The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1886-12-24
WIT AND HUMOR

"A man OF HiDciple-the bsrt,.
4 "A joint canvas-that which
a ham. 0''sfs
] Forced politeness-Bowfro..-
. cumstances. c.T-
THERE'S many slip 'twi1t the ,,r
and the saucer. cup
A shining example to i76o1s,.
. the boot black. .gs
The old chaps who wore srn,r
the first mail carriers.
-Physic beats faith. cure. becsu-.
has the inside track, II
"A cry for quarter-tbat rs;..s
the sleepin-carg porter. y
"A recent comic song is entuass.
-because it comes in bars.
-"Some men arc born great,
5utl tlgracious ! how some Of tr.u
shrink 10
"A restaurant keeper can mats4-.,
ends meet by serving caIrs head ana IN
tail soup --- oA-
An Indian idol has been s-sco-,-,
IN the west. 1t is a petrfGed. -
bottle with tie eUrk,out. '--sA7
The Roman Empira--sscl.-.s
fell. 10 this respectit differs fr,-- .',-'
If be declines, he wont faI. '-
When Brow gets his SALARY no .-.-
what he owes his laud-lady 20 one -
He has christeDed it his board ufrz
1t is in pocket-pickfng sb7r, ..-
same as ir every thing. ers- ne --s
never succeeds uDtit he getsh.sH
Il. said that every dog b.zts.5-
IN. ims cs"nos lee SD. f1rs -ys-r.rs
knows there ara more Oh en- aa- 49,
she World.
"A young lsdy in ILLINOIS fs r--,
SIuI hose. bu5 recently she go. .-----
mad because a. ia af c4g.,.s l-r~. ......--5
shor5.
1t is reported that Wrrrfnz learned
TO 0s a.rTophet by guessing Ehs. r.-
wife would say when DE came a.--
late at night.
A New Yorker shot his v--r. r..
The ballet bit nothing but her star-H.f-
She had so much Of it on thashecrrr7-,t
tell which was switch.
A Pi,tsburger has taken ont q r-.s-.
Ioa machine 10 crimn fnu- bsvs-
That's al right Why shoul5r,- .ra
Hour. bag wtarcrimps 50 IonE as The a---
barrel has hoops.
Ugh it's cod this na-r+-g q,
said Sniggs 20 :Higgs. Il saw ice 5-s
sidewalk as I came downtown. -r-
deed" ss.d Higgs, was lt paid f--.,,
Tableau. -
= Mrs Greene Timothy. what Hzvz
you done with the letter that was rr.--
on the bureau2" Timothy-~I put #
IN the,s sletler- box. nam. NT-, D.
''Oh . provoking Didn't yog SEE there
was no address on the eurs51-.~
Timothy-"Yes, nam: but Z lforrr-
yeT didn't want nobody to kaaR vH5
you was writin' to-"
-Magistr5te-.'Tha Young woman
says that your con iuued staring ~ Hzr
annoyed her excessively. Prisoner
4 never intention. II, auuoy-a "a woman
in my life your honor" N--.s-aa-
Then " hy did you stare at her ST.. Dep
sistently2' Prisoner ~B-c.re. .-. is
pretty, and L coul ldG't hs'n I.- Young
Woman-"Let him 90, judge.
At an informal zuuper-eassb
might have taken plsc Oh April but
was not-given by Madame n. to her
husband, she proposed for them O. pleas
iEg surprise. One of the guests
was well known enicure. and ST. r..
especially desired his wife 90 have some
thing quite new 60 sffsr him. AS The
various courses were removed they were
at 'engthireplsced by one dish. mage
uihicent silver cover. which the servant
placed before the guest of homer Lift
ing The top with "A graceful air cT arrrs-
c5stlve expectancy. the bon vtrsns was
greeted by beautiful parrot which r-t-
fled its feathers as i5 said .r-..Ig.
Have s5ma?'' It IS quite needless 30
say that the tid bill was declined. aud
tie charming jest made MADAME X. frr
O. season socially famous.