South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-10-19


fishrponsor.- cutting open salmon
Yes. replied the purchaser, looks as il
Il were biashing a. the price you asked
FOR IT.
The bees arc swarming, anu there's
no end To them said Farmer Jones,
c2miag into the house. His little boy,
Georee, came in second af;erward, and
aid there was an end TO one OF en-
anyhow; and it va. rcd hot, too.
Little Aggie's sister had invited her
cost young mar 10 tea. There was o
lull in the conversation, which was bgo-
ken by the inquisitiyo Agile; Papa.
IL dose fcdders ober Mr. Wobbinson's
mouf?'
a school-mistres', while taking down
the names and ages OF her pupils, aud OF
their parents, at tho beginning of the
torn, asked one little fellow: What is
your fathers names? oh, you media!
take down his name les too old TO 60
10 school 10 woman was the innocent
reply.
Jack Frost mas, hayo an awful big
mouth said little Johnnie Podsnap to
bis pa, yesterday. why so!' asked
SIR. Podsnap. Because The papers ssy
the frost bit all tho corn and vegetation
in this locality the other night. and
wouldn't il have TO have big mouth
10 DO that, ch p
The Rev DR.. $, who happens
TO poss SIS rather horid complexion, re-
Gently went into the shop OF barber,
Que Of his parishioncIs, TO be shaved
Tho barber Was addicted to Oh occasion.
al spree, after which his hand was ept
to be some what unsteady. In shavips
the minister on tho occasion referred t.
he made slip and brought the blood
TO the surface in a considerable quaint
ty. The minister turned to tie man
and brother and said in u tone OF lemn
severity: You see, Jackson. what comes
from taking too much drink Yes,
SAIL replied Jackson, 1T makes de skin
very ,endab, sab. It. do for a fack, sab
4 New York editor had visit from
his religious brother from The country
who asked the blessing AZ dinner, liroc:
j. after which his four.y caro- descend.
ant asked, Papa, why don't you learn
10 say that?
The scholars in certain Sunday
school were asked to bging something
on festival night 70 DC sent as pres
entI 10 neighboring mission. OGc
little girl brought in three tiny mice.
TIE superintendent smiled broadly as
tho box was passed TO him and this pro-
voi<ed the little girl to oxcIaim Wei,
the Lord didn't laugh VIXEN The POOR
woman gave THREE MICE. 10 said
she gave more than all tho others pat
together
Don't tel mo you Won't said an
E!myra father 10 his little daughter Of
six summers. 'Wcll, bat papa sail
tho arlloss little one. What shall / say
whom | mean ] won't 2
BIZ, n COMMERCIAL NAME.--I never
WAS in favor OF war; said an old Arkan-
saver, but | notice TINT some of the
worlds greatest mon are not of my o.
pinion. Now there's cid Trademark.
He's great cnau 6 he believes in war
Oh vho| asked bystander.
odd Trademark
Who The deuce is Trademark?'
No wonder they call us ignorant
when such follors as you show your
lack OF schooln.' Didn't you never
boar OF The great German military man.
Trademark
I've heard of Bismarck
That's fact. fB.Emark. know.
cd that it was some sort Of conner.
cial name.
A UorEFUL CmLD. Mrs. Hamilton
h Fish, OF Austin, ia very vain old
lady who is in The hebit Of dressing in
very youthful manner. 4 Few DAYS
ago she called on Mrs. Bezemboc, and
Mrs. Bezcmbee's little girl, abo1, ten
ycnrs &c age, was much slru5k with sle
visitors hat.
DO you like ny hat, little g.r.r ask
Mrs, Fish.
Yes, Ike it very much. tod
mamma the very fret Iimc shat I saw
you wear that hat wanted ono Ike st.
but she told me when got TO be ni1a-
ty~fvo voars old, and wore false curls.
she orid ct mo Just such hat -diGa't