Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-12-04

l A lady residing in the south part 9
/ Hartford, CT, went out to passin
| street car with her little son, to Sc
him safely off for a trip up town. FL
stepped on board and scrambled for tn
front of the car. AS he was going hi
, mother said: "Why, --, aren't yol
going to kiss your mother before yel
, go? The little fellow was so delighted
at the prospect of ride, and in such
hurry that he hastily rejoined looking
back excitedly, Conductor won't yol
kiss mother for me? And, ofcourse, th'
passengers couldn't help smiling. L
4 have always been astonish ed sale
Mrs. Smith, 'at the anxiety of young
Ladies' for beaux, but 1 never pitied fe-
male more than when Miss MounthatherE
left my school. Seeing her gazing to-
ward the sky, asked her what she was
looking for?' .alar ..a Il. s.s
That beau,' she said, which is told OF
in Genesis, as being set'in the cloud, [
wish he'd come down.
tGoing, going, just a going!' cried out
an auctioneer. Where are you going q
asked passerby.. We'll said the knight
of the hammer, I'm going up to the
Geological gardens to tell the managers
one of their balloons is loosei
Boston has endured many hard rubs,
but an anecdote of little three year old,
about leaving her home on a visit to that
metropolis, is little ahead of anything
yet. At the close of her prayer the night
before her departure, she added with the
utmost simplicity. ..-..-..# ----
'Now, goodbye, Mr.. God. I'm going
to Boston in the morning to be gone two
weeks. .,z'a.se &. .@
Does this razor go easy,' asked vic
tim who was writhing under a clumsy in
strument whose chief Recommendation
was strong handler
'Well,' replied the poor fellow, 'that
depends upon what yon call this opera
ration. If you're skinning me, it goes
tolerably easy; but, if you're shaving, it
goes rather hard!'
A young gentleman says he thinks
that young ladies who refuse good offers
of marriage are too "No-ing by half
D An exchange comes to us with notice
that Truth is crowded out of the issue.
This is as bad as the country editor who
said: -"For the evil effects of intoxiea
ting drinks see our inside a. !"
"a A little girl Of three years, from be-
yond the Mississippi, who had never seen
an apple tree in full bloom, beheld one
in Ohio. She lifted her fat hands in the
attitude of devotion, and exclaimed
See Gods big boquetF s.zsz- 4
A Country editor having written long
article on ''Hogs," rival upbrids him
for intruding his family matters upon the
public. @ -
An Irishman who had blistered his
fingers by endeavoring to draw on pair
of new boots exclaimed:-"By st. Pat
rick! I believe shall never get them
on until I wear them day or two"
NATURE breaches cheerfulness in her
saddest moods; she covers even forgotten
graves with flowers. -..... -.
ONE of the latest and nsatest eonun-
drums is as follows: why is oi'', the
happiest of the vowels?" The answer
is; because e'i'' is in the midst of
bliss, "e'' is in hell, and all the Others are
in purgatory.''I
A Yankey doctor has recently got up
a remedy for hard times. 1t consists of
ten hours labor, well worked in. a
Self defence is the clearest of all laws;
and for this reason-the lawyers didn't
it.
At an examination of girls for the rite
of confirmation in answer to the question:
t'what is the outward and visible sign,
and form in baptism 90 The reply |
was 'EThe baby, sir!'' ea
Coleridge, the poet and philosopher,
once arriving at an inn, called out,
&c Waiter, do you dine here collectively |
or individually 90 +" Sir" replied the |
knight of the napkin, 'fwe dimes at six"
The following is sharp First party
-"You'n come to the gallows some
day." Second, or addressed party-'Yes,
the day you're hanged ..,.,
What is fame ? The advantage of be-
ing known by people of whom you your
self know nothing, and for whom you
care as little.
MOVING for new trial-C Courting |
second wife, .#