The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-05
GLEANINGS.
= People who speak of Edison,
And make his name rhyme with mct
Should pause before the deed is dol
His relatives call him Edisod.

People who speak of Edison,
And make his name rhyme with medicine,
Should pause before the deed is done.-
His relatives call him Edisod.
-" Swear not at all, is the only Bible
injunction observed by kearney. He
doesn't swear at all-but he swears at a
triiie more than four-fifths of them
There is painful unanimous demand
for clay pipe that won't dissolve partner
ship at the junction of the stem and the
bowl the first time it happens to strike the
floor.
An old Granger, who came into town
to purchase piona for his daughter, asked
the agent if he hadn't one with handle in
the end. $50 We can all give il a turn once
in n while
"A Boston young man, married against
the wishes of his parents. In telling friend
how to break the news TO them, said: Tell
them first that I'm dead, and gently work
up TO the climax"
1T may have been hot enough in Ari-
iona this Summer TO melt horses hoofs,
but it is safer to believe that it simply
melted off his shoes and left him bare footed
in strange pasture.
James Ram has written a work on
THE Philosophy Of War" Ram has a
good head Cor such work-but-but-we
won't say anything; only we hope he may
send us copy in sheep.
Fashion is tyrant from which nothing
frees US. We must suit ourselves to its
fantastic tastes. But being compelled to
live under its foolish laws, the wise man is
never the first to follow, nor the last to
keep it.
A man named Smith proposes going
from Denver to New York on a velocipede.
We hope Smith may be persuaded from his
wild idea. \ fatal accident might happen
to him, and thus blot out the name of
Smith.
1t is a lamentable fact that piece of
pastcboard with verse on it, given As a
reward of merit in Sabbath school, has
not half the charm for u boy as the same
sized piece of pastcboaid with the simple
talismanic words, Admit one"
"A young man, hired as clerk, was .old
by his employer that all his clerks slept at
the house, and that it was closed punctually
at 10 O'Clock every night. "Oh, don't
apologize, said the youth, ~ don't care
what time it is closed, if it's only opened
early enough in the morning."
-" What piece of work is man, How
noble in reas on. How infinite in faculties.
In form and moving, how express and ad-
mirable! In action, how like au angel. In
apprehension, how like a God" And yet,
somehow or other he never looks that
when he is backed up to 4 peanut stand
taking in tail pocket cargo of peanuts.
A bear robbed Of her cubs is generally
supposed to be furious and dangerous, but
at Reed City, Mich, bereft neither bruin
adopted a missing three-year old child of
one Finn, in their stead. There the
neighbors found it, after searching for
twenty four hours, with never a scratch
upon 1t, and the old bear seemed very 10th
to give up her child of adoption.
Burg lars, on Friday, entered the resi-
dence of a circus clown, who is Summering
in pottown, this State, and carried Off some
silver spoons and clothing. In rummaging
the house they came upon the clowns jokes
they Immediately took of their hats
and proceeded with their work with IN
covered heads, thus showing that burglars
have as much respect for old age as any
body.