Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-10-08

DIVERSITY OF FASHION.
"Hello, Charley" said, as took the
three-year-old boy on my knee. "Where' Z
your mother?"
"Up stairs in her ROOM"
"What is she doing?"
"Frizzing and kinking up her hair"
"And where's the girl?"
(which one-Dinah?"
"Yes."
"Oh, she's up stairs in her room"
"Well, what is she doing?"
"Oh, she's trying to get the kinks and
frizzes out of her hair"
And so we CO. Philadelphia Press.
AN EXPENSIVE DIET.
Mrs. Canby-Oh, Titus, the baby has
swallowed hairpin?
Mr.. Canby-That's it; Just as ! ex-
pected. Now you'll want money to buy
some more. It's nothing but money,
money, money in this house the whole
| blessed time. I'll bet that baby has
swallowed more than $50 worth of hair
pins in the last three months. Now,
madam, this thing has got to stop right
hcre-either that baby will quit eating
hairpins and come down to common grub
like the rest of us, or I'll know the reason
why-you nderstand?-[Epoch.
THE TIMID SUIT.
They say my flannel suit is loud,
-. Rnt It's not thus thinks.
know how timid tbs and cowed,
And how, when wet, it shrinks.
Epoch.
IN VAIN.
Before you coldly reject me, Laura
halones." said the excited young man,
getting on his feet and speaking with
the eagerness of grand-stand crank
shouting TO old Cliff Carroll to pound out
another three-baser, Il want you to hear
what L have to say. A cat can look at
queen, Miss Kajones, and the humblest
individual on the footstool has right to
aspire to the fairest and best of earth's
possessions. Nature knows no aristoc-
racy. She bestows the same protection,
the same kindness, the same fostering
care on the cocklebur that she does ON |
the SO orchid. Men are equal. Why
shouldn't dare to lift my eyes to you!
am as good man as George Ferguson
any day. He hasn't the capacity TO
love Yen q thousandth part AS well as i |
do. Who is George Ferguson, anyhow?f
Why should l be afraid to rush in where
George Ferguson doesn't fear to tread?
Who made George Ferguson any better
than"
MIR. Hankinson," interposed the
young lady, Twill you listen to me mo-
ment!"
"A moment, Laura. I'll listen an
hour, a month, a."
"A moment will do, Mr.. Hankinson,"
said Miss Kajones, yawning dismally.
"You are simply talking through your
hat. "-lChicago Tribune.
NOT UNANIMOUS.
"This is an empty world" sighed
Harkins.
Il wish it were," retorted Barkins.
1T has too many creditors in it for me-" I
HAPPY MAN.
"Ah, Jonesy, old man" said Hicks, as
he and Jones walked home from the
club; there's light in your window
for you. You married men"
by George, so there isl" returned
leness--s'Let's SO back 90 the club. -
Puck.
ANXIOUS MOTHER.
Mrs. Lovely--My dear, you must ac-
'ept some one of your many admirers
pretty soon.
Miss Vera Lovely-Why, mamma?
Because the parlor carpet near the v
OUNCE is getting all worn out where they L
ave got down ON their knees to pro- {
'ose. FL Boston News. d
APPLYING AT HEADQUARTERS.
II understand that you have been at h
ending the lecture on First Aid to the W
INJURED Miss Resale, said the young A
nan. I,
YES" answered the sweet girl. Il
"Can-can you tell me-" whispered W
he youth, drawing n little nearer, ''what a
ou would do for bro-broken hearth" o
Truth. Al
THE TRoUT's APPEAL. u
)on't visit the commonplace Winnepe- n
snuke, z,
Or the rivulet OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ID
nog, =,
Ior climb TO the summit of Moosilauke, a;
And look eastward toward the clear
Umbngog; %,
ut come into Maine to the Welokenne- 81
bacock, IN
Or to the saucy little river Essiqualsa- m
cook, as
r still smaller stream of Chinquassa- b,
bunticook, q,
Then visit me last on the great Anasa- M
gunticook.
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