Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-06-17

ing fellow. But she can't; not eve
ifsbe lays the paint on twice as thic
, az she does now"
Bal Bagskot didn't stop 10 hear It.
He flew across the square and int
the "Union" office like q fash.
No one was there. That able assis
tant editor, warned by friends un
known, had busted forever. Lying OF
the desk was "Union" folded so tina
this notice caught Bagshot's eye.
Literary News.-Ths bald headed
snipe, who pretends to ran this paper
has gone to New York. We expect tt
hear every moment OF his sentence &c
Sing Sing for arson and highway rob
berry. The citizens of Chodunk should
congratulate themselves If the Colonel
does not disgrace his village by being
hung for infanticidel"
Baeshot never intends to employ an
other assistant editor, and journalists
in search of situation will find 1t
healthy to keep away from him.-E. L.
Ten Byck, in WaVerly Magazine.
WOMEN ARB AS LIKELY to tell the
truth as men even with regard to their
ages. When they do lie abont such
things they make themselves ont older
than they really are. We can prove
this latter assertion by Colonel Lemert,
OF Governor Fosters staff. While TAX
ing dinner at farm house in Tennes
see in the winter Of 1864, the Colonel
remarked TO an old lady who sat at the
head of the table: "Mother you must
be very DID," "Yes, my son." she re-
piled, ~ am very old. l don't know
just how old | am. But knew that
| have been walking around over these
hills for little over thousand years!"
Talk of women lying about their ages
Pshsw
The ocGgpIRR Of q certain magisterial
chair was present at dinner party the
other evening. He had the hoLor to
take the hotess in to dinner. 81 don't
know, Mr.. Mayor" said the lady,
"whether you are at all afraid of the
measles, but my little children have
them, and myself have had q slight
attack" The Mayor rose TO the occa-
sion. MADAM" said he, 81 should
only be too delighted to taks anything
from so charming a aouree."
An ART EXHIBITION THAT picture of
X. g is fearful daub, don't you think'"
The gentleman addresssd-"I beg your
pardon, but | am the artist" ''0h, II
beg ten thousand pardons. The fact is,
don't know anything about art
ust repeat what l hear every one say. |
n.y."
A CASE OF DOMESTIC SCANDAL wa
lnder discussion at tea.table. well,
ct US think the best Of her we cam"
aid an elderly spinister. EYES," said
mother "and say the worst-that's the
ashion."
A COUNTRY NEWSPAPER out West
reads its report OF FIRE: Feast of
he Firs-Fiend-Tfe Forked. Tougued
)omon Licks with its Lurid Breath q
lumber P lie Are the Scenes Of Bos
IN to be repeated Loss $50 dol s."
WHEN THE GIRL who has engaged a
Dung man for about two years sud-
enly turns around and tells him that
he can never BIZ more than sister to
i'm, he begins for the first tins see the
eckles on her nose.
COUNTRY PAPER: II is q pleasant
ght to see a potato-bug and currant
orm wink at each other on their way
their respective fields Of labor.
Az EDITOR who thinks 40 X nows all
bout farming says, in speaking about
rawberries, that the best way 10 raise
en- is with : spoon.
SOME sru0Esrs think it necessary to
} behind In their lessons in order to
lrsue their studies.
No PART OF MAN will stand 80 many
Ows as his nose.
"TALK Is CHEAP Is IL Just hire
lawyer once.