Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-04-12
SENSE.

The people who diagree with you never
have any sense, anywaY.-Atchison Globe.
"If you have any last wish," said the
priest to the convicted man on the scaffold,
..tell me, and I will try to carry it out.
eyes" replied the poor wretch, "I want to
learn to play the piano."-Light.
81 can't say that I favor prohibition" )" said
the member from Squash Hollow. 'sIt puts
q man in er position whur he hez to pay fer
mighty bad likker and act thankful in the
bargain. ."-Washington Post.
husband looks to-day" s'No wonder, sister;
you know, to-day is election, and the poor
man is naturally delighted to have his say
about something" g."-Fliegende Blatter.
Satisfactory. -'tHenry, don't understand
how it is that my cigar box gets empty SO
soon. You never touch the cigars of course"
"Oh, sir, you may be quite easy as to that,
for have three boxes still that have left
over from my last master. ."-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
A little three.year-old in Belfast, in the
absence of the person who said grace at the
sable, thought she would take his place, and
asking the family to bow their heads, said:
"Oh Dod, take me to heaven when you want
me, and the rest when you get ready for
them. Amen."-Belfast (Me.) Age;
Countryman (at a Bowery museum read
ing sign over vacant chair: "The only
Patagonian ever brought to this country")-
Say, where's the Patagonians
Lecturer Overwhelmingly HELL be back
in a minute. He's just gone round to his
mothers. His brothers been run over.-
Chatter.
So Glad-Miss May Ture-"Are you going
he comes round, Faye" Miss Fay Dedrose
-"I suppose shall have to. There is a
penalty for making false statement, UNDER
stand" Miss NJ. TT am SO glad the
census-takers are menl" Miss F. D.-"Be-
cause they say men can keep a secret
Boston Courier.
A Cabinet Balance Sheet.-First cabinet
oficer-:'Well, bows bizs" Second cabinet
ofioer-"Um-fair; only fairl I got my wife
in as private secretary, and got nice jobs
for my grown up sons and daughters in the
in the senate; but it's discouraging, very dis
eoursging-I have three small girls and
baby not drawing ent."-Puck.
Mrs. Erastus Jones-"Lookee 'ere, 'Rastus,
what you gwine to church for wild dat hat
ona Don't you see dat hole right in de topa
Don't you know you got to ham dat hat roun'
an take up elections" Mr.. 'Rastus Jones'
"You shet up, 'ooman. reck'n know my
business. When ham dis hat roun' hold
my nRno Ilgnt sap unoer oaG noie go KIN
ketoh de nicksls dat drop froo, an keep 'em
fun 'sturbin' de congregation by rollin' on
de fo'. b'leeve in keepin' things quiet in
de meetin' house; an faint no place for
rolling money roun' on de flo'."-Harper's
Bazaar.
"Well," said the merchant to tie young
clerk, whom he had sent out collecting, "did
you have any lucki" "Some." "I suppose
you got the amount Mr.. Fathsringten owes.
You said he was a personal friend of yours"
"No, didn't get the money; the fact is, I
don't exactly know what to make of my ex-
perience there" sHow was ita" ST went in
and said, Mr.. Fatherington,I called to speak
about matter I didn't get any further
when he put in with THAT'S all right, my
boy. she is yours; take her and be happy"
-Washinpton Post