Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12
HERE AND THERE.

made a will, but as we never heard of its
being contested by his sons there must be
some mistake.
Some colleges would never be heard of
if the students didn't cut up in an
outrageous manner occasionally and get
into the newspapers.
"What is love2' asks Holt of the Hub,
and then blushingly adds Tits feeling
that you don't want any other fellow
going around with her" 5.=--5
A new way to pay old boarding bills
in Brooklyn. Promise to marry the land
lady, and at the appointed time decamp.
-Nelc York Commercial dd0ertiser.
A balloonist 10, $50 feet above the earth
heard boy below speak. He was yell
ing to another hoy who was four feet
distant from him with fence between.
When the old lady told her daughters
lover that she saw the villain in his face
he said "0f course, it's personal re-
Election and naturally hard to overcome. "
Crushing theatrical criticism in the st.
Louis Past Dispatch-" gentleman
who is playing the Tartar Chief at Pope's
this week is n clear case of tartar emetic. -
President Hayes is said tn be-
writing history of his administration.
First page--We took tea; Secoud--ditto;
third-ditto; and so on through the book.
Puck.
Tile Tennessee Legislature has chosen
Il woman AS engrossing clerk. The stis-
ceptible bald-headed members swear that
she is the most engrossing clerk they
ever had.
a Caitornan's matrimonial advertise
ment winds up as follows Future no
object, but would require the gals rela-
tons to deposit 81 800 with me rs security
for her good behavior"
They had been at the masquerade,
where She had recognized him ut once,
WAS it the loud beating of heart, my
darling, that told you was near - muir.
INJURED he. "Oh no. She replied, ~ rccos
nized your crooked legs.
Young man, if you begin at the top of
the ladder, progress is in one direction
only-down. But if you begin on lower
rounds you will have the satisfaction OF
going up Just as fast as your abilities will
carry you.-Ne,c HaceA register. .--@
Scientific men have made the alarming
statement that the heads of Englishmel
are growing smaller. Ii their arms and
legs, however, keep up to the standard the
young blood can get along if his head is
not quite so swell.-Aew orleans Rcdgtme
Gen. Wood says that in their war with
the Beers the British soldiers ''lost ne
prestige" This is probably true, but {
great many of them are little short OF
!
| as prestige when 4 man wants to get
living.
Whats in name r Ali, William
you didn't know everything, that
certain. Salt can be bought for few
cents a quart, but call it chloride Q
sodium and the apothecary will mule
You TO the tune Of half u dollar Tor on
poor seruple.
An exchange says that OF the 90
young ladies attending Vassar Colleg
no two can agree as to what they woul
do III case they saw bear. We may h
sure OF one thing, howeyer-tlley wuuldn'
permit themselves to be Rugged unlcs
the bear brought good references. th
edgo TriJome.
We have Just read poem commencing
"lf could kiss you under SHOWS" Thi
poet is nothing ii not original 1t tax,
a man of peculiar constitution Ia desil
to kiss 4 girl under SHOWS. But perhal
lie was trying TO work it when a SNOW
slide came down and stopped the iul
Hence the tears.
A Berlin butcher has written n tiye.ut
,..n,4dv That il ,l,ont i. H.. ,,r..s..,,t,.j !
thar rity. TLe aatbor. Il l. nr,-s,,m.,
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