Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-06-24

Blood, but it's all in vein.
On opening the front door you find
the hall stairs in your face.
A carpenter may believe in maxims,
but he, doesn't always trust an old
| saw.
They don't furnish cats and dogs
with caudal appendages at o retail
store.
Helm not myself tonight. "
She-"Then how dare you speak to
me, sir, without an introduction2"---
Chicago News.
She-"Don't you think It is danger
Gus to eat mushrooms?" He-.-"Not
bit Of danger in it. The danger is
in eating toadstools."
"What made you so anxious to in
troduce. Highly and Digby| Highly
tells war stories and Digby tells fish.
stories."- New York Journal.
"Does young Mr.. Slimmins shinein
society2" asked young woman.
"Some," replied Miss Cayenne; "es-
pecially about the coat sleeves"
"Seems to me you didn't thump
quite so hard as usual at the concert
last night. Weren't you well?" "Oh,.
yes; but it was my own piano, you
see."
Hicks" Nobbins seems to be hold.
ing up his head of late" Wicks--
Eyes; it probably comes of reading
newspaper bulletins. Boston Tran
script
Dawdler-"Snithers writes poetry
for magazines" Dofton-"Is that
SOP How many magazines do they
give him for each poem2"-Roxbury
Gazette.
Fiddler-"Yes, Boston has turned
out a great many musicians-yours
truly among the number" Quiz
"Well, how can you blame her2"--
Brooklyn Life.
Half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives; but il il could be
convinced that such knowledge was
none Of its business, it would try
mighty hard to find out.-Puck.
Lecture lin museum) Eyes, la
dies and gents, there are freaks and
freaks, but this man stands alone"
Spectator-'If he'll stand a loan of
five dollars, I'll divide with you"
'The young woman you are en-
gagged to is very fascinating, L UNDER
stande" "Fascinatinge 1 had to
stand in line seven hours to get to
propose to her."-Chicago Record.
An old lady refused the gift Of o
load of wood from tree struck by
lightning, through fear that some Of
the "Auid" might remain in the wood,
and cause disaster to her kitchen stove.
Mendicant Michael hure, ma'am
I've got swim small children at home,
all under Ave." Mrs. Skinner--''Sev-
en- children! Any twins?" Mendi-
cant Michael-"All twins. Tit. Bits.
Bacon-"Is that man Crimsonbeak
in favor of warp" Egbert-"No, in
deed! Every night he's out late he
takes home oysters or something to
his wife. I think he's for peace at any
price. "-Yonkers Statesman.
my son." said the aged politician,
'it is better, especially when you are
talking about the enemies in your own
party, to use only soft and honeyed
words. They are much easier to eat,
should occasion arise. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Sagasta-"Well, Your Majesty, We
have one hope left. The rainy season
is about to begin in Cuba" The
Queen Regent-''Ah, senior, it looks
to me very much as if the reigny sea-
son was about to end there. "-Cleye-
land Leader.
The Sarcastic Parent--"And Won
want my daughter for herself alone?''
said the sarcastic old millionaire.
yves, SIR" "Well, my boy, I'll do
better by you than that. TIL throw in
the clothes she wears, too. ''-Cleye.
land Plain Dealer.
why is it, I wonder, /" unused Sa-
gasta, 'that those Americans are such
dead shots?" cit must be their prac-
tice at the national game" suggested
Gullon. ''I've heard Considerable
about their putting the ball right over
the plate. - Philadelphia North
American. n
"Pa," began little Clarence, after a
short season of silence. "a Chinaman
-" "Yes, my son, broke in Mr..
Cailipers hastily; "a Chinaman does
many things which seem to us very
peculiar" "Yes, 1 know, pa; but
what l was going to ask you was,
isn't it easier for camel to get
through the eye OF needle than for