The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1885-07-24
PiTH AND POINT.


The ordinary stride of Maud S. is
seventeen feet per second That of a
man lodging butcher bill is twenty
one.-Detroit Free Press. -
A dealer in cheap boots in one OF
his advertisements says: Ladies wish
ing these cheap shoes will do well to
call soon. as they will not last long. -
Chicago Tribune.
sc. is so very close, twas observed
by B., ''that he will squabble about a
farthing." We'll" remarked w, Il
have always thought that the less one
squabbles about the better. IN 4.
Mail.
-Flossie told her mother some news,
to which the latter replied: TX ou don't
say so!'' Mamma" said Flossie,.
why do you say You don't say So
when I've just this minute said itP'--
Boston Post.
-Inquirer-Ye ..paragraphist" un-
doubtedby originated from the use of
the '''fist'' (D0gn) at the beginn ng OF
each paragraph. Therefore you are
correct in your spellng-reform OF the
word to ''paragrafist -Gurrent.
Trousers with two legs are a pair;
a shirt w tn two arms is only one shirt.
Philosophers had better give up trying
to tnd out whether the moon is inhab-
tied with spooks and clear up some OF
the dark mysteries of this life. Toledo
Blade.
Human nature is a good deal like
dog nature. Whenever some other dog
wants the bone it becomes doubly
precious; and when man is about ~
lose something upon which he has pfa
slight value, its worth goes skyward
rapidly CleUeland Leader.
-'How did you come to fall in love
with Matte Cook, Fred. Her face ism
the prettiest in the world a adm&
that Bob, but then she's lovely cha
acter and such a pretty foot. " 'NN1
|. then it was her foot that led yol1&
adore MatPn- Yomkers Gazette.
Miss De Vere-Don't t you sing,
LisleP Mr.. Lisle (of the Harvard tsS
. Club)-Oh, yes, but we are not al
That ugly old duffer in the corner 8&
been watching us the last half ht III
: Miss De Vere-Oh, never mind h{iH
he's only my father.-B Brooklyn Eagle
-Featherly was making an evening
; call and the revised edition was being
discussed. Sin the new Bible that ps
. brought home," said Bobby, joining
+ the conversation, ''sister is four year
younger than she was in the old one
] Is that what is meant by the reXmiz
t p"-N. Y. Sun.
i, -"I'll tell you great secrs II
. you must promise not to give itsJ gs2
"Of course mott II believe EYxM
? de McGinnis is gone on me- NM y
most made up my mind to ixssss.S
, question" What did she say to 4
''She didn't say anything to mo- u
cisely, but at the picnic on Onion CT wv
' she patted my dog on the head. Isgs
). that an encouraging sign sYes
i that's the next thing to patting you OF
: the head. Your turn will come next.
t -leras Sytings.
B -Hewas poet, and he was talking t.
4 Miss Ethel in the conservatory, and a.
she toyed with the ice which he hat
= Just brought her, she inquired: 'Mr
: Rimer, you write good deal Of po
: etry, don't your ''Oh, yes. Mis-
: Ethel" he answered, .tand it comes s,
n easily to me. Why, do you know, ex
i pect it is more work for you to rea,
5 my poems that it is for me to writ
s them y, Eyes, expect it is" she an
e swered coyly: land it must be muc
s pleasanter to write them than to rea
n Them And then he looked up at th
g shrubs that grew around them an
said nothing, while she continued
!. tov with the chilly orange-favored ic'
: Boston Post