The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-03-04

A certain young couple OF our town
were looking cautiously over the pages
of q bymn-book the other evening.
when tho young man paused for mo-
mont and pointed ut hymn entitled
''Wheu shall We embraccg" Presont-
y tho young lady, in answer to this
question, turned TO the old familiar
hymn, ''In the Sweet By-and-by." We
suppose there will be u match soon. -
tCrt Gains { Gd.) AdcertiScr.
Attorney-"So, madam, you want
mo 20 commence y breach-of-proniise
suit against Mr.. Slider. Well, give
me some OF the particulars. What
county do you wish the action brought
inp" Ancient maidcn-''Well, you
see. that's the trouble. The darn fool
proposed to me on railroad-train.
lust as we were sliding over the county
| line, so / don't know what county IT
was - Chicago RlBa6lcr.
A French gamekeeper lately stopped
a sportsman in the enyirons of Nantes.
| The latter was about TO enter q small
wood when the keeper came up and
said, Monsieur, you cannot shoot
there; this wood is reserved. 30, 1t
is all right. returned the sportsman.
Il have the proprietor's verbal per-
mission to shoot here" On which the
local custodian replied: Then must
trouble you TO show it, please.
The intelligent compositor came
across the words Cricket on the
Hearth" With his usual perception.
lie saw that "cricket on the heart"
1 In
thought, lit is impossible to play
cricket on hearth; evidently it should
be heath; cricket on the heath means
something" He made the emenda-
ton. and another gray hair was added
to the editors whitening head-BoSton
Transcript.
Uncle Rastus--''Tse willin' ter
knowledge dat / stole de ham, sab,
but dar am extenuaratin' sahcum-
stances kernected wild dc case, sab. 1
was 'toXicated, sab, an didn't know
nuffen what was bout
Mr.. NJ don't believe you were
intoxicated, Uncle Rastus.
Uncle Rastus-"Deed j was; | kin
prove it. If hadn't been drunk dat
night, yo' honah. I'd totcd off moan
one ham. Life.
Capt. Smith of Valdosta tells a good
Joke on himself which he says happen
cd at a Nashville (Ga.) court last
week. A negro was being tried for
murder, and, being unable to employ
counsel, 1.-THE court appointed Capt
Smith to defend him. They had gone
into the case and had proceeded good
WAYS. Capt. Smith using his best legal
skill for the poor fellow, when the ne
gro turned to him and said: Locke
here, boss. amt dey gwine 10 give Us
lawyer? "- Macon (Ga.) Telegram.
| A good brother of u country congre-
CATION, who had just returned from q
trip lover the ocean, was asked by
his pastor if he had pleasant voyage
home, 10 which he responded: wv aal,
s'po,e | had what You might call an
improvin' experience. Struck = hurri-
cane three DAYS out All the women
were on their knees in the saloon
prayin', an' all the men in the smokin'
room were cussin. Atween the two,
hain't heard so much scriptooral Ian.
guage sence tended church last here
10 hum. - Commercial Bulletin.
And these bellies have their griefs
too. | heard one tell hers TO friend.
''You are looking quite sad to-day
do declare said sympathizer
what in goodness name is the mat
ter?'
80, I've had to give up my pug, and
it almost breaks my heart was the
reply. IL kept him beyond the fash
ion, | was so awfully fond OF him. but
one can't quite be left away behind the
styles, You know, and | had to d Is
place him with \ spaniel. l have hin
icnderly cared for, or course, and he i
be happy enough for life. but tina
doesn' assuagc my own grief o, thi
frequent changing of ones dog Il
enough to crush sensitive nature. y
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