The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-10-15

~ coupe Oh weeks ago, at one OF the Lon
don concerts, The natural history Of the en-
core received an additional illustration at the
hands ofMr. Alfred Mellon, which it may
benefit public singers to reproduce. Mdlle.
Carlotta Patti had finished a song amid the
vocferous cheering of the house, and as usual
it was expected she would repeat it, But the
fair vocalist had determined otherwise, and
accordingly the rapturous recall vollchsaled
by the audience was barren of any result be-
You'd the "nods and becks and wreathed
smiles" which Carlotta can lavish so charm
ingly amongst her admirers Disappointed
Of their encore, the British public waited
quietly till Mr.. Melons diUo appeared for
her second song, when she was greeted with
an unmistakable hiss, conducted Ito speak
technically by a gentleman in the boxes
Stopping the performance, Mr.. Mellon ''came
box, wished to know the reason of the demon
stration? because she wouldn't repeat her
song" replied he in the box What !" said
Mr.. Mellon in answer, "How, then, about
your baker? Doesn't he give you a penny
loaf when you buy penny loaf, and nothing
more 2" Eyes, was The rejoinder, ''but how
about the little ut IN ?" With which notable
repartee, and storm of laughter, the good
A lady died in one of the boxes Of the OPP
era Comique in Paris during the performan-
ces
Female book-keepers are very popular in
the large cities just now. They are careful
correspondents, and don't spend "tili' money
playing billiards, drinking or driving fast
horses.
al have nothing but my heart to give you, /"
said spinster to a lawyer who had conducted
a suit for her. "Well," said the lawyer gruff-
ly, "go to my clerk-he takes the fees.
The morality of Brownlow's negro drone
was too much for Long John Wentworth at
Chicago-he got beastly drunk
Loves heaviest artillery Mr. Quilp declares
to be ladies eyeballs.
The ousted German Princes are sorry that
Victorlt has no more daughters.
A lawyer of well-known mendaeity claimed
with characteristic eil,orntcry and indiscretion
in trial at law, that ho 'reverenccd the truth
to which his opponent replied that he outer
tanned such an awful reverence for the truth
that lie always stood at long distance from
it,
'fWhat are wages here?" asked a laborer of
boy. Il don't know, sir 'What d. 9 your
father get on Saturday nisht?' 'Get?' said tho
boy, why he gets as tight as a brick?'
A prudent man advised his drunken ser
wants to put by their money for rainy day,
In few weeks the master inquired how
much of his wages he had saved.
'Faith, none at all, said he; at rained
yesterday, and it all went"
A Salt Lake paper, noticing the death of a
Mormon Bishop, adds: "Iie was thirty
seven years old, and leaves an interesting
family OF eleven wives and forty seven chill
dren to mourn his death"
A young lady was stabbed to the heart with
butchcr-knife in the hands of an infatuated
sister at Thompson, ILL.,
The Boston Transcript has this sly "hint :"
1.-The young lady who talked 50 loud at Pare
pas concert was not probably aware that
some Of the relatives of the persons she abused
heard all her SANDERS
"Give the devil his due reads well enuh' in
proverb, but mi friend what will became NV
me and you if this arrangement IL carried
out.'-Josh. Billings.
Speaking of political sermons a northern
contemporary says; The Deity always has to
take a back seat when the negro is under
discussion.
A convict who was about to be sent to a
house OF correction, was told that ;hcy would
set him to pick oakum.
"Lot 'um try it, by gosh, said he; "IHtem
their dd1~ed oahu0' oil to pieces"
Coleridge was once asked which of Wa,ls-
worth's works he considered the prettlest, when
hepronply replied, Ills daughter Doria"
Charles Reade has written very sharp
letter in reply to the Roepd IttJtes attack OF
his Griffith Gaunt
Stupid people may cat, but shouldn't talk
Their mouths will do well enough as banks
OF deposite, but not of issue.