The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-07
FOOLISHNESS.

a regular klunapper-SO0tnlng syrup.
The funny man of the Benton Leader
has had spasm. He says: ~The bass
and soprano singers in one of the
church choirs in this city, expect soon
to oduet."
"Yes, my wife is good poker play
er," says Long Island farmer; and
then adds: ''She is just as handy with
the tongs."
Ex-minister Schenck Is made to say
in Life: will you please state that
Miss Anderson is not the only dignllied
American. l, too, in my day, refused
to see the Prince of Wales, although at
the time held three jacks"
A Philadelphia man, in sleeping
Car, went through terrible accident
in which the sleeping Car rolled down
an embankment, without waking. 1t
was noticed, however. that as the car
struck the bottom he murmured,
Don't Jane, don't; I'll get up and start
the fire."
The cheapest and best gymnasium in
the world-one that will exercise every
bone and muscle in the body-is fiat
piece of steel, notched on one side, fit
ted tightly into wooden frame, and
after being creased on both sides with
a bacon rind, rubbed into a stick of
wood laid lengthwise on a saw-buck.
Two Partisan Esaus were taking sup
per at farm house near Orleans. All
at Cnce one of them made wry face.
and called the housewife and showed
, her very fine blonde hair in the hare
ragout. The good woman smiled and
said: "Yes, there is one, after all; ex-
cuse me, gentlemen, l thought l had
taken them all 0utl'
These days no one is safe from the
plagarist. b. went to church last Sun
day "a thing unusuaD and, on being
asked his opinlen of the clergyman,
said: "Ohl his sermon was very good,
| but the prayer, beginning, with Our
! father think he stole entire. know
: | have heard something like it befoIe."
Bob Ingersoll is credited with saying:
"If the Mississippi was one flowing
stream of Bourbon, its banks solid
crusts of loaf sugar, and the surround
ing swamps of pure mint, there would
be 70 more drunkenness than at pres
ent." The New York Times adds:
"May be not, but there would be h
of an emigration west"
A man going home at late hour in
the night saw that the occupant of a
house standing flush with the street
had left window up, and he decided
to warn them and prevent burglary.
Putting his head into the window he
called out: "IIello good peo-" That
, was all he sald. A whole pallful Of
water struck him in the face, and as he
/ staggered back woman shrieked out:
: Didn't tell you what you'd get if you
wasn't home by 8 9o'clockp"
=. Together they were looking over the
the paper. 20 my, how funny" said
she. "What is it?" he asked. "Why,
: here's an advertisement that says no
reasonable offer refused" whats 80
: odd about that?" Nothing, nothing"
she replied trying to blush, "0nly those
I are exactly my sentiments 1t that
! young man hadn't taken the hint and
! proposed then and there she would
=, have hated HIM.
t Should music be sold by the chord ?
D sings out an exchange. "Well, yes, and
:, drum m usic might be sold by the pound,
Q church music by the choir, cat mewsic
by the yard, (back yard), brass music by
! the horn" and so forth. Speaking Of
: music, all kinds could be solo except
t tenor which is always way up; not
g more than ten OF twelve out of dozen
l. can reach IL"
A river item from the Judge: "Why.
William, where have you been2 Your
. hats knocked in, yOGr coats torn and
your legs are as weak as baby's." "Ti-
= tl-ired ous wifey. Been working hard,
A you know" "What have yOa been do
: ing to fatigue you like thisf" "Help-
q ing some schooners off'n the bar" )"
i Poor boyw What a good soul you are,
, Now let me help you to bed. You are
% in need of rest"
It "W here do you work, SamuelY' in
a quired Chicago Judge of a cOlored
o prisoner, yesterday, Il work in bank,
J. sah." "What under the sun is your po-
}" 81, ion in bankp" Use tellah, sab r
d "What bank is it you speak of, and
re What are your duties teller?" "Its
,r All Haakin' MEy bank, and tells the
7" gam'lets that they can find any sort o
a game theys spilin' fur, saii''