The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-04-10
Paris Newspaper Wit.
IN Y. World

In the new ballet at the Folies Bergere, "Les
Wins de France" some of the danseuses ap-
pear clad in vine leaves, ST hope the piecel
run till autnmu," says the graceless X.
WhyT Because then leaves have their
time to fall"
A keen man of business sends his soma
chip of the old block-on trip round Eurooe !,
charging him to note his impressions of the
different cities he visits. From Madrid the
young man writes THE river, the Mapzan-
ares, ia always dry. No money in the milk
biz"
Worthy Notwithstanding! man can be
cruel enough to maltreas his lawful welded
wife and even to hurl her plate at the head ?"
Prisoner."But, your Honor, do you know my
that honor" Prisoner" jast you 90
Slow
A prisoner who fully expected that he would
get his deserts and be sent up for life was as
tonished to hear the jury fix his term of i'm
prlsonment at two years. "rwo years onlyr'
he excarms in delight; "ah then, gentlemen
Of the jury, may heaven do likewise unto Won
two tbousand-fold!'
a nephew lin Normandy, of course) assists
at the reading of his uncls's will "And to the
servant who shall close my eyes 1 will and be-
qasastns," reads the naotary; "Does it say who
ut does" "Then the bequcst is void The
old cuss only had one eye''
Mile. r. is of q uaivete few common.
Some one to her was recounting yesterday that
he came from the Court of Asslzes where they
mad condemned to ten years of travels forced
moman who had suffocated her unique child
what chance all the same" said Mile, r
that did not nave mother ike thatp'
THAT'S mighty nice cane you have" "I
should think It was You gave il to me: don't
you recollect?' "Yes, and Pm almost sorrv T
didn't Keep IT for myself "Well, tell YOU
what I'll do; I'll sell it back to YOU. What
did you pay for it?" Eight francs but then T
got it at BARGAIN swell, seeing it's von
I'll let you have it for ffteen.h 'N'
Sergeant of Zousves had at the ,ttla of
Orleans his thigh smashed by a fragment Of
Shell. Well, my poor fellow said his cap.
tain, who visited him 10 hospital, '.von mist
find il pretty lonesome work, bsinS laid un
here "Oh, no, Cap. not at ALL" was The re-
time slip BY" '-'
Concerning amnesty: They were telling an
old 6arrcader of the pardons just signed bv
President Greyy, when he cried s.By ali means
pardon political assassins, but don's run Cleans
ency into the ground. If we were to abolish
the death penalty, frinstance, how could we
get rid of our political adversaries vera it nee.
essary 10 obtain working majority?' Aud
again: When news was brought to the narri.
eide Perrot of the Communication of his death-
sentence to hard labor for life, he exclaimed
There they 60 again-nothing bot half-mass.
ures."
The unhappy man who had been run ovar
was carried into the police station, where tbs
surgeon examined him aud said 'iIt's mercy
the wheels passed over him as rapidly as thew
did, for if the carriage had been gopg SLOWLY
there would have been no hope of his recoyery.
none whatever" PRECISELY" cried fTaa
radiant hackman, DESTROYS of backing M this
favorable opinion as strongly as possible.
when saw the gentleman crossing the strea,'
q little In trout Of me, instead of pulling mn
the horse just gave him clip with the wh;n
and yelled, Get up therep and that's how
saved the gentieman's life''