The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-06-15
PITH AND POINT.

PITH AND POINT.
The most elastic fabric Is the trout
yarn.
The record is the true Pheuix-you |.
can't smash one without making another. !,
Puck.
Advice Is all right If we can only get
enough different kinds of it to take our
pick.-Puck.
A woman never shutters, because she
speaks twice before she, thinks.-Bing,
hamton Republican.
It is easier to persuade a woman than .
TO convince her, and good deal please
anter, too.-Yarmouth Register. +
At first thought it seems little odd /
that contracting bills should expand q
mans expenses.-somcrville Journal. q. \
Rose-"Does Mr.. verydull know any. q
think9" Lillian "Know anythingi
He doesn't even suspect anything. -"
Life. ..- ....a :.
Some men never try to smile only
when sitting for portrait-and even
then make dismal failure. Columbus
Post. s..
she--"What is love, darlinga" He-S
eft is sacrificing all my bachelor bless-g
ings, dear, for your sake."-Detroit Free
Press. 15J5
There is nothing in the world more
sggravating to . man with a secret than
to meet people who have no curiosity.
Atchison Globe. 81
It's not strange that very few men
know themselves intimately. Most peo-s1
pie like to get rid of disagreeable ac-ea
ouaintances.-Texas Siftings. s
The recent decision of a learned judge
that soap is medicine accounts for the
intense dislike of the average small boy
to it's appication.-Lowell Courier.
Let's be Just in our opinions; : =
It must be considered fair 55
IF the girls wear standing collars q.
When the young men bang their hair.
Washington Star.
81 was an awful fool when I married
you. Wasn't IT, "You were, my dear,
YOU were. Ittoo me nearly three years.,
though, to find it out" "-Indianapolis
Sentinel.
"Whst's your son Josiar doin'a" said o.
neiphbor to Farmer Begose. "Wall, ~
was the reply, che thinks he's diggin.3
bait, but he's maxim garden. ."-Waah-
ington Star. ...a 4;;3i.s
"Well, Amelia, how did you enjoy
yourself during the last seasoni" "Oh,
immensely! Only think, my dear, =
was three times on the very point OF be-'s
ing engaged" 8 8
eve went bang into the iceberg and
slid of to one side. The ship fairly
shiyered.n "That was natural. / think
I'd shiver, so close to an iceberg.---5
Harper's Bazaar.
INV friend" said the experienced
politician to the young candidate, "yours
success does not 20 much depend on
putting yourself as on blowing yourself.
beeG"-New York Sun.
Charlie-"l pity you, Jack, when !
see your creditors pushing you. That
is a trouble never had" Jack-'tNo.@
You probably never had any credit. - ..
Kate Fields Washington. : M
Mrs. snaggs-'T suppose the dog.
catcher browns his victims, doesn't heP
snaegs-"Yes; the dark waters OF the
rivers now close over many a stranded
bark."-Pittsburg Chronicle. M
Goslin-"I-ah-have called, sur, to
-aheml-awsk for your daughters
hand" Old Kidder-"My dear boy
have you any idea of the quantity Of
gloves she needs in the course OF Year,"
Black and White. IS,
Newwife-"To.morrow is your BIRTH .
day, darling, and I am going to stop a1
the jewelers. and buy you q present,
Her Hubby-'Get something cheap,
pct, haven't paid him for my Christ !
mas present yet."-Jewelers' Weekly. Y
h "what is a propaganda" inquired
the teacher. The boy looked at the
ceiling, wrinkled bis forehead, Wrestled
with the question minute or two, and
answered bravely that he guessed'it was
the brother of a proper goose. Chi
csgo Tribune.
Western Belle-"Here, paw, I have
borrowed Mr.. Tenderfuot's tw wenty-two
calibre revolver" Paw-"What yer
doin' with that toya" Western Belle
II want you to pierce my ears SOS kin I
wear the earrings Howling Hank gave
me."-New York Sun.
Colonel Gorehunter-"Ah, my dear
Miss Pinkerly, this is an unexpected
pleasure, to have you alone for few
moments. Wouldn't you like to heaT
how got through the enemy's lines at
Chattanooga" Miss Pinkerly-'I can
easily imagine, Colonel. You probably
bored your way through. New York
Sun.
Strange GautemaIan Indians.