Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-22
COSTLY.

Malicious.-"Well, what do you think of my new saddle horse?" "That depends upon how much he cost 8 pound. ."-Fliegende Blatter.
 Well, doctor, how did you enjoy your African journeya How did you like the savages?" "Oh, they are very kind hearted people; they wanted to keep me there for dinner. ."-Fliegende Blatter. The Boston Transcript says that s'prohibi- tion received it's first setback in the Garden of Eden" Is there anything in existence, save original sin. that didn't receive it's first setback in the Garden of Eden?-Norristown Herald.
 Subscriber o saitSE-'.ass ye9r pager Enormous" Subscriber-"Why don't you swear to the circulation2" Editor ''Because it's all can do to fold and mail it."-Life.
 Pat Gin gaping wonder at the letters on 8 Hebrew butchers sign)-"Here, Mike, 'tis yerself has the foine Parnin'. Can't ysz rade me flute here belave cud play it."-Beston Commercial Bulletin.
 Would-be purehaser-How much for this picture?
 Artist-The price is $5, 900. Why, man alive! You expect to be paid for your work as if you had been dead 400 or 500 | years.-Texas Sfftings. Enthusiastic friend--"Ah. how d do, Charliea Gone into literature, see. Quite a book of yours. bought copy yester- 1 day." Author, oughtfully-"Now, if I could only find out who bought the other 1 copyl"-New York Sun.
 "These are nice peanuts" "Yah, dey ish, but loose 8 goot many" "The boys take them, ehs Why don't you ask that police man on the corner to watch them" "Och,
 goodness, nein! He ish der feller what gifts !
 While the Indian delegation was loafine
 around Washington the President said tc 1 Old-Man- -Afeard-o Rheumatic: "WhJ
 does the great chief have eleven wives?" And
 the grim old warrior answered the grea
 father sternly: gro keep his wig-warm. "-
 Burdette.
 'I would rather deliver that orasion thar
 do anything else in this world" "You al
 ways were eccentric" ''I see nothing ec'
 centric about that" 'sWell, there is Mos
 men would rather have you do anything els.
 in the world than deliver this oration. D.
 Harper's Bazar.
 New clerk (of bad Lands ho1se)-"Wh-
 what you shooting through the register ths
 way fora" Col. Whipsaw (of the Rattlesnsk.
 Ranch)-"Jess putin a period after my
 name where I registered. Always do that
 with my weepin. Hope I shan't have te
 write my name on no fresh young hotel clerk
 ter daya'-Texas Siftings.
 Philadelphian-"Doc I believe I am
 suffering from nervous prostration." Doctor (after making examination)-"Yes, your
 nerves are completely shattered, and 1t is all due to excitement" Philadelphisn-"That
 is what I thought, doctor. You know, played 8 game of checkers last night, and
 this morning took part in 8 game of croquet. Oh, I can't stand excitement" ."-Pittsburg
 Dispatch
 Some people begin very early in life to
 hate Aristides, because they are "tired of hearing him called The Just" "Why don't you walk home from school with Min
 nie Springl" mother one day asked her little daughter. ''I never zee you together. J
 "No'm, we're not tagether very much, said 1 the little girl demurely. ''You are in the
 same classes, aren't you" "Yes'm." "And l you live in the same street. It must be that you don't think her a nice little girl. ' l Mamma" burst forth the child, with gush l of confidence, "she is so good that some times I almost hate her. er."-Youth's Com 1 panion.