Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-08-31
LITTLE FUN.

den de white folks is alters perlight."
Our navy: Philadelphia mothers
now tell their youngsters .hat if the,
are right good little boys until the bi
centennial celebration this fall the!
will take them down to the river banl
and let them play with the United
States navy.
A husband having in answer to ai
wife's repeated requests cut oft hi
whiskers and gone home to surprise
Ter, was met by her III the hall an(
overwhelmed with hugs and kisses
After letting him go she took Ions
look at him and exclaimed: "Oh, hor
ror is it you?" Proceedings for di
vorce have been begun.
Bring up the plant in the way j
should grow: Young mistress: 81
think those flowers in the greenhouse
would be all the better for some water
they look quite dried upw Gardener
well, fol my part, don't odd with
giving 'em a lot of water; if you uses
'em to it, they comes to look for it
It's 'abit, Miss, merely 'abit."
Seance-Spirit of Thomas Jefferson
present: Question: "Well, Thomas
how have you been resting since you
left u.s." jefferson: pretty well
thank you.-But did turn over in my
grave once" Question: "Why, when
was that, Thoma,?" Jefferson: 'It
YVES when the Louisville newspapers
began to put Hon before the name OF
police court judge!"
I oyo OF; ~, ECnl, u,.olJ
said she, as she chung closer to his arm
chow very quiet and restful the sea
seems to be this evening" ''Just as
would like wife to be-" was the re-
spouse. "And would you, as a hus
band, be the quiet, restful complement
of such wife?' He thought ne could
and the launch into the sea of matri
monial difficulties was thus quietly
made. There's sure to be a gale, how
ever.
A farmers will was presented fol
probate lit was in old days. to an arch
deacon during his visitation. He
found name scratched out. The
widow stepped forward and explained
81 tells you how he be, sir. When we
comes to look into the will we sees CSC
left to John Wheeler. What's he got
to do with masters money!" says |
SO gets knife and us scratches him
out, and that's just how he be, sir"
Senator David Davis is visiting friend.
IN North Carolina, and dispatch from
Fayetteville, in that state, says at is
rumored here that Senator David Davi.
will soon marry a lady living in this
vicinity.
"Welcome home, Pansy."
Dappevale was at its prettlest this
sweet June day as it nestled cozily
among the hills that lowered above i
on every side. Down in the shady gler
where the village church stood, almos
hidden by the cypress trees whose grea
boughs of green were swept caressingly
against the sides of the modest struc
ture, Pansy Perkins was standing, and
as Ethelbert Pettingill spoke the words
with which this chapter opens her face
lighted up with n radiant 2x4 smile
that was beautiful in It's sad expause O.
territory.
'Come 10 me, Pansy," he said
1t was Ethelbert's voice, tender, gen
tie, that spoke, yet with something il
its tone that made the girl pause in he
excited, feverish walk up and down
and she pressed her hands to her throb
bing temples, looking at him with large
bright, pathetic eyes. But he stretched
out his hand and she came TO him. II,
passed his arm around hel waist an(
held her to his breast moment il
silence.
Presently Fansy spoke. at is yer.
hot, is it not darline?" she said.
EYES," replied Ethelbert, land it i
getting late, and we should be goins
home"--Dut as he spoke the girl LOOKED
up at him with those handsome darl
eyes that had witched so many Inen
"Do you love me?" she said.
''Passionately, my angel" was tn
reply in tremulous tones.
And will you buy me some ice
cream?', she continued.
Ethelbert felt his heart throbbiny
against his suspender, and for al
instant he could not reply. But thu
momentary agitation was soon over
aud he spoke out in clear, mellow tones
II will do it with pleasure" he said.
The peachy cheek of tie girl wa
laid close to his now, and the velvet,
lips kissed him tenderly back of tn,
left ear. And then, turning her hea,
slightly, Pansy whispered to herself
Il have not lost my grip."-From "Ore
the Brink" By M,udt Haltead.
The rich young lady who recent!
married a horse-car driver had takei
to heart Sir Joseph Porter's pronuncia
mento that Glove is a front platform
on which all ranks meet"
A case of domestic scandal was un
der discussion at a tea-table. "Well
let us think the best of her We caD,
said an elderly spinster. Eyes" sale
another, "ard say the worst-that's thu
fashion,"
Count d'Orsay, who possessed {
charming wit, in remarking on a beauty
speck on the cheek of Lady Southamp
ton, compared it to gem on rose
leaf. The compliments far-fetched,
observed her Ladyship. Glow cal
that be-" remarked the Count, "whei
1t Is made on the spot"