The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-09
ROBUSTNESS.

describes il, and I hat forgotten it"
Our colored brethren are now hold
ing q camp meeting far away. and one
Of them, holding forth from the text
"How Old Art ThouY" sand in his
opening: Brethren. this am a ques-
tion that must be answered in the af-
firmative."
ELLA, is your father at home?" said a
bashful lover to his sweetheart l want
to propose something very important
TO him." ~No, Clarence, papa is not at
home. but l am. Couldn't you propose
TO me just as well?' Aud he did with
perfect success.
A Chicago girl who had ordered a
pair Of shoes sent to her home, returned
them with a note, saying they were a
mile too big. The dealer replied that
she had ordered.them loose-itting, aud
be didn't think that a mile would be
very much out Of the way.
Il have been married now" boosted
n prosy old fellow, more than thirty
years, and have never given my wife a
cross word" That's because you "
er dared, uncle" said a little nephew
who lived with them; "if you had
auntie would have made you jump"
In these busy times, where every
thing moves on the gallop and gulp
system, to-day crowds yesterday out If
mind within ten minteS after sun
rise. We are reminded of this by a
correspondent who writes to inquire if
the te~legraphers' strike was this sum-
mer or last?
"Whar yer gwine wild dat man ?" ask
ed a negro of his daughter. "He Amt
titten ter comply yer" "Gwine TO
de show,"de gal replied. "Dat's all right.
Thought yer were gwine ter church.
A man ken go wild mos ANY man ter a
show, but she's got ter be mighty par
ticlar who goes ter church wild her."
A gentleman who was no longer
young, and who never was handsome,
asked his sons child what he thought
of him. The boys parents were pres
ent. The ~youngster made no reply
well, so you won't tell me what you
think of mep Why won't your "Cau, e
don't want to get licked" replied the
sprig of the rising generation.
Anything new or fresh this morn
ingT" a reporter asked in a railroad
Office. "Yes," replied the lone occupant
OF the apartment. "What is 1t p que
ried the reporter, whipping out his note
book. THAT paint, you are leaning
against" said the railroad man, edging
toward to the door. The railroad man
is now in the hospital and the repor-
ter in jail
"Ah. Victorine, my poor girl, how
you have changed" ut is because /
have just come from the dentists, mad
anne; he. has pulled out two of my
teeth" "Two?" "Yes. madame, a
good one and then a bad one. He made
q mistake the first time" slow horri-
ble!" But it doesn't matter. He is
very reasonable. He only made me
pay for one"
"Now," said an AuStin lawyer, TAX
ing his client to one side for private
consultation, "you may be hung, but
I'll do what | can for you. You must,
however, leave everything wieh me-
well, that's blamed COOL" replied the
client; they told me before ] went into
the case that l would have to pay a
go61 round sum, but when it comes to
leaving everything to you, l guess l
might as we'll back out and let the case
go by default"
Demonstrating science.-(Landlady
enters boarder's room and finds the &C.
cupant with his shoes off, standing on
his head on the table,: "For heavens
sake, Mr. Mayer, what are you trying
to dol Practiclng for the circus ?"
Mayer: "0h, no. I only want to get
my feet warm, and science teaches us
that the hottest place in the room is
nearest the ceiling"
Ella Hill, of Saymore, Connecticut,
shot herself through the body with a
double barrelled shot gun because her
step-mother would not let her put on
her best dress. She was a very foolish
girl. Nothing will quicker destroy a
maiden's appetite for wearing her best
dress than putting a hole through her
body with a shot gun. The best dress
never fits well after that, and the
funeral expenses amounts to enough
generally to get a better dress than the
best one.
The eight commandment was all
very well at the time 1t was written,
but it is altogether too narrow orthese
days. 1t should be withdrawn to read
something like this: "Thou shalt not
steal; neither shalt not embezzle, pur-
Join, commit grand or petit larceny. or
obtain money by false ~pretences; thou
shalt not indulge in shOplifting (unless
you are respectable enough to prove
that kleptomania Is hereditary in the
"