Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-11-08
PITH AND POINT.

SONG OF the kettie-1ho dull-cimmeY.
The beer-drinker often thinks Of foam.
An ass-He who assents to every
thing.
Iuf. bakers maxim-Whateyer riz il
light.
JONAH was the first conundrum-the
whale gave him up.
TIE man who goes into business with
the devil soon finds that his partner is
soul proprietor.
ARKANSAS is poor place TO get along
in. A young man, ON his wedding day,
was taken out and hung for stealing a So
horse.
A HIBEENIAN switchtender, who saw q
train coming in on time, said: You
are first as last, and you We're always be,
hind before.
JEwELRY usght t. be remarkably
cheap Yon can set any quantity OF good
gold rings out ut a haH- eagle by tossing
1t on the counter.
f@ee 'sWhxr plsu," said the actor to TIC
! author, "sllali aduet to fill the house
at my benefit ?" /" invite your creditors"
was the s,rly reply.
| A MONTANA lu,iiAn, who was convict
ed Of murder, expressed his opinion OF
| he lawyer VINO defended him with de-
lcious frankness: Lawyer too much
talk heap fool p
A cUnArg in England, while marrying
! a couple tha, c:AtAss WlsAout the parents
If the bride, asked: "Wao gives the
! NGman awayp' when the would be hus-
oard replied: Nobody; am taking Der
.nyself."
"WRAr is the meaning of q back
piter?' asked 4 gentleman ut Sunday
cIool elimination. This was puzzler.
went down the class until it came to
simple urcAiu, who sid: Perhaps it
. h>a."
WngNEvgs you find house with
MOTTO Welcome T. hung 80 that it
atc.es every eye, you needn't be sur
,risc,, u. u ella dinlser and hint that
lo.pur Il uoar,i..g Z -i.>.a,se doesn, pay in
these times.
! MAN who had just laarned poker,
ut v no l..sl not sullc.tAs.y mastered
,ne inaicaci VI the baaa4s, bet wildly
upo,! ~ Ash, as.i, apA showing his
nantl vas tod that - ssss ~pirlt was will
nag bat ,ns flush Was wssA.
Az l.s2l;,!. ma"AziEs ssiecourscs on
"Ctlea., IA Is. IL ~it.: No yoult,.
| man, unt vvlu Use y. II, wants any
:As:g 10 ~ .itl. . rtvap young lady
ihrs is an!I ta.,r. S,.i..ye;t how cheap
a girI ,asy b.. her yt',,ug lA.n always
thinks shs IS - ii.tlc aear.
"Tou old vuifure, you "' she ex-
claimed when he hiated that seven bon
uuts a ye.r 4~ G enough Ef an ordinary
woman. Next day, sssa lie releLted
and told ilvr to go aown aud order the
eiUhth ii would have n.sete an engel
smile to hear asr s~ov,sy sall hm
Bride
GRlp's lexicon: Economy Tie art
of LIVING ON pota.14s while doing good
business. t'ulsticsl ecuIomy--Ihe art
Of always keeping on the right side Of
the par;.T Ia power. Social economy
The art OF living of somebody doing -
good hasiness, without doing any busi'
ness yourself.
Earsss b.. ss. sHs .-'. s. t md Ass y 81. brown.
| sui et Ter both siga.
| M.jt, = - that ri in owe with May,
AND r-n.!s : ave- si aisdsjn,
y.ts t,c We her brown eyes say.
" II fesf r. fitsis rsig'-'
Ths WI Z; t,4, two ny heart il throwuI
Ard s-4u,t--iss Gy
For n it-cTsd Wy 's Al my own
Whsr hrruu Nad5e "a bo' by.
| But loylny e2cE, ana loving both,
| , know ncs h " to lie;
30 here's to both, bosevor 10 To,
Good bs, goc1-by, good-oy!
THE reason given by the colored man
for not gong too near the hind legs OF a
famous roan mnle WAS SO satisfactory
t,as we eau afford to adopt IL ~ al ex
cuso for not doing great many Other
things. :" Ds reason, he said. why
nebl,er proach dat roam mule from dc
rear is aat Tn too fond OF my family Oil
don't lelong to no church, nudder.
"sIAk1Na call the other day,
writes fair correspondent, :" casual',
opened Bible on the drawing room ta
bic willie waiting for my friend. Their
was folded piece Of paper inside, ant
it was marked, couldn't help seeing 1t
recipe for punches. My frierd entero'
at tue moment, and handed IT to her
why, where in the world did you ge
that 2 she asked, I've been locking 10
1t for six months.
"WuAr good deed have yon done to
day, Johnny?" said q benevolent fathe
to his heir. II gave poor little boy
cent. papa," was the good child's an
swer. .'Ah, that was right; and why
, my son, did you give him the cent?
, II gave it to him, dear papa, for goo
, 8.oent stamp that he thought was only
, piece of green paper" Let us prey,
said the father. and he got a strap
prsyed on that boy for fifteen mi
, BY the watch.
They Can't Help II.