The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-12
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Well, should twitter."
SAID the General to the Major, OWNS
Is your rank, sir - and tho Major ~
pied. 81 am Major, General"
WY mourn for G-i nss- his daush.%riysa
Cd fashion i sttress we And sem,
And they wear .o.d drir,es's coat"
All bn,toned down behlnd en-
SOMETHING TO eat9" TraIap-.
"Yes'n,. But / don't want no quail,
cause it's been awful hard with EN- this
winter, and they have had to feed on all
sorts of pisen berries.
A WISE father to his SON." Now.
John, / do not object to your being o
fool and an idiot. Be fool and an idiot
If you want to, but what I do not wish
you TO do is to let everybody know it. !"
oxE.crwr STAMP for circu!aire, 81
oae-c; nt stamp fer newspapaire,
A IN ee-cent stamp for o sealed lettAire,
All licked on the right eornairo-
Lick brothers lick, lick with eaire,
Gu the righ-hand side, not everywhaire,
Unless you want the Postmastaire
To nske things hot and cuss and swaira
"WrrA neatness," he remarked, as he
slot down hill on bob-sled, "and dis
patch" he groancd the next day, point.
ing to lucent strip of court plaster ON
his nasal appendage and classical fore
head. ....
A YOUNG lady and her father were
looking at druggist, who was very
nicely balancing the delicate little scales
on which the prescription was being
weighed. How precise how fine
how little !" said the girl. EYES," said
til, the father S;51 "0"t he will not % so with
IN the spring the maiden's fancy
Turns to thoughts of making hay
With matrimonial view she
Fdrteth much and plays croquet;
But the young man does not tumble,
And, with mercenary view,
He considers that it's cheaper
To pay boerd for one than two
any love for you is like that glow.
ing fire, " said Adolphus, as he blinked
ct the burning anthracite and then at
the object of his affections. "What Q
CRATE FULL" she murmured, and the
spark got quite warm trying to think
how she spelled the sentence.
In the Senate Chamber at Washing
ton. the Chaplain offered the Lords
prayer. When he had finished, Dool-
mey leaned over to Josonby, and 70
marked: " He stole that prayer, and III
bet Doodle on it, for heard the
same ideas expressed in Eureka at q fl.
neral over two years ago."
A DuToHMAN in Albany went out 10
his milkman in the street with dish in
each hand, instead Of one as usual. The
dispenser Of attenuated milk asked him
If he wished to fill both vessels? The
Dutchman replied, suiting the action TO
the word, "Dis is for de influx, and dis
for de water-and will mix dem 60 az
to shute mine SELF"
"YEs," said the Witness 81 remem.
her the defendants mother crying on the
occasion referred to. She was weepins
with her left eye-the only one she has
and the tear were running down hel
right cheek" "What!" exclaimed the
Judge, chow could that be ?" "Please,
your Honor" said the witness, "she
was awfully cross-eyed."
SoENR-Life insurance Office in Dub.
lin. Surgeon Of the company Heart
and liver sound as q bell. Be large,
we've the foinest life I ever saw, 80
Fwat's your business or profession nov9'
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS any" Surgeon
--"Fwhat! You don't mean TO say yeve
got land?" Applicant-"Yes; few acres.
Surgesn-'Faith, thin, I'm sorry for ye
But yen never do for U.S."
"YEs, young man, said the venerable
druggist to his new clerk, whom he was
about to initiate into the mysteries d
the profession, latter life times Ok.
perienoe I can confidently assure you
that seven jars containing the seves
specific drugs of our trade would suffice
to set up any drug store" "But air,
what do you have these other 900 FORT
"What fors Why, 70 sell"