The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-03-05
CIRCULAR NOTES.

An unsuccessful lover was asked by whhi
means he lost her divinity. ALAS - criel he,
u battered her until she got too proud to
speak to me-"
when q great man dies" says Quilp, 'the
first thing done is to resolve to build a monu.
meat TO his memory, and the second is, not to
build it'll"
a great many anecdotes are related OF per.
who would deliberately allow a woman to catch
him making mouths at her first baby.
An Iowa paper tells Of a smart wife tina,
wheat. The way she helped him WAS to stand
in the door and shake . broom at him when
he sat down to rest.
Mother, have I any children ?" asked IN
urchin OF eight summers. why, no! What
because 1 read to-day about children's chl-
dren," nswered the acute juvenile.
-"Well, Peggy" said an old man to q female
servant whom he had known all his days, ARE
ys no married YETI" me married yeti" re;
wouldna gle my single life for u the double
anea l ever saw"
"A Kansas man purchased a revolver for his
wife, and insisted on target practice, so that
she could defend her house in case Of his ALB
sence. After the bullet WAS dug out of his
leg, and the COW buried, he said he guessed
she'd better shoot with an axe.
One of the discoveries madc by the last
Arctic explorers is that the length Of the polar
night is one hundred and forty-two days. What
Q mar with q bill to call around the day after
tomorrow ana got his money!
"A Welsh judge, famous both for his ne
glect of personal cleanliness, and his ~insatin-
air. Jeykll-"My dear sir, as you have asked
the minister for everything else, why have you
not asked him for Il piece OF soap and n nail
brush !"
The Emperor of China has issued m order
fOrbiiding the emigration of his subjects to a
Spanish colony. This stop has been occasionud
by the discovery that the labor contracts u ndcr
which coolies have been imported into cuba,
were there us binding the cooiie to u LIE vi
slavery.
only daughters, his wife prayed earnestly thar
they might have n boy; who, when h. ~ up,
proved but simple. Thou praycdst 81 aIg tor
: boy" said sir Thorn To his wife, hat at
last thOi hast got Unv vino will be n bay us
long us he lives"
"A paper recently contained the ( = wing
iicin:-"A bull ling in this city took fire "a the
Tnnf Of Yesterday from spontaneous cOIlDlIs-
t.un. An examination into the cause was made,
rat ot.tinB bearing on the subject was ascer-
tanned beyond the fact that the cdIiice wLs
tcnanted Icy thirty-eight lawyers"
II don't care much for q quiet baby, but I
dotc On a squaliinS one" said an old bach
Why, no" strangoi" admiringiy eh1
hAA' AAoAAAN III AAt " -Noh ~ hls o.
spondcd the bachelor, because, you s,t, -
soon as tho brat begins to squall, it's always
taken from the ROOM"
A quarrel happening between an old gen.
tleman and his son, the former reproached
the young man with his ingratitude. 81 am
under no obligation to you" said the youth
ION the contrary, yon have done me o serious
injury, Tor II you had never boon born, l should
now have been heir to my grandfather
Host Ito eligible youth): ''Trust we shall
haya the nlpaaura nf aepinU y0m Mt mr. hall
on Thursday. You will meet a colonel, two J.
P.'s, two poets, and a member Of Parlia
ment." Guest: Thanks, so much; but it's
impossible. / am invited to the Tudorvilles,,
poet, and a lord!"
The following advertisement is from .
New Zealand paper: NJ John Cow begs "a
intimate to tho party or par ties who are in the
habit Of helping themselves to his frewood,
that he has no further use for 1t, He hopei
that the tastes which they SO strongly display
Tor heat may be gratihed, IL not in this sphere
at least in the next"
Human nature is indeed o curious study.
A boy may sing Hold the Fort 80 sweetly
on Sunday that the very walls OF Zion tingle
reoognise him on week DAYS whenh he m out
nom swimming, and finds out that some
other boy has hopelessly knotted up his shirt
sleeves and trouser legs.
"A Danbury couple have q nice little girl Of
some nvs summers; A lady visitor lately OBJ
served to the mother, what q pretty child
you havel She must be a great comfort to
you" ''She is indeed" said the fond mother.
When I'm mad at John, l don't have to
speak to him. She calls him to his meals, and
tells him to get up the coal and other things
that l want. She is real handy"
1t has been said that unmilitary men i'm
agine that soldiers are always fighting. One
of the Duke OF Marlborough generals dining
with the Lord Mayor, an alderman who sat
next him, said "Sir, yours must be n very
laborious profession" NO." replied the
general 1--WE fight about four hours in the
morning, and two or three after dinner, and
then we have all the rest Of the day to our
selves"
After the battle Of Chattanooga, the sur
gnons made several missions in the leg of o
soldier who had been wounded in the knee by =
musket ball. Out Of patience at last, the soldier
exclaimed, why are you carving me up 30 -
Scon. why didn't you ask for the ball in the
first plr"n?" Indignantly cried the soldier;
'hrr. 4. in my pocket |"
-"SiramSer, I want to leave my in this
are OH =" Til the boat starts. I'm u. -.l some
lndy will steal him." You can't do it," said
"a" clerk take him out. "."well, stranger,
t.a.'s crnel; but yours both dispositionod alike
AL I.-'s kinder company for you" Take him
CUT" -,nrod the clerk. '%Strangcr, Idon't think
-, 20 honest, and you want watching. Here,
lrsSci," he said to the dog, sit down here
Et2 vhtrl, that fellow sharp and turning
OF his heel. said, "Put him out, stranger, il
hos Troublesome" The dog lay there tll the
Loaf started, watching and growing at every
movement OF the clerk, who gave him the
better half of his Office.