Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-08
FORMAL.

'sIt is a mere matter of form," said the ] lady, as she adjusted her corsets. Saturday Night.
 Women" says an authorsss, ttdon't lovs | men for their goodness. We can now un- | stand cur failure to achieve popularity 1 among the fair sex.-Hartford Times. tNo, indeed; there's no place like home, D s1ghed the married man who tripped over the coal-scuttle and fell into washtub while fumbling around for match to light the kitchen fre.-N. Y. Journal. 'Let us play we are married, ' said little Edith, "end will bring my dolly and say, 'See baby, papa" ''Yes," replied Johnny,
 land will say, Don't bother me now; 1 want to look through the paper. '"-Harper's Bazar.
 We read in an exchange of young lady
 having been made crazy by sudden kiss. This should teach young ladies to be con-
 stantly expecting something of that kind, and to be prepared for it when it comes.-Lowell
 Citizen.
 Professor, to class in surgery-''Ths right
 lSg of the patient, ss you see, is shorter than
 the left, in consequence of which he 1imps.
 Now, what would you do in a case of this
 kind ?' Bright student-"Iimp, too D.
 Exchange.
 A Sootchman, so goes the story, standing
 by the family grave, said, There lie my grandfather and my gran'mither, and my ain father and mither, and there lies my brither
 Bob, and my puir girl Jeannie, and there lies my wife; and. if I'm spared, here I'll lie, too" Exchange.
 A little girl sat on the floor crying, After while Rhe stopped and seemed buried in thought. Looking up suddenly she said, Mamma, what was 1 crying about?" ''Be cause wouldn't let you go down town D "Oh. yes, and she set up hovl-Arksn- saw Traveller.
 ''Yss,' said Mrs. Brownsmith, ''I want good girl, and possibly you might do; but have you had any experience ?" "Ixpsri- ence, replied the demssl, resting her hands on her hips and tossing her head in the air haven't Oi been in no less than twinty fam flies during the last month ''-Exchange.
 Things one would not have said: Mrs A - "OoEnS and lunch with us tomorrow. You will be interested in the schoolmaster' s bride" Mrs. B.-'Oh, yes, how do you like her?' Mrs. A.-"Very well, only she's a little unused to the ways of society. l like to ask her to meet nice pso- pie. .'-Exchange l
 How friendships arc kept warm: Mrs. 1 Jonss-'Oh, I've left out the Browns! Must | 1s invite them ?" Jones-'Eang it all, it's l ! beastly bore, but suppose we must!' Mrs. l BroWn-"An invitation from the Joneses, love! Must VIC sccept?" Brown-"Con- found it! It's 8 ghsstly nuissnce-but SUD- pose we must!"-Exchsnge.
 On steamer lately arrived from abroad during the prevailing high seas traveller ex- claimed to his very stylish, but just then pale md distressed looking daughter: What ! Grace, you seasick?" Looking around at the 'sst of the company hugging tho rails, she Altered out: ''Y-y-you don't s-s-suppose, 1 papa, I'd be out of f-f-fashion, do you?"- New York Advertiser.
 A number of most estimabIe ladies have themselves into 8 "Woman's Jhristian Suffrage society,"" being convinced 1 hat ''the ballot in the hands Of women would 'onduce to tho highest welfare Of the State" Ne hope they may succeed, and ask the in- crest of their members in the ''Gsntlemen' Isathsn Sewing Circle, ,Floor-swseping, Baby ending and Infant Perambplating associa- ion" We need the kelp of every veli-dis- posed woman in our work.-Sen Francisco Ssws- Letter.