The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-24
THE JOKER'S BUDGET.

THE JOKER'S BUDEET.
TESTS AND YARNS BH FUNNY
MEN OF THE PRESS.
Rates Invariable-From Bad to
Worse Cause OF Her Pride-He
Took the HINT, Etc. Etc.
RATES IsyARIABLK
Would you marry for money!"
n take nothing else" replied tbe min
ister Epoch.
RRoA BAD 70 WORSE.
Ethel-What do you think Of Joblot's
engagement to Miss Searsg
Jack He might do worse.
EtheI-He wilI-he is going to marry
her.
CAUSE or HER PRIDE.
ArabeIla Why is Miss Passee 50
proud2
Isabella Well, there are two hundred
million engagement rings in the world,
and she has one Of them. Jewellers
Circular
HE TOOK THE HINT.
Jack (strolling home from the evening
seryices) There used to be law in New
England prohibiting kissing on Sunday.
Maude (coyly)-Well, it isn't in force
now, is it?-I Puck.
NEW USE FOR THE EMBLEM.
..Hullol where is your engagement
ringg Is your engagement with Harold
OFF,
''Oh, no, indeed He took me out to
get some ice cream last night, and we
had to leave the ring as security for the
cream. Harold didn't have a cent. -
lHarper's Bazaar.
TOO PLAToEIc.
What do you think of Miss Dymple?"
asked Whyte.
"Oh," said Smythe, "she's good girl
in her way, but when she's flirting with
You You would never know it unless she
told you. - Somerville Journal.
COT MS VACATION.
Mr.. Bullion BY the way, Mr.. Book
keep, you asked for va
Mr.. Bookkeep- oh, Mr. Bullion, did
not think really you would allow me q
vacation during this busy season.
Mr.. Bullion cation. Well you may
take off two
Mr. Bookkeep- Thank you Mr..
Bullion.
Mr.. Bullion Weeks, and then stay
away altogether Jewellers Circular
SCHEME THAT MIscARRIED.
If he hadn't been fond Of good living,
they say
He might have in singIeness tarried,
But he wanted well prepared dinner
ench day
And cook he made love to and mar
ried.
But he made mistake when the maiden
he took,
If for good cook he was looking;
She declares that she didn't get married
to cook,
But to have some one else do hercook-
ing.
New York Press.
WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF EACH OTHER,
Jones is a good enough fellow, but he
has wonderful faculty for making him
self Ridiculous
Now that's very curious"
Curious, is it,"
II mean you saying that. Jones said
precisely the same thing about you yes
terday - New York Press.
ROMANCE THAT MAY END in TRAGEDY.
''The living skeleton has fallen in love
with the female Samson and is paying
attention to her"
"Graciousl That may result in
tragedy.
"IIow?v
Suppose she shakes him9' New
York Press
OVERHEARD AT THE BRANCH.
"Ah," said Chappie, gleefully, ''this
sea air makes me feel as fresh as a
daisy
''Are you sure you weren't born so,
Mr.. Hapkins?" asked the Summer Girl,
who was beginning to long for change
New York Herald.
ENCOURAGING HER.
Don't you think my beau very hand
some?p
II do, dear. And i congratulate you"
"Ahl there's many slip, you know,
and | sometimes fear that somebody will |
take him away from me"
Don't trouble yourself about that, |
dear. The homely men always get the
handsome women, you know, and the
rule works the same the other way. -
New York Press.
GOOD FELLOW.
"Yeu know Bill Slavery, don't youi"
Eyes, know him."
Good fellow, isn't he?''
Maybe so, but there is more fellow
han there is good about him. -LTexas
Siftings.
THEN JOHNNY WAS SPANKED.
"What did that lady have the screen
across one end Of the room for. mar
asked little Johnny, who had been max
ng q call with his mother