Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-04

A TRAVELLING Irishman, who had gone
the whole round of the Continent, was
returning home, satiated with having
"seen nothing" when, in field by the
road, he saw fight; he stopped his
carriage, hurried to the scene of action,
took his side, with small reference to the
question at issue, obtained his due
amount of binding bruises. and CROPPED
back to his carriage, exclaiming, "By
Jove this is the first bit of pleasure I
have had since I have been from
home"
In ancient days, in Spain, the dead
we're robed, according to their sex, In
the garb of monk or nun, and thus bur-
led, practice which gave rise to the
peasant dictum, Only nuns and monks
die in Spain!" But now they are bur-
led according to taste, in white, or, more
often, in their ordinary clothes babe
would be laid out in its white baby
clothes, bride in her wedding-dress.
A GENTLEMAN, having OCCASION to call
upon physician, stopped at the door
and rung the bell. He was answered by
an Irish servant girl, of whom he in
CURED if the doctor was in. "No."
"Was his lady im?" eyes" "Was
she engaged?" The girl looked at him
for a moment. and curious expression
rested on her face. as she replied: "Dade,
sir, she's already married"
A BIG six-footer was lifting for all he
was worth on wagon-wheel which was
stuck, when little two-foot mite Of hui
mainly, nearly as broad as he was long,
and just out of long dresses and into
pants, with his hands in his pockets and
staggering air, sang out Mister,
do you want me to help you? I can
grunt while you lift.
"I THINK" said fond Galveston par
ent, "that little Jimmy is going to be a
poet when he grows up. He doesn't
eat, and sits all day by the stove and
thinks, and thinks" "You had better
grease him all over He is going to
have the measles. That's what ais
Jimmy"
A MAN having announced that he was
once in community where they all
minded their own business, his state
ment was doubted, and he was called
upon to tell where it was. I" It was on
board ship at sea, and the passengers
we're all too sick to NEEDLE with one
another's affairs"
THE experiment of irrigating lands in
the neighborhood of Paris with water
from sewers is said to be working sue
cessfully. Sterile tracts Of land have
been converted into fertile plains, while
no increase of sickness among the in
habitants has followed, as was appre-
hended.
COOP manners at the table are an IN
dication OF common sense and refined
associates. We used to sit near q lady
who always drew the fruit dish near her,
Fingered the peaches or pears to get the
softest and never failed to take the
largest orange. And she was fine
Latin and French scholar !-COngre90-
tion0list.
A SEA Captain was brought before
Justice in Marseilles and mercilessly
attacked by his opponents lawyer.
When at last he was suffered to speak,
he said: "Your Honor, I ask delay of
one week in the proceedings so that I
may find big enough liar to answer
that man" His request was granted.
THE young milkman and his girl stood
before the Justice of the Peace. you
take this milk-ahem this man for
butter or for worse ?" the mighty man
of the law inquired. The girl said it
never a-curd to her before, but she sup
posed she would if that was the only
whey.
TIE French of New Orleans are o
third Of the whole population. They
almost exclusively occupy all the lower
or older portion OF the city, speak French
in their daily intercourse, and have little
to do, in trade or society, with the rest
of the people.
THERE are now in the United States
about ffty-six cotton-seed oil mills, Of
which nine are In Mississippi, eight each
in Tennessee and Texas, nine in Ken
lucky Gall in Louisville), four in Arkan-
sas, two each in Missouri and Alabama
and one In Augusta, Ga.
A Boston man shook handkerchief
full of peanut-shucks out of the WIN
dow, and girl across the way took
it for a handkerchief Irritation pro-
posal, and has sued him for breach Of
promise