Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-08
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!aohe1s.-boSton Courier.
"THEY speak of the valro y,
said Jones; "but can a man r,
rant and unable to read find Nv
Interesting in a book?" "Oh,''
piled Smith, "in certain bool,a )
kind of books?" ON a pocEog,
instance. "-Boston Coqtrier
WARRANTED to last.-"Do,..
slider it rather remarkable ~
DIR. snaggs breaches now with
frequency as he did forty vo..'
ooh, l don't know. I don't 4
mans frequency is apt to veo,
soon as some other parts of b;s
ism"
AT the recent presiding elder
vention in New York, q mcnb,
rated a tale of two boys in his A
A donkey was passing by. Said
another, do you know what I'D
"Why, yes" he answered. m
donkey. l have seen lots of Il
the theological gardens.
4 MATHEMATICAL calcu)atior
shown that if the muscles Of
were relatively as strong as thosl
flea, he could throw q book aro,
miles. -Richmond ,Stete. Bn
wouldn't hurt the book agent
great extent, as he would VERY
fall on his traditional check
SJtings.
1T ENDED THE WALL,
Inst night, as he lay in all uptown fla
His sleep was disturbed bya MALTESE
Who, with buck erect, and warlio ,oil
Made night hideous with his feline va
He sprang from his couch in hot dsrn
Silence that racket he would and mnst
A beer bottle he on the wash.stanl spi
Which at the cats devoted heal he bio
He took an aim both good and true.
And the bottle into Il thousand iraqma1
Il note cut short and q sudden aich.
Ended that cat wall for the night,
-Nc1u York JoWual
Glow do you find business /
Territory ?" asked an Eastern
a friend whom he met on tho|
"Prettv fair, but we need more NJ
spectators to make it boom" d
so?" "Yes, we want more of cd
come out and invest. Now, II
stance, I've got piece of land NJ
and have been ready for two
to plant a gold mine. or silver d
or an oil we'll, or anything else tl,|
sion seemed to require, and not !
ulator has shown up. 1 tell I'd
discouraging for an honest youn
A few OF these wealthy New Y
would make a better feelingin ii
circles. "-Estellinc Bell.
THE SOUND SHE HEARD.
They sat together on the steps.
The night was calm and fair
And smiling Luna flung her lish
Upon the loving pair.
Oh, happy hourl One rounded az
About his neck was placed.
he held one tiny hand in hi',
One arm was round her wais.
And there beneath the smiling IN
Half bashful and half bold,
While blushngly the maiden hes1
The tale Of love he told.
But while he spoke in accents oa,
Tho maid withdrew her ann
And started, and the lover cried
Whu. causes your alarm?
Is some one coming2 speak, my
Your papa. darling, tell?
The maiden said, I thought hea1
The ice cream peddler's bell.
Boston Courier.
ROBBIE was brought up to /
profound reverence for the Fat
his Country, and to think that mo-
hero quite compared with 9
Washington. The other day his bl
was talking about his shoes
Georges buttons are all coming
shoes, mamma" he SAID
/ haven't lost one off mine for VT
"The reason is" remarked his mi
proudly, "that your mother seTea
on herself. [ have come to the G
sion that no human being unders'
or ever understood the art Oh
ting on shoe buttons but your mO
Little 6-year-old was listening, an'
he asked reproachfully, "No'
George Washington, mammal
per's Bazaar.
COTTON IS NO LOSGEN NV