News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1888-04-19
ENTHUSIASM EXPLAINED,

ENTHUSIASM EXPLAINED.
A lady who had Sunday school in
Allegheny tells me that q few Sundays
ago she noticed that one of the youngest
boys among her scholars took part very
heartily in singing the hymn with the
refrain OF Gathering in the Sheaves. +"
She happened to approach this young
vocalist during the singing of the hymn
and was surprised to hear the words of
the refrain as sung by him altered to
! Gathering in the Shees.' The change
was unmistakable, so at the end of the
hymn the teacher called the little boy
to her and asked him to repeat the words
of the hymn. Sure enough, when he
reached the chorus he said, Gathering
! in the Shees.'
,"What doyou mean by that, Tommy
asked the teacher
bringing iii the girls, OF course!'
was Tommy's instant reply.-Pttts6~g
| Dispatch.
PRIZE CIGARS.
Featherly Ito Dumley, who has just
given cigar to him)-Why do you
| puff call this the puff ''prize" cigar,
Dumley2
Dumley-I understand that is the
name OF the Dranu.
Featherly-I thought it might be
(puff) because they are puff so hard to
draw.-Harpsr's Bazar.
COURT ITEM.
Hugo Stanley "a young Waco dude
who is very attentive to the fair sex in
ular, who detests him)-Is Miss Hum
mel in?
Servant-Yes, Hugo, she's in.
Hugo-Perhaps you had better tell
her who it is.
servant-No; if I do that she will say
that she is not in.-Ierds SJtings.
THE GROWTH OF INTIMACY.
Grace, aged five, had noticed that
mamma said "Will' when addressing
papaT and that the hired girl said "Mr.
c." Thinking this formality had
continued long enough. she cried out
one day: "Katie, how long will you have
to know papa before you can call him
Will2"
FAMILY PRIDE.
Grocer-You say that your wife, Uncle
Rastus, supports the family by taking
in washing2
Uncle Rastus-Yes, sab.
Grocer-Well, don't you feel little
bit ashamed at times?
Uncle Rastus- Shamed? No, sab !;
dere's nothint degradin bout takin' in
washin'. Ise proud OBJ de ole 'ooman.
NECESSARY FOUNDATION.
Eastern Man-That's your house. eh 2
My gracious What does this mean 2
1t stands on wheels.
Western Man-You wouldn't have the
wheels on the roof, would you9
"But wheels Wheels, sir ! What
are they for2''
"Why, to keep out of the way of new
business blocks, of course. Where'd
you come from anyhow"
ONE BRIEF YEAR.
She-My darling, it seems such a little
while since we entered this house to be-
gin life together. The glad springtime
| had just begun, the air was vocal with
birds and fragrant with flowers; yet,
just think, it's almost year.
He-TLat's SO. Ireceived a notice from
the landlord this morning that if want
ed to stay in this house I'd better come
around and renew the lease. He's going
to raise the rent on me, too. Yes, it's
nearly year. Omaha World.
FIRM GOODS.
'tDid understand you to say, Mrs
Hendricks, " inquired Dumley, who was
trying to carve the duck, "that this is a
canvas-b back 2"
Yes" returned the landlady.
"Why? 2"
81 was only going to remark that
there is nothing of the shoddy about the
material.
THE CoBwEB.
"No, James," said young wife, 'I
don't like that house we looked at. Why,
there isn't cobweb in the whole pan
try"
"What do you want cobweb in the
pantry for?" asked her husband.
"Why, to hang the spiders on, to be
sure"
Young Woman-I think journalism is
q grand calling, Mr.. Verbose. Are you
the editor of the paper?
Young Man-N-no, not exactly. I'm
writer on space.
Young Woman with fine enthusiasm)
I'm space! L can imagine 1t must be
very ennobling to the mind, Mr.. Yer
bose, to know all about astronomy.
a LOVING FAMILY.
Yes" said the principal of the young
ladies' seminary to the proud parent,
you ought to be very happy, my dear,
sir, to be the father of so large family,
all the members of which appear to be
so devoted to one another"
Large family! Devoted ?" gasped
the old gentleman in amazemeEt.
"What on earth do you mean, ma'am ?"
why, yes, indeed" said the princi-
pal, beaming through her glasses; ''no
less than eleven of Gussies brothers
have been here this winter to take her
out sleigh riding, and she tells me she
expects the tall one with the blue eyes
again tomorrow. ."-Puck.