The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-07

II there is one person who is more
false and hollow than she who says
"You must come and see me again, y
It is she who replies, "Thank you, l
will be pleased to-
Thare IL lots ov folks in this world
who, rather than not find emmy fault at
all, wouldn't hesitate tew say tew an
angle-worm that hiz tail was altogether
too long for the rest ov hiz boldly.
There is something solemn in the
tones Of a great bell striking midnight,
especially if you are a mile from home
IND know that your wife is sitting be-
hind the hall door waiting for you.
A lady writes that she plaits her hair
after making it damp, in three strands
round n strand, drawing the cord
tight, keeping it so over night, and in
the morning finding that her hair is in
waves.
Daniel Webster had a fondness foi
the favorite New England beverage,
and we can imagine his look of anxiety
as he remarked to the bartender, who
was making him a punch, "Plenty OF
rum on top"
"Thank heaven" said q tormented
passenger, ''there are no newsboys in
heaven" NO" replied the newsboy,
''but what comfort do you find in thatr'
The man didn't say, and everybody else
looked pleased.
People make too much fuss altogether
over these athletic exhibitions In his
greatest match O'Leary didn't walk as
far by eve miles as a weak woman
out on North Hill did while she was
trying to match n shade of ribbon.
Diplomatists, it seems, share the pop
ular superstitions, for while the treaty
of Berlin could have been signed on
Friday, the final formaiities were de
ferred twenty-four hours on account Of
its being an unlucky day.
A curious candle used in Alaska is Q
fish eight inches long, almost transpar
ent and very fat, the fat being pur,
white and very sweet. The Indian.
dry this fish, then light it at the tail
and 1t burns with u clear, sparkling
flame, which the wind will not extin
guish.
Making the best of it is a good ruiz
for everybody. "What is the matter?'
asked a lawyer of his coachman. ''Tht
horses are running away, SIR "Can
you not pull them up?n Sim afraid
not.'' .'Then," said the lawyer, after
judicial delay, .'run into something
cheap
"Grand children's hop" is the way
the Cape May Star heads an account
of a children's ball at that place.
Whose grand children were they, ant
where did they hop toY-Phila. Chron.
icle. If they have sensible parents,
they hoped off to bed about 0 O'Clock.
A delicate mechanical feat was re.
Gently accomplished by n matchmaker
in Providence, Rhode Island, who
drilled n hole through the entire length
of a common pin, from head to point,
just large enough to admit the passage
of q fine hair.
A minister's life has frequent dis
appointments. During the great revi-
val Il stolid, matter-of-fact farmer went
into the inquiry room, and was ut once
Etaken in hand by anxious and Jealous
workers. He seemed to be visibly af-
fected by the hymn that was sung, and
after tue prayer II or two tears were
apparently discovered. When asked,
brother, do you feel any changer he
made a rapid and instructive move.
ment of his hand in the direction of his
vest pocket, and then settling back il
his chair with a sign, replied, mot q
cent, that's just what Pm after.r
An Englishman was riding on a con.
tinental railway, when a sudden hall
and a loud report informed the passen'
gers that some accident had happened.
Everyone else rushed out, of course, To
see what was the matter, but he sat
TRANQUILITY, as il rot ut all interested in
anything beyond his own thoughts.
Presently a person came up and in
formed him that the engine had, burst
its boiler. "Awe!n Then came anoth-
er, saying that there were fifteen per-
son killed. The Englishman still sat
unmoved, and grunted out anothar
''aweln But, finally, another messenger
ran up in great haste, and said: "My
dear sir, your valet has been blown into
a hundred piecesl'' "Awel" was the