The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-08-10
old linens wash whitest; old debts are
surest, and old bachelors-what+
How doth the littlebusy fly

And sting the cornor OF your eye
Just when yon'd nther not.
The naughty Philadelphia Herald
man says: Sawdust for live stock does
not afford much nourishment, but
calves show that it is very filling.
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll will return
from Europe in September. MI. James
Redpath has engaged him for 100 nights
for s25, 900 and expenses the coming
winter.
In San Francisco, the other night,
when a stage fell under the weight of
200 singers, a reporter counted fourteen
different styles of stockings before the
dust settled in his eyes.
Lady (giying an apple to a little boy):
GIVE this apple to the one Of us three
here whom you think the handsomest.n
The boy looked for a moment at all
three ladies, took the apple and-ate it.
Syracuse has a clergyman who enjoys
ajoke as well rs most men. The other
day, comparing time with some friend,
the latter remarked: "Your time is
rather fast, is it not?'' WELL, yes; it
goes with Godspeed!r
If there's anything in this uncertain
vale of tears that can move a mans
heart two inches to the right, it GER
tainly is found in contemplating a cou-
pie of cooling doves trying to occupy a
chair that was originally cut out for
one.
Upon the green sward with:my most adored
/ sat, and we whispered our love,
While the dear little birds repeated our words
In the great dropping willow above.
a modest surprise beamcd out OF her eyes,
As l pressed her dear form to my breast
When dropped from the willer n big caterpii-
lar
Down her neck-Just Imagine The rest
mamma, who made me?'' asked: "A
little ~six-year-old girl on Linden street.
"Why, the Good Man, answered ::her
mother. "And did he make Johnny,
toop' she queried. "Ycs, dear" The
little girl sat still for two or three min
utes, and then said quietly to herself,
81 wonder why he made our Johnny so
bandy-legged?"
An old darkey was endeavoring to ex-
plain his unfortunate condition. "You
see, remarked Sambo, sit was in this
way as far as / can remember: Fust my
ladder died. den my mother married
agin; and den my mother died, and den
my ladder married agin; and somehow
1doesn't seem to have no parents Mt
all, nor no home, no muffin"
DIR. Mary Walker was arrested in
New York city aud led to the police
station, the other day, for parading the
city and wharves in male attire. She
was very saucy to the officers, but was
released with good advice from the SER
geant on duty, and left the station
house escorted by a large chorus OF
street boys singing "Whoa, Emma"
A lover who had ''gone west" to
make ga home" for his ''birdie," wrote
to her: I've got the finest quarter Sec
tion Of land Q60 acres) l ever put my
foot down on." birdie wrote back:
Suppose you buy another quarter Sec
ton, John, SO we can have a lawn
around your foot?" John ''made a
home" but birdie never was the mis-
tress of it.
A practical joker, a prudent man
withal, ha s gone to a cafe and ordered
a three masted schooner of beer, when
a friend appears at the door and beck
ons to him to go out for a minute. The
intending drinker is afraid that in his
absence some one may get away with
the liquid, when a happy thought
strikes him, and he wraps round the
handle of the mug a scrap of paper in
scribed: 81 have spit in this!" With
a light heart he hastens to the door,
communicates with his friend, and re-
turns to find written in another hand
beneath his warning: $50 have IT,
OF Gen. Lafayette's personal appear
ance an old newspaper gives this des-
cription: "Gen. Lafayette was one of
the finest looking men in the army,
Notwithstanding his deep,..red hair,
which then, as now, was rather in dis.
repute. His forehead was fine, though
receding; his eye clear and hazel; his
mouth and chin ~delicately formed, and
exhibiting beauty rather than strength.
His mein was noble, his manner frank
and amiable, and his movements light
and graceful. He wore his hair plain,
and complied so far with the
fashion of the times as to powder"
The editor and proprietor of a west
ern magazine has some extensive views
of skilled labor, industry and capital.
He advertises for an assistant with the
following qualifications: /. Expert
enced as a journalist. 2. A first class
advertisement solicitor. 3. A good
subscription agent. a. A ready writer.
.. Acquainted with book-binding. 6.
Understands press work. Z. A practi-
cal printer preferred. s. Willing to
work early and late when necessary.
8. Must furnish satisfactory references.
10. A man with some money, or, in
stead, good job office material. IL.
One willing to take an interest in the
business. "a big salary will not be
nasI ...A.