The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-12-02
BItIC-A.BRAC.
TO A STOCKING.

Those symphonies in black,
Brave in their silken skccn,
The graceful sable hose,
With CrcaselesS fit and cloCEinm.
They're doomed, alas! alack!
The flying skirt / wccn
No longer will disclose
The dainty black silk stocking.
Uncivil service is the kind we yct from
the majority of servant girls.
II silence be golden, dumb people ouuht
to grow rich,
man is called confirmed liar when
nolhlng that he says is confirmed.
nv, ierhapS you never knew that cornstnl[
Ihey can car, though.
1hc clock makes no progress in its cn,s
less march. 1t simply marks time.
Swine are not treated fairly Thrv oro
huhg llrSt ana tried afterwards.
New York has n genuine East Indian
buddhist, who talks sublime nonsense
Motto that Russia would roin ,yr;oh,
across the map of Europc-"Bcar and fnr.
bear" CLAN ioi
a Columbia girl who is a great taIkcr
says 1t is better to he engaged in converse
ton than not at all
An exchange asks: "Will the comi,o
woman work?' That will DEPEND uno9
now lazy her husband is.
why is the author the uuccrcst of ami
| mails? because his tale comes out of his
| head. ''''
~ 1901 and his gun are soon parted. Is
| pCclally when the former blows down thr
muzzlc OF the latter to sec if it is loaded.
The Roman Empire declined and fell
IN this respect it differs from Il man. IF
he declines he won't fall.
| The modern politicians creed is said hy
one who knows the tribe, TO be without
memory and without heart.
II any body thinks colds are not prcyo
lent let HIM go to Il crowded church and
listen TO the catarrhal chorus.
! Alter much research and inyrs;i"olinu
we arc convinced that boardinr hnusr
chickens arc hatchcds from hard boiled
eggs. v
a thoroughbred Boston Girl never call.
1t Il "crazy quilt She ALWAYS snrois or
thaI insane article rs IA non conu0s mcn,is
| covering"
nNclthcr borrower nor Il lender he
| tor loan oft loses both itself and frirnI.
Ana borrowing dulls the edge of husband.
| ry.' ''''''
Ihc Macon Telegraph says that Oscar
Wide is letting his hair grow. We DOM
know how the poor fellow can helm il srn.
ing he isn't baldheatlcd
The Inherent and unconscious con>rrv.-
tlsm there is in almost all classes of our
people IS very much greater than the rcssi
mlSts and closet philosophers imagine.
PhySiclan-l on are to take this miyturc
alter meals. Poor patient - But its vcry
seldom that TcI Il meal dcctor phvsi
cian-ln that case, take it before meals
1t is said lngrrsoll will help the anarcl-
ISIS. llow will he do it? Not with hi.
voice. That was ruined in dcfcndiur Stu
route thieves and asSailing Christianity.
Another Frcnchman recently undcrtool,
to whip Paris editor The editorial sriS
sorS ana paste pot arc performing their
usual duties while the doctor is laliinm caro-
Of the other fellow.
Mr.: George has been dubbed Il little daisy
by his enthusiastic friends. lie will re-.
member the flowers Of the field are sym.
bolical of the shortncsS Of human great
ness
Wifc-"I guess will get your fall over.
coat and sec if its all right. l., il hanriIr,g
up?' llusband-"Ies, it's hanging up--.
but it ain't all right, for havc I0.; IT,.
ticket"
y Virginia farmer who offered a dec.
robin for sale in Washington was arrc.>r,,
Served him right. But if it be Il crime lu
XIII cock robin, arc not The women vine
wear his wings upon their bonnet, at.,.,...
sorcs after the fact!
a man III New Jersey has hctn chrk(,;
, to death by Il cclluloid collar. A cclluioiJ
} corset recently effected the death of :.
woman i'll New York city, Those who
wear this combination Of gun cotton and
: camphor Go it at their own peril.