Litchfield enquirer., 1878-02-28
CLIPPINGS.

CLIPPINGS.
 How to make Maltese crass-tread on her tail.
 Another waiter has fallen heir to heavy property. It pays to wait
 Vanity is a strong drink that makes all the virtues stagger.
 In the revised map of Europe Turkey will look about like reed-blrd on toast. One of Blaine's enemies says the Maine Sem | ator represents is gas main. The difference between boy and barn is that shingles are applied to the roof of the barn. A Bridgeport man arrested for striking his wife Mary, admitted that Mary had little | lam.
 J, Bull, Esq to the Porte '!Go to thunder with your old firman, Pm something of firm 'un myself"
 Almost anybody can send a boy on an or rand, but only the wealthy have leisure to spare to wait for him to get back. Sunday school teacher-Who was the | strongest man Boy-Jonah: because the whale couldn't hold him after he got him down.
 The publisher of the Bddeford (Mass. Post says thereis more noise round his house than there was Saturday, and it's girl. Seven pounds.
 Notwithstanding the fact that the good die young, you occasionally run across the track of gray headed old saint of the editorial per- suasion.
 member of the society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals caused the imprison- ment of a COW which had been licking her calf
 A hopeful minister says he has no doubt the time will come when the members of church choir will behave just as well es other folks Sally" said a fellow to girl who had red hair, 'keep away from me, or you'll set me on fire" Don't fear," she answered, you're too green to burn"
 A big pre-Raph delite lizard has just reached the Smithsonian Institute 70 feet long and fully one third jaw Congress is dying of envy at the sight.
 When Dan Voorhees, went into the lobby, ,af- ter his silver speech, a not very pretty lady kissed him. He has been in the lobby ever since; but lightning rarely strikes twice in the same place.
 The dog war in Connecticut has produced l new circulating medium, a dogs ears end tail | being equivalent to one dollar. This may be called fractional currency Faith is generally represented as bedraggl- | ed female clinging to sea-washed rock, but for simple, trusting, undefled faith, point us to an editor paying postage on the paper of de- | llnquent subscriber.
 | Whatauor gians may maintain concerning the woes of the hereafter it is very certain that at present | Hellenic affairs are causing great deal of un- easiness.
 | A good little boy who was kicked by mule didn'tsay any naughty words or go home crying to his mother. He just tied the mule within | five feet of beehive, backed him round to it and let him kick.
 The Scientifc American inquiresi if the world is growing colder. We saw a man sitting on & piece of ice in front of this office yesterday who looked as though he might know, but perhaps it would be aswellto ask him by mail.
 'What is Verandah is now being dis. cussed by foreign architects. A Verandah gentlemen, is aplace where, with the right kind of companion, you will find the moon shines brighter and the hours fly swifter than in any other spot on the earth's surface.
 Visitor in Sunday-school addressing the school-children No answer. Visitor-what is the ostensible object of Sunday school in struction? No answer What is the ostensi. ble object of Sunday school instruction Small boy Gin feeble vorce)-Yes, sir.
 soNas OF THE SEASON; TEE BUcKwHEAr. ;. Grsa se the Grid He. Birdie Darling. | Grease it over with Lambient Lard. Pour the Buckwheat Batter on it From the Bowl so Brown and hard. l Ana in order that the Buckwhests | Be not Scorched and Burned and Ssre Grease the Griddle in Profusion Grease the Griddle, Birdie, dear. l Do you know," remarked a rather fsst Newark youth, the other day to a stuttorinp friend, to whom he was slightiyind ''do you know that l intend to marry and settle down '1 do-dont know anything about it, D was the reply, ''bu-but Ithink you had b-bet- ter stay single and settleup." | AN INTERESTED AUD1ENoE.- of the revival of the question of a future state of punishment, which is just now occupying st much of the time and pens of clergymen anI editors, the following contribution to the Draw CT, from clever brother editor in New Jersey seems particularly ''pat:"
 Some years ago there lived in Hightstown New Jersey, a young man named Clark Hutch lnson, 'to the manor born" He was a car riage-b builder, and an expert workman, but was also .iack-at-all-trades, always ready te leave his legitimate business and engage ir anything new that turned up. The Universal ists had church in the town, and Hutchinson become leading man in the society. He was fond of controversy, and on one occasion was expounding the tenets of his faith with much energy to a crowd on a street corner, when Jim" Norris, a well-to-do blacksmith. who was listening with much interest, broke Ill with, Make 1t strong Clarky, make il strong, .for here's c good many Of Ws a-depnd tn On 1."-EDIToR's DRAWER, m Ha,pe,',
 MaSeziiae for March.
 The other evening hoy about eight yean old, who had become bewildered in Chicago and whose ear had been nipped by the frost was taken to the Central Station to get thaw. ed out and cheered up. The man in charge talked to him in fatherly way, put hniment on his ear, and the boy seemed to be full oi grit. After time, however, the big tearl were observed rolling down his cheeks and the captain said: Why, bub I wouldn't feel bad. It isn't much of frost-bite." ssBut it shows, don't it, tremblingly asked the lad. I Why, yes, a little bit; but wouldn't care for that. Maybe you w-wouldn't!" gasped the boy, ''but you h-hain't engaged toto be