What It Referred To.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 3976, 23 March 1900, Page 4 (Supplement)

What It Referred To.

"That's a fearful weed you're pnffli old cbnp. " "A Corona— at least that's the name' it." "That refers to the subsequent inquest — Piok Me Up. A Necessary Appurtenance. "Baffled!" hissed the loader of t lynching party. "Ha, ha!" laughed the murderer mail nantly. To be sure, the dread rope was at hai and the iron bars of the c*ell had yielded their blows. But the parties who had promised to there With a phonograph for the miseral culprit to confess Into had not shows t —Detroit Journal. One Abuse of It. "I see that a Georgia woman haa pc lished a letter on 'The Abusoof Osculatl In the South,' " ho said. "Ofi, welJ." fiho returned, "I gnppc there are men in all parts of the count who don't know any better than to kin girl on the cheek instead of the lips." Chicago Post. Baby Talk. "How well the baby talfcs!" remarifc the visitor. ' "Doesn't he?" returned tho proud fafclw "What is he saying?" asked the vlsito "Urn- well," replied the proud falli hesitatingly, "I guess yonld better ask 1 mother about that." — Chicago Post. The Sad Truth. Mendioant Michael— Shure, ma'ai I've got givin small children home all a der 6— Mrs. Skinner — Seven children! Al twins? Mendicant Michael— AH twins, ma'ai —New York Sunday Journal. A Sticking Point. "How are you getting nn vi ith yourttw of English?" inquired Li Hung Chang the Chinese emperor. "Hare you lean) yourABCV?" "No," was the reply. "I haven't g that far along. I'm not out of my I U'« yet. "—Washington Star. . Highly Creditable. Oldboy— Yes, I know my son is a red less spendthrift, but there's one thing V bound to say in his favor. ; Chumlny— What's that? ■ Oldboy— He's never yet shown efilll Inclination .to start in business for htl self. — New York Journal. | No Eridence. "Bingley is a great fisherman, itn't hfl "Why.no. I don't think so." "Well, that's what his brother told me, "Of course it's possible, but I n«v teugbt him in one- myself."— Dttw News. Washington's T«mperatar«. Bill — How is the temperature In Wai ington? Is it cold! Jill— Well, it depends altogether whefc I er you go there looking for a petfttoil < QOt.— Yonkers Statesman. Familiar Tmg^. ;. . $we men r*« <nr *> * , ..■:■■" \ Tb« b«d Tn?» < • , m *!•"• "i.d. | Ajud tsie jp ,4"wa) s;.-;b: <fc»a«rt«it I A Sure Sign. i ' taller — Is your wife nt home, Mr. Jol /ion? Johftsoß- (surlily ) — Don't j-ou see 1 Wheel in the hall?— Tow ji Topics.- -_ What Did She Mfftn? He^— What an ugly man ! I never ■ anybody so ugly ! if he— Hush, dear! You forget yourw —Tit-Bits. | The Winsome Gales. Four winsome gales a-woeing ran When, 10. They spied a lonesome single man Of snow I One gladsome gale from northward roe* Behold, She warmer grew until he froze Her coldt One blithesome gale from westward tpti Ahead. Jhe turned to him. H« cut her dead Instead. On« baxom gale the east forsook To woo. the ahooa his hand, and jet he shook fii-r too.