The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-02
sELECrED MISCELLANY.

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Sunday Is the golden clasp that binds
the volume Of the week.
Ouida is stout and drinks Dublin
stout, and 50 now Der stoutness il
Dublin.
People do not like 10 acknowledge
that they are POOR, except to book
agents.
Cold boiled potatoes used as q soap
will clean the hands and keep the skin
soft and healthy. Those not overlooked
are the best.
a circus never runs too long for
spectators, but let n sermon run over
forty minutes and the congregation
can't sit still.
A rumor b often spoken Of AS gain
ing Currency. Some Of the landladies
find il difficult this winter to get any
Of these gains from their m
Mr.. p. t. Barnum says he would
rather be a great Snowman than q poor
mayor. and win not be q candidate for
. latter Office in bridgeport again.
"a breach of promise case under any
c rcumstances," says an Ohio judge,
simply an attempt at blackmail.
aud should be generally regarded in
that hight"
We know why Mr.. Vanderbilt is pay
ing for the importation Of the Worlds
obelisk-that Is, he Is putting up for It.
He wants something in the way OF per-
sopal property to pay taxes on.-Puck.
Ma" said an inquisitive little girl.
will rich and poor folks live together
when they go 10 heaven?" "Yes, my
dear, they will be all alike there"
Then, ma, why don't rich and poor
Christians associate together herep"
The mother did not answer.
When Robson and Crane were play
ing the '.Two.D romos, ~ In Cleveland,
two twin sisters, who played two pages
in the play. were SO nearly alike that
neither Of the actors could possibly dis
tinguish n from the other. 1t was a
living proof that Shakespeare was right
In his COMEDY Of Errors"
Miss Emma Abbott, having been told
OK : me criticism upon the warmth Of
l,-r acting in love scenes, responded:
II detest the conventional, stacy, stupid
love-making scenes, SO often depicted
by women who never were in love and
know nothing Of the passion. l have
been in love, and know what / am act
ing"
Mile. raola Marie, with Maurice
Grau's famous French opera company,
while singing in Philadelphia, saw ut
one OF the museums a small monkey,
with which she was SO much pleased
that she purchased it from its owner.
The monkey is u great favorite with
the prima donna, and follows her
around like a lap dog.
Before | give you an answer" said
Aramantha to her lover, who had just
proposed for her hand, 81 have a secret
to impart." "What is it, dearest?" he
asked, pressing his arm around her
yielding waist. She blushed, and STAN
m.s d, "My teeth are false.- mo
matter" he cried, heroically, ''I,ll mar
ry you in spite Of your teeth '
+ Jokes invariably repeat themselves in
various forms, and it is hard work to
find anything new. An illustration Of
this is afforded by a London story Of q
nan who was trying to return home
one night during a heavy black fog,
and hit upon the expedient Of offering
himself to the policeman on duty IN
Trafalgar square as the man who had
committed the last murder. But the
willy guardian Of the peace replied:
Won't do, sir; you're the fifteenth to-
night"
A Cleveland lawyer, in defending q
handsome young lady charged with lar.
ceny, closed his appeal TO the jury thus;
"Gentlemen, You may hang the ocean
or a grape vine to dry, lasso ar "
lanche, pin n napkin to the mouth Of
volcano, skim the clouds from the sky
with a teaspoon, throw salt on the tai
Of u noble American eagle, who's.
sleepless eye watches over the welfar'
OF the nation; paste for rent on thu
moon and stars; but never for a momen
delude yourself with the idea that thi
charming girl is guilty Of the charg'
preferred against her." The jury nc
quilted her without leaving their seats
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