The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-01-31
Wit AND pLEAsANrRY.
There is no excuse for snoring when
twelve clothespins can be bought for one
cant

There is no excuse for snoring when
twelve clothespins can be bought for one
cent.
Fun and fact, with scissors caught,
Have many pleasant moral taught.
Hadn't better pray for rain to-day.
descon2" 'N-not to-day, dominic, think"
was the prudent reply: "the wind isn't
right"
II rather annoys woman sitter she has
had some child christened some romantic
Indian name, to learn that the name trans
lated means s'old boots"
Don't tell your wife that you love her
well enough to 60 tn the end OF the earth
to please her, lest she begin 10 pack your
! trunk with great slscrity.
Herbert Spencer saws that mans con-
versation is sure index to his mental c.
pacity. This is extremely severe on man
who has just caught the back of his irou-
sers on nail.
Why is it that little country like France
is in proportion to resources so much richer
than Acknowledging. Guess it mutt
be because Frenchmen sell American wo-
men bonnets.
A young man who wanted 10 teach echool
in Kansas could not tell horizontal from
perpendicular, but the committee over
looked that as the members had bsen that
way themselves.
When Pat was sent 20 the lobster pot to
see if there was anything in it, he said,
upon returning: There was no ripe once,
sorr; there was only Crane ones, and so !
tossed them srl overheard"
Perhaps, after sill, there is too much free
hc
what they are pleased 70 call mnstaehes,
upon the slightest provocstion. ard society
is powerless to prevent the outrage.
al hears smart men say dat times is dif-
ferent at different places" said Uncle
Nose. 81 believe OATS fact, for de time
alters feels longer to de boy what holds de
hoss dan ter de man what goes inter de
whisky shops"
A few words properly used express a
great deal. How do my customers like
my milk2" The youth, the fesriully pre-
cocious youth, looked into the milkmsn's
face with perplexed expression, and ask
! ed, Your whatp
Show interesting these men of letters
are, Susan" sd you think sol" repliel
Susan. Now, 1 think the letters OF men
are much more interesting" at the same
time holding up dainty looking episile
she had received from Somebody"
A New York doctor mas been figuring
for the last twenty years, and has rescued
the conclusion that very small feet on q
woman means temper like cayenne pep
per and q tongue which will lie about its
best friend This is noble effort to con-
sole women with big ieet, but it won't
work.
The beautiful Duchess of Gordon being
one day in conversation with Henry Frs
kline, he inquired: as your grace never
coming back to live among us at Ediu-
burgh3" She answered: mo; it is 8 vile,
dull place." Erskine retorted: MADAM, the
sun might as well say. This is vile, dull
morning; will not rise to-day"
''You have driven horses gres. deal,
haven't you, George, dear7D said girlIsh
voice from the depths Of $3.50 seslskin
sscque last night. .Ob. yes" replied George,
chirping to bis trotter: al fatter myself
that can handle a horse shout IS well as
the next one." "Do you think you could
drive with ono hand without any danger of
the horse running away?" came softly
through the night air.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale tells with
much enjoyment, story of his early cleri-
csl experiences. He went, no says, to
Northampton to preach one Sunday. In
the vcstibule of TIE church he was met bg a
venerable man, who eaid TO him: "rm
dresdtully deaf, sir, and l don't always
hear all that's said; but 1 wish you would
speak the text loud, for when hear young
mans text know VIVA. he is going 10 cav,
and can sort of follow along"
There il an old lady in Rome, n. Y, who
ought to have monument. Perhaps there
have been other women like her. but they
never received public notice in print. This
particular lady got new bonnet one Satur-
day, and was found sitting alone in her
chamber with il upon her head. Her
daughter exclaimed. "Why, mother, what
are you doing here7" "Go along down."
the old lady replied; "I'm only getting
used to this thing. so that 1 shall not be
thinking about it all the time in church to-
morrow"
Mrs. Peter Schinsky is one of those ladies
who take much better care of their animal
pets than they do of their children She
hes got pet poodle by the name of Fido.
Yesterday Mrs. Schinsky's little BOY, Bob,
asked his mosher: "Shall 1 give Fido this
piece of sugar he Is begging for3' mo my
child, it might spoil his teeth; ca. it your
self, Bobby"
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