Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1884 — An American Point of View. [ARTICLE]

An American Point of View.

Hostess—“ What good English you speak!” Guest—“ Good English?” Hostess—“ Yes. Allow me to congratulate you.” Guest —“But, madam, I am an Englishman. ” Hostess—-“ Yes; that is what makes it so surprising. ” — Philadelphia Cq.ll. “When I was out West last summer,” said the baggage-smasher, “I saw the biggest sunset I ever saw in my life.” “How big was it?” asked the brakeman. “Why, I should say,” replied the other, casting about for an adequate simile, “that it was about the size of a Saratoga trunk.— Burlington Free Press. The Forget-me-not, the modest little flower which seeks the shady groves and gentle streams, where it blooms almost hidden by its green leaves, how strongly d<x s it remind us of friends with whom we have sported in the joyous innocence of childhood. Guest —“ This beer is very poor; I can hardly drink it.” Host “Just close your eyes and dr'nk it down.” Ten minutes later. Host—Hello, this is only half the price of your beer.” Guest—“ Just close your eyes and put it in your pocket.” —Fliegende Blatter.