The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-11-04
BUBBLES.

Liberty without an overcoat is not
true happiness.
Retired Bills-Bill Gladstone, Bill the
Conpuerer, Bill Shakespeare.
john A. Jacks keeps nursery at Hot
Springs. He deties the lightning.
Chicken pie sociables are popular in
Wisconsin-not among the chickens, how
ever.
The Servian army has a Nosevelof as
commander. With nose we'll off there is
no need of blowing.
The greed for gold, spoken of as sinful,
includes silver, greenbacks, and all sorts
of fractional currency.
The young collegian who wrote home
for new coat and got one q mile to big,
suggests that that was not 'titting "
reply.
The Buffalo Express seriously assever-
ates that the papers read before the Scen-
tiiic Convention in that city have an
average weight of a pound to the square
inch.
Here is model verdict of a coroners
jury: "We do believe, after due inquiries,
and according to our best knowledge, that
we do not know how, when, and where the
said infant came TO its DEATH
The man who has been sitting all
Summer in a public square looking for
job of work lately transferred his observa
ton to a warm bar-room, where he can see
Just as much and be more comfortable.
A gentleman, says the Danbury Ne,es
called on bookseller for finely bound
copy of Scriptures. The dealer looked
over the stock, but could find nothing to
suit the customer. Casting on distracted
look over the shelves, he finally said:
81 don't see why it is there are so few
here. We always keep an ungodly quantity
on hand.''
"That is not the kind am looking for"
was the quiet reply of the customer, as he
withdrew, leaving the dealer immersed in
thought.
They were very fond of each other,
very, and had been engaged. But they
quarreled, and were too proud to make it
mp. He called few days ago at her
fathers house-to see the old gentleman
on business, of course. She answered his
ring at the door bell. Said he: "Ah,
Miss, believe; is your father within ~
mo, SIR" she replied, "Pa is not in at
present. Did you wish to see him person
ally?' eyes, Miss, was the bluff res
ronse, feeling that she was yielding, " on
very particular personal business" And
he proudly turned to go away. {" | beg
your pardon" she called after him as he
struck the lower step, " bit aoho shall / sag
called?' He never smiled again.
HOW MANY APPLES DID ADAM AND EVE EAT?
Some say Eve and Adam ., a total of
10 only. Now we figure the thing out far
differently. Eve s and Adam s also. To-
tai 1G.-BostoR Journal. We think the
above figures are entirely wrong. If Eve :
and Adam 50, certainly the total will be
90 Scientific men, however, on the strength
a race of giants, and consequently great
eaters, reason something like this: Eve
S1st and Adam 80. Total 1863 GlOuscer
Adseriser. Wrong again: what could be
clearer than if Eve 81 and Adam Sig,
the total was 1913 ?-Laurence American
If Eve S-1-lst and Adam Sig, would not
the whole be 1923 ?-B0st0n J0urnal. !
believe the following to be the true solu
ton Eve 8 4 Adam, Adam "a Eve.
TOTAL S93S.- Fer,tas. Still another calcu
lation is as follows: If Eve Sill Adam
Adam 242 ob!ige Eve. Total 81, 056.
We think, however, this not to be a sniff
cient quantity, FOR though We admit that
Eve S1-4 Adam, Adam ii lie so .
keep Eve company. To-al S,0S2,05G.