Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-09

Hihute ne was gallOplng down the road fast
| as the animal could carry him. He forgot all
| about the seizure he Intended to make and the
| quarrying company are said to be obtaining
their explosives still In the same simple man.
ner
Wednesday Whatnoss.
sob, dear exclaimed Edith TO her doll az
DO wish you would nit still I never saw such
an uneasy thing In my life. Why don't you acS
like grown people, and be still and stupid for q
while1"-Btuhngtoa Hasokeys
Willie has q four-year old sister. Mary. whs
complained to mamma that her button shoeo
were hurting her. why, Matte you've put
them on the wrong feet" Puzzled and ready IA
cry. she made answer: "what'n do. mammal
They're all the fest I've got."-Ideds Of tie In
nocents.
On highland car q halt dozen fathers wers
matching babies. To the anecdotes OF prize
children listener whose offspring had grown
10 the age OF talkativeness contributed an 40
count OF his boys experience In peeling an
orange with his thumb. With great difficulty
the rlnd was taken od- tut to remove the inner
lining or film without breaking into the pulp
was harder. Finally, In vexation, the little fei.
low cried out: Papa. what makes oranges wear
hanne is?"-Boston Globe
How to solve difficult problem: First wo.
man" But. OF course, there IL no way of getting
at her age. Second woman-''0h, yes there ID.
Multiply IL by two."-E1cl.dn9e.
Joseph Cook has written an article on to-
Dacco, but falls to teach the secret of the art of
| carrying cigars in the vest pocket I'm such a
manner that ones friends cannot detect them
| Puck. -.-.a ~ .- -.'''.'7l'
at does beat all what rascality there N in
this world, exclaimed Farmer John angrily
The last ton of soapstone that bought is so
much adulterated that ID is not fit TO aduterate
| my butter with. "-PhiladeIpaia Nttcs.
There is an ant In Texas that "makes honey
equal to that OF the bee" If this busy little ana
s a Of hp nar 1a..
the regularly ordained bees will soon have to
apply to Congress for protection.-Bwli,soom
Ha,cksye.
"Ugh." grunted Biggster at the dinner
table, this pudding isn't lit for a hog to eat.
The boarding mistress who overheard fha
remark. smiled sweetly as she said. Then I
wouldn't eat 1t. Mr.. Biggster. Tran
script.
While New York woman was passing 4
quarry q blast was fired. When she revived
after being struck with stone weighing
nifty pounds. the first words she uttered were:
Good laws! how glad am that didn't have
on my new bonnet" Philadelphia Chronicle.
The winds were whispering low and the sem
tinel stars had set their watches, II they have
any to set, up In the skies, as Mrs Tomiy leaned
IRON her chamber window and asked in low
Snd tremoilng voice: is that you, Henry"
under the influence he has great difficulty in
finding his home. He has once been arrested %
burglar, and several times kicked out, 80 when
he heard the female voice say, lis that You,
Henry" he said: "'Fore ansher that question
I'd like ter know If that's you, Sharah, "holdinQ
on to the front gate and leering I'D at Sarah's
chamber window. "Why certainly, Henry. it is
me-" lis this the corner Of Austin avenue and
street. why. of coursh 1t lie. Henry"
Then, said Henry Indignantly, as he sway.d
up against the fence, ''of coursh it's me. What
yer ask fool questions for2 Don't YOU know
your own husbandI"-7eras Siftinas
Says DR.. Jackson: Marriage IL no chfds
play" Very true, doctor: but without childs
play, married life 10 mighty lonesome one ct
the best.-BoSt0n Transcript
Rough on rising talent: Brown-"Dont think
you are doing as well as you were last year. old
man." Robinson-"But | was not painting at
ell last year" Brown-"Exactly!"-y
A country merchant visited the city few days
ago. and purchased from a dollar store table
caster, which he took home with him. and sfter
putting tag on 1t marked Ga, made present
Of II to Methodist preacher, whose church bic
family attended. The reverend gentleman took
the package home, opened il and examined the
contents. The next day he took the caster
with the tag attached) back to the grocerymaa,
and said to him: II am too poor in this worlds
goods to afford to display 90 valuable caster on
mytable and ii you have no objection. / should
like to return it and take SI4 worth Of groceries
In its stead" The merchant could do nothing
but aequiesce, but fancy his feelings iHcin-
matt Gdzets
American Fables.-A Peasant who had often
heard that Truth was Jewel lying at the bot.
tom OF q well, one day descended into his well
to search for the treasure. He skinned his knees
and elbows, barked his nose, run an old fork
into his foot, and shivered around for six long
hours before his wife drew him up and asked:
What In Goodness name were you doing down
therc?" Looking for Truth" why. could
have told you before sou went down that you
were the biggest Fool in Americal" Moral: You
nufAf mt fhar
weu-curb. The Sailor and the Shark: A Sailor
who had fallea overheard and was speedily in
terviewed By Shark, cried out to his enemys
Have pity on nan who h down" NY
friend" replied the Shark, "a man who keeps
himself above water y Of no use to me. Nov
10 my timei" Moral: The man who falls
overheard In business Can expect no favors Of
tho sheriff The Fox and the Farmer.-A Fox
one day made call upon Peasant and bitterly
complained Of tn tas cs.ten q sncttins poultry
cause I suaar ct ell" sddeA Rsynard, sbut
think how uncomfortable Y must b foe t.
poor Fowls. Il b their condition wtsh q
mitigate" TAs Rsasana took the nak4sr undSf
shut mp his fswh. naxt noguing he can6
across the Fox Just - he bad nnishsd lsaafaag
on - ful1et aaA eeSed cut '.AA I'M = -
way .you take to pity ny poor fpgh , ~
cory II t. IewE but q tks ssse a.ssass3
afford to miss IN opportunity" Aoral-4lo
msa With the ten aorss Of land 10 ssh b IT,
chap who Arst sees the need Of q esYAnA
asyium.-Dekoa FIRES Press.
A Hudson (Wis) lady being sveksned ~
nights ago BY . nOise in the houss, arooa
stamped the floor and said sca-a-a-tf wh0(
upon big tramp sc&tted out Of the pantES
through en- open door, and fed away IN eh1
darkness. The lady was too much frightened -
purr-ssse.