, 1880-03-21

COMUS,

Some think the dinner might have blown up the
Car, even if the dynamite fatled.-Phtndelp]s
Bulletin.
Dr. Backus, who recently died in New York,
never wore any but dress coat In this he re-
sembled Puck.-Bust0n Commercial Bulletin
What has been most needed this winter was
society for the growth and encouragement OF
ee,-Detr0n Free Press. What's the matter with
the church socabies.-NeW Haven Register.
r. the Rev Cowley had kissed a few OF the
older orphan girls in his care, instead Of starving
them, all would have been we'll The Reverend
gentleman mstook the character Of his calling.
-Nctp Hucc1lIte0istef.
The Binghamton Republican has discovered
that the separate blocks in the "15-block" plz-
xlc may be placed in IN, ,64 ,36S 900 positions, ut
each time leaving the required spAce Of one. AS
We shall not try. We Invent SO many years to
spare, and cannot imagine how the editor OF the
Republican stole so much time from his other
duties.-NOFFistOlpn Icrdtd-
There is no place like San Francisco for enter
prise utter all. Last week the wife Of we'll
known business man, residing on Ellis street,
cloped. The departure was discovered about 10
next morning the husbund had the furniture
sold ut auction, and delivered up the key of the
house to his landlord 1he afternoon of the same
day. He WINS terribly afraid she would change
her mind aud return.-Sdn tFInclsco Fost.
When Philadelphia man goes to u ward
caucus he puts on a suit of clothes that he
doesn't mind having people wipe their 1eet on,
to have some beetsteak sent up to his house in
readiness to apply to his eye. Wartl-caucuses
in Philadelphia are not mere empty for1n.-
Boston P,,*t. The forms are very apt to be emp
tttd when 1.-The boys" begin to get in their work.
Thcn the delegates neither sit on forms nor
stand on ceremonies. s.-fhaads|phia Bulletin
The London Truth says the Princess Louise re.
turned to CanutA with great reluctance, and
that She complains Of her utter isolation there.
And no doubt it is her own fault. She doesn't
make herself sociuble. Why doesn't she run
kf,%.E esf1{5, t1not
suucrkruut cutter, and call In next door and re-
quest the loan Of the pattern of Mrs. O,Sniiths
new polonaise. and invite her ncghbors in some
evening to assist her to sew carpet-tnsss or help
ncr piece II quilt? Or she might tn ke up the car-
pet III the drawing room and invite the young
people i'll to have leap-year rdance.-Norr1StoD"
IIcr7lN-
NJ, dc Lcsseps> has been sightseeing in New
York; but We do not hear TINT he has wlded
through the downtown streets on Il rainy dAy.
fallen over the gnrhagc-noxc5 III front ot pfi,
vutc residences, been knocked down md robbed
from IL street-ca bol1Ehta Il tottery-ttcket. bccn
clubbel by a policeman, roped in by Il hunko-
steerer, sawdust-swindler, or commencement, nam
nlobbeG at IL primary meeting. or dcHvcretl over
to u New York hacktnun- These and similar en-
tertainmcnts. which, according to the New iork
papers. nrc Afforded New Workers regularly, do
Give him Il chance to sct New York on " the
Canal street p,an."-D0ston Commercial Buttettn'
Our correspondent, who boards next door to
the Car, says: The other night ab9ut q. m,
nr,nnJ for his Slippers went softly lown-sulirs
into the ccliur to iorusc for aquiet snack. After
barkiny the Imperial snins once or twice. ne y,
he aid so. the palacc Henry cat, which hasI been
Dy sou,e miscliance shut nip In the said chest:
iiew up in his face with u frightfnl yawp and u
CEur dashed upstairs again, and, plunging into
bed. drew tho covers up over his head. What
on Garth S tho matter Alcgk:" inquired the VS.
rnnfshed Mrs Car, waking up. "Mntscr
enough groancd the persecutcd nonrch
.I'U be eternaliy Hinged If they haven't got to
1,uttinE tOrpeloes i'll the cold ham!