Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-10-25
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE Fund IN TuKM TO SMILE
OVER.
A LITTLE QUARREL.

LrrrLE QUARREL.
Two ladies had had little tiff, and
one of them remarked rs she departed:
"Well, as I told my husband this
shouldn't care to be in your
shoes"
Il imagine not" the other replied.
"You would find them painfully closc
fitting"
WITH KEEN SENSE.
Look here" said Colonel Bloster.
addressing an acquaintance whom no
suddenly met III turning corner, ''you
are very long time in paying that bill
You do not seem to care.
"Oh, yes / do, Colonel. +"
"No, sir, you do not You do not
seem to remember your obligation.
"Oh, l remember it, Colonel III
did not, / would not cross the street &c =.
avoid meeting You. / have keen sense
of obligation. otherwise l would not be
put to so much trouble.
"Now here; you are not acting right
~. just put yourself in my place
and"
Impossible, Colonel. cannot put
myself in your place. l cannot imagine
your feelings. for no one ever owed me"
-Arkansa,r Traveller.
THE LoN6, LONG DAY.
Visitor to Nantucket-For goodness
sake tell me what you do here in the
winters
Native-Oh, we get on pretty we'll.
We go to bed at sunset and sleep next
day till noon; then we get up and pray
for night to come, that we may 60 to
bed again. y Boston Transcript
A CRUEL MAN.
Mother Ito married daughter) -"Why.
what's the matter, Clara? What are You
crying about"
Clara-"Henry is so cruel (sob). he
is getting worse and worse every day
(sob). What do you suppse he said
just now? He told me must get rid
of cook: he couldn't stand her cookinp
any longer (sob). And he knows wcl
enough that she hasn't done one bit OF
cooking for fortnight, and that have
done it all myself Boo hoo boo hoo"
Boston Transcript.
A RAINY DAY.
Mrs. Winks Did you notice in the
Arctic reports that the exploring party,
after running ont Of food, kept them
selves alive on seal skin 2
Mr.. Winks-"Yes. II is strange that
it should contain so much nutriment.
But speaking of starvation reminds me
that we have not saved a penny this
yea. 1t won't do to 90 on that way,
you know.
Certainly not, and that is what ! was
going to speak about. We must lay up
something for a rainy day. We don't
know how soon we may meet with mis-
fortune"
True, and as Uncle Jake has prom
sed to send me present of $500 in the
! fall think il would he good starter,
don't you?'
Just the thing, dear. Buy me $500
| sealskin sacque for Christmas present.
I and If the worst comes 10 the worst-we
can eat it. you know. ."-Phiia. CaH.
| SUNDAY CLOSING.
(! New York Aldermari-"Nou use lcttins
John go 10 the public library. All Of
them are closed on Snndays."
Mrs. Alderman--"O you mnst be
mistaken know one Was open San
days this spring. because was there
myself
Eyes, i. was then. but VIC have bad
them ciosed up siEce."
why, what for?"
well, the fact is they interfered With
the business Of my saloon. The CaA.
CHEAT STRENGTH OF sIssygs.
my dear boy" said al earnest Sun.
day-school teacher at the North End
Mission to frow-y urchin, do you
know ;ha. We are aiI .inners?''
Yes, marin"
"Do vou know sha. you are sinner?'
"Yes, marin"
A long and earnest talk followed, in
which the claims Of the gospel were
fully set forth, but the teacher Was only
rewarded by Al unin.eliigible stare.
Finally. II occurred TO the seache,
that perhaps she lad taken the boy be
yond bis depth, aid she inquired:
John. you know what sinner n,
don's von."
! Sinners. ngrms oh. yes; sinners Il