Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-23

Mother of family Visiting art gallery and
looking at Venus of Milo, to her husband)-
CHOW pretty! It is easy to see that she never
had any trouble about servants. ."-Fliegende
Blatter.
Intelligent foreigner-But why do you call
Herr Most agitator?
Courteous American-Because he always
shakes for his beer before he drinks it. See?
Brooklyn Eagle.
II Sounded Serious.-Husband-"I tell
you, my dear, 1 don't have any kind of sue
cess in business. Pm afraid have Neme-
sis.,' Wife-"Well, why don't you see doc
tor about itY'-Tid Bits.
son-'sWhat fori' Boy-s'Why, ter pay So
week to Saturday night" Hobson-''For
doing WHAT" Boy-"Why, fur waiting all
the week for it"-Life.
Mai. Smile-I think this mother-in-law
talk is all nonsense. Just see how we'll Jones
gets along with his wife's mother.
Gen. Laffter--Yes, but just look at the
bank account she has got.-Mocking Bird.
:'Mister,' he pleaded, ST have lost leg,
and !" Yes, go see. It's mighty pro-
voking to lose anything. lost a dog once
that had often tried to give away, but
| was mad about it just the same.-The Epoch.
Citizen Ito Mr.. Re d Shirt)-Well, Mr.. Red
Shirt, you Indians must have had fine time
abroads
Mr. Red Shirt (striking his breasD-Ughl
| me no Injun, me heap Anglomaniac.-Ne
| York Sun.
Young wife-Herrorsi See here, sir, your
| dog has run off with whole sponge cake
| left outside to cool.
| Tramp--Don't worry, mum. That dogs
| toupher'n he looks. He can eat anything
| Omaha World.
| 'sI say, Bobby" said Featherly, stdid you
hear your sister say if she enjoyed the exhi-
bition we gave last night?" "She was pleased
! with your part of it, Mr.. Featherly. She
told ma that you made perfect exhibition
of yourself. New York Sun.
| The value of young men.-A young lady in
| Atlanta stepped to a window to look at
| young man passing by, and just then large
| piece of plastering tell down on the chair she
1 had vacated. Had she kept her seat she
| would have been killed.-Detroit Free Press.
Miss BeaconhilI-s'So you are Harvard
man. Mr.. Go-Easy; and what class are you
| inYn Jack Go -Easy-'pm in the heavy
weight class now, Miss Beaconhill, but [
hope to get down to middle-weight next
winter if 1 train hard. "-Harvard Lampoon.
"John," said the wife, tenderly, spromise
me that if I should be taken away you will
never marry Nance Tarbox." Certainly,
| Maria" replied the husband, reasuringly, 81
promise you that. She refused me three
times when I was much handsomsr man
than am now. w."-Chicago Tribune
"Maw," said beautiful New Jersey girl,
| shyly, 'sI think that the handsome young
man who boards across the way is becoming
interested in me-
"Why SO, Lulu?"
because, whenever meet him> on the
| street he always winks. New York Sun.
Brown-ssYes, for couple of months. 1
haven't been very strong lately, and think
the trip will do me good Jones-'I hope
80. Mrs. Brown will accompany you, of
coursea' Brown-"N-no; my wife has COM
planned of not feeling very strong recently,
/ and I'm afraid to have her undertake the
{ trip."-Epoch.
"Then you absolutely refuse to marry
mef' he asked.
''I do" was the young lady's firm reply,
"Haye care. Miss Kajones," said the