Show awu G t V J DREW TUB TIIE LINE recently Becent ly I 1 plaited a small tv pvn in the southern part of kentucky saya says a correspondent of the denver news and called on an the only merchant of the place I 1 found him opening a case cam of axle grease he took off the lid of one of the small boxes of yellow grease and left it uncovered soon an old colored man came in and noticing the axle grease said good morning massa johnson what am dem little cheeses wort about 15 cents I 1 reckon sam 0 said the merchant S pose if I 1 buys one you will trow frow in de do crack crackers eTs yes sam sam put his hand into his and fished out 15 cents and mr john son took his scoop and dipped up some crackers ackers er sam picked up the uncovered bos box and the crackers and went to the backi backi part of the store then he took out Us his kniep and fell to eating another customer came in and mr johnson lost sight of his colored friend for a moment presently mr john son went to the back part of the store and said well sam how goes it say masa johnson dem dent crackers Is all right but dat am de rans omea cheese I 1 ebber eat LOVEIN bobb IN A KITCHEN 01 M az ir ca D 0 11 4 7 she here we have been married nearly three months and I 1 have not shown you what I 1 can cook he ile for heaven s sake are you tired of me already 9 IN LOVE BUT WAS THRIFTY from the london telegraph the late professor of london was particularly fond of telling how when he once acted as locum tenens in devonshire he had to procla proclaim lm the banns of marriage of a young yokel and a village maid A fortnight later the young swain called at the protes sor sors s lodgings you put up the banns tor for me mea be he said yes I 1 remember replied mf mr shut tie tle worth well inquired the yokel hae has it got to go ona what do you mean meana aekes the professor are you tired of the gieir girt no was the unexpected answer but I 1 like her sister better oh if the original girl doesn doean t mind you can marry heir her sister but should I 1 have to be called again certainly that s necessary an mr Nir but should I 1 have to pay again yes it would cost you three and sixpence oh would it ita rejoined the yobel after reflection then let lot it 1 main as it Is and sad he did REVERSED why what s the matter daughter been married but a brief month andl weeping so bitterly tell me we what is the trouble surely you and jak jack haven t quarreled already have you youa no mamma and he ie chasn t gone away and loft left you I 1 im m sure oh no mamma jack wouldn t be quite as mean as that then what in the world can have hay 11 happened to make you so miserable Is jack in trouble I 1 mean has he met with any reverses yes mamma that s it his 1 reverses when he was courting me he never left the house till 12 0 clock or after and now hes he s reversed that rule and never comes home till about that time richmond dispatch IT BLEW UP meeting his chief in the companionway the ordinary pirate although laboring under the in tensest excite excitement mentS saluted I 1 have the honor to inform you sir said he that the magazine has gone up the powder magazine you doubtless meana said the captain no the magazine in which the story of our adventures is running the captain p pile alej for a moment he thought of shouting hoarsely to hie his men to clear away the boats but this would obviously avail nothing they must all perish detroit journal A THRIFTS THRIFTY DOCTOR t cab friend but doctor why do you ry two umbrellas 7 9 doctor one is brand new now and wanted to spare it as long as possible |