Texas Sifter

Four of de town3 in Colerado are at au altertood of 9,000 feet erbove de sea au hit is said dat de inhabertants are werry hard libbers. Er gal lubs her doll an' de boy his dollar. Bimeby, when dey grows up she takes his dollar ter make herself his doll. Doncher know? Hit seems hardly proberble dat proherbishun kin prohibit in Rhode Islan' onless de temperance folks puts er hi bord fence eround de stalt. Dey saya tork is cheap, but de man ■what said dat nebber was on de oampane kermittee what toired er campane orater ter stump de deestrict. ue ottis seeker is in hard Iuck. He is erf raid ter ask fur offis foah feah of being refused, an' he is erfraid if he Öoes not dat he will be oberlooked. Red-headed gals should nebber ertempt ter cross er railroad track in front ob de engine. De engineer mout mistake her hed fer er danger signal. Bees near er distillery stays drunk Jl de time an' makes no honey. Beea is er good deal like men. Dey don't keer fur honey when dey can get beer. Er kaliker pawty was recently gibben in Austin, but verry few fashionable ladies wus dar, bekase dey has a prejudis erkin appearin' jn print Heah! Yeah! De souf is broken out wid er new prophetic frod. Dis time hifs er boy who lays off oa er bed an' preaehes.' Hit'a er soft racket, as he makes nis libin' by lyin'. Dar's er niggah preaener nean Dallas who conkers er stubborn hogs by buttin' him. An' yit sum folks bleeves dar's not much hedwork ia de ministerial perfeshun. A singer asks: "Wliar, oh, whar kin I sing de glad songs of my youf ?" Ge out later de woods, my deah, and sing 'em ter de trees. Dey kin stan' 'mos'