Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-01-28
HUMOROUS.

miss Hlghstepper Is NOT very
courteous young woman" ''No; but
aren't her society manners exquis-
ite?"
He-After studying your moods
and lenses for months, | have con-
cluded that you love me. Am l right?
She-No, sir; you are left.
Mrs. Slimdiet Ito new boarder)-
That is pound cake, Mr.. Starver. New
Boarder carefully lifting a piece1-
What did you pound it with?
"Shall we shake your chaperon?" he
whispered. The beautiful girl shiv-
cred as in terror. "No! mol mol" she
exclaimed. ''Let her sleep"
Mrs. Earlywed-Ididn't accept Algy
the first time he proposed. Friend
/ know you didn't. Mrs. Earlywed-
How do you know? Friend-You
weren't there.
Mother-That makes the fourth
time I've had to tell you that! What
makes you forget everything / say?
Boy-Perhaps, it's because You tell
me things that / don't take any inter-
est in.
"There are a great many claims on
your time, aren't there?" said the
genially inquisitive friend. "ies,"
replied the weary-eyed man. IT
bought that clock on the instalment
plan"
Dudway-Smudgekins told me that
he gets forty dollars a week as a sales
man in a drygoods store. Duebill-Is
that so? / wonder what he does with
the difference between what he gets
and what he says he gets?
"You don't seem to be annoyed by
those two elderly ladies quarreling?"
mo; they are my husbands first
wife's mother and second wife's moth
er. They are always in wrangle
about which one he loved best"
Father--In asking for the hand of
my daughter, young man, / trust that
you fullyrealize the exact value of the
prize you seek? Prospective Son-in-
Law-Well -er--I had not figured il
quite so close as that, but 1 guessed il
at about half million.
Clerk wouldn't like to cut this
piece of lace just for one yard, mad
am; and, besides, that isn't enough to
trim anything. Shopper-Oh, didn't
want it for trimming; but it's so nice
have piece of lace around the house
as an heirloom, you know.
well, boys, you've got me all
right; and now thar's one favor / want
to ask Of you. Don't take me back to
my home county to be tried"
whats tho reason, old mani" "well,
You see, they've gone an 'lected my
old woman prosecuting attorney"
hurry. and clean up before din
ner, Henry" urged Mrs Wheeler.
Now, twenty years ago husband so
addressed would have washed his face
and brushed his hair, but Henry
Wheeler didn't He rushed out into
the twilight and cleaned his wheel
Enamored Youth beg you, sir,
for the hand of your daughter. can
not live without her. Old Grumps-
Glad to hear it. 1 can't live with her.
Name the day, young man, and have it
soon. Enamored Youth backing Off
-Um-er-please give me time to re-
feet.
Editor-Mr. Paragraph, wish you
wouldn't write so many jokes about
men who can't pay their bills; they
are funny enough in way; but so
many OF them are little m on otonous.
Can't you get your mind on some
other subject? Mr.. Paragraph Thought
fully)-Perhaps 1 could-if I had q
little larger salary.
1T is the evident purpose of the
enemy" the chief of staff was saving.
Ito keep us shut up in our intrench.
ments." The eye Of the king of Da-
honey glittered. Bring up the
Twen'y-third Hatpins, exclaimed his
majesty with emotion. ANYBODY
that keeps us shut up is beaut. Shut
up? Why, the idea"