Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-12-01
TIE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WRAT WE FIND IN THkA TO sMIIl
OVER THIS WEEK.
A MORNING 6cESE.

man smoking plug tobacco in An old
clay pipe walked out Of Michigan ave-
nue. saloon with a rat in trap. He
looked neither to the right nor the left
until he had reached the middle of the
street. Then he placed the trap on the
ground and whistled for his dog. Ii he
had dog, the animal did not respond,
but the public did. In less than two
minutes thirty men were rushing to the
spot.
Hi, these Don: let him out till
get my dog q shouted one.
Hold on Wait for the dogs" !" yelled
half dozen voices at once.
Keep cool and form circle p COM
manded policeman, and he took firmer
grip Of his baton.
The man with the trap spread large
handkerchief over it and waited. He
was not bit excited. On the contrary
he was as placid as chip sailing in the
wash dish.
"Whar' did ye ketch Lim?" impaired
q newsboy.
The placid man did pot deign to reply.
''Whatll We take fur him ?" asked an
other, but his inquiry was treated with
the same silent contempt.
Then four or five men came running
up with dogs under their arms, and ten
or fifteen dogs on foot followed behind
There was q fight between bull dog
and a Newfoundland, and there would
have been a row between owners had not
q second policeman appeared. Order
was finally restored. The dogs were ar
ranged in circle and held by their col
lars, and the placid man slowly knocked
'the ashes from mis- pipe, looked carefully
| around, and then raised the trap and
shook the rat out. All the dogs made a
rush, but in ten seconds each and every
canine walked off on his ear and seemed
to be hurt in his feelings. A boy stepped
forward and held the rat up to view.
"It's crockery rat = he yelled as he
vhirled it around.
eyes, it vhas q GROCERY radt, und he
cost nae den cents = calmly replied tho
,lacid man as he walked off with the
rap.-DetroH Free Press.
| HB WAS CONVINCED.
A citizen having painted the front OF
bis grocery hung out sign bearing the
word "Paint."
"Ah SO you have been painting 2"
queried the first man who came along.
Eyes, sir
"Is it fresh paint ?"
"It is."
"Will it.rut of ?"
1T will
"Ah! yes-I see-so it does" con-
tinued the man. as he rubbed his hand
over the boards and brought it away
covered with daub.
MORAL.
Never leave fellow-man to find ont
-nything by rubbing his back against it
Detroit Free Press.
THE GOVERNOR CALLER
One day an old negro, clad in rags
and carrying a burden on his head, am
bled into the executive chamber at AL
bany and dropped his load on the floor
Stepping toward Governor Cleveland,
be said:
Am you de Gubner, sab ?"
Being answered in the affirmative, he
said:
''If dat am a fac Use glad ter meet
yer. Yer see libs way up dar in de
back ob de country, and is poor man.
sab. h'ar dar is some pervishuns in
de constitution fer de cu-led man, and l
am har to get some Oh EN-, sab. =
Whitehall TimeA
W.T.. HE HATED.
"Oh. Charles, let US turn and 20 O.
some other way; there is that bad max
following US.
"Who is the fellow, my deah p
why, that is the man who was ~
near marrying me before met you.
jnst hate him Y
"By Jove so do L.
You
"Yaas."
You doa't know him. How can yor
hate him.
He didn't marry yon, don, che
knav, my love. -Tfras >Jt.nys.
EowLERs
What are you doing there ?" demand