Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-03-14
Sprinkle. of Spice.

you managed itr-Life.
Ella-"You ought to have seen Jack
when he proposed" Stella (meanly) :
"Oh, I've seen im."-Boston Courier.
Miss Elderbody-"I hate men who
are always making love-" Miss Sorce-
box-"To others? "-Boston Transcript
Kitty-"Isn't that very expensive
suit Dicky Doubtful has on?" Tom
"Yes; for his tailor" Smith, Gray &
Co.'S Monthly.
Hell think Percy Giblettes is per-
feet calf" She-"You misjudge him.
He could not be perfect in anything
Syracuse Post
Harry-"I always wear hat to suit
my head; hang the style" Dick-"Yes,
noticed that a soft hat is your favor
lite. "-Boston Globe.
Teacher-"Robbie, have you good
excuse for being late?" Robbie
"Yes'm; buckwheat cakes and syrup"
Chicago Inter Ocean.
rs Miss Hicks as shy and backward
as she used to beT "Well, If you don't
think so just watch her get off a street
car once."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Cynic-"How's that novel of yours
coming along?" Scribbler-"It isn't
coming along. forgot to inclose
stamps for its return. Syracuse Post
"How is your sister getting on with
her singing lessons?" WELL papa has
taken the wadding out Of his ears for
the first time to-day."-Fliegende Blat-
ter.
scientists say that there are MI
crobes in KISSES" said Miss Kittish to
Mr. bunker. Happy microbes" cx-
claimed the young man. ecstatically.-
Life.
Wife lat breakfast)-"I didn't hear
you when you came In last night"
Husband-"I guess that's the reason
didn't hear you."-Philadelphia In
quirer.
Mrs. Watts-"You have most re-
markably hard face, to tell you the
truth" Dismal Dawson-"Yes'm, that
is because it is so dry."-Indianapolis
Journal.
Blobbs-"Do you think the average
man Is as stupid before he marries as
he Is afterwards" Cynicus-"Certain-
ly, or he wouldn't get married. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
After the concert: He-"I envy that
man who sang the tenor solo," She
why, l thought he had very poor
voice." He-"So did l. But just think
of his nerve!'-Life.
(Which rs my part in this duet?"
asked the prima donna of her husband,
who was the tenor. "Your part? Here
it Is, of course. The one with the last
words in t."-Washington Star.
Sunday School Teacher-When George
Washington's father forgave him for
cutting down the cherry tree what les
son did 1t teach? Little Johnnie-That
he had buried the hatchet-Judge.
Mrs. Murphy-"Yes sonny, I've had
fruit stand on this block for thirty
years." Tim Ryan-"If you'd have ad-
vertised you might have owned the
block by this time. Boston Globe.
She-"Do you think look as old as
they say do?" He-"If you mean the
gentlemen, say yes; but If you mean
as old as your lady friends say, / say
no, Observation-Disclosures Transcript.
Collector-You say that you are not
liable to income tax? Why, you must
be spending 5000 year! Jack Dash
ing-very likely; but what has that to
do with my income?-New York Sun.
Ha,pIaf- hod fupnx, aunartonoo IN
the road recently. Yorick-What was
that? Hamlet-Why, the management
gave us our salary regularly every
week for two weeks.-Syracuse Post.
Wiggins-"My boy, IL you live beyond
| your income you are bound to come to
grief" Spenditt-"My dear fellow, IL
1 had to live within it, 1 would be mis-
cradle even nowr'-Harper's Bazaar.
Mrs. Ashpen-I found 1t almost i'm
possible this morning to get man to
shovel snow. Mrs. Dustbin-Poor fell
lows! l suppose they're all too busy
looking for work.-Roxbury Gazette.
"You don't seem to think this story
very funny" complained Smallwort,
after he had finished. "Oh, yes, do"
answered Ford. "Go ahead and tell
some more of t."-Cincinnati Tribune.
Boy-"Shovel off your snow?" Lady
-"No. I've got husband who can do
It." Boy--"My goodness, you look too
young to be married" Lady-"Ahem!
Well, you can do it."-Harper's Weekly.
Mrs. Marketmade (patronizingly)-
And you are not married yet, Hulda ?
Really, 1 think the men must be blind.
Hulda-That's what Aunt Maria said
when you were married.-Boston Tran
script.
Mr.. wixham-"Did you ask that new
girl to show you her recommends
tionsT Mrs. Wixham-"No: recon-
mendations don't amount to anything.
I've given them myself"
Journal.
Sayboy-'T want to make a match
with Madge." Gayboy-"Why don't
you do it?" Sayboy-"Her father says
1t takes money to start a match fac
tory on his premises" philadelphia
Inquirer.
Banks-"The Chinese should engage
some New York boarding house keep
ers to sail their men-of- war" Tanks
mot to serve meals for them, I
hope?" Banks-"No: to repel board
ers."-yudge.
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