The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-08-15

A young Scotchn4an lately presented
himself in great perturbation of mind at
the police station OF the Paris EXPOSE
ton, and announced that he had lost his
wife. A description of her was given,
and three police agents were sent on a
search. The lady was at last found,
seated on bench, crying. The young
husband WIS SO overjoyed that he drew
from his pocket two notes of 500 francs
each and offered them to the men. They
smiled and, Figaro says, told him that
the French police find gratis ladies who
have gone astray.
While Lord Beaconsfield and his asso-
ciate were riding III triumph through the
streets of London, patriotic spectator,
flushed with enthuiasm, seated himself
between the ears of one of the lions at
the foot of Nelson's column, when he was
informed by constable on duty that cit
was not permitted, and that he must
come down." 81 amt coming down
from the British lion on day like this,
said the man, amid the cheers of those
around him, and he was left undistllrbed
The story is told of member of
fashionable uptown congregation in
New York city, who called at music
store and inquired: "Rave you the
notes of piece called the Song Of Sol
omon:" saying: "Our pastor referred
to il yesterday morning as an exquisite
gem, and my wife would like to learn to
play it.
There is tradition among London
dustmen that there predecessors carried
away the dead in the plague in Charles
lis time, and that nevertheless hardly
any OF them were attacked by it; and
London dustmen to-day boast that they
always escape epidemIcs. This may likely
enough be due to the perfectly open-air,
active life that they lead.
A LITTLE boy ran away from home,
ana while enjoying himself in forbidden
fields, thunderstorm came up, and it
began to hail. His guilty conscience
needed no accuser. Running home, he
burst into the presence of his astonished
mother, ezclaiming breathlessly: MA,
ma, Gods frowing stones at mel"
Senator Jones, OF Nevada, was well
coined home last week by his neighbors
of Gold Fill, who gave him a serenade.
4 local paper says; standing in an
easy position, with his hands in his pock-
cts, a picture Of genialty, with not too
much of SAVIOR of dignity, Senator
Jones returned his thanks for the sero-
made and the visit
1t is certainly very delicate way of
calling off crime when, as in the case of
Fond du Lac defaulter, it is said that
his bankruptcy absorbed" the funds
belonging to lodge of Free Masons. 1t
is almost equal TO Boston paper calling
Tappan's robbery san irregularity.'l
al 1uuSidi III -ieltsItl, tLo clergy man
had not been informed OF the sex of the
deceased. He accordingly leaned over
to the sexton, and said: "Shall I say
brother or sister here departed? cts
neither, sir, whispered the man ''shure
was only an acquaintance"
'What monarch do mind you of,
My little one," said Gaspar,
As with his little handy arms
He suddenly did clasp her;
Il cannot tell" she made reply
The while he sought to squeeze 'er
You can't, Why, bent l something like
modern Julia sezer?'
A Bismark special to the Pioneer
Press says grasshoppers have appeared
in Dakota, flying east, and have done
much damage to growing crops. 1t is
thought they will reach Minnesota, but
can't do much injury then, as it is so late
inthe eeason.
An excited politician to his opponent:
'Did you call me fool?" "No, sir;
never twit on facts"
Why is love like canal-boat? Because
it is an internal transport.