The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-09-07
PLELSANTRLES.

Tn music Of the wild waves l. . Nep.
tune.
Frsu notos ars scaled for . high rate
of interest
Bssr two In three--The surviving
couple ont Of triplsts.
MATCHES may be made In hesycn, but
they have o most decided smell Of the
other place.
A GUN is loaded with powder; . table
Is loaded with tho delicacies Of the sea-
son. Both go of, and both kill.
WilzS q revolver Il aimed at . msa in
tho heat Of Q discussion, ho generally
looks at 1t as pointed argument
GurnoLLAnD, most caadii Of philoso-
pliers, remarks, "Would that I hsd
10000 . year." "To do ,what'" "To
d. nothing" ,. -
"ErlQuErrE" writes to us to inquire
Il, in our opinion, It would be proper for
him to support young lad- II sho was
taken with o faint-even II he hndn't
been introduced. Proper, young man.
certainly-prop her by al means.--
Cscrcldi.d San.
IS olden times when people heard
Spms SANDER huge had come b, gr.sf,
Tbey used . good old sIIon word,
And called tia, man "thisf." :.
Dut language such - that to-day
Upon too n.sny's feelings grs.ss,
=. sopsopls emile and simply sy,
"Ho rshypothecstss"
A CRY from tho heart: Little Dunco
Cooking up suddenly from her history
book)-"Oh, mummy darling, I do NO
wish I'd lived under James tho H."
Mamma-"Why2" Little Duncc-"Bo.
cause I sec hero that education aAs
very much neglected IL Lis reign -
Punch.
A YouSo Wits lately lost her husband.
who was about 70 years old. "Dut
how did you ever happen TO marry
man of that Rge?" asked one Of her
friends. "Why." said the young widow,
"you zee only had the choice between
two old men. aud. of course, took tho
oldest. Paris Figaro.
JosrrH Syow, ot Indiana, toll his
wife to shut her head. That was TWEEN.
ty-oue years nSo. aud she lils not spoken
since, though constantly living together
as man and wife.-Nep York Tmrs.
A Chicago man told his wife t. sl.ut hvr
head. That was a week ago, but it is
not believed that the lump on his head
will disappear for several dsyS-thico0o
Tribune.
ESrrn Jones, the magnificent. with
stranger little surprise for you,
Mrs. j! Let ms introdnce Mr.. Wig.
gins, whom I havo persuaded 70 taks
his chance anl come aud try po'.lusk
with us. Aud / bppc you won't starve
him, hey, my l.ve2" Mis-. Jones
"There's NO f'ar of that, Mr.. wiggins:
got my husbands telegram in timo."
Tableau, with green Grc.-I'mch.
The nervous mother Of bright lit.lo
boy was alarmed lest he should take tho
whooping.coush which prevailed i'll t.io
neighborhood. ShA talked so much
about II and wo' ried ever It, that she had
infected the child with her fears to such
an extent that he wouli scarcely leav,
her side. Oac night af.cr the littlo fol.
low had been put 10 bed and aaleep. u
donkey was driven past the house. and
when just opposite set up his hc.haw.
With q shrek the little fellow was out Of
bed. screaming at tho top Of his
voice. "Ths whooping-cough is coming.
mamma; the whooping-couSh Is CONF
ing"
ScHooLMAsrEn. -" Noah had three
sons-Shem, Ham and Japhct--now.
answer me, who was the father Of those
gcntlemeni" (Boys silent). "You
cannot telli Well, now, 'et's try again.
You know Mr.. Sparkes who lives over
tho way'" Boys-"wll sparkes,"
Master-"Ycs, surely. Well, then,
Mr.. Sparkes has got three boys-Tom.
MY, John and Bill. Now, who Is the
father Of those boys' You know them
very we'll" Boys-"Mr Bpsrkes."
Mastcr-"very good-very good. boys.
indeed that Is quito right Now, then.
Noah had three sons-Shem. Ham and
Japhet. Who Boys-in . hurry
".Mr. SnarkAA"