The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1888-02-03
LIGHT AND ! r

LIGHT AND AlRN.
Her One Request.
Priscilla Janc Matilda Jones
Walked in the avenoo,
Ehc wore q Scottish shaggy dog,
And a costumoof dark blue.
Up to her stepped a burgaleer,
Skin Larry was his name, nj
Fork over them Gro rings, - Gays lie.
For that's my little game"
Priscilla tremblcd DER with fear;
The man he snclt of grog;
'Oh, take, " she said, ''niy purse and GU.
But spare. oh, spare my dog"
New York Morning Journal.
Never Had Been There.
Brown Where have you been lately,
Robinson2 I haven't seen you for two
months.
Robinson (carelessly)-Oh, of on q litt'c
trip-London and Paris and that sort Of
thing, you know. Paris is a fine place, Brown.
Have you ever been there?
Brown-No; w been in Louisville and
Lexington and Paducah, but I was never in
Paris.-New York Sun.
Friendly Amenities.
Miss Clara-I think young Mr.. Waldo IS 50
original, and SO pleasant, too. Ho paid ms
some very pretty compliments.
Miss Ethel-Did he, indeeds Why, he must
be original.-New York Sun.
~.. ~#~@M Force of Habit. w~" "@"
S.lenced the din Of the busy day,
Only the night winds signing
Fell on the ear Of the comrade near
The street car driver dying.
Slowly the eyes of the dying nan
Parted-he gasped, he started
The comrade bent with ear intent
Der the lips that speech had parted.
An angel had beckoned the dying man
Down by the stream SO shady,
And this was the word that comrade heard,
1.-THE other crossing. lady"
Cause and Effect.
First Omaha Youth-What's the matter;
Second Omaha Youth-No; I've resigned.
"What forY'
"Nearly worked to death. The store was
always crammed full of customers, and it
just kept me on the jump all day. Couldn't
stand it,"
but what are you going to do nowW
~ shall try to get a place in some store
that don't advertise. Omaha World.
Bridget's Philosophy.
Bridget-Enjoy Shape, is it, How could !.
I'd like yez to tell me. The mint I lay down
I'm aslape, an the mint I'm awake | have to
git up. Where's the time for enjoyin' it to
come in2-Philadelphia Call. "m
A Sweet Picture.
In these December nights true love is born,
Conceive q sweeter picture il you can;
Fair Chloe at the frestde pops the corn
And Stephen pops the question, like q man.
Boston Courier.
Glorious Possibilities Ahead.
De Lesseps-Yes, we are still working on
the Panama canal and have got hopes. By
the way, you have the advantage of me.
American Tourist-My name is Kecly.
"Ah9 The Keely who is inventing a new
motorF'
1.-THE same"
"How fortunate we have met. When my
canal is completed I will use your motors to
run our towboats. Omaha World. 0.
A Kind They Didn't Have.
"You have all kinds Of rings, I SUPPOSED"
observed McCorkle to q jeweler.
eyes, SIR was the reply. "What kind
shall I show you-diamond, ruby, AMETHYST"
mo; you may let me examine a good well
kin ring, please" Philadelphia Times.
A Vivid Description.
The woman was old, decrepit and gray,
As she trudged through the snow and the sleet:
So wore on her face a sad, sad smile,
And her shoes were filled with feet.
Would Give Her Confidence.
Mrs. Menage-Now that you are SO soon to
be married and go to housekeeping, France
line, I would suggest that you go into the
kitchen for q few hours every day.
Franceline-Why, mamma, I am sure that
Charley never asked me to be his wife to get
his dinner.
Mrs. M.-But, my dear, to know the names
of things in a kitchen will give you so much
confidence in your ability to scold your SER
wants. ."m M- "m
Truth in q Nut Shell. ~
All heirs are interesting, but tho most in
teresting is the million heir.-New Haven
News.
n0ACyON days.
When softly fall the feathery flakes
And hide the witherel grasses,
The time has come for buckwheat cakes
And New Orleans molasses.
Boston Courier.
Fortunate Escape of Two Hearts.
Some people were talking about a young
married couple who recently solved the prob
lem of ~unhappiness by a divorce. "How for
A,-nAo k1DA klno~, $40 rr:- Il - rn,,Ho,1ol -, -
club cynic.
'How soy' replied a lady.
"Why, if they had not and had married
separately they might have made four pep
pie unhappy instead Of two."-Philadelphia
Press.
The Theatre Hat.
The season dramatic returns to engage
Our minds with its joys and oil that,
And likewise is with us, to shut out the stage
The girl with the four story hat.
Boston Budget.
An Unusual Occasion.
Omaha Wife-What under the sun are you
doing?
Husband-Trying to tic this string around
my finger.
"Why, I did not ask you to do Any
GRAND"
mo. This string is to remind NE that I
have nothing to remember today'.-Omaha
World.
Out of Place.
Oh, o man may gain q deafness renown,
And oil fame that the world can give,
But il caught in q woman's dry goods crowd
He feels too mean to live. Yankee Blade.
Evidently q Crank.
Young Mar getting off street car)-Here
is my fare, conductor; you forgot to ask me
for it,"
Passenger-Who is that young nan Who
just got off, conductor!
Conductor-I never saw him before some
crank, I guess. 1t takes all sorts of people,
cir, to make up the world.-The Epoch.
Story and Moral.
Man. aS9.