Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-14

like to see you!--Detrolt Free Press. x
Hell love You madly. She--That's
what you have already told my friend.
He-Yes. but since then have grown
more sensible.-F liegende Batter.
''Never marry woman unless she
will follow you round the world" III
! had money to go round the world, l
wouldn't marry until ] got back."-Chi-
cago Record. 49, e .aF .
Impossible People: Whom were you
just now walking with. Edith" "No-
body, mamma" That's what sus-
pected. You must drop him ut once"
Detroit Journal.
Pedestrian-Have you no occupation?
Beggar-Yes, sir; ! am a collector or
rare coins. You haven't got spare
ten-dollar gold piece about you, have
you?-Philadelphia Record.
Boblin-Wagley has had his bicycle
stolen. Looley-Is that SO? Well, he
has the consolation of knowing that its
loss may prevent him from getting the
bicycle back.-Roxbury Gazette.
"Does your wife object to your stay
ing out so late of nights?" "A little;
but what really raises her wrath Is for
me to come home so quietly that she
doesn't know when / got in.'-Indian-
apolis Journal.
Jibson-I thought you could keep a
secret? Jabson-So / can. Jibson-
why didn't you keep the secret told
you the other day? Jabson-Because,
when you told it, 1t ceased to be Sc
cret.-Puck.
Gaffer-Queer could never stand pros
perity. Bland-Why? Gaffer-Just as
soon as he began to make money, the
police swooped down and arrested him
for counterfeiting.-Phil North
American.
do not insist. my dear! sha'n't
tell you what / am going to give you,
for l want to surprise you on our we'd
ding day." Tell me quickly, then. for
the greatest surprise would be to see
you keeping your word. journal
Amusant.
Jenks-Doctor, have frequent and
intense desire to kiss young and beauti-
married? His doctor-No; under those
circumstances you'd better not get mar
ried.-The Yellow Book.
II have read repeatedly" said the
sad-eyed young man, never to ask a
young lady's permission when you
wished to kiss her." "Well. hope you
didn't" said his friend. "No, didn't;
but the young lady, think. does not
read the papers. Puck.
II am afraid" said Maud, thought
fully, that Willie Wibbles will never
come here again" did he go away In
petY" asked Mamie. well. some Of
him did. Just before he started, my
dear little dachshund bit piece out Of
him" Washington Star.
what lovely bouquetw Eyes; I'm
taking II to Mrs. Wells. as this is her
birthday" But l thought you were
not on very good terms with her now"
Neither / am, but this Is her fortieth
birthday, and she knows that am the
only one who knows it."-Judy.
MAY ask" said the stranger, what
that party of men is 2" Certainly" re-
piled Derringer Dan; ''its a vigilance
committee. Ell you happen to think OF
it, you might ask me ag'in in fifteen or
twenty minutes" "Will it be something
else then?" Yep; cOrOner's jury
Washington Star.
ibid you get an invitation to that
little blowout Nudge Is going to give"
Il haven't yet. What sort Of an affair
is it," He told me over the telephone,
and 1 am not quite sure whether he
said stag party or jag party" Real
ly, now, what is the differenceT-In-
dfanapolis Journal.
A minister who formerly preached in
Somerville had little boy. A few
days before his father left the city to
go to his new parish one of his neigh
bors said to the little boy: $50 your
father is going to work In New Bedford
is he ~ "Oh, no." he said; "only preach"
-Somerville Journal.
Miss Passleigh has had exceptional
social advantages" said one young
woman. ''She has been presented to
the queen" Its strange thatNI never
heard of it," replied the other. "Oh,
she never mentions 1t. You see, ii &C.
Cured so soon after her majesty's coro-
nation Star.
Traddles-Don't bother yourself try
ing to invent flying machine, old man.
If you want to make n hit invent a
kicking machine. The Inventor-What
would l do with it? Traddles-Why,
set it up where 1t will catch the crowd
on the way home from the races
Town Topics. h
A country curate calling on the great
lady of the village introduced his newly
married wife as IA poor thing, madam,
but mine own" whereupon the lady.
looking upon the curate severely. re-
Piled: "Your wife ought to have intro
duced you as poorer thing. but mine
owner Thine and the Hour.
do you think your sister likes me,
Tommy" Yes, she stood up for you
Mt dinner" "Stood up for me! Was
anybody saying anything against meY'
mo, nothing much. Father said he
thought you were rather donkey, but
sis got up and said you wererft, and
told father he ought to know better
than to judge a man by his ,ooks."-
Household Words.
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Which Would We Believe.
The man who sets out to regulate his