Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1882-11-01
WHOLE NO. 2002.
FLOATING WIT,

Aiabi has one consolation, EuIlaRd
Il lrit Gilh those 800 Kentucky mules
on hgr hsHds 10 manage,
A. rEoltaHge says that feltmade men
have generally q great ded 10 fay IN
lUaise NJ Ihrlr architects,
"ilOWa HhHitlaY Wla.S ll3 FepplA'
ton lR The sueetf' Inquired ~ ausious
broker 'ShulllsY Why, his HGm Is
a. good 40 his bond r. "ARd what is
his bond WORTH "AbOHt three cents
on dollar
Goods are At half pIio," said tho
sign, "llOw mueh Il that tea polY
asked On old lady, "fiity cents, mnlH,"
was the response, ~ guess III take y, "
sho said, throwing down qusrleE The
sign was taken in,
A literary man, who had recently pub
lisNol a book, was observed 10 be very
l0wiiCasl, "What IL the hattefY' asked
friend, "You look all broken np,
"Na wonder" was the answer "fye Isst
been blown up by a magazine"
Epitaph said 10 be copied from q
tombstone IN tho cgpotery Mlnimarte.i
"Ilorc lies Joseph \ who fir twenty
years after tho death Ut his vile lived IN
Tho society Ot his mother ln n,law, aud
died III tho certain hop, Of 0 better
world beyond"
Astonishing bargains; Ma Smith
kina visited q second hand auction the
other lay and bought q Job lot Of kitchen
furnishing goods, SmithliLs sayS every
article IN the liVt has hole IN U except
ing the pcpper,box cover, ard thai
ey5rylhing leaks but tho cullerdcr and
mill,s'rneF,
Ouly uao man WAS killed In the last
bjg ryclonc, He was returning very
lato from tho lolg,, and reaching his
door lust ~ tho cyclGHG struck, was snd'
denly hit hy about tlIcr dC2 ~ dii''rCnl
pieces N furniture aud blown i5O I Ot
into ZIG pen, His dying exclamation
wnS; "Why, MarlNh, ~ onOy2a, M"
A Young lady In one Of our np country
l,,iric'l Wa escorted home from m
evening party. not long tiucc, bg a
ynurg man 10 whom she WAS not par'
licularly partial, On hking liS leave,
he remarked 81 guc0 I'll como aud
soc y,G ag'in next Sunday night"
"Well, Jim" replied the lady, " on ron
como IN n friend, hut not ~ u fcler.'
Report says that Jim did not 90 either
wHy.
A country gentleman, Walking in his
garden, saw his gardener asleep under
an nrbor. "Wmt9' says he, "aNlccp
instead Of at work. You idle dog, You
are not WORTH that The ma should shine
on yop," 81 Gm truly s'nNib'a of my
anwor,hincss,' rcpliel tho man, 'and
tlcrcIoro laid myoclf down IN tue
saMdt."
Lumies mother was teaching him to
add, aud held up two fingers. He
conn 81. Now said she, "hcrc are
three morc. How many docs that
makcY The little fellow did rot quite
understand. "Why, Laurie said she,
"lt YOU had two apples, and should
give ycu three more, what would you
hayc% Looking up with his great,
sp aking eyes, he said, "Why, mamma,
should have the stomach ache."
He was a member of tho Legislature,
and had been sweet toward n girl oil
winter, aud had tak1u her to attend the
sessions until she was well posted in the
rules. On the last day OF the session, as
they came near the peanut stand near
ibe door, he said to her: "Nlay | offer
You my handful Of pea nuts?' She re,
spondci promptly; ~ move to amend
by omittiag all after the word hand. :"
He blushingly accepted the amendment,
AID they adopted it unanimously. IT
IVES handsome wedding that followed
A Philadelphia jury was called upoH
TO decide, in customs case, whether q
j5w's harp is n toy or musical in>tru.
ment. The question put to the expert
witnesses was, "Is tho jews harp capa
bic of producing succession of harmo'
Nous sounds ~ One witness played to
the jury "The heart Bowed Down, and
"The Ski1s are Ont to-day and the
reporter says that the inry seemed rest"
less and depressed. Their verdict was
that the jews harp is musical instru'