A Good Daughter

"Look here, Malilda," said an Austin ady tothe colored cook; "you sleep right lose to the chicken house, and you must ïave heard those thieves stealing the hickens." "Yee, mam, I heerd the chickens holler, and I heerd the voicee ob de men." "Why didn't you go out, then?" "Case, mam," bursting into tears, "I tnowed my old fodder was out there, and '. wouldn't hab him know that I'd loBt confídence in him tor all the chickens he oould steal in a whole yeah."- Siftings. An adjourned term of oourt will be held Sept. 12. "Ma! why is that darkey equivalent o a conundrum?" "I'm sure I don't mow, my son." " Because he'e a-uig-ma." The Mohammedans have 99 namea for or God, but no Mohammedan ever UBe all of them until he mashea his finger in :acking down carpet. An Eastern authoress asks: "Can anyaody stick closer than a husband?" A porous piaster can crowd him for the lonors, dear madam. A young English girl in India has become a Buddhist. When asked why she did so she replied: "I know on which side my bread is Buddhered." A cynical bachelor of another oity says woman is a good deal like an acoor dion. You can draw he out, but ahe "makes music" if you attemt to shut her np. "Annie, is it proper to say this 'ere or that 'ere?" " Why, Kate, of course not." " Well, I don't know whether it is proper or not, but I feel oold in this ear f rom that air." Is this a singing doll?" asked ehe of the shopman. " Yes, mise." " How do you make it sing?" " Just as you would any other young woman." "How ie that?" "By pressing it."