Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-09-23
Pickings and Steallngs.

-Peopie VINO carry chewing gum anu
postage stamps loose IN their pockets do
no not complain of lack Of business.
Where ten men cheerfiilly lay down
thci- lives for a woman. only one will carry
her scuttle Of coal.
--Eu- ene-"Cpme. sit down on the
sicily shore. and hear tile mighty ocean
roar Amelia can't sit down. you
silly goose. because I'd burst my pin-back
loose.
Never mind. sonny. The rain makes
BOYS grow" remarked a Massachusetts
ramp the other day, when he took a silk
umbrella away from lad in the midst Of
rain storm.
A a>>ie wrote To young man she had
taken a fancy to. Come and meet me In
cleaning. .JohE." and when the time came
John wasn't there He subsequently ex-
planned that he conldn't find such a place
Seven men in Fort WAYNE agreed to
draw strawS to see who was the LATEST
one. hut when the last citizen was reached
he refused TO draw, on the ground that he
was too lazy to reach out and make the
effort.
A country mother visiting Detroit with
her daughter, a girl of fifteen. said to the
child who was about drinking = glass Of
soda water: Now Mary. be careful
Don't gulp 1t down 1T three swallows. aud
get exploded all 70 pieces by the gas, but
sip, sip, and don't run any risks.
You hrye been here long TINE.
supposcg" said u traveller TO al old hunler
in Oregon. .'Yon may swear that have,
said the hunter; and then, pointing to
Mount Hood, he continued; You see tina;
noun ain there? Well. sir. when | first
came to this country, that mountain was
hole In the ground"
Thunder" exclaimed \ man. rushing
into railroad Telegraph Office the other
day. "'rhe express trains gone oil the
big BRIDGE" Many killed, many Killed."
screamed the by-standers. Not a one,
replied the other. She just went on At
one cad and of at the other, just As usual,
A Detroit mother set.t her boy to the
store the other day to get her a linen dress
and he returned with fourteen yards OF
black cambric. Il told YOU to get linen.
She exclaimed, standing aghast. II know
il. but this is cheaper, and the cierk said
that If any OF u should happen tod IL you'd
have mourning dress In the house was
the cool reply.
A Colored Fan, employed a n deck
hand on propeller, was rushing around
town yesterday, and inquiring where the
polls were. Polls? Pollss' repeated the
citizen, "why. there's no election going on
now" There hain't:" NO. sur" The
man stood Tor "A moment looking greatly
disappointed. and turned from the river
with the remark: And now dc pro-
gramme is To lind dat sleek young man
who said dey was paying six dollars n
piece tor voters"
A Boston family has a remarkably in
tellgcnt parrot which repeats nearly every
thing ii hears and which some bad bon
have taught 10 swear awfuly. il finally
did little taking, except OF protane char
acter, and. to cure its propensity. was re-
peateJly soused in cold water, and placed
near the stove To dry. During a rcceut |
storm, some chickens which had become /
wet and chilled, were brought into the /
house and put By the stove to revive them. /
II so happened that the parrot nad JUST /
been ducked himself and after survcyiu. |
the chickens Tor some time. he cried out, |
IN oracular tones: Little I'D fools !
been swearing"