Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-11-20
HE'D NOTICED IT, TOO.

HE'D NOTICED IT, TOO.
BY George" said Slnithers, angrily
about a week after he had moved into the
country, every blessed thing meet
seems to have bill for something"
Yes" said little Johnny Smithers,
there was rooster here this morning
with bill for corn."-[Truth.
WHICH WAS 1T2
Spatts-Mr. Searles says Mrs. Hop
kins proposed to him?
Bloobnmper-Did she do it verbally,
or did her money talk?-[New York Sun.
no SECRET.
Jack (tenderly, to the little brother Of
his adored one)-Would you like to know
o secret, Tommy?
| Tommy-You bet.
Jack-Well, I'm in love with your sis
ter.
Tommy-Oh, that's no secret! The
family has talked about it every day
since Aunt Hetty promised Nell that
she'd bring about an Introduction
Paterson Pencilings.
LABOR LOST.
Young Hardhead-1 don't see why
ON not invited to parties eftenar. an
sure always behave like gentleman.
Young Lighthead-That's the trouble.
You are 80 very gentlemanly that the
girls think you stupid.-[New York
Weekly.
THEIR LATEST CRAZE.
Chapleigh-Yoa don't visit Miss Getem
any more, do you?
Notleft-No. She is making scarfpin
collection.
MADE HIM SICK.
De Tracker-The killing of that Jockey
in yesterdays race was horrible affair,
wasn't it?
De Better-Horrible, horrible! Just
made me sick. had oil my money on
that horse New York Weekly.
| THE ONLY RESORT.
A correspondent asks how he shall
salute lady if he chances to meet her
on the street and does not have his hat
on. I don't know of anything he can do
except to tip his knee-cap.-[Bufalo Elk,
press.
Mammals MISTAKE.
Mammalian me! You've got your
clothes all covered with whitewash.
Little Son-No, ma, it isn't white.
wash, deed it isn't. It's only paint.
he WAS ALL RIGHT.
Tommy Slimson-Mamma, would it be
wrong for me to take couple of feathers
from your bonnet to play Indian with?
Mrs. Slimson-Yes, it would. You
haven't done it, have you?
Tommy-No'm. l only took one
Truth.
CAUSE FOR EXCITEMENT.
He-Did you know the vestry had en-
gagged the new minister?
She (excitedly)-To whom?-LN New ork
Herald.
A DANIEL CONE TO JUDGMENT.
"You are almost tempted to steal a
kiss from me" she said playfully; "do
you know that o man was fined $67 q
few days ago for stealing kiss from a
woman?''
eff you had been the plaintiff and
the judge would have let him off,
"What! That is to say, in my case
the kiss would not have been worth any,
thing?"
"On the contrary, that no fine could be
adequate to the value of the goods stolen.
But chiefly l should have taken into con
%lo r. L.
temptation"
He did not need to steal kiss.-[New
York Press.
ENGAGED TO THEM ALL.
She-There are twenty girls at Bar
Harbor and not one of them was engaged
to more than one man.
He-How was that?
She-There was only one man there.
VERY NEAR 1T.
came near hiring girl to-day who
could wash, iron, cook, bake, sew, play
the piano, write shorthand, play lawn
tennis, strum the mandolin and speak
Volapuk.
Van Pelt-How did you come to miss
her?
Wool-She left on her wedding trip
fifteen minutes before I reached the
house.
A SLIDING SCALE.
"Tom," she asked, "what is this ring
worth!''
"Well," he answered, {" I paid $75 for
it; actual worth probably $50 and 1 light
raise about $12 on it at my uncle's."
Chilean Police.