The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-01-16
PITH AND POINT.
A future State-Dakota. 80
An awful bore--The gimlet.
CT or us nrev - said the hawk.

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''Let US prey" said the hawk.
Arunning account-Report OF q hors2
race.
A snow bawl-shovel of yer side
walk. . ~
A grand trunk line-A herd of eleJ
plants. ,. n..' b." -:
A comic paper says that the tom-ca
is yawl-rigged. -.L
A host in himself-The cannibal thai
devoured his entertainer.
Naught the lovers ardor damps
When his girl has got the stamps.
-Ne,o York Sun.
The bank note has larger cirulatio1[
than any other paper in the United
States.
Slavery still exists in Morocco. ID
fact. there are great many people bouno
in Morocco.
The ancient Peruviars had whistlin@
jugs. The modern jugs simply gurgle4
Toledo Blade. 81
There is usually good deal OF bacl
talk when women get together to dls1
cuss the hustle. -,
The rich always dress well, but they
are frequently overcome with the numbe1
of their lawsuits. go. ........, d.. ,!3.S.
Ye student breakethe ye maydene's harte,
He laugheth unaware;
But eek She breskethe hys pocket -booke-
Which makethe matters square.
-Pennspluaninil
Do not treat man coldly because hd
hsppens to be down in the world,
Always keep kettle of hot water ready
for tramps. s.-NeU York. San. s..S
When man who greatly admises 9
beautiful woman makes her o profound
bow is he, as one might say, counting
her on the stoop.-Boston Courier.
Is marriage fa,lurel the bachelor cried,
And the youth who is courting girl repiieo !
'.pve never been married and cannot guess
But courtship / know Is big success
Boston Courier.
"Court the fresh air day and night,
says medical exchange. That's good
advice for the girls, but If you are 9
Young man you had better court the fresh
heiress. -DansrUis Breeze.
The man who wants the earth bad|
enough to put up with soiled specimen
like ours ought to be accommodateo|
while his desires are modest. Next
thing We know he'll be asking for newl
one.-Li;e.
"l'll be a second sister, dear,
And you my noble brother;
I feel that can never be
That I, to you, am other"
"You much mistake our kinShip, love"
And he grinned-a wicked whopper;
"I cannot be your brother, now, :,
For you know I'm your first pepper" !
A violinist was playing over q piece OF
music with his man-servant, who bad}
been the public fiddler in his native viii
laee. and when they had finished hef
said to him: ''You handle your bowl
very fairly, but you are always oeat
behind; how's that" Monsieur, it ls
out of respect"
MIR. Broadbrush "a promising painterl
Good morning, Mrs. Budrose; goodi
morning. Miss toilet. You must ex-
cuse me, ladies, but I've been watchlng1
YOU admire my picture" Both LADIES'
1suddenly and without thoughtl-toh,
Mr.. Broadbrush, hope you didn't hear
what we said d"-Lye.
Husband-"This coffee is exasperat-
inglv weak" Wife-"I know it is. mo-
matter how much I talk, that new girl
will persist in filing the coffee pot with
water clear to the top. What shall dof
Discharge herr" ''Certainly not. DIS
charge The coffee-p pot and get smaller
one that won't hold so much water. =
Philadelphia Record.
Soc ally Ostracised.-Mrs. Godfrey de
Vetter Ito lady acquaintance)-"Do you
ever visit the rlausbys nows" Lady
A Acouaintance-''We used to. but since
they have resided on the fifth floor of the
Broad View Flats, on West ~: tn street,
they no longer belong to our set; we
always draw the line at the third Eoor,
you know."-MJu York Ne@s.
Applicant for Place-"Well, l don't
know, mum. You have very large
family, and I'm afraid 1 couldn't do the
work. l suppose you have great trouble
keeping girls, don't ,you' harp
Housckeeper-"Yes, indeed. Thtre IS
o. big factory full of handsome young
men near here, and every one Of my
servant girls goes off and gets married" :"
"Oh! Well, l guess I'll try it."
"Allow me to congratulate you on
YOUR engagement. Tell me how it came
about l thought you intended remain
inc single" "Yes, certainly; but I met
the other day at q ball young and
pretty girl, with whom got into CONVEX
sation, and, only think, she confessed
that she, too, had decided to remain
single. Impossible to imagine greater
of disposition-and so we got
enaaged. ."-Dsutsck Wespen.