The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-04
A Few Good Ones.


Romantic gorges "What do you
think of the mountain gorges, Mr.. Spi-
Ger 2r asked Miss Ladybird of her
neighbor at the hotel table. SWELL"
said the other, ,thoughtfully, as he looked
about him. 81 think that old anaconda
at the head of the table has gorged him
self about up to his collar button"
Why he saw him, Didn't tell you |
didn't want to see you in this court
room again p'' asked police judge Of
an Irishman. "Yes, sor." Sand didn't
you promise that would never see you
again ?" 81 did, yer honor" "Then
why do l see you p'' because ye are
not blind, yer honor"
A coroner's jury, impaneled TO ascer-
tain the cause of the death of a notO-
rious drunkard, brought in verdict of
death by hanging-about -a rum
shop" In California a coroner's jury,
under similar circumstances, rendered
more courteous verdict Accidental
death while engaged in unpacking a
glass"
This from Figaro shows that French
children are not altogether unlike
American Little Jack is on his fathers
knee, and kissing him affectionately.
In a tender voice the author Of his
being exclaims "You love me dearly,
do you not, my child 2'' "Oh, yes
love you; because you are such very
obedient papa"
A rich father The late Baron dt
Rothschild once took cab to his oflice'
and on alighting rendered the propel
fare. The cabman received it, but KEEP
his hand open and looked at the none,
significantly, which caused the barol
to inquire whether it was not right
"Oh, yes;" replied the cabman, sit
! quite right, but your sons usually Civ
me double" "They do, do they p
was the baron's reply; ''well, they hav
a rich father and can afford it; hav
not"
The Able Moigno has formed Il com
pany in Paris and has raised $50, 20
for the purpose of dragging the Re
. Sea and Bitter lakes in order to receive
> the chariots, treasure, arms and othe
remains of PharaUh's host, which h
believes to lie there covered with 81
= line deposit. The research will he pre-
secuted by divers. The expedition
. ready to leave Marseilles, and is only d.
Is tanned by the outbreak of cholera at IL
= Red Sea ports.
g THE BUsHEL VALUE OF LOVE-
!. What is lovep LoYe is keeping tel
al dollar family on six-dollar salar
40 When young man kisses a girl al
a calls it heaven, 1t shows plainly that
ot doesn't know any more about heavt
A. than gosling knows about Beethoven
st sonatas. Love is like beer, it gets fl
ts when it is uncorked all the time. Son
"A girls can't tell the difference betwe,
-, love and taffy. A baby is love mat
- rialized. Whenever love has to pl
no second fiddle it is time to break up t
ho baud. Love will make man spit
90 his hands and take another he
,ss when every other power on earth b
rr backed out and given it up as bad jC
an Love is worth two dollars and hall
,rt bushel to any man or any woman l
,y ing.
THE ONE He DIDN'T TAKE,
in "James !" tYes, papa" "Th'
os, were seven California pears in ii
,w cupboard. Six of them are goue.
roo you know anything about it 81 ne
'.os took one of tLem." "Sure ?" sc
an tain, pa. Wish may die, if" "Y
he wicked, bad boy how often have l t
one. you never to use such an expressio
me I6sSye comes ma let us see if she knC
TO ~" about it," Mamma says
OF -. ,leal-St least five of thI
nd saw James take a. .a.s.'-l-ra Won
is You little rascall How a. -.
an me you never took one, and here's OF
ult this little one with the grub eaten 81
he left 7" "Oh, pa, don't hit me. | said
didn't take one of them-and-and
and that is the one | didn't take
relented.