The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-14
F-OOLISHNESS.
A garden -xauI--Aeat on the fenc

Mrs. YoungwOman wants to know
20 tell a fresh egg from 4 stale one
Taste il gOOsey. taste il
An exchange says that chicken can
be bought in Florida for four cents
apiece. II Doesn't say how big the
pieces are.
Rather says the cure effected by lay
ing on of hands is an old story with
him. His mother often INDUCED in the
pasttime in times past
They thought they heard burglars in
the house last week, and on going down
stairs TO investigate, Bibbs said to his
wife: ~You 60 hrst. it's mean man
that would shoot a woman.
Mamma said Harry, whats the
difference between goose and geeser"
why. don't you know said four
year-old Annie: -one geese is goose,
and a whole lot Of gOOses is geese"
How shall l have my bonnet trim
med" asked Maria, so that it will
agree with my complexlOn?" IF you
want it to match your face. have it
plain" replied the hateful Harriet.
HE cometh not said she, and she
was quite right; he didn't arrive. His
intentions were all right. but they fail
ed to successfully combat the bulldog
that was screened in the moOn-kissed
shrubbery.
The old gentleman who got tnpped
up while trying to cross the ball room.
remarked. as he slowly eraweld TO a
perpendicular that it was always pleas
ant to be thrown In the company Of
young people.
A meeting house in Minnesota be-
came so infested with bedbugs that the
congregation had TO take a vacation
while the sexton burned up the car
pets, cushions and pulpit. This shows
the evil effect Of sleeping in church.
A young miss of sixteen asks what
is the proper thing for her to do when
she is Serenaded by a party of gentle
men at late hour. We are glad to be
able to answer this question. Steal
softly down stairs and unite the dog.
Night draws her sable mantle round.
And pins it with a star;
The music of a caterwaul
Is waited from afAr,
And right next door a teething babe
Is n bowling for its mar,
While DER the way a loud voiced maid
Is singing Operar.
Brinley is an eccentric chap. and
often does strange things. eminently
philosophical, but queer, you know.
And so it was upon becoming engaged
TO be married, be presented the young
lady a ring. on the outside of which
was engraved the motto. "In time of
peace prepare for war"
1t was a c0lored preacher who said to
his flock: I'VE have a collection to
make this morning, and for de glory of
heaben whichever of you stole Mr..
Jones turkeys don't put anything on
the plate" One who was there says:
Every blessed niggah in de church
came down wild de rocks
A gray-eyed Tennessee girl is said to
have discovered that she can make her
eyes look blue by wearing a dark blue
velvet lining to her hat and eating loaf
sugar slightly Favored with cologne
water. Gray-eyed young men make
their eyes red by taking another kind
of favoring with or without sugar.
Ayouth, Just launching out in trade.
Unto u wealthy merchant said:
"Pray tell me, sir. what you profess
To call the secret of success?"
The nabob's eyes with pleasure shown,
As he replied in earnest tone:
"The secret simply is, l think.
You'll find it. sir. in printers ink"
A capital anecdote is told of a little
fellow who, in turning over the leaves
of ascrap-bOok, came across the we'll
known picture of some chickens just
out of their shell. MY companion ex-
amined the picture carefully, and
then, with a grave sagacious look at
me. slowly remarked, The came out
cause they was afraid of being boil
ed"
One evening, at a dinner, General
Butler was entertaining the company
with a long and, as ne supposed new
story, but really one which lacked the
quality of freshness. When the point
finally came the members of the party
laughed, Of course. AT the foot of the
table was a fat old gentleman. who ap
peared immensely tickled, and as BIZ
struggled with his emotions, he gasped
Il always did enjoy that story"
Heavy tragedian at a railroad hote
-"Prithee, landlord, dwells there with
in the precincts of this hamlet a ma
chinist?" Landlord-A machinist 2
Yes. sir" Tragedian--Then take Il
him this bird of many springs. Bid hin
wrench asunder these iron limbs, AMI
then, for u regalement, TO chisel slice
from its unyielding bosom, for W.
would dine anon. And pray you. do i
quickly. Yon peas you need not carry