Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-10-18
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THgM To sSIII.R
OVER This WEEK.
HE HAD REgS 10 SCHOOL.


Where have you been. you youne
rascal ?" angrily demanded Eszgocber,
as Pinder came sneaking in at the rack
door, late in the afternoon.
"Been 10 school," slowly answered
Pinder, dropping his books and anx-
iously eyeing the strap his father dan
gled so tantalizingly.
''Been to school? Oh. you little liar.
do Won think I'm to be fooled that easy
went over to the academy and yon
hadn't been there to-day; one OF tho
boys said you had gone fishing. Now.
what have you to say to that p
Gradually edging toward the door and
keeping chair between him and his
father, Pinder raised his soulful eyes
and innocenty asked:
well, pa, don't fishes have schools ?
atlanta Constitution
RATHER SEVERE on BASE BALL MUrYRR-
One of the mufTers Of tho Cincinnati
Club was attracting great attention IN
the hotel dining-roon by ordering
around the servants. just rs the head
waiter walked up he suddenly raped on
his glass with vigor and four-tined
fork
waiter" he cried, "there Is . fy in
my cabbage"
That's all right" said the head
waiter, don't mind it. There is no
danger OF your catching it.
/ The remainder of the meal was fin
ished in silence.
A CONTAGIOUS FEVER
AN where are We bound for, Mrs.
ORahertv. in such n great hurry 2"
"Sure, Mrs O'Flaherty, an I'm ON
me way down to the wildly O'Cairp's 20
console wid her. She an the children
are most starvin', they are, for Jenny.
their only support, has the fever an
can't worl, any more.
"An' phwat koind OF faver is it he
has 2"
'It's the base ball, faver. ! behave. 1t
is they calls t."-h'entucky Journal.
LESSONS OF KxPERrENoE.
Mrs Slimdiet-"Yes, / know he looks
like a nice young man, but told him
had no vacancies"
Miss S.-"But you have. ma, and he
said he would pay his board in advance.
Why didn't you take him2'
because he is market clerk"
"But what Of that ?"
"Everythng. He will always be talk.
ing at table about the early vegetables
and other high priced things lnst arrived
in market. "-Phiid CdH
TyPRCTISO TOO MICH.
Little ElIly symptom ia AGED about 10.
Not long since the Simpton family WA
increased hy still another little boy. and
friend ot the family, meeting Billy,
said to him:
$50 you have got another baby at
at your house He Is rigis. sfnar. little
fellow, amt he p
''Hnmph r sneered Billy. turning mp
his nose: chow many smart boys do, you
expect us 10 have in our family p
Te1as .>fings.
-aE DUTIES or SERVANT.
Mamma" complained a little girl,
running into the house. me and Willie
wan..i nurse 70 sit down and let u
pour sand In her back, and she
youldn''.''
"Certa;nlv not. Che did qni.e right"
~. III. that's what you told Aer she
was TO do ahen she first came"
Il told her that she was to Ie. you
and Willie pour sand down her back p
"Sos exactly that. mamtns. but you
told her she was TO mind the children"
SHE GOT HER SEAT
"ls this SEA, engaged" asked a small.
thin woman u a IA. man il the New
Haven train the other day.
No reply.
"W.il vo1 please take yonr feet down
and 1t rne 81, on this sea. 7" she re-
peatel IL a louder tone ot voice.
Aga.n no reply.
II reai today" che consinusi still
louisr cha. q Chicago maa has COY
nsrezi a.! he porN III The world How
did you manage 70 escape
Al The next station si.e lad the whole
sea. To hcrs.lf.- Graphic.
carsy AID rrvgr-
sfrs Bank "Iar-a !. Is again This
papeE says "a: NJ Ollboy has made
rniIl,oa oa zeal e@ssass: transactions with.
ii vear
Mr. Biark-"Wllas 81 IL"
'Yoa fosge: tina; Mr. O.lboy was one
q nv early aiinirers. and might have
married lin # I hal WISHED did
not: and he has remained bachelor
He Is 4ox r:eh, while the man / nar-
ried il still poor"
We'll, mgh: have been rich, too,
il"
.Tf what o.