National Baptist world., 1894-09-21
PITH AND POINT.

-'How do you like your new fiat"
Mr.. Howler-'It's simply perfect. It's
SO small we can't invite anyone to visit
us. s."-Inter-Ocean.
-Herdso-"How does it happen thai
DR.. Emdee is so popular with his lady
patientS?' Saidso-''He tells then. Il
that they are ito young too die.
Truth.
She haughtily)-'I beg your par
don, sir; you have the advantage OF
me-" He Gauntily)-'I should say l
had l am the fellow you Tilted ten
years ago."-Boston Transcript.
-Accepted.-T ancient knight
leaned lightly upon his lance. MARY
- The modern maid was on his neck
in an instant. oh, Roderick," she
cried this is so sudden.''-Truth.
Better Still.-Briggs-A1 tell yor
there's no place women show to better
advantage than in New York" Griggs
-"Umph. You should see the same
women in bathing at Narragansett."-
n. Y. Sun.
-Papa's Sarcasm. was
met at the train on my return by a
band" Friend-"Ah? A brass band?''
Father-''No; a hat band. My son
wears one of these dude straw hats. -
Detroit Free Press.
Banks from his berth. feebly)-''l
say, steward, do you think it's all up
with me?" Steward (cheerfully)-
''Hevery think, for the present, sir:
I>,,4 Io ~ l>,,
an by."-N. Y. Herald.
Counsel for Defendant-''True, your
honor, my client did call the plaintiff a
donkey, but at the present high mar
l1et rate of those valuable animals is
this not rather a compliment than 9TH
erwise?" Blaetter.
-"England is very wet country
said the tourist who had just returned.
! '"True enough" replied the man who
had never been out of his native cOun-
try. Il understand the present reign
began in 1897. .''-Pittsburgh Chronicle.
From the Orient.-The Sultan-'I
am to be married next Monday, and
again on Friday next. Won't you grace,
by your presence, at least one of my
weddings?" The Shah-''How provolz
ing. Have weddings of my own for botF
dates. Life.
"A little boy was coming home with
his mother from church when he heard
her saying that the sermon was not
worth much. The little boy immedi-
ately turned round and said: oh,
mother, what could you expect for a
halfpenny?"
Man of the House lin loud and
angry voice. -''COnfound it! Shut that
door, you, out there. Shut that door,
right away" Servant (appearing, with
dignity yez know who yez is hol'
lerin' at?" Man of the House collapsed
-''Oh! excuse me. Bridget. l thought
it was my wife. Puck.
-Maude-'Mr. Buskin, the actor,
must think a good deal of Miss I'm
dastudi, of his company. When they
met to-day he kissed her just as if she
had been his wife" Kate-'Oh. much
more warmly than that. | should say
he kissed her just as if she wasn't his
wife. Boston Transcript.
Frau Schlemiller standing with
ncr SeCOnC uuSDduC dD lIiS grave VI ucI
frst)-"Yes, here he lies, the brave
warrior. You would certainly not be
my husband to-day if my dear John
had not died the death of a hero on the
battlefield!' Herr Schlemiller (pen
sively)-"Yes. war is the curse of hu
manity."-Zeitspiegel.
"A Pointed Question.-Judge-'The
accused declares that he partook OF
various heavy wines at your house Oh
the evening in question: is that cor
rect?" Witness Ia landlord)-"Hum,
certainly remember his ordering sew
eral bottles of Burgundy" Judge
''Really? And pray, what did you give
| him?'-L BrOutteuX.