Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-15
SERIOUS.

"Yes,' said Mrs. Spriggins, when she read the menu of 8 recent fashionable dinner, 'sthe man who got up that there feast must have been an epicae!"-Life.
 "The tendency to do wrong increases towards night" says well known clergy man. think this is very likely to be true for when Adam ate the forbidden fruit it was near Eve.-Boston Times.
 'fWhy do we fire cannon and express our joy over Washington's birthday, and not ov- CT mine?' asked an Austin school teacher. Because Washington is dead and you ain't' was the irreverent reply.-Texas Siftings.
 Plunged in gulf of dark despair" was the cheering tune which greeted the ears of newly married couple as they were leaving the altar recently in an out of town church The organist was probably a married man, Boston Globe.
 Her head was pillowed on his breast and looking up in A shy way she said: stDo you know, dear George, that" "You mean dear James, think, he interrupted, smiling fondly at her mistake. "Why, yes, to be sure. How stupid I aml I was thinking this is Wednesday evening. ."-New York Sun.
 by that black eyea Were you fighting, eha'' Murphy-'Well, indade, I won't decaive your riverence. Mick O'F1aherty and my self had little difference; but sure, if yer riverence only had seen Mick's eye, now, throth you'd say there was nothin' wrong with mine at all, at all."-Judge.
 A Kentuckian called on the president the other day, with view to obtaining an offices "Well sir,'' said the president, who was busy, what will you have?" The Kentuckian's anxiety in behalf of his object and the rath- CT abrupt manner ot the president confused him somewhat and he stammered out M-make it the s-same as be-before. ."-New York Times.
 s'Gus De Smith is very angry at you. He says you insulted him at the railroad station the other day." remarked Hostetter McGin- his to Gilhooly. "Yes, and I'll insult him worse still if I can lay my hands on him. The miserable scoundrel saw me going off with my mother-in-law on one arm and my wife on the other and he asked me if wasn't going on pleasure trip. .'-Texas Sift ings.
 The venerable president of the New York Senate, Mr Mccarthy took his little grand son to the capitol one day. The little fellow was surprised to hear 8 clergyman say 8 prayer in the Senate chamber. "I did not know you worked in church, papa" said the child 'sIt is not a church, :" said the presi- dent. ''The minister comes and prays so that we shall be started right" The child reflected. Possibly he had heard at home or elsewhere some criticisms upon sinatorial behavior At all events he presently said ssBut some of lem don't be started right, do theys"
 Some of the Democrats who voted against Cleveland. and worked necessarily during the campaign on the Republican side, are said to be the most persistent applicants for office Their line of reasoning is very much like that of the seedy Austin darkey, who walked up as bold as cage full of hyenas, and said to the successful candidate: "Boss, I want yer ter lend me forty dollars for ser vices rendsxed you durin' de eleckshun.' y tBut you worked and voted for the other ticket" s'Dat's jest hit, boss. I'se so un- popular dat eff had worked fer your side yer would have been beaten two to one A pos office will suit me, boss. ."-Texas Sift- ings.