The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-07
WIT AND PLEASANTLY.

IL you bCll u WOLuHn bno 10 Oc1ubAlNt,
whisper it softly; for if the devil hears he
will echo it many times.-F. A. Durivsge.
A Grabbed old bachelor ssys: when
rain falls, if she gets the bigger half Of
the umbrella they are lovers: if he takes
the bigger half they are married"
A Binghampton young lady has let her
finger nails grow three years without cut
ting because her lover disappointed her.
She's evidently preparing to meet him.
When certain bachelor was married.
the members of the Bachelor Club broke
him ell up by sending him as wedding
present copy of Paradise Lost."-The
Drummer.
"I do wish you would come home ear
Her." said a woman to her husband. 81 am
afraid to stay alone / always imagine
that there's somebody in the house, but
when you come know there amt"
A cOmpo:itor who was puzzling over one
of Horace G-eeley's manuscripts, sagely
and savegely observed: "If Belshazzsr
had seen this handwriting on the wall he
would have been more terrified than he
was"
Ovid says that in his day girls were
taught to smile gracefully. Smiling grace.
fully is not taught In our day. A great
mary men, however, ''smile" gracefully,
when another person pays for tho ''smiles."
-NorTistown Herald.
During discussion Of religious topics
young Brown said: II tell you that if the
other animals do not exist after death,
neither will man. There is no difference
between man and beast" To which
good old Jones mildly replied, "If anybody
could convince me of that, it would be
you, Brown"
into bankruptcy" said one little girl to an.
other. "What is bankruptcy, Nellie2" 81
don't know exactly" replied Nellie, shut
'spects it's something awful nice. Pa used
to work awful hard, and used to go round
in his old clothes; but since he has gone
into bankruptcy ne dresses up every day
and doesn't do anything but walk about
Just like a perfect gentleman.-Boston
Transcript.
River and harbor bill logic: At q recent
meeting of the municipal council of a
French commune one honorable member
proposed, IN view of the fact that there was
q considerable surplus In the treasury, that
an appropriation be made for the conGtruc-
tion Of bridge. "Of bridge?" echoed
another honorable member scornfully.
"Why there is no river herep Never
mind that" cried the proposer of the mo-
ton; 'let US get the bridge first, and then
we can appropriate the money to get q
river"
The sailors Ct Cunard steamer at New
York were very much disturbed day or
two ago when they found that the "Moun-
tain Evangelist" Barnes was on board and
was to sail in the vessel. "We'll ave
nothiI.' but bad weather from dock to
dock" said one of them. "As sure's q
parpon's aboard, whether he's the Dean of
Westminster or the false prophet, we are
pitchin' and tunblin' and ave hall sorts of
trouble" This may be relic of the
Jonah" story. That happened when the
clergyman was running away from his
p eaching.
Plantation Philosophy: Nature is de
mudder OBJ de chile, but education 10 de
mudder OBJ de handsome men says dat dc
human family is q fraud. Desc men ia
sorter loose demselves.-De law OBJ de
State only axes q man ter do half way
right; de law OBJ de soul tells him ter do all
de way right.-De man what is ashamed OBJ
de fsck dat he's CROWN ole ackno Wedges
dat his work has been badly performed.-It
is impossible fur a man ter be successful an
retsin de friendship OBJ his neighbors, case
cherry move toward success is regarded by
de public as dishonest.-De wus. whippin'
dat feller gifts is from de man what doan'
want ter aght. De wsspi is mighty quiet,
but his sting is awful.-De boy what thinks
dat his fodder is a fool will arter a while
complain oh dc roughness OBJ de fare in de
penitentisry. Dis 'sertion may miss it
once, but il will hit it three times.-Ar-
kanssw Traveller.
Jealousy.
They stood upon the wide verahda, and
Before he lett her side saw him turn
And take FIR her from out the vine-hung urn
m~s- Awufth q daft han