The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-07
WIT AND PLEASANTLY.

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A tie vote: When two people agree to
get married.
Kste Field did not succeed IS the boss OF
q dry goods store. Woman shines bes. as s
boss when workmen come TO make repairs
on her house.
Silas Card was married the other day.
and on his wedding notices were the words:
''No cards." But he doesn't know what
might happen.
An exchange wants to know who is more
selfish on street aud railroad cars and steam
boats snd at hotels and Theaters than the
average woman? Give it up, and our seat
with it.
do you realize-have you reflected over
it-Angelins?" whispered Clarence to his
bethrothed. "Only two weeks more and We
shall be onel But remember, darling, am
to be that one."
George Eliot has quie. way of saving "a
humorous thing. For example: "We are
apt to be kinder to the brutes that love us
than to to the women that love Us. Is it
because the bIutes are dumb2"
An old citizen in a country village being
the fence of the graveyard, declined, saying,
Il subscribed toward Improvin' that'ouryin'-
ground nigh unto forty year ago, and my
family hasn't had no benefit from it YETI
The latest mode OF popping the question
was introduced by an Evansville young
man The present cold snsp narved him to
ask his sdored: miranda, do you want to
warm your feet against my back this win
teri" And Miranda, blushed aud softly
murmured; "Its going to be q terrible
cold winter, john"
A young widow to the msrble-cutter:
"Tell me- must put on the tomb of my
husband the words Eternal regrets or SIM
ply 'Regretsp' Sab, madame" replied the
marble-worker, with his most charming
emile, "thst is for you to decide. Does mad
anne Think OF marrying again soon 7"-Paris
VIII.
A colored minister wished to say: "Breth
ren, we shsll have no service here until We
have raised, BY contribution, sufficient mon.
ey to fresco this recess" but he said: "Breth-
rem, de gospel will not be dispensed with
any mo- till we have took up q contrsdis.
tributien 'uuf TO have dis yer abcess fricss.
seed
Among the higher classes of HindOos it i:
the custom to have in each house a separate
room, which they call "crodh agsra," OF
| sulklng- room( FRI boudois}. Into this room
any member of the family retires who hap
pent to feel cross or annoyed. and does moi
come out again until the solitary confne
ment has soothed his temper. This praise
worthy custom deserves to be highly rec
commended to Europeans ID general.-Frau
enzeitung.
A travel-stained tramp Yves seen sitting
under the protecting egis of q stone wall thu
morning with a newspaper in his hand
Yes he remarked sadly Herbert is right
overwork is what ia raising the deuce witt
us Americans. If t wasn't for a few heroic
souls like me-men who fell that work il
not the only thing to be sought for in thi
world-the country would soon be robbed
of its beauty and its vitality, and the kneI
Of the republic would speedily be tolled
But as long rs live it shall be my endeav
or to stand as q living rebuke to the spirit o
unrest which animates so many Of our PEG
pie. and which is hiding so many of on
young and promising men ip early graves
Boston Transcript.
The following conversation Is reported Il
have taken place between q minister and
widow-both of Aberdeen. The widow
who called upon the minister, seemingly de
sirous or relieving her mind of something
which oppressed her, at which the reverend
gentleman, wishing to hurry matters, ex
claimed: "My good W man, You see l car
be OF no service to you till you tell M
what it is that troubles you." swell, sir
I'm thin kin gettin' married again." "Os
that Is it'll Lot me see; that is pretty FIRE
qaent-surelg How msny husbands hav
You hsd2" "Weei, cir" che replied, in
tone less of sorrow than of bitterness. "thi
is the fourth I'm sure there'e nae wumms
been sse tormented VII set o deem men.
James H., when Duke of York, made
visit 10 Milton out of curiosity. In tn
curse Of conversation the duke said to tn
poet that be thought his blindness was
Judgment upon him because he had write
against Charles l.. the du e's father. Mi
ION replied: If your Highnsss thinks ths
pisfortunes are indexes of the wrssh {
Heaven, Whist must you think of your ID
ther's tragical end7 / have lost my eye
He lost his head"