The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13
MORE AND LESS AMUSiNc'

AN early settlor-an eggashS4.
SNARE drummer-A bogussSiaysline
man.
woMAN's rites-marriage and chris.
tening.
TANK plays are popular for divers
reasons. Il
If You are bent ON having an income,
it is incum bent on you to work hard
and disburse sparingly.
LOVE Of money may be the root Of
evil, but Bobby thinks love Of mischief
brings forth the branch.
A TAILOR requires many yards to
cover a man, but q burglar will cover
him with q SMALL revolver.
SHE lat the piano)-How do you en-
joy this refrain? He-very much! The
more you refrain the better ! like it.
That electricity was known in early
biblical times is proved by the fact that
Noah made the ark light on Mount
Ararat.
LArRA-I tell you, Emily, I will
marry a q who doesn't love
me! Emily-And / will never love Q
man who doesn't marry me.
IT'S the church bell in the steepls
that to worship calls the people. But
the church belle in the choir is what
We worship when we spy her.
ILLINOIS claims to be the only State
in the Union that is out of debt. This
is q healthy condition for a State that
is continually and chemically Ill.
@TuE popular WILL" says a dispatch
from Honolulu, sis strongly in favor Of
annexation to the United States"
Where there's q will there's Hawaii.
BRowN-What was the trouble with
the paper you started up in that health
resort? Smith, ran in q death col
lumn, and the town trustees ran me
out.
Observation-Disclosures, you must al
ways sweep behind the doors. New
Servant-Yes'm. I always does. It's
the 'asiest way of gettin' the durrit out
of sight.
sGimme 1Ocents' wuff O. hesh-culled
court-plaster, boss" white or black"
Look heall, honey, Use a gentleman
oh color, an rs aware oh de fac, but
dom YOU so r,hbin' it in."
AMAS of family: Prodley-Ihear You
have been getting married. Tooker-
Yes. Prodley-Whom did you marry?
Tooker--Milly Jones'. her mother, her
stepfather, and two maiden aunts.
FIRST convict-Wlen my times up
I shall keep on making shoes. Second
convict-And / shall keep on at my old
work, too. First convict-Breaking
stones? Second convict--NO: laws.
"You are Mr.. Quezeen, the husband
of the celebrated lecturer on cookery.
are you not?" Eyes SIR" replied the
detected, hollow-eyed individual; I'm
the man she tries her new dishes on"
WIrE-I should be ashamed of my
self if 1 couldn't sit through the play
without going out. Husband (who has
improved every entr'acte II keep
thinking I hear the fire alarm, my
dear.
CoLLEcToR-Mr. Rankin saws he
can't be bothered to send ME to see yo,l
you every week about that little bill.
Customer-My compliments to Mr..
Rankin, and tell him every other week
will do just as we'll.
Teacher-How many seasons are
there? Small Boy--(who was mixing
up personal experience with book
learning)-Two. Only two? That's
all there was this year-the winter
season and the rainy season.
MIR. QuARrERREsr--They say that
Mrs. Bloodgood is %fearfully particular
will keep nothing but trained SER
wants in the house. Mrs. Parvenu-
Yes, and / have understood she would
wear nothing but trained skirts.
A RET SUGGESTION.
They fingered at her fathers door.
The hour was shining bright,
And to the maiden, DER and DOR, !
The youth had said goodnight,
But still reluctant to depart,
Her tiny hand he pressed,
While all the love that filled his heart
His ardent looks confessed,
Al length. the maiden blushed and sighed,
And said in accents low,
II hope. dear John, you will not try
10 kiss me ere You 60"
VICTIM OF THE Mlsr1r pARLoRs.
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