Said in fun . o-^y 39 THE COLOR OF NO IMPORTANCE. GROCER—Half n pound of tea? Which will you have,black or green ?Shrvant—Shure, aythur will do. Its for an ould womanthats nearly bloind. 40 _^:r^. — ? ? -— )^ ——-r 1^ A. jj|||^f.:^,fj use §r CHE Ed E^^ TEL 41 A SUDDEN DEATH. KENTUCKY CORONER—Yes. the papers found upon thedeceased prove that he was Colonel —There was also a quart bottle found in one of his —Was the bottle empty ?Witness—No. sir, it was full—hadnt been —Poor fellow, he must have died without a momentswarnini<. HIS CROWNING


Said in fun . o-^y 39 THE COLOR OF NO IMPORTANCE. GROCER—Half n pound of tea? Which will you have,black or green ?Shrvant—Shure, aythur will do. Its for an ould womanthats nearly bloind. 40 _^:r^. — ? ? -— )^ ——-r 1^ A. jj|||^f.:^,fj use §r CHE Ed E^^ TEL 41 A SUDDEN DEATH. KENTUCKY CORONER—Yes. the papers found upon thedeceased prove that he was Colonel —There was also a quart bottle found in one of his —Was the bottle empty ?Witness—No. sir, it was full—hadnt been —Poor fellow, he must have died without a momentswarnini<. HIS CROWNING EFFORT. Lionel, that poem is beautiful ! Yes, Agatha, it is the crowning effort of my life. Lionel—my Lionel I it will bring you fame, eternal fame,will it not ? ? Yes, Agatha—and perhaps two dollars. CREDIT VERSUS TRUST. Grocer—So youve given up drinking. Uncle Rastus ?Uncle Rastus—Yes, sah. 1 haint touched er drap in fo —You deserve a great deal of Rastus—Yes, sah. Thats jes \vh;it 1 se/, an 1 was gwine ter ask yo, Mistah Smif, ef yo cud trus me to er ham ? 42 SUMMONING THK DOCTOR. DOCTOR/ said an anxious citizen, something has hap-pened to my wile. Her mouth seems set. and shecant say a , she must


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