The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-01

dropped dead while carrying in fire-wood.
The paragraph did not have at all the
expected effect, and over twenty Romans
complain that they are obliged to carry
in wood by the cord now. One man on
Liberty Street detected his wife taking
wood back to the wood-shed so she
could make him bring it in again.
Rome Sentinel.
John Henry's girl has father, and
the father has a dog. John Henry never
could understand why the old man
called that dog "Glue," but Sunday
night the dog mistook John for another
fellow, and fastened to him, and they
waltzed all round the front yard. After
the trouble was quoted, John started
home for some new clothes and as he
wandered along he murmured: "Ah,
yes, see. Glue to be sure Sticks Sc"
-"T'll make it skip!'
Cried Charley, Selling bit OF stone.
And, in a thrice, from our Charley's hand,
With scarce dip,
Over the water it danced alone,
While we were watching it from the land
Skip! skip! skip!
"Ill make it skipp'
He takes little troubles that veX one so,
Not worth flip,
And makes them seem to frolic and play
Just by his way of making them 60
Skip! skip! skip!
joel Stacy, ST. Nicholas.
"A particularly high-toned Boston
drummer, who prides himself on his
charms, forever lost his pride the Other
day. He drove his fellow drumners wild
in a car by his attention to a comely
maiden to whom he showed his sample:
and whose hand he squeezed for half al
hour. But when the train stopped {
quiet old fellow stepped forward ant
thanked him for entertaining the girl, re
marking: She is hopelessly insane, anC
am taking her to the State Asylum
here"
"A little five-year-old could not quit,
understand why the stars did not Shin
one night when the rain was pouring
down in torrents. She stood at the win
dow bordering on the subject with a
much gravity as Calico when he looked
at the swinging lamp in the Cathedral o
Pisa, and with equal success, for all a
once her countenance lighted up, an
she said: Mother, l know why the star
don't shine. God has pulled them all u
so as to let the water come through tn
holes"
Sister Tot stood in the door. He
lips were set so tight, and her eyebrow
tied in hard knot, learning to kni
"And the thread goes over so, and the
so, and-dear me! I've dropped stitch
What shall | do?" 900 needn't do nos
sen at ALL" said sweet little Wee-wet
stepping down from the doorstep {
Tots side to the grass. 900 needn't d
nossen. I'll DIES dit down here and pi
'em all up off re gwround fas' as ever O
dwop 'em. Where is oor fitch? tan
see it here 'tallm-- Vide Aaoake.
1t is strange how extravagant men
bers of the editorial fraternity somt
times become in their habits. For il
stance, we find the editor of the Herdl
at New Lexington, Ohio, advertising fc
two barrels of shellbark hickory-nut
The editor of the rival paper, who
also Postmaster of the town, had il
vested in a coffee-sack foil of walnut
and the Herald man advertises for shell
barks to show that although he did nc
get the Postoffi2e he has no plebia
tastes Pittsburgh Telegraph.
Old Mr.. Meriden had been marie
much until bed time, when he sat dow
and stuck out his foot for somebody {
come and pull off his boots. And thel
when his son-in-law coldly banded hi
the boot-jack, the full weight of the il
reparable loss he had sustained brok
upon the old man and he gave way to
flood of tears. AS for the boot-jack
had been so long since he had see one
he didn't know how to use it.-Haaod
Eye.