Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-04

in that same little room, with the bright moon
light chasing away the da. k shadows.
We need not repeat his answer; but that
given, he said: "Marian, do you think you
would ever have asked my forgiveness, if you
had not taken me for ghosi?"
This was some years ago; and now, in these
days of spiritualists and spmitualism, when
ever the SUBJECTS introduced in their presence,
John Morton says, with curious smile aud
glanco at his wiie-"Marian once saw q
spirit"
Aud Marian locks down with a slight blush
and a grave, tender smile and pakes no re-
ply.
The LITERAL Boy IN THE SCHOOL,
Among the scholars, when Lamb and Cole
| ridge attended, was poor clergyman son,
! by the name of Simon Jennings. On ac-
count Of his dismal and gloomy nature, his
playmates had nick named him Pontius Pill
ate. One morning, he went up to tho mas"
ter, DIR. Boyer, and said, in his usual whim-
pering manner, please. DR.. Boyer, the
boys calls me Pontius Plate" If there was
one thing which old Boyer hated more than
n false quantity of Greek and Latin, it was
the practice Of nicknaming Rushing down
among thc scholars from his pedestal
Of state, with cane in hand, he cried with
his usual voice of thunder "Listen, boys |
the next time hear any Of you say 'Pontius
| Plate III cane you as long as this cane will
last. You are to say Simon Jennings and
not 'Pontius Plate Remember that, If
you value your hides" Having said this
Jupiter Tonans remounted Olympus, the
clouds still hanging ON his brow. Next day,
when the same class were reciting the cate-
chism, boy Of remarkably dull and literal
turn Of mind had to repeat the creed, He
had got as far US suffered under, and was
/ .hn,, In, al phnn
| Boyers prohibition unluckily flashed upon
his obtuse mind. After moments hesi-
tation, he blurted out, Suffered under ST.
mon Jennings, was cruel rest OF the
word was never uttered for Boyer had al
ready sprung like tiger upon him, aud the
cane was descending upon his unfortunate
shoulders like a Norwegian hail storm or an
Alpine avalanche. When the irate doctor
had discharged his cane storm upon HIM, h.
cried What do you mean you BOBBY, by
such blasphemy Il only did as you told
me, replied the simple minded Christchur.
chan. Did as told your roared old Boy
or, now wound up to something above the
boiling point. What do you mean| As
he said this, he again instinctively grasped
his cane more furiously. Yes, doctor, you
said We were always to call 'Pontius Plate
Simon Jennings Didn't he, Sam ? ap'
who was next to him. Sam said naught, but
old Boyer, who saw what Ounce he had to
deal with, cried: Boy, you are fool i
Where are your brains Poor DR., Boyer
for second time was hoored; for the scholar
said with an earnestness which proved its
| TRUTH but to the intense horror Of the
learned potentate, In my stomach, sir. =
The doctor always respected that boy 5 stu
pidity ever after, as though half afraid that
a stray blow might be unpleasant
BULLS THAT ARE NOT IRISH Whenever
the paternity of bull is uncertain, an at
tempt is made to father it ON some unfortu
nate Emeralder. Yet it was Scotch WON
an who said the butcher of her town only
killed half ii beast at a time; it was Dutch
man who said pig had no car marks ex-
cept short tail; and it was British Mag
istra te, who, being told by vagabond that
he was not married, responded; That's i
good thing for your wife" 1t was an En-
glish reporter who stated that ut a late
meeting the British Pathological Society ex
hibited casts Of skull Of an Individual taxi
en- at different periods Of adult life, to show
the changes p reduced III ten years, though
Dean Swift mentions two skulls preserved il
Ireland, one Of 4 person when he was boy
and the other Of the same person when he
had grown to be u man. 1t was Psrtu
guese mayor who enumerated among the
marks by which the body of drowned man
might be identified when found, "A marked
impediment in his speech. 1t was the fam
GUS Carlno, the French Boyle Roche, who
OH contentedly laying his head on larg,
stone jar tor pillow, replied to one who in
qured if it was not rather hard Not at all
Tor I've stuffed it with hay. 1t was Main,
editor who said that pumpkin in tina
State grew SO large that eight men could
stand around it-a statement which is onl,
equaled by that of another who saw focl
oil pigeons lily SO low that he could shake
stick at them. 1t was u western orator VIII
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, who has arrived at the age Of fifty years
but has felt this truth laundering through
their minds for centuries
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