Litchfield enquirer., 1881-04-21
CLIPPINGS.

The manswith a sco1aing wife is overrated.
 Even an Easter egg is not as bad as it is ainted. '.''.f ",
 Tine first black Friday occurred in Robinson rlsOe's time.
 As a general thing young lawyers don't iave many trying times.
 Blessed are the poor in furniture for they will get moved cheap.
 Thermometers reform late in life; they "ver hecomes' 'temperate.' until nearly 60. <
 The noses of some meerschaum smokers "lor great deal sooner than their pipes.
 A stroke of lightning generally spares the 'm and spoil the house.
 An exchange says: "A young lady resem. les ammunition, hecause the powder is need q before the ball."
 The maple tree is an emblem of Christian nrhearance. The more it is bored, the more 'weetness it exudes C1 N9 It k>>}-
 western paper reports the birth of male fshld with wings. Probably nature intended Rim for bank cashier.
 
 "nt 10 say that slier father owns 12O mules l is a candidate for the Legislature. e'R
 An ethereal maiden called Maud >-
 Was suspected of being fraud; es'
 Scarce crumb was she able
 Tnrat at he table,
 But out in the pantry Oh! Lawd!
 'Oh, dear!" exclaimed Edith to her doll. Il dc wish you would sit still I never saw nch an uneasy thing in all my life. Why t"nt you act like grown folks and be still and 'tupid for awhile?"
 ''Rgfera nice city" gsaid Bret Harte to friend fin sScotland(as they rode through a ~otcif>~to~H ons~flle cars. 0s''What place is his, anyhow p The friend replied: ''This Glasgow, where you have been Consul for he last two or three years.'' r Ss "a h& &- An early lesson in art: While visiting the louvre in Paris a/lady shows the Venus of lsiilo to her little daughter. But tell me, .amma." remarked the child, "what did they 'ut her arms of for r" Because she was always sucking her thumb, my child"
 The Norwich sBulletin says:- "A French family withstweni y one children arrived i'd. eighbring milIyillage from Canada recently. The nevt day the father presen ted himself to he superintendent, and addressed him thus 7 ''l wants to put Ze woman and children in ze hills to work. If they suits, by gar, den I sends for ze rest of Ze famlee"
 A contemporary notes the following remark made ny gentleman the other day as he was xplaillg to asvisitor the wonders of the l'rnokI yn bfidgt: Dot pig prdgeways," said #, 'is almost awful in dose oxpainses vot it lakes cop ouet Some bokets. Put no lants is ike dthis lants. As you look up at de bridge Aays and dowen on yourselef you say, shplendiis Not is fifteen ortwenty toliars?''' A gentleman frpri the porth was spending | few days@in Galveston. He was spending he evening with a. Galveston gentleman whose saeqGaintance he, had made. On reach. ''hg the house the stranger asked: Have you any old Texas relics or curiosries ?" Certainly" was the reply; "allow me to make yep acquainted with my mother-in law" ."'TI<li 4 II (}
 At ire in Paris a fireman who was about 70 save child asked for something to pro- lect his eyes. 'Who's got pair of speck- 4acles :" he cried. "A gentleman, very politely 1Qnk from his nose a fine pair of Brazilian pebbles, wiped them carefully and handing them amiably to the fireman, remarked, T hardly know whether these are your exact uumber?"
 : Melville Griffin ,desertesl his wife at In. dianaptsli is. ..and elnped. with her cousin Mrs. Griffin followed the couple. and, at the con- cluslon of an interview. said to her errival: My husband evidently loves yeu better than me. l will get divorce. and God will provide some way-f fer supportingmysefa and children ," The words had a powerful effect on the man 8 new partner, and that night she committed suicide. ..
 ''THEl IDOL OF HIS SOUL. H 'Now the husband. still a lover,
 And his wife, SO true and tried,
 Ger the dying fire hover, .. z-.ss
 Listening to the wind outside. .. And with smile and cheering laugh, he ,f Calls her ''iiol ot his, soul" ts
 Till he makes her, through his .staffy, :"
 Bring another hod of ceal
 A. man witha handfufof bills stopped Gil- hOoly on Galveston avenue, and said emphat. icaly:
 :, Nov: sskayou for the last time to.payt this bill for them boots"
 Is this the last time, sure enough-no hum. bug about lt?''
 ''Yes. sir; this is the last time ;.
 8 sigh of relief Il was afald was never go- ing to hear ihes last of those boots,p and he strolled off to get cigar.
 na During the Galveston Mardi Gras proces. 5siou Jim Webster drove one of the wagons. 'ahd kmked very imposing surrounded by red and blue fire. After the procession was over Jim met Parson Ble,isD, of the Blue Liqht Colored Tabernacle, andg said to him: .I reckon. pars,n. dat ar red fire and de yellin' nh de croud gah youa pretty good idea ob de hell you preacins so n,uch about" "HIt did. iau,es. qnie.iy responded the gparson, ..par ihnlarly when seed you in de middle ob de fire.' 4Escs 2 s1tssl saa -
 A report on the state of religion in Nevada would be almost as h:ief as the famous chap ter on snakes in Ireland. The following an. ecdnte might, hassever, be inserfeI: s.At the recent opening of the Nevada Legislature an Eastern minister. was invited to perform inc religious serVice.. He accepted the calf and cl ,sed the ceremony with the Lords prayer. When he had finished State Senator Donlan turned to Satator Hammond and remarked, andibly: -He ssale, that prayer and I'll bet nn it. l heard it. almost word for word ii, i Eureka at a funeral over ten years ago. v"
 Il would like te1 know very moocb. n Ye. marked Nose Sciioinburg to Gilllooley. If my hrudder San, wash an honest man. .I,lI fsll you how to find out if he is honest or not resp"ntie.t G Gilhat,ley."A ! Next time you go of l on the train lake him along to the fiepot and kias; before the train leaves give him a $1O hill and tell him to change it. If he comes back with the change, then he is presumably 1 hnEest But ven lie don't come back ps, Then you lose ynnr $10'' ..Shimniny era. l sln,s Tid you suppose for moment. .Mish- ter c ilheelya eai wash completely eaten up