The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-10-27
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in the State of Arkansas In the course
of the trial club, rail, an axehandle,
a knife and shotgun were shown as
the instruments with which the assault
was committed. But it was shown
that the assaulted defended himself
with revolver, scythe, a pitchfOrk,
a chisel, handsaw and dog. The de,
cision of the jury was that they'd have
given dollar piece to have seen the
fight
A puzzled Judge has asked the law
yer representing the fair plaintiff in
divorce case, "What is star boarder p
and the lawyer gave it up.
The New York World gives the fol-
lowing definition:
GA star boarder is one who makes
no mystic illusions to chickens in rela-
ton to the eggs, has forgotten all the
Jokes about hash, never tell stories of
Sandow while eying the butter, refrains
from opinions on the color of the sky
while helping himself to milk, never
recalls Lord Dundreary's joke about
shocking by himself" when he discov-
ers the oyster in the stew, cOnfides to
himself alone his views on the advant-
ages of hot plates for boiled mutton,
and admires the piano playing of the
landIady's daughter.
The judge had evidently never board
ed around.
An old Irish laborer walked into the
luxurious studio of VIM. Keith, the
artist few days ago, and asked for
money to obtain meal. He explained
that he had just been discharged from
the county hospital and was too weak
to work. MIR. Keith gave him quar-
ter and he departed. One of four
young ladies, art students, who were
present, said: "Mr. Keith, can't we
hire that old man and sketch him ?"
Keith ran out and caught him, and
said: "If you can't work and want to
make dollar, come back to my room.
The young ladies want to paint you"
The Irishman hesitated, so Keith re.
marked: at won't take long, and it's
an easy way to make dollar" "Oi
know that" was the reply; But ..Oi
was wonderin how the divil Ord get
the paint off afterwaad."
An Ohio woman, visiting Boston for
the first time, had her greatest thrill at
Cops Hill burying ground. GAS soon
as my sister-in-law and 1 got into the
place." she said 81 found myself al.
most stepping upon grave with an
Inscription on queer, little iron-cov-
cred sort of tomb. 1 jumped back,
feeling the way you do when you step
on a grave and read the inscription,
lust three initials, no name or date.
-Isn't it pathetic? said to my sister,
in-law ooh l don't know she an
swered, 'B. w. w. means Boston Water
Works."
tic, for whom the late Rev. DR.. Van
Dyke of Brooklyn had much regard,
once puzzled the dominic by insisting
that David was not in a certain place,
at certain time, as stated, because
other circumstances showed that he
was in another place at that time, as
set forth in the Scriptures. "My friend
you must construe the Scriptures as
whole" said the good doctor. "David
was either there or Whereabouts"
The old man instantly replied: "That
gives me relief on another point. l
have always had my doubts about
Shadrach. Meshach, and Abednego .go-
ing through that fiery furnace without
getting burnt up. l am satisfied. now
that, while they may not have been
there they were 'thereabouts,'.. and
that the same is true in the case of Jo-
nah and the belly of the whale. There
and whereabouts settles good many
questions. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
Not one out of hundred times can
an old colored man tell you his age,
and even if he knew, would be very
apt to make himself out much older
than he really is. After middle life
they all seem to feel that it adds digni-
ty and very much increases their mer-
rits and value to be considered ex-
tremely old. The absurdity as to state
ments of length of years lived never
strikes them. In Southern family
which always spends its winters in
Washington lives an old man named
jeff, who has been with them and the