Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-22
SHOO

A Manchester (N H. man found eighty nine shoe nails in 8 chickens Gizzard' The result of frequent 'shooing," probably Boston Star.
 As rule, everything eatable at table should be eaten with knife and fork. Stewsd prunes, however. may be eaten with a pruning knife.-N. O. Pic.
 An amateur punster informs us that some houses have wings, and he has often seen 8 house fly. We thought no part of house save the chimney Aue.-Paris Messenger. A Chicago paper recently printed picture of Sarah Bernhardt with riding whip, ana not over four people in thirteen could guess which was Sarah and which was the whip The Hoosisr.
 "Herr Meyer, suppose you understood that every one was to bring along something to the picnic What have you brought P Herr Aeyer-s'My two boys, as.you sec. "- FLegende Blatter.
 Toddlekins, who has been taking advan- tage of the ice lately, was heard to remark the other day that, no matter how much he liked girl, if he found she could not skate he jdst let her slide.-Exchange.
 Some idea of the great length of the Brooklyn bridge may be conveyed by the ln- formation that 8 Michigan congressman at one end of it can't yell loud enough to be heard at the other end.-Boston Post.
 Is there never to be a rest from having to watch your umbrella to see that It 1sn t stolen? This long spell of weather has been a fearful strain on 8 mans mind, keeping him on the alert for so long.-Boston Post. We learn from a reliable exchange that the wealth of the United States is $S72 for each person. We wish the fellow who has $S71. .S5 that belongs to us would fetch it in before we grow too old to enjoy wealth. -MlddlstoWn Transcript.
 "Why is courting called sparking2' asked . Brooklyn young lady of the married aunt. "It must be because the real fire doesn't be- gin to fire until after marriage, was the re- ply, as of one speaking from experlenoe'- Phila. Record.
 It Is declared on good authority that only twenty-four white elephants have been se- cured in Siam in 1852 years.' Of this num- bsr it will be safe to wager that at least fifty will be travelling with American clrcuses in less than two years--Norristown Herald.
 "All this hard wood you export" the En- plish tourist asked the Indiana lumberman, ttall this maple and beech, you know, where does it go ?'' And the man told him most Of it went direct to Scotland, where 1t was worked up into boxes and churns and paper folders from the rafters of Burns cottage and the home of Sir Walter Scott. And the tourist said s.Haw," and wrote something ln his nots-book.-Burlington Hswkeys.
 STORY LITTLE BOYS.
 Of all the small boys in our town
 That Jones boy was the worst,
 And if the 'bad man" came around
 He take that Jones boy arst
 Ons day he slipped away from home
 And went out for a skate Down on . deep and dangerous pond
 Beyond the garden gate
 His mother missed him after awhile,
 And thought he d gone to skate;
 And rushing to the fatal pond
 She found she waa too late.
 For there upon the cruel ice,
 Beyond an air-hos wide,
 She saw his Iretty little hat
 Amitten by it's side.
 He was her boy. and all the love
 That fills mothers heart
 Csme forth tears and sobs and moans
 Beyond the strength of art.
 She called the neighboTs quick to come
 They scrapsd along the ground,
 Beneath the water and the ice The boy could not be found. At last their search was given up
 Until . fhaW should come The mothers sobs began afresR Her sorrow was not dumb. They turned to leave the fatal pool, voice cane clear and Iree- 6HsllSi if you want Frankie Jones, You'll find him up this tree" L'ENvoI. And 20 1t was-the mothers tears Were changed to smiles of joy; Bnt gracious hea en- how che spanked Her darling, fair haired boy. Merchant Traveller