Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-24
Saturday Smiles.

OStuTO0y Sm1leSs
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Another Of Sam Jones' sayings is that "Next
Of: man generally wants to be next to her
himself-Eodnsvitie argus.
Nothing. Is heard of Harrison, "the boy
preacher, this season: It is presumed that the
Orleans Pcayune.
Client Tin his lawyers ohice)t"Have you read
this Mormon business lately? It's enough to
make mans blood boil to see the contempt
those people have for the sanctity of the mar
ing on."-Puck.
gathered q crowd, and entertained them with
ms olatr16es on the inequalities of riches and
poverty. de was in the midst of his fiery decla-
ratlons that the capital of the rich belonged to
me iaoorng classes, when clear voice rose from
| nonplussed. Recovering himself however, he
said: II bought this watch and paid for it."
Don't make anydiference, persisted the voice,
you've got q gold watch, and haven't-I want
it! The tAlker was checkmated and the meeting
broke up.-BostOn Traveller.
A valid objection.-A man who had been con-
victed OF stealing horses, and whose penalty
was assessed at twenty years Imprisonment, was
asked the usual question by Judge Noonan,
81 opr; san Antonio ut who was on the bench.
tence should not be pronounced on you accord
ing to laws" "Why, judge, of course do. It
.'-I6L0S Mi.
ings.
Tennyson's latest poem is entitled, "Close of
Another Eve" How the world does improve!
The first Eve had clothes at all, if the photo
graphs we nave seen of the lady are to be relied
| on.-Boston Transcript
When William Shakespeare was appointed
| postmaster at Kalamazoo the other day old
lgnattus Donnelly teegraphed to the President:
Hold on. Some mistake about this. l think
| that can prove that Bacon ia entitled to the
ofhce."-N. Y. World
Bob ELAN, a Baker county coon hunter,
gives US the following recipe for cooking a coon:
rust Ketch de cooh, den skin him, den parbile
him, take him off and put him on agin and
! bring him down to small moist, and souz a
| few pods er red pepper and salt in his karkess,
and cat him right out OBJ de ubun."-Leary
| (Ga) Courier.
"Have you any kids?" inquired o young lady
Of the new clerk in a glove store "Not vet
SAID the clerk, with blush; II haven't been
| dent.
| "What becomes of men who deceive their
| feiow-men?" asked a Sunday-school teacher of
| her class. "They lose the confidence of good
people" was the prompt answer. Every we'll,
! indeed. Now, what becomes of the women
VINO 40 the same thtns?' The question stumped
the class for minute, and then little girl
p1ped out; "Ihey usually catches the man for q
husband, mum."-Cin. Merchant Traveller.
"Ah, me!' cried the maiden in dismay.
| As she dropped the pen from her fingers taper;
| u cannot write to my love to-day
For1 haven't sheet of scarlet p stt,En ,,,,.
"What IS life and no lovinge" She tenderly sighed
| As her head on his shoulder she laid.
As be thought an Of hs SoaFd biz replied
! Boston Gazette
The redness of the skies at sunset is a puzzle
TO astronomers, who cannot explain 1t. It is
simple enough. Some of the old fellows, who
have departed this life and gone beyond, are SC
tickled with heaven that they are just painting
the SKY red.-New Orleans Picay,sae.