| Show I THE PEEP rsrzrrr ju:s sr was listening with great unction to the speeches the barrel head gave and noise- wav and he slid easilv v lessly up to his “ third button ” in the “ Great staple of Ohio” exhave mercy on claiming°0 “ us ou- What extraordinary change V cur ill the human animal about Christ jmm ? Ho becomen a turkey-- gobbler ! “John spoil effects” “ T-x- ” “ Bight Next npcll seedy” “C d” a Right again” “Nov spell cakes” ‘X a x” “There is good boy!” said his mother handing Johnny some of the lat-- t Pr EGGING On — A ’cute Yankee jias invented a nest in the bottom pf which there is a kind of trapdoor through vhich the eg when laid immediately drops am the )ien looking round and perpGjving pone soon Jays another v “ I believe that mine will he the fate of Abel” said a wife to her husband one day “ Why so ?” inquired tfye husband “ Because was killed by a club and your club will kill Die if you continue to go to it every night” As a proof of til? fact that girls are useful articles and that the world could not very well get along without them a late writer states Jt as a fqct that if all the girls were driven out of the 'ivorld in one would all go generation the hovs r put after them CillLDiy-Whe- n we want children jn the way they are al- fvays somewhere pise and wjien Abel Want them somewhere else they "pro always in the way Many a good kiss has keen nipped in the old nuisance ‘pud by a four-yebringing a light into the room PinflPED Iim Dhv—A poor German witness being tormented with questions by a barrister declared that he must-hava drink of water before he ?ould say ano- 'flier word Upon this tlmjudge Remarked “ I tjpnk sir that you must have done with the witness now for you have 'jammed hijjj " drv”‘ f LITERARY MAGAZINE fi jcx: — COMIC READINGS The O' DAT—A celebrated ' l)r JJunter whom Abcmethy in one of his arid veins termed the “ English Blood Hunter” when starting ip life gave lectures His first lev- ture was attended onlv'bv the porter “ John” said the great plan unmoved by the circumstance “take the skeleton down tlmt 1 may say with propriety — Gentle- men” An amusing account is given of a gentleman who mounted on a birjrcJ of lard to hear and see on tin' arrival of the Mayflower the JVidpPt and ppiter Just fie b Q ' ' “ Did you sav ryoii cdnsidcrcr v Mr Smith insane” asked a la wye of a witness in a criminal case “ Yes sir 1 did” “ Upon what grounded id you base that imprecision ?” ‘Wliy 1 lent him a silk umbrella and a crown aiid lie returned jhfni both” A clergyman liaving preached several tinier in a small town in 'which he had not once been invit cd to dinner said in' seriously exhorting his hearers against being seduced by the prevalent vices of the age “I have preached against eyery vice hut luxurious living having had "no opportunity of ob serving to what extent it wa carried on jn this town” Uord Chancellor Clare on ono occasion wdiile Curran was ad dressing him in a most important case occupied himself with a favorite spaniel or Newfoundland dog seated bv him Curran having ceased speaking through' indignation or malice prepense Lord Glare raised his head aifd asked “ Why don’t you proceed Mr Curran f” “I thought your lordships wore in consultation ’’replied Curran The Poston Post lately gaye tlie following practical' turn to the spiritual controversy “ We offer a reward of five dollars a day to any rappers who will not 'move a but cover table in our dinjng-roowith a dinner for five' persons at three P M each day in the weck and quickly withdraw” while our interesting family devours it This slioving round empty tables docs Meat meat is the no good thin"” John will you take this goose out?’” Our bashful' friend sprqng to his ' feet jn an instant and exclaimed : “ I beg your pardon madame rffor intoning on you but I’ll go out lqyjielf!” ' And before the lady could explain her yeaning to him he had gathered up his hat and made his cxif wliich was followed by the frantic yells of the gjrls I apt sorry to add that that Ijttle misunderstanding jpade an ojd bachelor aifd pa old maid Diamond cut Diamond— At Wick Intel v a “ cheap John ” "offered a bridle for saje when a man iq fi&cTQTYd bid £ crown' j - rryg-- r The rjyr u fftrrra bidding was instantly accepted' and payment demanded was the crown of my hat 1 meant” said the purchaser “ Very well” responded the1 other “ a bargain’s a bargain hand it here’’ Thinking the whole affair a joke and judging himself very clever the individual handed up the hat and received the bridle whereupon the auctioneer cooly cut out the crow n with a penknife and returned the rest of the hat tothc outwitted joker who disappeared amid ' f roar of laughter having paid much too dear for both his joke aiul-hi- “it bridle s ' - Tom Cook tells a story of an occurrence at a provincial theatre ?jn Ireland where "Mncready was ' In preparpersonating Virginias ing for the seeno in which the bodv of Dentatus is brought on the stage v the manager called to “ Pat” his for the bier Pat property-ma- n being of a “ heavy ” temperament responded to the call by saying ho would fetch it immaditlv” Pat next made his appearance witha full foaming pot of the right sort and was received with a thousand duel one curseA for his stupidity “ The bier vOu blockhead !” thun- dered the manager “ Ant isn’t here I” exclaimed Pat presenting the mug “Not that vou donkev — I mean the barrow for Dentatus” “ Then why don’t you call things their right’ name ?” muttered i Pat “ Who would suppose you meant the barrow when you called Af for boor !” - 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