The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-12-30
PITH AND POINT,

A new book is entitled THE Key
hole Country" 1t is undoubtedly full
of conversations accidentally over
heard.
-She-I think any man ought to ba
able 10 support a woman. He-WeH'
[ don't know about that; some women
are insupportable, you know VASE
iRgton Gl0be. ,
-"Onc Hundred Years is the title
OF a new Thanksgiving poem. 1t Is a
terribly long sentence, but after reah-
ing the poem we are convinced that the
poet deserved it.-BurdeHe.
Some fireman. somewhere, evident
IL smittcu with somebody, gave the fol-
lowing toast: Cupid and his torch, the
ONLY incendiarv that can kindle flame
which the engines can not qucnch
-Gus-Havc you put the important
question to old MoneybagS' daughter,
Jack? Jack-No. ] hear there is
prior attachment there. Gus-You
don't say so? Jack-Ycs, the sheriff
has attached every thing the old man
owns.-N Y. SIM.
Professor Ito student>) Pray, 90
on smoking. it doesn't annoy me in the
least: on the contrary. like to see 9th
cr> enjoy it, 1t is the same with to-
bacco A. with hay; | don't eat any my
Hclf. but am delighted to watch others
cniuving it.-N Y Telegram.
Servant to woman at the door)-
The mistress was taken very i'll last
nioht ana cant see anyone. Them
my orders. Woman-1es. Will you
please say tha: Miss S, the dressmaker.
is at the door? Servant CATER brief
rhecncc)-You are to walk up stars,
mum. " /. HtraH.
If he had II mind
The dude he wG4ild go accounting,
Then said his MAJ" hla klnu'
YOU must not 90. an ne AAs"ele@
III go If have mind.
The mother smiled sercnely,
Then said. in accents low,
''if that i the case. my darling,
1Ou certainly will not go.
We'll" said the pcrscvcring gov
ernc,s, Il will put II in another shape:
If it takes one servant nine hours to DO
the entire homework Of family, now
LONG will il take three servants t" do
it?" Little Ncll-Oh, | can answer
th1tI heard mamma speak of it this
| very morning Tcacher-W ell. how
long will it take them? Little Nellie
/ Three times a. long.-N Y. Grdphtc.
Mr.. Ninks-I met IN old school.
mate to-day for the first time in forty
/ wears and we had Il grand talk about
! old times. Mrs. Minks-lt was man,
! suppose. 20. YES. and as long. as
I've lived | never saw such a perfect
rxamplc Of cOntentmcnt and earthly
i ba,,ninp.s a. no is Did he marry
any one | know" NO, he never mar
! ried. "-Omahu UOrld.
-Baglev who has just been intro
| ducrd Colonel Trump, of the Hog
| town HowICr? Happy to meet you. My
| wife sent several poems to the HOWteT
! in earlier wears. They never appeared.
/ I believe. Colonel Trump-Possibly
not. You see. am compelled to send
back or destroy interesting matter
/ every dav; receive SO much. Bagley
Indeed, Why don't You put some OF
J it in the HoUler occasionally?-Phttd-
/ delphin cut.
-Swcetly explaincd.-'I wish | was
star" he said smiling at his own po-
! ctic fancy. Il would rather You were
comet" She said, drcamily his
! heart beat tmultuously. And why?'
/ he asked tcndcTly. at the same time
| taking her unrcsistin@ little hands IN
his own. "And why?' he repeated I'M
pcriously. oh she said, with "a
| irnoding earnestness that fell upon his
soul like bare feet on cold oil-cloth,
.hrca1lsc then YOU would come round
only once.cvcry fifteen hundred years.
| ~ J. Lcdger.