The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1889-12-18
SPARKS OF WIT.
DRESSING misunderstanding.

Como the rounds mounting a lad
der.
THE female chiropodist is the di-
vinity that shapes our ends.
THE raining favorite-a good UNI
brella that belongs TO another man.
No ONE is able to write so long sem
tence in so few words as the police
Judge.
Il HEAR that the doctor has given
Griggsbv up" "Yes, he wouldn't pay
his bill.
ONE would think that jailer would
be in pain all the time with so many
ielons on his hands.
WATERS seem to be, as class, quite
orderly men, vet they are continually
beiog called to order.
THERE'S one peculiar thing about
horse race. You can pick the winners
right along until you put up your
money.
WHFN the world comes to an end and
all language is forever hushed. I'll bet
it will be woman who will have The
last word.
SoUEERs-Do you know when the
first umbrella was made? Nickleby-
Oh, yes; during the rain of David, to
be used as parry Saul.
DIME museum managers should in
augurate a search for woman who
can play cards an entire evening with
out asking: What's trumps?'
EDITH Gas the one-armed organ
grinder came in sight)-"Oh, mamma,
just look at that poor man! All the
sawdust has run out of one of his arms!
Amt that awful?"
II AM sorry to say" said sheriff to
a young widow, who was handsome,
shat / have an attachment for you.
Il am happy to say. sir, that 1t isn't
mutual" she replied.
Mr.. BLINKs-What? Thirty years
old tomorrow You told the minister
who married us only two years ago that
you were only eighteen. Mrs. Blinks
(wearily)-Well, felt eighteen then.
An old man-of-war sailor, who had
lost leg in the service of his country,
became retailer of fruit. He said he
was obliged to be a retailer. because
having lost leg he could not be a
whole sailor.
LOUISE (of New rk)-Whatl Have
you been married eight times, Elsie
Elsie (of Chicago)-Yes, I've had eight
husbands. And I've been very fortu-
nate, too; not single one of them died
on my hands.
Miss PRUDE while out walking with
her younger sister, thinks she is rudely
treated Were you staring at me, sir?
Strange Gentleman-Bless you, no,
madam. / was admiring your little
granddaughter.
VIsIToR-I hope, my friend, that You
now see the great error you have
made. Murderer-Yes, i see it clearer
every day. If I'd only r killed de hired
girl too there would't have been no one
left TO peach on me.
EDITH don't like electric light in
n house. Jack - Why? Edith-Be-
cause it can be turned on so unexpect-
eddy by-pa, for instance. blackwell,
let us go out on the piazza. The moon
won't play us any trick.
MAMMA" said Tommy, as he
watched his little brother squirming in
the bath-tub, willie is like q piece of
flannel" what make YOU think SOP"
asked his mother. "Oh, because he
shrinks when he's washed.
TEAcHER-Joh is it proper to
say, peaches is better than watermel-
ons 2" Johnnie who evidently has his
likes and dislikesl No, ma'am. Teacher
Well, you may correct the sentence.
Johnnie Watermelons is better than
peaches.
YouNG Medical Student Ito his
sweetheartl-Doy you know, Julia, that
the human heart is equal to the lift
ing of 100 pounds every twenty-four
hours? Julia (demurely)-Well, that's
Just my weight. Then he lifted her to
his heart.
PINKIR is the Youngest in very pious
family. The other day she heard he
parents speaking of getting some blood
oranges, At supper the oranges were
on the table, and Pinkie perceiving
them on the table said: @Please let me
have bloody orange"
KEPT HIS VOW.