The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-06-18
PuneEhr PAR6eRAPhS.


Mrs. B.-"Dear mos what lovely
closets this Hat hast" Agent Madame,
those are not the closets. They are the
bedrooms. "-Harper's Bazar.
--Twynn-"What awful language
that parrot uses!' Triplett-"You sec
his cage hangs in the same room with
the telephone. '-Ex.
Man is good deal like fish. You
know the fish would never get in very
serious trouble if it kept its mouth shut
-YonlSers Statesman.
Tommy Paw, when a man COM
mits political suicide does he shoot his
head off?" Mr. Figg-"No; merely his
mouth. h."--Tndianapolis Journal.
An Exception. Remember, Brud-
der, dat de rain falls on bofe de just an
de unjust" "Tuh! Not when de unjust
kin borry an umbrella, Deacon. Black
and White.
-Charlie-"I pity you, Jack, when
see your creditors pushing you. That
is trouble / never had" Jacl1-"No.
You probably never had any credit
Kate Fields Washington.
Extract from Novel. THE no.
tary, meanwhile, as was his custom,
walked up and down the garden, with
his hands on his back Gag erly perusing
newspaper. r."--Fliegend Batter
--Dccolette Salary.--She-"M Fig
urante is said to put about everything
I her husband earns on her back" He
81 should judge by her gown tonight
that his salary had been reduced. -
n. Y. Herald.
Are you sure Parker married Mrs.
ID l..
pose a man who not only lets his wife
buy his neckties, but actually wears
them. doesn't love her passionatcly?'-
| Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Gray-'I fear am failing
fast" Mrs. Grccn-"Nonseuse! I only
hope l shall look as well when ! am of
your age" Mrs. Gray (sotto voce)-
"Whcn she is of my age! The hateful
old thing!'-Boston Transcript.
"A Cause for Silcncc.-Mabel Ito
Maud, who has just looked through
! Mabel's MSS. )-"You didn't know [
was an authorcss, Maud, did you?"
Maud-'No, my dear: and if You take
my advice YOU won't let anybody else
know it, either"
They had had little party of guests
at the house, and he remarked to his
wife, as he was getting ready for bed,
that he flattered himself he had acted
the part of host in rather brilliant
manner. Il can recall only one bril-
liant action of yours said his wife.
"Wcll, what was that?' Lighting the
gas
Intuition. Col. Gorehunter-"Ah,
my dear Miss Hinherly. this is an uneX-
pected pleasure, to have you alone for
few moments. Wouldn't you like to
hear how ! got through the enemy's
lines at Chattanooga?' Miss Pinllerly
II can easily imagine colonel You
probably bored your way through. N.
Y. Sun.
Maria, called out Mr.. Billus in an
agitated voice, II have lost my pocket
book; can't fl nd it anywhcren' lit is
exactly where You left it last night,
John" replied Mrs. Billus from the top
of the stairway. 1T is in the left hip
pocket of the striped trousers you hung
up on the last hook of the closet; but
there isn't anything in it-now. Chi
cago Intcr-Occan.
Mrs. Sicovit-''T am completely dis
gusted with the habit our society ladies
are getting into of conversing in French.
There should be Il duty on all foreign
languages coming into our country"
Mr.. Vcrityred-"O, that is unnecessary,
assure you. Their French is not II
foreign article. 1t is most decidedly II
home product "-Harper's Bazar.
"A pretty girl from Kalamazoo, visit
ing friends in Detroit (says the Free
Press, met a young man the other
evening mt u reception. Are you u
resident of Dctroit?" he asked. shortly
after their meeting. 20, no. she said,
''I'm from Kalamazoo" a peculiar
smile fitted across his face; smile OF
half-sympathy, half-sutfcring. And
you she asked, quickly noting it, as
women do, "and you are from the other
place?" He nodded. 1t was true Ike
was from Oshkosh