Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-13

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Isn't a female soldier likely to be
confused by the command Dress
up?"
Why not muzzle few of the town
tattlers and mischief makers as we'll as
other curs2
Would you rather tickle a mule
with straw than ask a man to pay
his poll tax?
Have you yet heard the wild soul
stirring pecan of the first mosquito Of
the seasOn2
Are you aware that the custom
house has grown an entire story within
the last few weeks?
Wouldn't sunbeams be a good kind
OF celestial timber to saw up into stats
for angels bedsteads?
Don't you think President Hadden
charges reasonably enough for doctor
ing case Of pink sye?"
When you see an undertaker's card
in medical journal, don't you smell
a conspiracy somewhere?
Can you name any crop which grows
faster in spite of deluge and drought
than the crop of cur dogs?
Are you fond enough of driving to
be willing to pay $3.50 for the use OF a
turnout tomorrow evening?
How much is the clerk of the
weather entitled to for his recent SER
vices in the way of sanitation?
Is it fair for President Hadden to
call a prisoner with a red nose a
"perambulating aurora borealis2'
Are you aware that the Prime Min
lister Of the city wears a regulation
star under the lapel Of his coat?
Are you quite certain you know the
difference, after it is cooked, between
spring lamb and "Methuselum" goat?
What do you suspect your wife's
real motive to be for declaring she will
not go away and leave you this sum-
mer?
Are you personally affected by the
recent street railway decision, or do
you deposit your nickel just the
same?
Do you suppose the pawnbroker
smiled as he looked at his store Of
overcoats during the cool spell this
week2
Are you any more afraid of being
struck by lightning than you are Of
drawing the capital prize in the next
lottery?
What shall be done With the
Chicks" if they fail to win the prize
in the coming competitive drill at
Louisville?
Don't you think the scavenger will
have two dogs to murder this season
for every one of the $500 who bit the
dust last year?
Whichsdo you regard as most e,-
thetic, Patience" or Miller's new
drama, "The Pedigree; or the Ad-
miral's Dsughter2"
Is it not a pity that the recent
storms did not do as much toward
tearing down old rookeries as they did
in scrubbing the streets and alleys.
If Barnum were to exhibit Jumbo,
the big elephant, in this city, do you
suppose the young man from the
country would come to see him, as
usuaP
Shall you visit the Jail yard on the
second Of June next to see Bill Rivers
cross the river and Sandy Matthews
tread the golden sands Of the other
shoreP
DO the ladies hold their noses when
passing the Board of Health Offices,
because they have an idea in their
heads that it is headquarters for pes
5ilencef
Are you in favor Of good sidewalks
he entire city over, or are you afraid
you wouldn't feel homelike without
she usual broken plank in a muddy
,treetf
Could more euphonious names be
selected for our suburban localities
han Pinch, Lickskillet, Goat Hill, |
Horsetrough, Shakerag, and Hood
Ium's Roostp
Was the test milk used to try the
Board of Health's milkometer, fresh
from Judge Hadden's Jersey cow, or
the same his dairy maid supplies 10
Did you glue your hair down when
you heard the wheels Of the storm
,hariot rumbling in the distance last
tuesday evening, or did you let it
stand on endP
Did you ever watch the expression
II envy and remorse on the face of
ihe youngster who had just given his
asst pecan to one Of the bunnies in
Court Square?
Do you suppose those who complain
oudest Of the need Of a public bath
house and summer night resort would
DO the first to patronize such institu-
ions if established
Are you not bursting with joy be-
,ause OF the reconciliation ofthe State
md counties medical societies to each
,tber, or do you wonder what all
.he fuss was about anyhow?
Is it not plain to all who have seen
he corn.row like furroWs between the