The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-05
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"An' faith, he'll prent 'em."
The sea is the mountain and Calves
ton is Mahomet. If MahomeJ wants
deep water, let him go to the noun
tain.
If the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass road does not go to Corpus
Christi instead of Arkansas Pass, and
deep water is secured at Arkansas Pass,
a town will be built near the Pass
that will deplete Galveston. Do ye
moind that, now
When the railroad passenger train
arrives at some country towns. half-a-
dozen bells and gongs commence call
ing the passengers to the different no
tells and restaurants. So when church
time comes the opposition or rival
bells commence ringing for salts
and sinners.
Walkabout entertaiIs peculiar nos
tions concerning many things regard
less of what others may think. For
instance, he believes that dengue is
nothing more or less than malarial
rheumatism. and that it may be pre-
vented by the iodide of potassium
used as an Alternative. One thing is
ertain; Walkabout has had no den-
que and does not expect to have:
In northern Texas they are already
estimating the next wheat crop. The
only time you can estimate crops of
any kind in Texas is after you have
got them housed and insured in COM
panies that are themselves insured.
Fish and Ward are now sing sing
ing together. Guardian Fish and his
Ward will now be together about
seven years, if they both behave them
selves, provided they are not both put
in one cell. If this were done, neither
would be there over "a hours.
Mr.. WALKABOUT:-Is see that your
city editor is accusing me of striking
:promiscuously, without regard to
where the minute and hour hands are"
Now, sir, wish you would say to him
that l employ hands to point out the
time, and that they have nothing to
do with my striking department. l
run this department independent of
them, aud strike when please. l al
ways strike when L feel like it, re-
gardless of what my hands are doing.
A clock that cannot strike oftener
behind, sineS strikes have Deool -. -
frequent all over this land. / call
myself an ambitious clock, and J am
going to strike while the iron is hot,
regardless of time. Yea, am going
to strike until the last armed foe eX-
pireS! TOWN CLOCK.
Did you ever notice that those who
follow the butchering business for a
long time invariably become tleshy -?
Well, this IS not entirely owing to alb
sorption, though that has much to do
! with it. but they lay aside the choicest
tit-blts for their own consumption;
like some cooks, who never have any
thing that is very delicious in the
kitchen without sharing the same
with the dining room. Their motto
Is, Charity begins at home"
If you are not favorite in a large
boarding house, and have not
stomach like an ostrich, heaven help
you. You had better get an. iron-clad
stomach or seek some other stall.
Those who carry costly watches
seem more concerned about the flight
of time than those do who have less
attractive watches. Strange but true.
Either men wear more clothing dur
ing the winter than is necessary, or
else women are tougher than men.
Which is it?
The length OF ribbon depends on
its width. Narrow ribbons do not
grow as long as wide ones.
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