The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-06-16
BUBBLES.
The bane Of observation-disclosures

The bane of pedestrianism-banan
One to washerwoman-$1 50.-Edi
tor Boston 4dcertiser.
Everybody has heard the kettle sing,
but your more fashionable people have the
kettle drum.
The bashful man who asked his girl if
her favorite beverage wasn't "pop,' was
referred to her pepper.
An exchange gives this sound counsel:
Never hire dog, for the poet says, 'Let
dogs delight to bark and bite"
We don't care straw what Shakes
peare says; "a rose by any other name "
would not "smell as wheat" Make an
cat of this.
Andrew Jackson was accused of bad
spelling, but John Randolph defended him
by declaring that ga man must be fool
who could not spell words more ways than
one."
The man who, about house cleaning
time, sells to you a tirst-class furniture pol
ish, will, in day or two, have the same
article for sale at the seaside as an infalli-
BILE remedy for the removal of freckles.
-"Life is early, Life is real,' but it is
the hollowest kind of mockery to the youth
who has promised to take a walk with her
on Sunday morning, and here it is II o'clock
on Saturday night, and his new suit not
yet home from the tailor's shop.
"A boy five years of age having stolen
a can of milk, his mother took him to task
with moral suasion, and wound up her
discourse by exclaiming, "What in the
world were you going to do with the milk"
. was going to steal dog to drink it,,
was the crushing reply.
A Chicago bird dealer has named a pet
parrot Honesty "Why do you call
him such queer name?'' asked lady
caller. Then he had to tell her that the rea
son was because it gave him pleasure to
hear each visitor say: "' Honesty is the
best poll see!'
-Briton 1-"'O's this Hamerican as the
Lord Mayor O. Lunnon is a dining?" Bri-
ton 9" Hi ear is name is Grant. hand
that 'es in the harmy, but Hi cawn't say"
Briton l." Well, Hi never thought Hi
should see the day wen a mere Hamerican
would be an hattraction to Hold Hengland.
1t makes a man as mad as wet hen to
see potato bug with pick on its shoulder
crawling over his garden fence, and when
it pauses on the top rail to ask why, in the
name of Julius Cesar, he didn't plant
earlier, only a mortal fear Of the pick pre-
vents him from ordering it off the pre-
misses.
We know the cold Greenlander eats
candles with relish. the Chinaman in
dulges in rats, the Frenchman in horse
meat and frogs; but there is an enterpris
ing dry goods man in this town who evil
IDENTIFY desires to get up a new diet for
Americans. He advertises, Ladies shawls
for dinner and breakfast"
A story for boys in one of the New
York story papers is called "Cast Iron
Bill "a "hard " case evidently We sus-
pect Pig Metal joe" Tempered Steel
Tom" "Granite Stone Sam g Bell Metal
Bessie" "Platinum Polly" "Polished
Brass SAL" and all the rest of the boys
and girls of metal will have their story
paper innings alternately.
Nothing so thoroughly pleases a man
who has learned that collection is to be
taken in his church on Sunday morning,
and who has consequently been unable to
be present on account of a severe pain in his
back, as to attend the evening service and
hear the clergyman announce that ''as
many who desired to give were not present
at the morning collection, it will now be
repeated"
A sweet little creature sat next me at
the recital of Chopin's music. given by
Nine. Essipoff. During the pathetic Marche
Funebre from the Sonata, Opus 80, her
attention was fixed as if the music had
entranced her very soul. Her eyes glis-
tened with emotion and her whole face was
expressive of admiration and excitement
When the pianist had finished, the gentle
man who was with this sweet little creature
turned to her and said: " How beautiful
To which she replied: eyes, indeed !;
doesn't it fit her exquisitey in the back :?
How much do you suppose it cost yard. !"