Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-01-26

An article entitled "How 10 Wash
the Baby is going tho rounds of the
press. Persons who read it will be sur
prised to learn that the infant 8 washed
with water, but Is not run through .
wringing machine and hung out on the
line to dry -Norrisfoi0n Herald.
Here Is little Gcoreian's prayer.
IS given in the Gwinnett Herald
"Lord. Eve got cold; awful one, too.
want you to como and cure me; cure
mo quick. too. l can't sec you. but
guess you can SEQ me. Wake me
up soon In the mornin'. Don't care
whether you wake Henry up or not
Amen"
I'm . town not many miles from
Boston man stepped into neighbor
house, where he saw the head Of the
family lying upon his back on the floor,
and his wife standing over him, ss he
thohght. with . threatening air. He
was about to withdraw when the pros
trafc man shouted: "Comc along in,
Steve; she is only chalking me out
pair Of pants"
An old tar-hecl who was sfhar''
saws that At the battle Of Chanccllors-
vile, while the fght was raging. Gener-
al Rhodes rode up to General Ramscur
and asked him what time Il was RAM
seur, pulling out hi' old time piece
slowly, said: "General. In such an
emergency ~ this my old watch never
runs' Rhodes took right on and
returned TO where the bullets were
sticking" the seconds. -Ckicago 7rib-
Nne.
~ am sorry TO inform you." said
. man to an Arkansas gentleman. that
your son has been killed in . balloon
ascension" "Howr. asked the gen
tleman- "Well. you zee. he went mp
with the professor and the balloon
dropped suddenly and killed both Of
them" "So Il was ~ descens:on that
killed himP Ny friend. When you come
into this neiekborhood with : piece o.
information. give 4 straight "-zr<an-
sas Trorefer.
Wee Johnnie was riding on the
cars with his mother and dropped on
the floor one Of the peanuts be was eat
ing. After be had finished the Others
be began 10 climb down 10 get he one
On the 0oor, buf his mother stopped
him. saying that be could not have T.
He knew that his mother would not
change her mind. and he sat still in 81
lencc for several minutes. Bnt be could
endure it no longer. and soon piti-
ful little vo;ce piped out: Mother,
can't get down On Tie door and look
u that p>anufF
Rev. George I. Rider. h kIs Norfh
Lmeucas Bers<p arsicls on jour.alisu.
says: "A latter day parvenus. .its ephen-
eral futteF. ~ perpetual coming and
xo;ne. i1s very 1FFidesccnce ansSoncy
nd unrus11nx nux consfitufe ifs rsison
4 ~. II fIlumfnaftoa IL
cola. aur0rnl. spectral. - q the cere-
hrum.o OF couruo; % b sure; cor-
fninIv. We never said Il wnsn't-and
we skall anx:ously box for . solufioa Of
Mr. Riders puzzle h The next n1nber
q TIE 1eUicr. We cold sever GueD
k-Nvrieous Hsrs1d.
IA dInncr pnrty the llffle so1 q
fhe ho<1ess xss allowed 70 cone down
% dssurk HarlnG hn1 wknf hls mo1h-
er cousidsred s1lIciency - fruIk ~
rns told he mu1f nof haTe nny moro.
uhen, - - surpfioo ofovefy one Of tAe
-. - exc1@fms1: III vm dat
@ivu - some more IN tollr a frush
5upplv ~ q once Kiveo him an4 -
go = & - fn1ko1 ~ r0pea1od kis
1kronE; uhurrupon - ~ o11denly and
su1nlv romoro1 frum tho rcon. buf hs
- just tims - coayulse the comPe-
~ ~ excln 'mlnG. NY nsv Fousun
- made out q - ID bed-roou c1R