The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-05-11
PlTH AND POINT.

Precious green the emerald.
An object Of charity-to do good, of
course.
Cupid IS always shooting and forever
making Mrs.
This cold snap is accounted for A
quicksilver trust has been formed, aud
Of course mercury went up.-PittbuTg
Chronicle.
If Dakota cannot get into the Union
she can enjoy the satisfaction of making
it decidedly chilly for the States that
arc IN GrdpAic
\ house painter who slipped from
staging the other day, carrying his paint
pots with him, came oil, it is stated, with
flying colors--Lye.
A collecting agency in New York is
run IL women exclusively. which seems
TO disprove the adase, a wopian's work
Is never dun.->irtiqes
Some OF our contemporaries are remark
ing that in Kansas there is postotiice
named Zero Well, what oft That
is nothing -La,reU Courier.
Lady Of the house -''Jane. who is that
girl that just left the kitchen! Jane
''Oh, ma'am, that's the lady what works
for the woman across the street.
Pater Familias-'I can't imagine what
is the matter with my watch. 1t must
need cleaning Bobby--"Oh, no, it
don't papa Baby and me had it in the
wash basin all the morning and got it
quite clean
Everybody in the church, except the
new pastor himself, seemed to enjoy it
when lie lost the place in his manuscript
and while hunting for it spok Of ''Esau,
who sold his message for birth Of pot
right BiTiiH7foH Haekeye.
Some tobacconists once dwelt in town,
To modesty they'd gained renown;
We do not pun our pipes, It's clear,
We DO not puff cigars sold here
You see they were a brace Of iokers
And left the pulling TO the smokers
-Nctr York Sini
There's a great difference between an
egg and a riding horse" remarked the
snake Editor 4 suppose so. replied
the Horse Editor; but what difference
do You refer to in PARTICULAR" IAN egg
is of no use when its added. Pits
burg Chrmicle.
There is nothing that goes further
toward breaking the heart of post
mistress who doesn't understand anything
but English than to have the mail contain
q postal card written in feminine hand
in German and addressed to Il young man
whom she knows.
Gue't at Country Tavern Have You
any cheese hndlord.r Landlord Not
bit in the house, sir. Guest-"Not
even a little piece,' Landlord-"By
gum. there Is, come to think Pete,
run down cellar and fetch up that rat
trap" -Dctroit Free Pros.
There are shrewd. careful men in this
country who are bound 10 crowd the
weak to the wall. One OF them bought
Horace Greeiey's autograph at sale the
other day and within half an hour bull
dozed a Chinese laundryuan into deliver
ing six shirts and dozen collars for it.
The bell he swung Is silent now.
His emery wheels revolve no more;
The seal OF rest Is on that brow
That long cars : dcep-cut burrows wore.
Henceforth our scissors AMI our knives
No more in him n friend well find,
His was one Of those toilsome lives
That proved in fact a 'horrid grind"
-B0sion budget
Perkins-"And 81 you're going to the
fancy -dres, halil What costume are YOU
going 10 wear Smart Ale.-'-I think
I'll borrow your summer suit and 20 as
a tramp What are you going to wearl"
Perlins-''I gues, I'll put on your di-
asonal Prince Albert and 20 As a looking
glass.