Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-03-16

Built Him a Fire.

Built Him q Fire.
Farrin, the landlord of the West
minister Hotel in New York, is not Of
ten nonplused, but last August q dap
per little Erenchman staggered him for
a moment. Walking up to the office,
he accosted Ferrin with:
"lf you please, Monsieur. you shall
send bill de fire in my ROOM"
"A what !" said Ferrin, looking at
the thermometer which indicated nine
ty-two degrees.
Il wish &c bill de fire in my apart
ment, repeated the Frenchman.
"All right. SIR said Ferrin, with
that outward impertur liability with
which the tr,le hotel-keeper receives an
order for anything, if it be gold-dust.
pudding with diamond plums. John
fire in ten thousand and one"
'Yes, sur-r-r!' said John, and by
the time the Frenchman had arrived at
his room. John, with perspiration pour
lng off of him. had the CRATE filled and
blaze roaring up the chimney like
mad.
Vat re disble YOU do?" said the as
tonished foreigner.
"Bdlt fire, sir, as We ordered" re-
piled the other exile.
Fire be TAM" said the Frenohman
Il shall rost myself wiz re heat" and.
rushing down stairs, he appeared at
the office with iuiiamed face and moist
ened shirt collar, exclaiming II ask
You not for ze fire what. think | wish
70 make myself more hot, eh | call
for bill de tire-ze bill, re carte, so |
can eat myself wiz my dinare,"
Bill of fare, all, yes, sir" said Fer
rim.
Il beg your pardon" and he politely
passed out the programme for the day,
but deputcd one of the garcons Of the
restaurant 10 answer any further OF
derN from the suhjc.t Of Napoleon.
''Ntuck up'-Show bills.
Lame conciusion-A sore foot.
y heetlng ehow-A travelling circus.
Cure fora ''brain OH irc"-Blow tout
Love is an eternal transport. So is
canal boat.
\ wonderful aerial phen omenon-A
flight OF stairs
The y. Y. World coins .saratog-
sep
Chicago doesn't like the milk it gets,
II prefers tho udtier kline.
French warfare = Horses, eats and
dogs
The female barber ''out West ha. re.
iircd from business, an account of the
arrival oi little shaver"
On his return To Salt Lake. the Hon
D. onng found his wife drawn up in
hollo" square to receive him.
We are told that there is nothing made
iu vain: But how about pretty Young
giri! Isn't she maiden vain?
a SUNDAY School meeting out West
chose committee oi ladies and gentle
mrnto raise ciildreu for the sabbath
School.
Some years since, New Haven voted
70 2lYc "ibU"rtie to hoggcs to 90 abrnale
Wjln nkchJrH- last. one rimge in indie
UI tA. nose.
The great hril on No'rc Dame. Mon
ircai, l. lhc largest but one in the world.
Il weighs over lo,5oo pounds, aud can
N" hcard forty miles.
">Nivcl sermons" wa, The name !,
'"ung minister oi lazy habit, gave 10 /,
FHeNaZr ot sermons which hc could
preach - any text"
tommy. You're pig" said father
tn Ii~ Liulc boy: now do you know
" i'At ltg j., Tommy r lc, pa: pig',
4 lr"- little bot.
\ western paper h4- an article ON "the
care oi idiots" y contemporary say,
that paper !, always dragging family nj
ialr- before the public
The sight Of the Spottswood hotel. N
Richmond, Va, has been sold for s3D
uIN.. and new hotel will be erected
upon II by a Joint stock COMPANY.
That Washington partridse-cater In.
accomplished his feat, having eaten
thirty birds IN A. many day :. and won
500.
y tough old widowcr, in response to
a nci4hbor VINO addressed words ni
comfort 10 him, replied: wall, vc..
shall miss her-shc was very expen-
-iNc woman
Hartford oysternrn advertise their bi-
valves a. "irc>h from thcn, own beds
OYSTERS in Your bed must be worse tl,au
cracNcr crumbs. observes the Cleveland
Ueruid
The Count dc Paris, head Of the house
ot otlean. ANA grandson OF Louis Phil
lppc. Is 33 Years old, and served on the
NIdf oi Gen. Mcclellan during the early
part ot our war
The Little Church Around the Corner
Wa'll l. popular IL Chicago, and chew
ln- gum with that extended nomcucl.-
turc has already snpplantcd the Nilsson
variety.
y Terrc Haute Uud.) critic, who has
heard Nilsson, claims that her notes tell
on the tender teldrils OF his heart
i'ke the "oubbllng music OF distant
waterfall. on Il bed OF crushed roses.
- NhtAa-O NputH MS Iather
get up and build fire, but the old man
talked back, aud the boy had to fog him
before he would mind. OF late wears
fathers are getting more impudent.
The Dubuque Times saws: ..The
school ma ans III Jackson Couatv eA-
hlblt great presence OF mind. When i.
coid boy gets too near the stove and the
bulge ot his pants cate Les fire, tnev set
hun down IN pail OF water"
Adelina Patti is coming next season.
under Strahosch's management, and
VIII not listen to the voice of the char
mer, Fisk, offering her $1,000 in gold
per night, for one hundred entertain
ments.
Captain Ericsson, the noted inventor.
is giving his principal attention to per-
iecting his solar engine, which runs b,