The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-21

threepenny-pece. will swoop down on
n silk umbrella, worth los, and march
of with his lips moving peacefully, as
II in prayer
YES" said Henderson. Miss Forte
plays beautifully. don't know any
thing about music myself, but know
she's splendid player, because all the
other players say her music is just hor-
rid
The announcement is made that five
new and swift steamships are 10 be
added To the transatlantic lines Every
thlng seems To be working for the good
OF American bank cashiers, feclinwlv
obseryeSthc Louisville CoutTer-,Jourlial.
The girl blushcd like an 1sSS-Si sun
set rs the old gentleman entered the
parlor and turned up the gas. Bat she
allowed 1t was only the result of cosmic
dust, while her fellow wore COME air
OF sheepishness.
A colorcd minister of Kentucky, in
defending clcrgymcn against whom
sweeping charges had been made, said:
Now, every man YOU see riding fast
in buggy don't own il. So every
man in pulpit il not true preacher
called by Christ"
james, my son, take this letter to
the postofiice and pay the postage for
II" The boy James returned highly
elated and said: Father. | seed a lot
of men putting letters in little place,
and when no one was looking slipped
yours in for nothing"
Wilmott wrote: Every year carries
away something beloved and precious
into a soft and visionary twilight.
This is very true; every year about this
time we look for our rubber boots, and
md they are gone--given to some
tramp.-LoaceH Citizen.
Recently. when handsome young
woman went 10 % shop TO get one of
those wooden contrivances that are
used for MASKING potatoes, and said:
81 want n masher." every man in the
shop, from the cashier TO the manager,
started TO wait on her.
In Armenia children are sometimes
betrothed while yet in the cradle. The
matrimonial engagement is not quite
SO headlong in this country; but now
and then a young couple here are mar
ricd who ought to be still in their era
dles.-though very few infants are
''still'' in their cradles.
Two city girls drove IN old family
horse out to farmers one day lately,
and this is the story they told of the
old nag on their return: 1--WE would
ba haI IN ronl n;no I,..,y L. L., IL.
stopped to eat grass, and then when
we tried to get him to go ahead-oh,
how vicious it acted!'
A lover, young and enthusiastic. who
sang and played for nearly two hours
before the house of his ladv-lovc the
other evening. was elcctrilicd-that is,
shocked-after short pause by q cor
dial "Thank you," gracefully pro-
nounced by the "other fellow" who
appeared at the drawing-room window.
Il met X on the avenue with his
bride. They have just returned from
their wedding tour. "Where arc they
going to live?' II don't know. He
told me he had been house hunting
since yesterday morning, and intended
to take flat" "Ah, indeed. He has
decided to follow his wife's example"
AT fashionable reception in Wash
ington the hostess, noticing a suspi-
cious-looking character among the
guests, directed her sons attention to
him, saying: al thought / had taken
care to invite no western congress-
men," "Be isn't western congress-
man, MOTHER explained the young
man; II saw him have his boots black
ed just before he came in.
A gentleman, who was closely wrap
ped in n fur coat, surmounted by cap
to match, took u seat in II railroad car
by the side of II lady. He made sever
al attempts to draw her into CONVERSE
ton without avail At last he exclaim-
ed: "Madam. why are you SO ungra-
cious? Do you take me for II wolf in
sleeps clo,hing?" mo, quite the re-
verse;" answered the lady Teas Syt-
ings.
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