Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-20
THOUGHTLESS.

| Stuck to his colors-Ths painter who
| thoughtlessly sat down on freshly decorated
| stoop.-New York Journal.
The eternal fitness of things is evidently
| disregarded when people drink spring water
/ in the fall.-Boston Gazette.
Amelia Rives needs to put little more
chopped ice in her stories to adapt them
| for general family use.-SomerVille Journal.
Women generally don't know much about
politics, it is true, but that doesn't argue any
| lack of wisdom. They know enough to keep
out Of them.-Somervtlle Journal.
It is asserted that frequent applicationg of
watermelon Juice will remove freckles. We
| are not told if 1t will answer to make the
application NATURALIZATION Post.
"And how do you stand on the tariff, Mr..
CornbrakeY' asked the schoolmaster; care
ropodist. ''no, I'm feet raider" Dies.)-
Yankee Blade.
Bobby-"I heard you say, pa, that talk ts
| cheap. Why is it cheapF' Father-fBecause
| like everything else, my son, its price is gov
| erned by the laws of supply and demand. y
New York Sun.
Tramp lat Union Square)-"Couldn't you
| spare me dime, sira I've walked all the
| way from California" Actor (sympatheti-
| cally)EttWhat company did you go out
| withf'-The Cartoon.
Sheriff Ito condemned man)-tWe are all
ready, my poor fellow. Have you anything
/ to say before we GO outa" Condemned man
I-"N-no, nothing special; bat I've eaten
| better breakfasts than had this morning" ]"
New York Sun.
| What is Life Without Lovea-Magistrate-
s'Msdann, your husband charges you with as
| sault." Madam-"Yes, your honor, I asked
him if he would ever cease to love me. and he
| was SO slow in answering that hit him with
q mop. I'm only woman, gour honor
\ (tears), and q woman's life without love is q
mere blight. Life.
Gentleman-ssWhas will you whitewash
my barn for, Uncle Rastus." Uncle Rastus
! (6guring} }-Lemme see, two an three are six
and fo' and fo' are sebben. Dat job, Mistah
Smif, will cost yo' fo'ty dollars" Gentleman
I-eThat's too much" Uncle Rastus-"Dat's
wat it fggers, sah: yo' kant go back on fig
| gers. lost money on er job wunce kase I
| didn't fgger on de COST New York Sun.
| 1t was getting late when the girl said
| shyly, "You look worried about something,
1 Mr.. Harkinton." ST am," he replied. "I
have in my pocket $50, 900 package of gov
| eminent bonds which foolish1y forgot to
| deposit to-day, and-and aside from that T.
love you SO devotedly Miss Schermerhorn.
| am afraid to learn my fate.n GAS for the
bonds, Mr.. Harkinton," !" replied the girl, with
a business air, t'papa has safe In the house;
| and regarding the-the other matter, why
why, think so many of us are apt to bor-
/ row trouble, Mr. Harkinton. New York
| Sun.
| A seedy-looking man came into the Office
| of one of the largest soap manufacturers in
Philadelphia the other day and said: "Mr.
/ Dreydoppel, I'm needy man and would
| like twenty-five cents" "Well, now," re-
4 marked the man addressed, ''I consider that
cool. You might have Jared better if you
had asked for few pennies" With q look
| of real indignation and voice almost angry
the applicant said: "Now, see here, Mr.
4 Dreydoppel, yoR know your business and I
| know mine, but il you think you can give
| me any points on begging just start out and
try it." Mr.. Dreydoppel handed over the
quarter. Philadelphia Times.