Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-11-20
STRAY SIiNPEAMS.


times. Il beg pardon" said the clerk,
IN somewhat new ut this business.
Would you please repeat it,
81 have TO oniciate rs second in a
duel this morning. Int before going |
wal: 20 get Il pair of gloves. Where
shall | go?" "Wllv don't o GO to a
secondhand clothing store:"
First Tramp-Sav. Mike. d You sun
pose dat last cider we sucked ont r iat
bar'l was der real stun? Second
Tramp-Why, cert. pard: why not =?
First Tramp-Oh. nawthin'. only my
breath snnells so mucn like kerosene
I'm ateared to light my pipe.-Tid Bits.
Charley, what is a chestnut hell ?"
said his girl. "Oh. it's bel that rings
when any n tells an old story" Well
they couldn't call me a chestnut bell:
| have no ring II succeeded. and they
IRE to he married when Charley has
his salary raised.
"She did wrong to look hack, didn't
she, Bessie" "ies. mamma" And
what do you think Lot thought when
he saw his poor wife turned into n pill
lar Of salt 2" IL don't know, mamma:
| 'spcct he wo-lcred where he could
get a fresh n
First Bright Girl-There is that lIor-
rid little inks telling his one single
anec0otc to p or Mrs. Smythe. What Il
bore he is! Second Bright Girl-YeS:
he reminds me of a French apartment
house. First Bright Girl In what
way? Second Bright Girl-.A one-story
flat. Boih-Te-he.
\ wise dog in Morden, Manitoba.
slipped his collar the other day. and
when his master called refused to come.
evidently fearing punishment; but in
the night he IL urned. managed To get
the collar over his head. and in the
morning was found chained TO his ken
liel. waR1ing his tail in conscious
virtue.
"Now, children" said the teacher
Of the infant natural! history class. after
the pcculiarities OF the crab had been
discussed. lis there any other member
II the animal kingdom that possesses
the power to move rapidly back =
Yes said onr OF the most promising
scholars, " the mule kin dL it."
"Are You still going To see Miss
Brown" "No. am afraid she has
taken to gambling" "Takrn to gamb-
ling? IMPOSSIBLE" "Well | called a
couple of times and she wasn't home.
| met her brother-thc tough one and
he said to me: Say. can't YOU see my
sister wants to shake you?" | told him
| never threw dice, and | haven't been
there since"
Tho ,,dios n, =, ,t,d;sor 1o,, ,o,o
formed a brass banl. and will begin al
once TO make night hideous. All Of til
families that can. are fleeing from the
town in terror. and those who are
obliged to remain are appealing To tn,
city authorities for protection. Ii l.
said that the widest kind OF excitement
prevails, and hundreds have Joined the
church.
"T,;r,o., ,,ors,,d do,,,ro fo~ +ho
i.e." In"n. "o,.o ~ -"
4 e exclaimed. as he 10 'ked ut the bin.
Yes. sir" humllv replied the plumber.
"But the building and land together cosl
only ten thousand dollars" Exactly.
sir. but | had to take into account tl,.
natural scenery around the place.
Natural scenery is always figured in
our bills"
r,oro g go ,oa ,;.,,o o,;,,
uGn,,on IN ~ ~ n,r T"nnn
!, sn,,n ,m dr;,t p "n; u', ,,o
,in,,"' r,II ~" III, .a,',,, ~ 80
and after that lee induced the same
trusting child to lie down on the floor
Will" he should cut off her head with Il
Ratchet. Mrs. Quinn appeared Olpor-
timely, or there is no knowing what
would Ia ge happened.
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containinr mrhans NOR. tru.h than
auy other item in the PAPER. ".The
Truth was crowded ont OF this issue on
nccount of the nress of more imnort.
am matter
They are having holiness agita-
non IN interior Georgia. which Is not
always beneiicelt IN its operations. "A
dispute arose between a company of
nelghb0rs who were discussing the
scriptures. rs to whether .idam claim
to the distinction OF beng the first man
was not a false one. AS Il result of the
quarrel u OF the disp'itants was sent
TO JON Adam anu make inquiries, while
aIiW'llei "ei'' JAN. D". 'he "8iIaIioll
''h soe' vi"
A brakeman in the employ of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
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