Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-07-31
TOUGH.

Brown-What makes you look SO blue,
Mortleya Mortley-To tell the truth, old
man, feel SO well I'm afraid something's
going to happen. This is tough, tough
world, Brown.-Utica Observar.
A Dificulty.-Sh -She-Pete, dear, I wonder
what we shall look like in neavens" He
1--WE shall doubtless all be very beautiful,
Duckie." She Gnnoeently) -"Why, how
shall we know each other?"-Life.
Husband Ito wife who is writing letter.
Do you want me to mail that letter for you,
my dear2
Wife-No, John, I won't keep you waiting;
I'm only on the first postscript Epoch.
Caller-Does Miss De Guzzle live herea
Bridget-Yis. sorr. Caller-Is she at homes
Bridget (who has received her instructions
snd thinks she is following them)-Yis, SOFT,
she at home, but she amt in.-Albany Jour
nal.
"Talk is cheap" said wife to her hus-
band, with harsh note in her voice. "Possi-
bly, it is now" he replied with o sigh, 'fbut
once I thought yours was very DEAR" and he
sighed again and went out.-Washington
Critic.
tsDo you see that man across the street?
He's an English lord"
''Why, he looks just like an average citi-
zen."
eyes It beats all how the tailors and
Dar0ers can improve o mans natural appear
ance. "-Chicago Tribune.
Deacon-I was terribly shocked, my dear.
| to discover on my way home from church q
vacant lot near the park.
Wife-Was it that which makes You SO
very late, deacon?-Epoch.
AT the recent visit of the Maine executive
council at the State prison woman under
| life sentence for numbering her husband made
| an appeal for pardon. In a moment of alb
sent-mindedness one of the honorable coun-
cilors seriously asked the woman if she had a
husband hving.-Lewiston Journal.
A little boy was asked what his fathers
name was and gave the surname. He was
| asked what the rest of his fathers name was
| and said he did not knew. "Wsll,n - said the
teacher, "what does your mother call kims'
The boy promptly replied: "She sometimes
calls him an old crank. Albany Journal.
Stranger-My friend, don't you believe in
that grand old maxim that "Honesty is the
| best policya" Citizen-Wsl1 I didn't use to,
| Sir; but now that have accumulated o snug
| fortune and retired from business I'm Begin
ming to think there's something in it. An
honest man, stranger, is a very noble work
1 indocd.-Times.
| care you q temperance worker in dis
4 outset" asked the customer of the man be-
| hind the bar at q seaside resort hotel.
4 ~
not. What made you think I wasa"
| f'Oh, nothing" said the customer, "only
asked for glass of beer and can't see any
thing here but froth."-Somerville Journal
Having field of cotton a southern senator
consulted q colored man in his neighborhood
offering him one-fourth of the crop for tht
picking. The African economist looked al
| the field, looked wise, pondered over the mat
| ter and finally exclaimed: "Why, boss, dar'a
only one-foth dar. Now, Of picks de eottor
| who takes de fotha Does you get it or does
I?"-Philadelphia Times.
A distinguished Baptist preacher, who hal
recently returned from pastorate in eastern
! Virginia to one in southwest Virginia, mad
his debut in his present field. A great crowt
was present from the region around to gree
the new pastor. An old Pedebaptist preach
or was called on to make the opening prayer
and he did it in most earnest and fervit
way. Among his petitions was this: &c
Lord, let it never come to pass during thi
brothers ministry here that he shall do any
thing that may cause him to be hung as high
as Hannah You ought to have seen hov
Sam Jones' lean sides shook as he told tina
to Father-in-law J. R. Harrison and anothe
brother.-Richmond Religious Herald.