The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-22
WIT AsD PLEAsANrRY,

WIT AND PLHasANrRY.
"Man IS an extraordinary being" says
Professor Tellald IN Progress. Yes, bat
look at woman.-Somerville Journal.
He tried to kiss me and just told hina to
behave" said an irate young lady after
sleigh ride last night "WelI, did he kiss
your" asked her friend. "No, the idiot, he
BEHAVED"
DR.. Lawson TAFT has discovered that the
hearir CT women is more acute than tina.
Of men. Husbands attem ping to go up
stairs without making any noise found that
out long before DR.. TAFT did.
THAT srtic!s you had in last weeks paper
ives the funniest thing | ever read" said
lady to an editor. 1T would make dog
laugh. / thought my husband would split
bis sides. "-ArkessW Traveller.
A Baptist minister was once asked how it
was that he consented to the marriage of
his daughter to 8 Presbyterian. "Well, my
dear friend" he replied, "as far as | have
been able to discover, Cupid never studied
theology"
"You ought to come and see us every even.
ing, Mr.. TTo!ter.n why, Johnny?' "Be-
you go away. You ought never 10 miss an
evening" They missed Trotter for the rest
OF that evening. -Texas SiftiDgs.
Mrs. Minks-Oh, yes; you can talk about
single blessedness bat, all the same, stats.
tics prove that mere bachelors than nc arried
men commit suicide. Mr. Oldbsch-Yes;
that is true. rob, you admit 1t yourielf,
then. Now. please explain why they COM
nit suicide" They ale driven insane by
other peoples babies
An assembly of Frenchwomen recently
attempted to answer the question, When
does woman begin to grow old?" with
the first gray hair" when she ceases to
inspire love- were among the answers. The
decision was left to q white haired matron of
seventy who ssid, What do know ab Jut
it, You must ask an older woman to answer
such question:
An ambitious doctor was complaining
about the ingratitude OF the public toward
his profession. He said, bitterly: IS :ates-
men, generals, artists, and scientists all get
who ever heard of a doctor having moau-
mentF' why, doctor, don't you count
those monuments out 10 the churchyatd?
Don't they mean anything"
A New Use for Bald Heads.
spa, why do they always have those bald
headed gentlemen in the front rows. at the
thester?''
ooh, they use the top OF their head for re.
Electors to throw the light on the stage"
Then they must be Lght-headed. too,
aren't they2'
"Yes, my son, as rule, they are"
He Loved Her.
[Grsphic
"Do you love me. desrtst?i she asked of
her cTusty old husband.
Did you pay those bills yesterday"
"Yes, but do you"
'Is there anything you want particularly
TO day?'
NO, but do yon love me, dsarest2"
well, guess l do" he then cautiously
cd hn fy1 Il,y rNl0 Acr
oyer the pocket where he carried his money.
Why 1t is Called ''Prosrsssive."
lChicago Ledger
Playing euchre with woman:
Whose play is it?''
who took that trick?'
whats trumps?'
"Wbat was iedP'
Whose ace is that2"
IBID | take that?n
Whats trumps?"
t1s it my play ?'
"That's the left bower, AMT it2"
SIS that mine?'
"Ain't you got q olub?'
whats trumps?
"Did they euchrs u.s."
How many did we maker"
Whose deal is it?'
Didn't Feel Lonesome while Travelling.
IChicago Herald
a pretty young woman with little girl by
her tide nearly as pretty as herself was being
entertained by q male stranger, who had
struck up an acquaintance through the us
Dal and always convenient mediumship Of
the little girl. The stranger did all the
alkiog. He was che of those men who think
they know everything, but only rarely get q
coed chance to tell is. The lady answered
only in monosy tables The little girl lis
tened patiently and demurely for time,
and then began to fdget aroand 10 her seat.
Finally, as the stranger stopped for breath,
she said
Mamma, you've found one sin'tyour
What, my dear?'
why, don't you remember what you told
papa when he said you d be lonesome OH the
cars You said you'd find some bore to talk
you to Sleep"
Mamma looked out of the window aud
the stranger suddenly thought he had better
go into the smoking car to find his friend.