The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-12-07
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"


Mrs. Stoc|lynrds-"Laura, it's very
bad form to eat tarts in public ros
tuurant" Laura -"Pcrhaps SO; but
it's very good taste, mamma. Dem
orest's.
briggs Doesn't your wife, object
TO you smoking cigarettes about the
house, Braggs-''No She uses me
as horrible example to our boy. In
dfanapolis Journal.
-Smith-"I don't believe Thomson
spends as much money MS he did before
be was married" Brown-"No lie
doesn't; his wife spends it for him
Dcmorest's Magazine.
What He Took -Bizz-"I used to
belong to theatrical company my
self" Futlite-"What part did you
tal1c?" Bizz-"Oh, took it all; was
treasurer. detroit Free Press.
lie ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS man
marries twice which wife does he take
when he gets to Heaven" She (who
loves him, drcnmily) - Neither. A
man who marlies twice doesn't go to
Heaven. Vogue.
Husband (after @ quarreD ---"You
may buy the dress if you wish, but
shant pay for IT." Wife-"Then they'll
sue you for the amount Husband
$50 much the better; in that case I'll
pawn the piano for the money."--IIu-
moristiche Batter.
Miss Passi-"Whcn was quite u
child, mamma inaug urated the idea Of
having my picture taken every year;
and have kept it mp ever since.
Miss Bright-"Oh, my! what Il big
roomful of pictures you must have. ~
Philadelphia Record.
Josiah (readtng bill Of fare at the
roof garden cafe)-"'Taint no wonder
they're maxim money out of these here
sky-scrapcr buildin's." Mandy-"Why,
Josiaho" Josiah-"Well, besides tho
regular victuals for folks they furnish
angels food, too."-Inter Ocean.
"A gentleman has, with much her
aldic inquiry and deep study, drawn
up a genealogical account of his own
family for upwards Of twelve thousand
years, In the middle Of this manu-
script this note occurs: "N. B.-About
this time the world was created"
You have lively set of clerks, :"
he said to the proprietor of the esta b.
lishmcnt st must be pleasant and
profitable to have employees so full of
energy and enthusiasm" Yes" re-
spondcd the proprietor, Eve close early
to-day and they are getting ready to go
home. It'd Bits.
She Henry is such a sinpleton.
He's like the ostrich that hides his
head in the sand and then thinks no.
body can see him" Hc-"Oh, but that
isn't bit like Henry" She-"Why,
you know how indiscrcct he Is" lie
''Yes, but he hasn't got the sand. y
Boston Transcript.
-Gussic Softlci9h-"Weally, cawn't
imagine anything more howwible than
being goalieI to death by a howwid
COW, Gavin you, Miss Bluntlcy?' Belle
lIluntlcy-"No, Mr.. Softleigh, unless
it is to meet the same fate by Il calf. :"
Then she drove the remark into his
head witha yawn and lie faded away
Buffalo Courier.
-"Ra@gsy," said Tired Thomas the
Tramp to his companion, ''dc papers
says there's Il tnanshul CONFUSION in
our midst" That's only II newspaper
sensation. guess, Iumlny. mint felt
no uncasiness in the money market my
self Coins as plenty with me now us
ever. Will you join me III u glarss Of
this well water? - Iinrrsr's Bazur.
Jacob Dung n,ed SUIT FRIDAY against
the r., C., c. Il St l.. Railway Co. for
81, 900, for injuries received In an ncci-
dent at crossing west OF Richmond,
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