River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-25
PITH AND POINT.

"A blessing. TASTES differ" said
wugley. Good thing they do" put in
Bottleton. IF they didn't. squills and
strawberries would taste the same. -
y. Y. sun.
Easily Accounted He-''Miss
shriller was actually eneored four
times last night" She-.'That is easily
accounted for. The audience appre-
ciated the fact that she needed re-
hearsal. Yankee Blade.
Hotel gic.-Guest-"Howi is This?
My bill this time is four dollars a day;
and last December had the same room
and it was only three dollars day."
Clerk-"Ges, / know; but the days are
much longer now. boston Courier.
An Advantage. -Burgomaster-"If
your place is taken into our city, it win
save yon a great deal, because then
your gardener will not have TO drive 10
the city every day with his vegetables,
for he will be here already. Pile
gende Blaetter.
Standing Joke = Teacher-"Come
here, Tommy, and sit down" Tommy
Don't wan'ter. I'd rather stand"
Teacher-''Why. how is that, Tommy"
Tommy-''Pa smashed his finger in the
door this morning and l laughed. -
Springfield Graphic.
How did the young woman you
wrote the poem for like it?" asked one
Of his friends of Willie Washington.
''She didn't say anything" said Willie,
except that ought to send it to a chi
- III g 4.,1
Washington Post.
Timmins-'I know, was
talking to- called on Miss Laura last
night" Mr.. Figg-"Yes, / know you
1id-the fourth time in one week, | be-
lieve Why don't you come and live
with us, and be done with it" Tim
Minis" That's just what | wanted to
see you about. indianapolis Journal.
Doesn't Cali Any More.-He had
never kissed her and was somewhat
anxious to make up for lost time, so he
said: You might let me kiss you
Just once" NO" she said, pIayfully
shaking her head, II know what Just
once means; it means half dozen of
times You are like all the resin.
T. Press.
lie BE gan Too Early.-''No, Mary,
shall never marry John Wilson. The
engagement is broken" why,
Ethel?" II found | could never be
happy with him The other evening |
asked him whether we should have a
.hurch or a home wedding, and he
asked me which was the cheaper. N.
T. Recorder.
-.Setted at Last-'T saved lady
from being run over by a runaway
horse to-day, and the spectators gave
me three cheers and a tiger" THE
lady | suppose was rich and beautiful
and will marry you. Who was she?"
II don't know. She disappeared while
was getting the ovation. In short,
.ost the lady and got the tiger. Cape
God Item.
-Bjones-''What will you take for
that horse of yours. Bjenkins" Bien-
Sins-"Two hundred and fifty dollars.
Biones-"Two hundred and fifty dol
lars! Why, man, you told me last week
that you were disgusted with him and
would sell him for fifty dollars" Bjen-
kins--"Yes know did: have found
a
vile Journal
"A Mean Husbands Revenge.
De Pride anxious that her daughter
shall make rich matchl-'I wonder
why Mr.. Richfellow doesn't come to see
our daughter any more" Mr.. De Pride
Il don't know. The last time he was
here he borrowed my clOck-work pho
nograph TO have some music played into
1t. He brought it back to my office the
next morning, saying that the musi-
elan was sick or something, and that's
the last I've seen of him" Mrs. De
Pride-''Was the photograph empty?"
Mr. De Pride ''Uml now | think of it,
believe it aid have in it your reception
of me when came home late the night
before. Maybe he's changed his mind
about marrying. -Demorest Monthly.