The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-11-23
FOOLIsHNEsS.

pgfrlod py Ine mllllnefS II
makes the grass Look green and it
makes Q man look blue"
II the owner Of a rickety steamboat
tells VOC the old boiler has been inspec- |
ted and is all right and sound, don't
You believe him. It's toe thin:
Accused" said the president of the
Tribunal, you have heard the report
Of the medical experts that the body
contained a quantity of arsenic Suficl-
'ent to kill eight persons; what have
you to say toitr' That my poor little
husband was a great gluttOn."
"Papa, can't l go to the store and
get me a new dress?" "Why, child,
you have got plenty Of good dresses"
"Yes. papa, but they are out Of STYLE
"Nonsense, girl the trees always com
out in the style every spring, don't
they ?" YES, papa, and they always
LOOK green, too" "All right, 60 to the
store and get dress
Johny Gyumher, the famous Hun
garian sleeper, was-marrled a few days
ago. From which it may be inferred
that Johnny has not yet got his eyes
open; but married life will open them
for bin, and keep him awake, If any
thing will. AS the poet would say
mot another long slumber for John
Gyumber."
Look IA heah, sab" indignantly ex-
claimed II colored gentleman, does yer
mean ter call mea thief2' "Dat's what
! mean" An why, sab? 'Splain
yers'f ur take the rough consequence
Cease seed yer whin Yer stole Il coat"
"Well, OATS all right. but If yer hadn't
seed me Id whipped yor toah sho'.
Better be particlar how We fools wild
me. case | comes fIom Il proud fami-
ly."
"Old Mother Hubbard went to the
cupboard to get Der poor dog a bone,
but when she got there the cupboard
was bare and 80 the poor dog had nOne
She was in a great stew TO know what
to do, for money she had not a cent,
so she sold her last suit to buy meat
for the brute, and up town in her night
gown SHE went. All the ladies who
Il it and the string to draw it, declal-
ed it the incest thing out So now on
the street looking ever so neat in their
gowns they 60 riding about"
"Say, have you got any buff trimming
TO go with this stuff - asked Il hashily
dressed woman Of a store keeper. Il
think so, miss" answered the urbano
salesman, taking down Il piece OF goods
and spreading it on the counter.
Buff do you call that buff exClaIm-
ed the woman; guess you don't know
your business, young man. That's
too dark for buff" "But, miss, that
is" Its too dark; | can't see it,
stupid" "Why, Of course It's dark, my
dear lady persisted the man; its
blind mans buff, the new shade, you
see" lie sold the goods.
Abraham and Joshua had been in
Vited to q, splendid dinner. 1t was i'm
possible for Joshua not to make capital
out of such an opportunity; according
ly ne managed to slip'a silver spoon
into his boot. Abraham was green with
envy at Joshua's success, for he had not
even manipulated q salt-SDoon. But
An idea struck him: My %frients," he
cried. Il vii show you some bricks"
Taking up a spoon he said: you zee
dose spoon? Veil, it ees gomez he
cried, passing 1t up lis sleeve. you
viii find 1t in Joshua's hood" 1t was
found.
COnrtship among the S~hoshOnps is not
AZ elaborate an affair as among more
civilized people. 1t appears, however,
Ia be quite as effective. an the first
place sad a gentleman on the shosh-
one reservation, explaining The matter
TO a correspondent of the Evening
Post 1T should be borne in mind that
The young squaws are more ieetof foot
than the bucks. Now when q buck
@tancies a sqnaw he provides himself
with a larlat,as he would il he intended
10 lasso an animal. When she sees her
admlrer approaching she behaves after
ler fashion, in the manner of other
young ladies. She runs, and the buck
runs after her. If she does not wish to
be caught she quickens her pace, and is
soon beyond the reach of the rope. If,
on the contrary, she does not obiact,the
moose slips easily over her head and
the prize is won" "
When congress meets III December,
estimates will be submitted of the cost
Tor a lesuryey of the boundary line be-
tween Mexico and the United States
from Ell Paso. on the Rio Grande, to
Tia Juana, the initial point of the Pa
ci1c coast. the southwestern corner of
San Diego county, and state of CALI
fornia. From FL Paso eastward the