Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-06-25
PITH AND POINT.

When we advance a little into life
we find that the tongue of man creates
nearly all the mischief IN the world
Paxton Hood.
Children are great blessing"
eyes; we wouldn't have enjoyed this
war at all il Jimmy hadn't known SO
much about geography. Chicago
Record.
Host Ito student Look here. sir;
If YOU pinch that cats tail again when
ever some one orders rabbit pie, I'll
have Won thrown ont of the restaurant
-Fhegende Blaetter.
Chewing gum certainly stimulates
thought. " remarked the observer Of
men and things. But the chewing
and thinking are not done 10y the same
person. detroit Journal.
First Duke-"Why don't you travel
incognito. as do? It's far pleasanter."
Second Duke-"Yes. but my wife al
ways goes with me. and married an
| American Harlem Life.
do YOU think Won could stand the
marching if you enlisted? You are
pretty stozt. Il could stand the
marching all right; but couldn't stand
the running. Chicago Record
James. Won ought TO be ashamed
~ vour language. well. Won would
grumble. too. If You had the coal bills
to paw. Nonsense: suppose you were
war ship and had 20 lay IN 1000
tons Chicago Record.
Naude-'I understand she married
him ont Of spite" Clarice-" Really
Maude-"Yes: she said If no other
man would propose 20 her. she was
bound he should propose TO no other
girl "-Philadelphia North American.
The race Of Irish bulls will ap-
parently never be entirely run. Ia the
House Of Commons a week or two ago
a well-known eloquent Irish member
spoke Of Mr.. Gerald Balfour a. being
''iron- bound in red tape. '-Ilt-Bits.
Bass-"T Talking about Joe Miller,
wonder what he would say II he could
come back 20 earth and hear some OF
the Jokes of the present day" Foge
-"Guess he'd think the world stood
still when he died and hadn't started
up AGAIN. Boston Transcript.
so you're going 70 marry Bumper,
Grace?" laughed her best chum
Pardon my levity. but he's 50 short
and YOU so tall and stately" ''Nou r.
wrong. as you often are. man can
Toe called short when he's worth ove'
"A million. detroit Free Press.
Chirurgo-" wha, did You say tina
poor fellows ailment is:' Medico-
"Chronic dyspepsia. Chirurgo-
Did You prescribe a more rahona
scientific diet?" Medico-'I did
and chats Why he's gone away mad
His wife Is the principal OF cookin
school Judge.
1T strikes me. Mr. Brief, said Nj
Dogway. that your charge OF SO
for this opinion Is pretty steep
doubt" said Mr.. Brief. But yo
see. Dogway. when You come and as
me for an opinion which violates a
my convictions, you've got 70 pay n'
only for your law. but for my col
science. "-Harper' Bazaar.
Mabel-"So you and Edward hay
>. broken OF? What ever could ha'
'' happenede" Gertrude-'We got
- talking about Porto Rico aud he crit
o cised my pronunciation Of San Jua
AZ so | told him 1 believed he was pa
- Spaniard anyway, and after that,
course. II was impossible for Us
Ie' ever be anything but strangers.
:. :. Chicago News.
- An old gentleman, speaking t
,ev young lady and commenting upon b
M freshness and good looks, remarkt
~ s.Ah. my dear, may You long ret'
he them. Yours Is happy period
life; you know nothing yet OF
tho iealousies, the heart burnings,
contentious. the rivalries that be
de- the pathway of existence. DO
I, though" she interrupted; Il W
had YOU 20 understand that | belong e
,be church choir. "-Tit-Bits.