The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-02-15
FOOLISHNESS.

There is danger in the electric wire,
remarked criminal when overtaken
by telegram.
The happy father of twins recently
sent the following message to a brother
in the west; Immense joy-we got a
pair of twins to-day-mOre hereafter"
First swell-"By jove, Fred, that is
quite the highest collar that I've struck
yet" Second swell-"Thinks so old man?
Well, ! don't mind telling you that it's
a little idea of my own. Its one Of
the guvnor's cuffs"
Joseph Cooke says he does not wish
to underrate the Roman empire, but he
would rather be an American to-day
than Roman under Caesar. So would
most anybody. The Romans under
Caesar are all dead.
A sentimental writer asks: what
is more cunning than a baby's hand?"
Well, four kings and an ace are ninety
nine per cent more cunning, and rake
in the pot nearly every time. This may
not be the right answer, but it will do
to bet on.
81 tell ye Bill. no girl can fool me.
If call on girl and she doesn't say
much and acts like she wants me to
leave, and don't shake hands with me
when l leave and don't ask me to call
again, its very seldom that ever call
back to see her again"
Il wish [ was star" he said, smil.
ing at his own poetic fancy. Il would
rather you were comet" she said in
dreamy tone that made his pulse,
quicken. "And why?" he asked with
suppressed anxiety. "Oh," she replied,
with a freezing tone, "if you were a
comet you would only come round once
in fifteen hundred years."
Captain, understand that you are
married again" Eyes, my friend"
"You told me when your wife died that
you would never forget her." "And
did not forget her when she died.
remembered every detail of her direct
ions concerning the kind of a funeral
she wanted. No, it was not until some
time after her death that | forgot her."
Pat, why In the name of Jupiter are
you lying with that stone on your
stomach" ?" "Be aiSy nowl Ohm jist car
ryin' out hint OF got from the docther
who guy me a divil av a dose this
mornin', an sez to me, Pat, me by, ye
musht try yer bisht to kape it down.
an be jabbers ef It's requoired oil put
another stun atop av this"
"Why, how are you Gilpin ?" exclaim-
ed an cratic Austin man, trying to
thrust his hand into the unwilling
clammy paw of supposed acquaint7
ance. "how you have changed! Never
saw man change so in my llfe." "My
name is not Gilpin, sir" said the stran-
ger, in thirty-below-freezing tone of
voice." Heavens" exclaimed the
Austin man, "worse and worse. You
have not only changed wonderfully in
personal appearance but have actually
changed your name"
1t is fact that the light-heartedness
which displays itself by whistling IS
chiefly to be observed in those whose
whose hearts would be expected to be
overburdened with woe. 1t is the out,
cast youths who whistle most perni-
ciously. The prosperous, well-bred boy
seldom whistles; whereas the ragged
and dirty boy is never tired of indulg-
ing in this form OF music. Why. also,
is it that bad people whistle more than
good ones The good are imagined to-
he more lighthesrted and happier than
the bad but although they often give
utterance to discordant noises, theB
rarely whistle like the wicked,