The Morning herald., 1875-12-15
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN,

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A Wilmington man counts the grains OF
sugar in pound and then talks of the un-
charitable people of this world who will
give nothing to the missionary cause.
| A Wilmington man has purchased for his
wife number of India rubber fat-irons
They will be lighter for the old lady to
handle and will not raise bumps on his
head.
A boy on French street says the Irish may
talk about "Home Rule" but he and his
old woman know all about it. Its devilisb
big strap his father keeps in the closet up
stairs,
! The man who fell down on Market street
and didn't look around to see if ANYBODY
was laughing, is to be nominated for the
Presidency of the Yonng Mems Christian
Association.
"Do not walk too fast" she said yester-
day afternoon on Market street, as she
leaned upGn his arm and looked up in his
face. "Why," said he, because my pull
back will not allow IT,
Rapid Transit is different thing in New
York to what II II IN W Wilmington. There
it is quick time on railroad. A Whining
ton young man describes IT as leaping from
a second story window when an indignant
papa is after you with stout stick.
! There is an old saying that the leopard
cannot change his spots. But one recently
broke loose in Philadelphia from cage,
and Wilmington man who was theirs says
he changed about from spot to spot In a
manner that caused some lively busting
among The people.
A Wilmington man when he goes out be-
tween the acts at the Opera House, to get
his lady some candies, and comes back
smelling of parched coffee, he says con-
found that fellow In the next seat. believe
he has been drinking, he smells of coffee,
and she takes it all in.
And now when the average Wilmington
man takes the market basket and sallies off
at daybreak for marketing and comes back
with rosy nose and rosy cheeks, he tells the
old woman that it's bracing morning, but
forgets to tell how many times he turned a
door knob or how many times he smiled.
| Two politicians of Wilmington went to a
funeral not long since, and while waiting
| for the time to cry to come around, one Of
them told the other funny joke about the
boys down in his ward. Suddenly looking
around they found everybody else weeping
Then it was they went for their handker-
chiefs, and after 1t was all over twisted q
quart of water out of them.
Whether 1t was religious sense or some
other that prompted two young men to 90
on the Moody and Sankey excursion, we will
leave to the public to judge They went to
the depot and saw the train Just going
around the curve with their girls on board.
They found Moody and Sankey in the near
est beer saloon, and several times elevated
their chins and said "Here's ter yer.'
| It is stated that there is an absent minded
young lady in Wilmingtonton that is very
robust and strong, who has dininutive
! beau; Last week he called upon her and
she brought the baby down for him to look
at, and after carrying the infant back up
stairs forgot that she had done 30, and seiz-
ing this diminutiye lover in her arms car
ried him kicking and struggling to the foot
of the steps before she found out her mis-
| AXE.
A Wilmington man who got too much OF
the tanglefoot aboard, on Market street,
last night, attempted to get into one Of the
new fashioned cars on the wrong side, for
getting that there was but one entrance.
''By jove,' he said, "the old woman has
| locked me out early to night" and he went
down in his pocket for the latch key, and as
| the mules struck OF at u $50 pace, re-
marked "don't care zam, can stay out all
| night and zrink up all 70 market money"
My DEAR said Wilmington man yea-
terday to his girl, "Will you accompany me
to Philadelphia to see Moody and sankey ~
| Her face was at once illuminated with
smile, and as she laid her head upon his
manly bosom, she exclaimed in one breath
g Certainly Where does it come of, at
Fox's, or Simmons & Slocums'" I'll wear
my opera cloak and take the opera glasses
along. He laughed and went out and brought
some of the Moody and Sankey hymns to
practice singing. ...
In discussion yesterday afternoon be-
tween two colored men at the depot in
regard to the whisky frauds, one said to the
other "Sam, what is all dis in dc papers
bout crooked ,whisky?' "Well l declar
niggar, Pm 'sprsed at your ignunce, dun
been to night school, votcl at all de 'lections
| and den dun know nuf!ljg bout crooked
whisky. III 'splaiu It. You'se seen man
drunk and walkel crooked. Well den he
got drunk on crooked whiskey, and dats
dc pizen Ginerl Babcock been rested
bout" The other darkcy felt much en-
lightencd and walked away whistlng
Gwen never get drunk any more"