The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-07-18
III
Small Talk.

She sald; ~ love you dearly, but your business ]
must know"
lie WHISPERED "Imaa clergyman" She screamed
lie couldn't stand her e,ld contempt, her bursts
so he joined a band Of fininstrels. and they were
married shortly aiicr
Senator Logan is advised to have his
hair cut.
A professional frog catcher at Fort
Wayne sometimes catches 5000 of the
birds on single trip.
Two Maine farmers have discovered
that beans planted between thin rows
of potatoes drove away the potato bug.
Robert G.. Ingcrsoll says there is as
much probability of his "becoming a
believer in the religion Of ancient
Egypt as in Christian.
Those four men who walked ont of a
Brooklyn Jail the other day are sup
posed to be working free-lunch route
in New York city.
Fred May, who won fame by alleged
participation in the so-caled duel with
James Gordon Bennett, has been visit
ing New~London, Conn.
James Gordcn Bennett is not going to
the North Pole after all, and the jeunes-
Sc doree there will have to wait awhile
longer for the introduction of polo.
Chicago Inter-Occan: This is a little
o-educational racket. Professor-Who
will see Mr.. X. before next Monday i?
Lady STUDENT shall see him Sunday
night.
IL is said that Adeline Patti has lost
some of her higher notes. lfthey are
well endorsed and negotiable, she had
better advertise for them. Terms given
at the counting room.
And now a Cincinnati paper gravely
states that Chicago mans nightmare
turned out to be the shadow of his
wite's foot on the bedroom wall, in
stead of an unearthly monster with five
horns.
Clara Louise Kellogg made a great
hit in "Aida." at Her Maiesty's opera,
Gerstcr, Van Zandt, Madame Balte and
other distinguished artistes sat among
the audience.
Hartford times: One reason why
Southern negros have been rushing in
to Kansas is because some one started
the story that Kansas held camp-meet-
ings every week in the year, and that
there was no charge for lemonade.
n. O. Picayune: The memory of the
oldest inhabitant is very treacherOus,
so far as the weather is concerned. The
fact is, the oldest inhabitant felt differ
entity under the same circumstances
and conditions when he was boy.
Mrs. Langtry, "the Jersey beauty" OF
London, is coming to this country. She
has 100000 worth of diamonds, but
Adelaide Nelson rather eclipses her in
beauty this season. Nelson makes up
to look only twenty-five by daylight,
and is lovlier than ever.
New York Star: It is the opinion OF
great many intelligent people and
fair minded people that the cannibals
are opposed to missionaries. This is
an error; the cannibals are not opposed
to them. They are very fond of them.
If they were not they wouldn't eat
them.
Paris Paper: ''That. ass, X, has writ
ten 10 me asking me to lend him hun
drcd francs. I'll just write back Il
havn't got the money and sign my
name to that sentence" Won't that
seem little cavalier, CHI" "Perhaps
SO; guess had better add 'for you y
Paris Wit: They were amiably tear.
| ing to pieces n young actress who had
no defect in her face and figure, but
who, after all, lacks the indeiinate
"something" which makes such a
woman a pretty woman. "She isn't
ugly YOU know" says one, who is rath-
cr inclined TO defend her. emo, but
she does so look as if she was!"
Boston Times A new and neat meth
od of duelling has been devised by q
German who was lately challenged by
n Frenchman. The former proposed
that they should have two pills made
one poisonous and the other harmless
and make chance Judge between them
Let us give the apothecary hint
Make both the pills poisonous.
IT was plain enough to all other pas
senpers on the ierryboat that the TIVE
we're in love and engaged, yet the cir
seemed to doubt his fervor, just little
Therefore, rs the boat reached mid
stream she leaned over and tendel,
said
",Johnie, l am going to test you
love. | am going to jump overheard
and if Won really love me | know you'll
lump after me and save mo-"
eyes, III jump after YOU" he siowl.
replied, "but, but"
.sBut what, Johnnie"
} "But if were you I'd take of m
, shoes first. just the minute they hau
Won out ofthe water every woman in thi
crowd will rush to see whether yo
} wear number tows or fives, and if Vol
are in your stocking feet they can
: The girl drew her feet under tl'
chair, sighed once or twice and did no
, regain her old enthusiasm until the DO
, came along with peanuts.-lDetro