The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
PASSING SMILES.

DEspAIEIxo old maids look languish-
ingly even on rain-bows.
A RECENT discovery is telephone
tSi1ked to death by barber.
A TRAMP called his shoes corpora
lions, because they had no soles.
TIE battles If the union-fghting be-
tween husband and wife.
AUTHORS are 81 ok of as dwelling N
attics, because 50 few IF them arc able to
live on their first story.
"a F1sTY-cENT fan lNlkes as much
wind rs fifty-dollar one. Yes; and its
just the same with political orators.
AN Irish judge thus sentenced a Pris-
oner: You are TO be hanged and l hope
it viii prove warning to you"
A TOURIST in Virginia says he has
been Informed that wherever an old Nir-
ginian is buried bed of mint springs
up.
"YEs, I want my daughter to study
rhetoric" said tho Vermont mother,
q for she can't fry pancakes now without
smoking the house al up.
DISTRACTED mothcr-"H you children
make such n noise I shall go out OF my
mind" Young R;p--''tio on, mother;
I'll mind the young us while you re
gone" 80
.'How like its father it Isl" exclaimed
the nurse, ON the occasion of the christ
tning Of baby whose father was over
seventy, and had IIarried young WIG.
Very like" replied Satirical lady, i,
hash tooth IL its head.
PEOPLE often complain of hard timcs
from a micro natural tendency t. grOwl
but GEORGIA ,larkey tho other day said
.'Nobber seed sich times since was
born. Work all day and steal ell night
aud blessed if L kin hardly make i
hbbin."
A GALLANT old gentlS oman by the name
of Page, finding "a younS lady's glove al
= watering place, pr, scented 1t u hcl
with the following words:
.'Ii from your glove you take the lett e..
Your glove IS witch devote 10 thee"
To which the lady rett;r-.ed tAe follow
ing neat answer:
If hem he P:ge You take lie ict'eE T,
Your P1ss = ~ Aud tiIt ~lh I dO i5s ile
A GENTLEMAN informed by BIZ on
the window of house, that apartments
were to DO it," knocked at the door
and, attended by pretty female, took q
survey Ct the premises. Pray, my
dear, said he smiling, g are you to b
let with these lodgings" NO, re
piled the Jitte &c ch,tl5s6rc with yisacityi
but L am TO be lei alone.
4 GENTLEMAN ordered his servant Ga
regular Pat) to awal,e Lin at 6 o'cloch
that he might get ready - START 1T ~
an early coach, il which he has, tskel
his place, fer the country The e., tie
man awokc and called els man: "Wha,
O'Clock is it?" Just 7, your honor.
''Seven, did L not tel you to wake mC
al 6s' eyes, sir. =" '-AEd why did YOU
nos?' because your konor was asleep.
4 YOUNG man with IN extremely pow,
erful voice was in doubt what branch a
musical art to adopt He went 10 IN,
composer Cherubini fer advice. Sup
pose you sing me 3 few bars" said IA,
muster The young fellow sang SO lol,o
that the walls fairly shook. Now
said he; what do you think / am best
fitted for?" "Auctioncer, dryly reptile,
Ehorubini
a GOOD minister ont West preached {
sermon on peace making, aimed ut tive
Of the deGcOns Of has church who hae
long been 1T swottls' points; and sIcl
was his eloquonce and earnestness TIA
directly alter the benetliction was pro
nounccd one of the dcaSOns went over K
the other and remarked with tears IL
his eyes, brother ,5tiggins, after sucA ,
sermon there nust BE- peace betw sea u
Now / can't give IN. SO YOU must.