Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-29
-.dslraster flltelligencer.
MONDAY EVENING. NOV. 20, 1880.
Way Of the World,
Fresh Gleanings from the Home and Fol
eiSn Crop Of Aumor.

Way Of the World.
Fresh Gleanings from the Home and For
eiSn Crop Of Aumor.
One of the first acquisitions received
from newly-appointed railway station
agent was; "Send me gallon Of red oil
for the danger lanterns"
Tommy (whose mamma had been read
ing to him about Eve and the serpent) ::
i" She wasn't like you, mamma, for you're
afraid of a mouse"
81 believe in bananas in the abstract,
but not in the concrete, 4" said an old gem
tleman, as he painfully arose from the as
phalt walk.
eff 1 punish you,' said mamma to
her little girl, you don't suppose do SO
for my pleasure, do you?" Then whose
pleasure is it for, mamma
"You are an idiot" angrily exclaimed
domineering wifes $50 my friends said
when married you,' replied the husband.
And she became more nfuriated than
ever.
"Yoa ought to travel for your health"
"But have neither the money nor the in
clination." "Tn tell you what to do
steal $40, 600, and then you will have both
the inclination aud the means to travcl"'
Two oKentuckians had been stopping at
a Chicago hotel. One Of them was fiercely
disputing the correctness Of the bill which
the clerk had just presented to him. when
"Coloncl, never forget that you are Ken
tuckian. Kill the clerk. but pay the bill"
Tho German papers tell this story in
connection with Baron Rothschild's death:
A meets b. weeping and so5bing aloud.
Says A. "Why do you weep?' Be
cause, >" says B, as if his heart were break
ing, "becausc hc is dead-the powerful
and rich baron.' But" replied A, why
do you cry SO much he was no relation OF
yours % "That's just what am crying
about" howlcd B, more affected than
ever.
If any one were to say that the famous
picture of Colonel Mulberry Sellers placing
a candle inside an empty stove counterfeit
cheerful fire, was not original with
at. Nevertheless, if any ono will turn to
the memories of Saint Simon, he will find
that this ingenious device was invented
about two hundred and fifty years ago by
the Prince of Leon and his wife, ut Bruy-
eres. "One winters day. we are told,
the wood gave out. yet at night the
stove shone as brightly as ever. The
Chevalier dc Roman, who was acquainted
with the state of the wood pile, was sur
prised, approached the fire, felt the stove
and found it icy cold-a lamp placed in
side made it glow"
Beneath the linden shady,
sat. with my hearts ladye,
Cnntcntcd, hand In hand.
Thelc not Leaf was blowing,
The sun was brightly glO wing
Down or the silent land.
The time VIC could not measure
SO lost were we in pleasure.
Scarcely our hearts did beat.
We bieatied no or'i-wliy should We:
WcIucstiOncd nOt-how could we:
We knew that life was sweet.
We clIcd not for the morrow
We knew not pam or sorrow,
Love was not far away.
From the dear eyes greeting,
kiss from warm lips meeting
So passed the happy day.
At the Roman Comique some fifty years
ago tine juvenile leading lady of a strOlling
company was cast rs Juliet she was a young
mother, and her baby was put in her dress
ing room to bc near her and for security.
But just before the balcony scene, the
young tyrant became unruly. :
4 mothers tact hit upon the true soothing
syrup. She nestled tho infant to her breast,
and from that moment the young william
became silent as a mouse Being called.
she hastily mounted the rostrum that sup
ported the supposed balcony, throwing q
lace scarf over her shoulders, which con-
cealed the babe and leaning over tho bal
cony, with her other arm pensively placed
on her check, she looked the picture Of in
nocencc and beauty. The scene opened and
went beautifully. But, alas Juliet has to
appear and disappear tire times, and in
her effort to do SO gracefully, and yet con-
ccal the child, she stumbled against the
iron brace that held up the frai! structure.
Down fell the balcony, and, 10! the love
lorn maiden was discovered with baby at
her brcast-seatcd Oh a tut, that served
for a stool, and at her feet, accidentally
placed there by the thirsty carpenter, was
aquart pot. The said carpenter was dis
covered en- all fours, steadyins with his
back the rickety structure above.