Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-04-02

She'd blush, an say; "My William dsari you'm
| better than party
A jolly, jolly party
Yich vos the same as telhnk me, 70 two Vos
quite enough;
Ham so Hi thought myself, you sec, We never
Fad 'nuif;
We thought each hother vos the think as 70
Fad hallus wanted;
But where is hall the chickens when the heggs
I've ben an counted
The jolly heggs Pye counted7
Hi told my beauchus Bar-maid low Ter lovyer
vos a going;
You might 'u' seen Ter tears run hall the time
vOs ALLOWING;
Says Iii, "My Mary Ham I'm nof, I'm going
for to goi
VIII you go With me1" o, my cart .'swset
| William, no
My jolly William, no.
''But go an ave nest prepared, ham then dy
to youl''
Yich thandn' FER for sayink hof, come-but
VERY blue;
Hin time writes 'cr low Fad the nest and
hall thinks ready,
Han low I'd took to 'sLager," an Yos gittin'
So jolly straight an steady.
What does the hiniured Haingel say, my Mary
Ham, my dove;
''Hgf could go an charge my drink, lphy, 90 I
might my iopei
Vich when reads, Hi tells myself not for to
go an dog FER,
But wait a bii and take vifo as arnt ayerss to
Lager
The jolly, jolly Lager.
wASrED.-A ring to "a the finger of scOrn.
SpoRr.-wading through the mud, with a
fair damsel on your arm.
A strange genius, in describing lake In
Minnesota, says it is SO clear, that by looking
into ii you can see them making tea in China.
''Nat, what are you leaning over that empty
cask for 2"
"l'm mourning over departed spirits," was
the answer.
s'Keep your dog away from me ! said dandy
to butchers boy
Darn the dog, he's always after puppies"
said the boy.
A little girl, observing goose with yoke
on, exclaimed, ''Why, ma, there is goose got
corsots on. 1t walks like sister Sally"
Our Devil has just had another 'broaking
OUT He wants to know now many sheets
there are in a 'token' Of love.
That depends upon the number of impress
sions taken, and whether or not it beworked on
both sides.
"When fellow as reached certain pint
in drinkn," said an old soaker, sI think he
orter stop
WWells L.I.i,lls,, said a -svag. sshe had better
stop before he reaches "------------5.-
A young lady who was rebuked by her moth
or for kissing her intended. justified the act ~
quoting the passage; 0Whatever ye would
! that men should do unto you, do 20 even 30
unto thenl.'
An Irish girl. seeing her mistress feeding
pet Canary, asked, "sHow long it tuck them
creaturs to hatch l' 'Three weeks" she re-
piled. sOch, sure, that's as long as any
other fowl except pig"
A cotemporary, describing dance at 4 viii
lage in the neighborho cd, said 'Tho gor-
geous strings of glass beads glistened on tho
heaving bosOms of the village bellies, like po-
lished ruhies on tho delicate surface of warm
apple dumplings.
SATrsFAcToRY.-"Pray,M Mr.. Professor, what
is perphrasis 7''
"Madam, 1t is simply a circumlocutory cycle
of oratorical sonOrosty, circumscribing an
atom of identity, lost in verbal profundity."
"Thank you, sir"
This morning a friend said to an Irishman--
HGood morning, Patrick-slippery this morn
ing"
"Slippery2 And be iabers, it is nothing else
your honor; upon my word, and / slid down
three times without getting up once"
,"Dennis, darlinti och, Dennis what is IL
you're doing"
sswhst, Biddy, rs trying an i1parimant."
"MsrtherI what is it 20
"It's mesi,f that's giving hot iodthsr to the
hens, so they'll lay billed oigs."
Sam was asked what he thought of the effect
OF hot drinks on the system.
"Hot drinks, sir,'' said he, care decidedly
bad. Tea and coieei sir are hurtful. And
even hot punch when it is very hot-very hot
indeed-and taken often, and in large quant-
ties, suppose, is slightly deleterious.
An exchange says "Ihere's nothing like
Nature as developed in feminines; for no
sooner does a female juvenile begin to walk
| and netice Things than it takes alter its mother
and wants baby. 1t is almost incredible how
| much OF matter and feeling is wasted on rag
| babies and squint-eyed Dutch dolls"
| ------- - -----.--
! HARD CAsE.-Boy with ragged trousers and
rimless chip hat, runs into DR.. Fuller's drug
| store, with dipper in his hand. "DoctOrI
| mother sent me down to the shotticary pop
| quicker'n blazcs, cos buh's sick as the dickens
with the pcken choX, and she wants thimblo
full of polly Collie in this din Upper, cos we
hadn't bot gottle and the kint pups got the
bine Writers int. Got any :"
VERDICT OF A NEGRO INcUEsT.-We de un-
| derscribed darkies, bein' Runners Juray OBJ
dgust, to sit on the body of de niger Sambo,
| now dead and gone before us, hab been sttin,
| on the said Niger aforesaid, did on de night
| OBJ de fuseenth OBJ November came to his
| deaf by fallin from de said riber, whar we find
| he was subcomely drowned, and afterwards
was washed on de ribber side whar we spose he
| irose to deff.''
GETTING THIN.-'tIIallo, my friend, l SEQ
you are losing fesh.'' Old gentleman, indig-
nant at II familiarity of his supposed friend,
sputtering most feariully-''W-whati losing
| flesh you impudent scoundrel, I'll let you
know, sir, I'm not sir. | sir, last night, sir,
was weighed, sir, and had gained ten pounds,
sir. Very pretty state of affairs, if person
has to be insnlted in this manner" "Weil'
my friend, all can say is if you look oeRlhu'
you will find it to be true" Old gent dls-
covers a small dog making violent assault on
his market basket"
Things TO BE LOOKED UP.-A piece oil lsa'h-
er cut for traces OF painters pencil
/ Some crinoline taken from the outskirts oi
forest. -, Il
: A small bundle of goods from which the
D sssilken ties" Of friendship are made
: A bowl of soup made from "a bone OF con.
i tention," seasoned with few "spicy hreezeS"
o an branch of the U. S. Mint.
n A piece of the wood from which u frame OF
u mind was made.
n a pair of steelyards by which the weight sf
+ an argument was ascertained.
n Two bars from the tune which the wind
: sswhistled round the corner"
A few coins made out ofa"goldsn opinion"