Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-26
Saturday Smiles.

Judges should certainly wear rOoeS. III uOeSnG
seem right to be sent up for ten years by a man
who wears a three button cutaway coat and a
speckled trout waistcoat.-LVe.
Magistrate otowitness)--Do you know the nature
Of an OATH Uncle Rastus?
81 reckon does, yO' honor. IS owned balky
mule for roahteen yeah.-Sdturddy Gossip.
"No 1 don't enjoy Middlerib's society,""
"Why he's q very entertaining person.
"You may find him SO, but TACT is, we told him
all my stories and everything else, and now can
SSu sn Y, f 81 society whe1 you cant get
A liberal education is one that has cost the
boys father a great deal Of money.-New Orleans
Picdyune.
"Is that your dog, squildig?" Eyes, fine animal,
TOO. Here, Rover" Whistles for him. He doesn't
appear TO obey you very we'll" ION, that shows
he's pure breed. He's tarrier, you see."-PiHs-
burg Chronicle.
Old MIR. Sharply Cleaning over the staircase In
his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
Mabel (belOw)-s'Yes, papa
Old Mr.. Sharply-"Just tell that young gentle
man In the parlor that II he's waiting for the
morning paper he can get it quicker down town
TEXAS Sytings.
II you don't want to be robbed Of your good
name don't have 1t engraved on your umbrella.
we eat is aGulterated, but what can we do, Regi.
maid? We must trust our grocer" Mr.. Reginald
Creme ldrear1ly)-"Ah, yes, Della, very true; and
Bits.
McQuillen-"Say, Curt, you've got a splendid
arm. don't Know when saw one with a better
muscular Development Gymnasium work.
watch for three years and always wound 1t my.
self."-PhiLddelphid Call
Wife qn soied wrapper, soiled collar and Slip
pers down at heel, to husband who enters late)-
'.Ah! John, you're not bit like what you used &c
be-" Husband (glanclng at her dress)-"NeitheI
are you, my dear, neither are you."-BostOn COu.
rier.
MSS Brown-"Can't you spare me little more
money this week, Pa? That's a dear, good father =
Brown-"How much do you want, chiid?" "Oh
only enough to buy cloth for a bathing suit" "Ol
course, my dear, OF course; here Is quarter
NeU HAVEN NelOS.
.'Why, Daniel" exclaimed MIS- FOgg, 81 don't
see what you have against the buffers; they are
one OF the first families In town." 'Yes my dear
replied Fogg: ~ am aware that they are one Of
the vestry, but you'll find them one OF the las,
families when any moneys to be paid for seeing
the show."-Bosson Transcript
Friend-"Was your uncle's will satisfactory te
you, Brown"
BrOwn-"Perfectly SO; I'm lucky dog! He left
his entire fortune to an insane asylum"
Fr1end-"You mean that you are an unlucky
dog"
Brown-"No, 1 don't; the other relations are
going to contest the will and Pm to be the at.
torney."-LVe.
Only Little Time.-They were at the front gate
in the moonlight, and he had asked her to be his
heart he awaited her answer.
George" sne said In nervous whisper, ''you
must give me time-you must give me time"
SHOW long" he hOarsely asked, ga day, week, q
month, Year,"
MONO, George as she quickly scanned the
SKY, ..only until the moon gets behind cloud."-
"Well, Dolly" hiccoughed Jim Downey, down in
Warsaw, the other evening, Il have about con-
cluded to join the Improved Order OF Red Men"
Dolly looked up from her sewing and very qui
city remarked that she thought he had better
join the Improved Order OF White Men.-Boston
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