The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-12-25
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gloomy view Of life when he names his
child for n rich uncle and the uncle
allows it, and then the day after hap
tism goes into bankruptcy.
A large mouth may he very convent
ent when it comes to race against
time in ~disposing Of a dinner, but II
must make its owner feel uncomfortable
when it in~yoluntarily yawns at a place
Of amusement and some one calls out
'shut that door!''
Street row-First gamin: "I'll gil
yer mouth with gravel" Second
gamin: "Yern have a big job doin' it. y
First gamin: ''oh, III get a steam
shovel"
a man who is as true as steel, pos
sessing an iron will, some gold and a
proportion OF brass, should he able to
endure the hardware of this world.
The quickest way to find out whether
a gun is loaded or not is 10 blow down
the muzzle. II il is not loaded you will
i've 10 10 IL again.
~ would like TO die tonight pens
a poet, for once coming into sympathy
with the people.
4 boyish novice in smoking turned
deadly pale and threw away his cigar.
Said he: ''Thar's something in that air
cigar that's made me sick" ~ know
what il is, said his companion. pulling
away. "Whatgr 'Tobacker."
You don't seem TO have make much
money by bringing your hogs down
here" was remarked to n farmer who
had driven his hogs seven miles to
town and then sold them for precisely
what was offered him before he left
home. "Well, no." said the agricul-
turist pensively, 81 haven't made
much money, but them Frightening,
''you know had the company of the
hogs on the way down.
Mr.. Brown had decided that his son
should go to Yale instead of Harvard
college, and he said, David,
what preparation is necessary" ave
get it all at the grammar school
"fes, but. my boy, how many strokes
TO the minute Is the grGmmer school
behind the college; and do you think
you can make it up TO thirty-eight in
tho four years."
The Galveston boy is progressive.
lie was standing in Il crowd of boys on
the sidewalk, when his mother called to
him to 60 down town and bring her 4
demijohn Of whisky. The boy was too
busy to go; but he called out: ''Send
the old man. Nv got considerable con-
ldcnce in him."
lie was a .~fine-looking man, and he
proudly strutted down the sidewalks
with the air of proprietorship in every
movement. "Beg pardon" said a
stranger as he stepped up to him. "Do
l have your permission to remain in
town over night?"
A quiet man travelling n short time
ago by rail in England vas annoyed by
the noise which two or three mcn in
the same carriage were making. One
Of them had been telling tremendous
stories about himself in a loud voice,
and had tried once or twice to draw out
the quiet man, but in vain. At last he
turned to him and said, rather often
sively, ~ fear, sir, that our L.oise has
rather Inconvenience your" mot in
the least" he replied. 81 thought. "
returned the noisy man, THAT you did
not seem interested by my stories. -
''tluite the reverse. my dear SIR said
the quiet one, ~ was very much So
in fact, | am a bit of a liar myself.
There is n man in Galveston named
Joseph W. Mcclellan, who is everlast-
ingly talking without saying anything.
The other day Gilhooly met him: 81
say Mac, do you know why you remind
me of n river?n Mac thought there was
a compliment in store for him. and
guessed that it was because something
sparkling came out Of his mouth all the
time. Not quite, responded Gilbooly;
'.you remind me OF n river because your
mouth is bigger than your head"
Board Schoolmastcr desiring to ex-
plain the word Connected" which had
occurred in the curse of the reading
lcsson)-Now, boys, suppose that | was
always boasting of my learning-that |
knew u good deal o. Latin, for instance,
mr. that nv personal appearanco WAS
that | was very good-looking, " know
what should you say | 4 Straight
forward boy twho had Caught the