The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-07

Oho Of the most eloquent aud pop
ular clergymon OF Austin, Texas, be-
ing about to ascend tho stops le,diug
to his church o few Sundays ago,
was asked by partially blind old
lady, who did not rccosu.z, him. TO
help her up tho stops. With his
usual urbanity he complied with the
request. Just as thoy reached the
top stops she asked him who was go
ing to preach.
"Parson Smith," he replied, that
being his own namc.
10 Lord!" exclaimed tho old lady.
"Help mo down again. Id rather
listen to a man saving wood. Please
help mo down again. I don't care
to go in"
Al FIRST the clergyman was inclined
to refuse, bat. on reflection. he gent.
ly assisted her down the steps again
remarking as thoy reached the bot.
tom: "Yoa are quite riSn,, madam.
about not going Into ihe church, I
wouldn't go in eithdr, IL I was not
paid for it.'-Harpsrs's Magazine.
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Men who j,in cHuhs havo tho dnes
to pay there and tho deuce 10 pay at
homo.
Gen. Grant is sal d to be growing
very stout. lie says he is iated to
become 80.
When do The teeth usurp the fun
ctions of the tongue9 When they
are chatteling.
Taking things as they COMO isn't
SO very difficult. It's parting with
them as they 60 that's hard.
When at homo the Chinaman is u
Mougolian. When in the United
States he is q Mustgolian.
Drink. says MI exchange, we,ko ns
tho systom. Yas, but inst think how
= strengthens the breath.
Patients do more for tho doctors
than tho doctors do for tho patients.
The patients enable the doctors to
live.
The speaker If The Fl ,uso is known
as "the chair" so called because he
is sat down on so often.
The man who leaves dirty water il
the wash-basin gets q much shorter
pair Of wings than any other angel.
Why will tho postage.s!amp never
become familiar with tho alphabet
Because it always gets stuck on q
letter.
Tho word laughter is always prin-
tod in the speech Of n Congrcssm ~
so tho reader may know VIXEN to
laugh.
ct, "asecn Hand" is The title oil
now book. Probably the other man
,lidn't have anything better than pair
OF trays and didn't dare to call.
Statistics disclose the fact that, to
ovcry ten children born in Wales, loss
than seven ever reach their Goth
year. Tho others arc worn out learn
ing to speak Welsh.
Dyes. there is such q thing as on
exhausted receiver; but this does not
apply to receivers of dsfunct saving
banks or insurance companies. Tncy
are generally we'll rcplenisael.
Tho number OF bones in q man
is 30" Just after taking n shad
breakfast the number may BE- in.
creased TO $50, il tho man doea, n
choke to death on the fourth one.
An Ohio man on his travels found
a shell on the Get ysburg battlefield.
lie took it home and put Il in the
stove 10 see II was real. /, was gen.
uinc. Bat the stove was the most
glazing imitation you ever looked at.
"Mama, is The old hen going h. Q
sent away for the summer "No,
Charlie but why do You ask?' swell.
| heard papa tell the hired girl that
they would have q nice time when
he sends the old hen Oh for the sum.
mer."
After o "bcat' had got trust at every
soloon in town, tho landlords OF O
Western mining town held consul
,tation and conSladsd 10 shoot him
Tho following words appeared over
his last resting place: death loves q
Mining Shark"