Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-06-24
prTR AND POINT.

kN unpleasant trip--Down two flights of stairs.
 FROM the humorous to the grave-A paragrapher's life.
 SOLDIERS are not usually profane, though they often speak of -- cart ridges.
 "Ysu gave me ths key of your heart, my lovc;
 Then why do you make me knock '"
 Oh, that WAS yesterday, saints abovei
 And last night T changed the lock-"
 ALWAYS pay as you go" said an old man to his nephew. But, uncle, sup pose I have nothing to pay with ?" "Then don't go."
 IT would be quite easy to pay the na- tional debt by imposing tax on beauty. There isn't a woman living ill the coun- try who would not demand to be as- sessed.
 "BRIDaET, cannot allow you to re- ceive your lover in the kitchen any longer" "It's very kind of you. ma am but he Is almost too bashful to come into the parlor.'
 WHENEVER you see woman talking at man and beginning to nod her head and keep time to it with her upraised index finger, it is about tina for some body to climb tree.
 TaEsE was young woman named Minnie, Whose lover was such ssd niRny, He crcrt up like this, To give her kiss, And embraced her old laundress, virginny. Mss SOPRANO (who has just finished 1 playing): "Did I drop any notes, Susan?" Her cousin (from the rural districts)-" No, not as knows on, but I'll look under the pianny an see" :"
 WHEN Boston girl is presented with bouquet, she says: "Oh, how deli ciously sweet; it's fragrance impregnates the entire atmosphere of the room. A down-East girl simply says: "I smells scrumptious thanks, Reuben.
 A NEW HAMPSHIRE man got up tt light lamp and feil down dead. Ou readers will bear witness that we hay, always pointed out that this getting u. at night is mans wife's business. Be hold the terrible justification of on course
 WITH pleading eyes she looked u] from the piano and sang, "Call m your darling again" But he refused as there were witnesses around, m, there is no telling when man will b introduced to breach-o of promise sui in these days.
 THE SAME OLD GAME.
 They came into 8 dangerous place,
 Where orc might come to harm;
 He feared sho'd fail, and go he said,
 :" Won't you accept my arm 2" l "O Oh no" she quite delnureiy said; | Unless, si, you command; 1 But then think i. De tier far
 That you accept my hand" l Their glsnces met the heart of each | Was in the mouth. "Oh, bliss !"
 Those hearts were quickly joined in one, | And wooded with kiss.
 A ISLANDER refuted George Selwy once affirmed in company that no woma ever wrote letter without postscript "My next letter shall refute you," sai Lady G.. Selwyn soon after receive letter from her Ladyship, where, afte her signature, stood: "P. S.-Who We right you or P
 "WHY, I'm 50 glad you've come. Di you know that I've been worrying abor you, John, all evening?" "That's ju. what married you for. It IS pleasa1 to think that there is some one hon worrying about you" Somehow tn view of the matter didn't exactly coincid with her ideas of marital amenities.
 IF she's got to talk slang, Bosto girl will refine and beautify it. II proper caper becomes the appropriat gyration; bang-up is front hair elevated tTlmbling to the racket is falling to u audible disturbance; and square deal ouadrilateral distribution. Oh, rein ment is a great thing. You can iu wager your saccharine existence tn 1t Is.
 THERE is 6 newspaper epidemic stories refecting upon the mothers marriageable young ladies. Here Is u latest: How came these holes in yo' elbows ?" said a widowed mother to h. l only son. "Oh, mother I hid behir the scfa when Col. Gobler was saying Maria that he'd take her even if you hf to be thrown in; and he didn't know was there, and so held my tongue al laughed n my sleeves till I burst 'em Two CONNECTICUT brides, both , them still in their teens, came down { the cars to New York, and took advantss . of their occupation of the same seat exchange condolences. Mary" sa one, "how do you like married life "So far as I've gone," answered h companion, quite enthusiastically, C think it scrumptious. How do you 1t . about it, Anna" Anna rolled her ey , like school girl ith 8 moEthful caramels, and, c:asping her hands ( , Marys knees, exclaimed: "You wor ! think me foolish if I tell you2 We r then, if had known what fun it was, would have got married years sgo.