News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-10-08
CONSULTING HER FATHER.

CONSULTING HER FATHER.
Young Mr.. Oh. H Isidore Coshinigin,
OF Harlem, was plainly embarrassed
For some minutes he had rested uneasily
In his chair, and Miss Smith, Of Ninth
street, near Second avenue, upon whom
he was calling, knew what was coming
/ Or thought she did-and her heart
| throl,s .,..aro no the ticking of clock
hrLAilss Smith, ne said feverishly
| 'couid l--er-seb ycuf father for mo
ment or two 20
IN father r. she repeated with
blush, certainly, Mr.. Coshinigin, and
excusing herself, she swept from the
parlor.
Presently the old man came in, and,
after short Conversation with Mr..
Coshinigin, he stepped to the door and
summoned his daughter.
st is getting late" said Mr.. Coshin-
lgln, whose face was radiant, ''and, as |
Lave long ride before me, l think l
will say good night. Will l have the
pleasure of finding you at home on
Wednesday evening, Miss Smith 2''
Miss Smith blushingly assured him
that he would, and young Mr.. Cosinigin
was en- route for Harlem.
ooh, papa!' she began. "did he"
and then she stopped.
"You must ask no questions, +" said the
old man, and he smiled as he stroked
his daughters hair fondly "Mr Gosh
lnigin wished to see me in regard to a
little matter which for the present must
remain a secret.n
Il know, papa" pleaded the girl,
but you might give me just little
hint OF what it was-just a word,
papa"
'''oh, well," he replied indulgently,
''since you must know, Mr.. Coshinigin
wanted to borrow five cents to get to
Harlem with. IN Y. San.
APPETITE THAT GROWS.
Lawyer-'For the life of me, can't
see what attraction people find in this
stupid game of baseball Some day |
think Pll go out to see them make fools
of themselves. p"
Merchant-"The idea of sane men
going crazy over such thing. Seems
to me the. feol-killer is badly needed
nowadays"
Time: A week later. Scene: The
grand stand at the base ball grounds.
Lawyer tossing his hat in the air, and
yelling like Sioux brave)-''Git down,
come alongl dad bing my American
heart, why don't you run, Mulligan 2"
Merchant-"Shoot the umpirel Cut
his heart outl Let me get at himi'
Policeman-"Say, you old buffers, we
don't want any of this here hoodlum
business here. Pll fire you out if you
don't shut up. "-Aemphis Times.
A LUCKY INVALID.
The New York doctors charge great
deal more than do the Texas doctors
Col. Sumpter Mcbride Sumpter, of Aus
TIM tylo was quite i'll during his recent
t-9A1 I" HV~'' -S----, % our authority for
the assertion
He was in bed three or four days at
his hotel, and when the bill was pre-
sented he took piece of paper and a
pencil and figured out how much more
he had to pay in New York than he
same amount of indisposition. Having
got through his calculation, he folded
his hands resignedly and said
'I am lucky in being sick here in
New York instead of being laid up in
Texas"
"Ahr' said the doctor.
"Yes,' responded Sumpter, ''for all
this money I'll have to pay you, I'd have
had to be sick in Texas for more than
two months. "-Ieras Sttings.
WORKING UP TRADE.
First Citizen Ito Brown, grocery
dealer)-"I say, Brown, I'm after the
Post Office, and l want you to sign this
petition.
Brown (signing it)-"When you want
groceries you know where to get them,
of course"
First Citizen-"You bet do, old
man."
Second Citizen-'T say, Brown, Pm
after tie Post Office, and l want you to
sign this petition.
Brown (signing it)-"When you want
groceries you know where to get them,
of course"
Second Citizen-'You bet do, old
MANN Y. Times.
IN HIS SHIRT SLEEVES.
He-'T told Mr.. Bluff what you said,
Clara; that you really felt insulted that
he should come into your presence in his
shirt sleeves"
She-"I am sorry you told him, John;
it is needless to make the poor fellow
feel bad about it; don't imagine that
he thought about his appearance. But
what did he say 2"
He-'Oh, he said if he had known
that you objected to shirt sleeves, he
would have rolled them up out of sight.
Boston transcript.
TAKE TWO.
Rufus Choate was sitting in his law
office when young man, who took
great pride in his family connections,
and had pretty high opinion of himself,
entered and introduced himself some
thing as follows:
II am Rensselaer, Jones'"
"Ah," replied Mr.. Choate, "take a
chair
81 am-er-the son-in-law, you know,
of Governor Smith"
'Indeedr' replied Choate, ''take two
chairs"
A PROMISING BOY.
Jeweler Ito new boy)-"Did you sell
ANYTHING while was out, Johnny Y'
new DOy- Il cS, slI. SOlo sAA E'loAh
gold rings"
Jeweler (very much pleased) d)-"Good,
my boy. Well make a first-class jewel
er of you one of these days. You got
the regular price, of course ?'
New Boy-"Oh, yes, sir. The price
was marked on the inside 1Sc., an the
gentleman took all there was left, sir
N. Y. Sun.
THE FARE.
Traveler-"Why is the fare so much
more from Chicago to New York than
from New York to Chicago 2"
Ticket Agent-'.Ever been to Chi
cago p
''No."
"Wen, you will find it is worth twice
as much to get away as it is to go"
Life.
JONES MUFFED 1T.
81 hear that Jones, the champion
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