The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-04-10
PITH AND POINT.
Stake-holders-Beeves.
Military tools-Files of soldiers.

STAKE e-lOlueTS-DccHes. -
Military tools-Files of soldiers.
The prettiest thing in veils-Faces.
Children shrink from being washed.
Nothing crate about 1.-THE open
fireplace.
Why is Oolong certain thinga Be-
cause it is certain tea.
There is always plenty of interest
about rich bankers daughter.
Jack Frost is a person of low degree
below 80 degrees at the highest.
A person on shipboard is usually
agitated, which is result of being filled
with the motion.
It seems correct to speak of spec.
tacled gentleman as four-sighted man.
-Pitts6urg Chronicle.
Like produces like; consequently the
tramp's story is generally like himself
it "won't wash. ."-Neao York Nees. ;s
Tramp (after ringing door belly
:sPlcase, nam, I've seen better days
Housekeeper-"so have I. It's real foggy
to-day"
"What fine hammock that would
make for giant!" exclaimed Western
girl when she saw the Brooklyn Bridge
for the first time.
It cuts the small boy up when he hears
that his fathers old coat is to be cut
down, and the sleeves made into pain
of trousers for him. s
Miss Bristleby-"Don't hurry, I beg
of you, Mr.. Merritt. It's only eleven.
MIR. Merritt (who has heard footsteps
II am afraid your father will kick"
Jack-"Now, look out, rm going to
kiss YOU" Sallie preparing to run)-;.
"Oh! oh! oh! You wouldn't dare
(Jack wavers)-would you?"-Drake',
| Magazine.
Mr.. Findout-"Sad about Mrs. s.,
died this morning while trying on 8
new DRESS" Mrs. Findout-"No, you
don't say so; what was it trimmed withs"
-Munsey's Weekly.
He-"So you think the missing link
will never be found" She-''It is i'm,
possible" He-"Why impossible2" She
-"Because when found it will not bt
the missing link. ."-7ims.
Photographer dosing patience)-f
tell you once more, don't look so glum!
Will YOU smile?" Kentuckian (gettine
out of the chair Thanks, stranger,
don't keer if I do."-1Fme. :
Ii we were to choose the most appro-
pirate symbol of the feeting, the evan.
escent, the perishable, the decaying, the
here-to-day- land -gone-to-morrow, per.
haps it would be a pair of boys boots.
Rather ambiguous. -"Doctor, how de
you find your patient to-day?" "Oh. Mr..
Ransom is no worse" 'tDo you antici.
pate fatal resultm "Mrs. Ransom, my
medicine has never yet failed to do iti
work. ."-Time. <sz
''Inere IS one thing connected with
your table," said drummer to the land.
lord of Bridgeport hotel, "that is moi
surpassed by even the best hotels in New
York" eyes" replied the pleased land.
lord 'and what is that2" 1.-The salt,
SIR r.
Western Lady" ."And so your daughter
is going to marry Western man! Is he
farmer, manufacturer, Or" Eastern
Lady (haughtily)-"Ilc is a gentleman
of lcisuren Western Lady.-"Do you
mean that he makes money without
workipg" "Certainly." "Ah! see.
He's real estate ent."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
"Why, Charles, what's the mattert'
"9Iatter Why, I've just met that
young puppy Jones that I lent that five
dollars to, and he said he'd pull my nose
for me if bothered him for it again
What do you think of that!" 81 think
he'll have his hands full if he does,
Charles" And now there is GOODNESS
between them.