Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-08
EVENING STAR.
Danbury Ncu~ana.

MIR is seven cent a quart o. for more
rain.
IF there Is room tor one more in that ball
loon OF The GrAphic's there L. \ Young man IN
Danbury no can MI II. He lives opposite US
and plays an ACCORDION. lie might object 10
running the rick, hut he could be stunned bs
lore he recovered.
A middle aged lady met a bridish. looking
lowing coesersstsSn fclIs~s sSi ana ,ne ,ol.
that your mother Is desdg" asked the former
.'lt Is" said Mary. "and were you married
three days after The middle s,,s, -a,asn
startd ut the bride for = momept and ths.
slowly and bewilderingly said: sDo YOU mess
s,scu, ..snS sh.t yeu SsIs ms Slea sssut
A Nsrth Msin street gentleman saw his
boy in front Of the house throwing ball IN tae
al, last evening. He hadn't played ball him
self for thirty years, and knew nothing OF the
Kind Of ball base ball clubs have introduced in
the past few years, but he felt the old spirit
rising IN him At the memory OF former triumphs.
and ne held up his hands and told his son %
'' let her slide" She slid. He caught IL full
and iair, ana then dro.-ped q, and started into
me hoese, with his eyes mn OF tears. and his
hands pressed under his arms. The youth sub
sequenty Informed another boy that he could
plainly hear the ''old mans' bones snan
: The family of Eben Reubens were out in
TIER back yard, Sunday evening. singing q
hymn, when strange dog came shooting ont
Of the stable, kicking and yelling As IL iew
through the air, and nearly frightened the fam
90 be In the stable. IL may have been there ali
the afternoon asleep, or IL NAV have cOntem-
plated putting up a stable OF It's own. aud iust
stepped in 60 look over the improvements.
However, there Is nc doubt about the cause OF
its departure, the expression on the face of Mr.
Reubens horse being about A. placid a. any
thing could be.
- The pastor of the Slawson Church, sends
us the following item: The church, A. will he
remembered, ts holding a series of revival meet
ings, which are largely attended. Prominent
among the speakers u Rev. Mr.. Chafee OF Ilit-
nois. Last Friday evening the building Was
crowded, and MIR .Chafiee was considerably ant
mated. lie was sitting in chair az the front.
his wonderfully long legs crossed, and his voice
sending forth volume OF song. The upper leg
was swinging majestically, the motion lncreAs-
ing as the singing advanced. They hsd Just
reached that part OF the lynn where it saws
" Then can safely reach nv home, my God m
heaven, my al, }" and Mr.. Chaffee was doing his
level best, and had just got out, Then can safe
ly reach my home, when the oscillating limb
came suddenly In contact with a miserable dog
that had in some way got into the bease and
sent IL flying and bowling under one OF the
benches. OF course Mr.. Chsfiee was surprised .
utwhen little woman popped up IN the gal
lery and shook an oQinous looking umbrella NJ
him, and cried In a vice OF passion, ssYou kick
that dog again, you Slhnoy giraffe, and YOU
won't safely reach youfhosne The was more N An
sstonished-he was >fairiy macadsmised. He
subsequently told our informant that The never
before was 30 completely habergasted, 90
thoroughly circupbebolsted,' XSsteyey thai