
nay new sack is done" Amelia-"Oh
you sack-religious thing ~
THAT prisoner has very smooth
countenance," said the judge to the
sheriff. "Yes," said the sheriff, che
was ironed just before he was brought
in.n
Jinks' parents have to send him
money every month to keep his land
lord from evicting him. links, ia
writing back his gratitude, always be-
gins my dear "Pay -rents'
Proud young father-"Oh-er-I
wish to register the birth of daugh-
ter" Registrar No, no you must
go back, my boy, and tell your father
to come himself"
Willie has found some Horse
Radi5h. 1t is in Jar labeled jam.
He has just taken Big Mouthtul or
the Horse Radish. There are Tears la
his Eyes. Perhaps he is Crying be-
cause he Loves in Vain"
Pat Junior lin answer to inquiry by
Saxon tourist, -"rhere's foive of us,
yer honor, an the baby" Saxon
"And are you the eldest ?" Pat
Junior-"I am yer honor, at pres
emit! !"
When a boy was asked, Where
was the text ?" he replied quickly.
| sit is somewhere In Hatehets.n "In
Hatchets? No, it was Acts" "WelI,
/ knew 1t was something that would
cut"
A little boy asked his mother what
blood relations meant. She explained
that it meant near relations After
thinking moment he said Then,
mother you must be the bleodiest re-
lation that / have got.
frankie said his new boots seueaked
very bad. When asked what the rea-
son of 1t was, he replied that he did
not know, unless it was the EXPIRES
sion of two burdened solos,
An old poker player out in North
| Park rides blind mule as matter OF
choice. He says it is pleasure to
straddle the blind.
The man who has all knowledge at
his fingers ends should not bite his
nails he might bite off more than he
could conveniently chew.