River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-09-08

PITH AND POINT.


While vacation always begins with
V. it alwaysends with great scarcity
OF them--Baltimore American
-IIicks-'Do Littleiohn and his wife
get along well together" WiclSs-''Yes,
when they are apart. Tran
script.
"A Promising Artist.-She-"Do you
paint in water colors?" He with dig
nity)-''I am from Kentucky, miss. =
Detroit Free Press
She is a wise woman who knows
enough TO know little less about every
thing than the man she wants to cap
ture.-Elinira Gazette.
-He-'.I am in love- win you he nv
confidante?" She-'Certainly: | am at
your service" He-''Well, would you
advise me TO propose to you?''
"A Successful Poem-'-My last poem
made a great hit. The editor was struck
with it" Good! Knocked him down.
did you?"-Atlanta Constitution.
No Beatrice, You are wrong: the
trough of the sea" is not put there for
the purpose of watering the ocean
greyhounds. "-Yonkers Statesman.
For week he idly wandered:
Now through dreary months he saves.
o catch up with what he squandered
BY the sad sea waves.
Washington Star.
There is fine rose" said the
florist. 1.-TWO dollars is what ! ask. II
hasn't thorn" NO" replied Penni-
less, sadly. ''But it has price liar
per's Bazaar.
Little Willie-''Why. papa, just
fred my pop-gun at fly" Mr.. Brown
Then how did YOU make such a
wreck?" Little Willie-'.The fly was
on the pier glass"
The Time Was Not Auspicious.-
Marie-''If you don't love Algernon.
why do you not break the engagements
Elsie-"He hasn't given me the ring
yet. "-,Jeweler's Weekly.
When you are boarding in the coun-
try and complain about the mosquitoes,
You are always told that it is the first
time in the history of the place that
they ever put in an appearance.-N. Y.
Sun.
Penelope = DO you notice any
thing striking in this room?" Staylate
No: did / look as though / did?
Penelope didn't know but that you
might have heard the clock. IN. y.
Herald.
She Ton the piazza)-''Thanlzs.
don't care for the steamer rug, but ]
should like something to put around
my neck" He-'sWhat shall fetch. a
shawl?" She - NO; anything with
arms to it"-Cloal Review
~ don't see what attraction the
girls can find about young Sapley
Why, his mind is positively feeble
Eyes; but as he hasn't any occasion tc
use it they probably have never found
it ont. "-Indianapolis Journal.
The Veterans Speaking of brav-
cry; why, durin' the Wilderness cam
paign, single-handed. made forty con
federates run" His Hearers - How
was that?" The Veteran-''Well, they
chased me. "-Harper's Weekly.
Always pass the fruit to everybody
else before helping yourself. Common
politeness will induce your company to
leave the choicest specimens upon the
pldbc, anu NhcH ~ NoiiiSs " AOui but
you can eat them without exciting re-
mark.-Boston Transcript.
Friends may fall away from a man,
his wife may go to her mothers and his
political acquaintances may cross him
from their list, but as long as he can
keep his bald head above the waters of
oblivion, the friendly house fly will
never desert im.-Philadelphia Times.
How old are you. sonny?' Twelve
years old, sir" "You are very small
for your age. What is your name?''
Sammy Smith. My father is a baker
on Manhattan avenue" so your ia
Their is baker ! might have known
it from your size. You remind me Of
one of his loaves."