Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-12-06
HERE AND THERE.

Aimes's cost some other fellows nearly az
muoh. -Bostoa Ra.
Give name of best work on the anatomy
Ct the horse. Answer-The three black
crows got In the best work. Philadelphia
Call.
Voorhees, says "ths twelve apostles
c,uld not beat the old ticket" They
wouldn't be on the side trying 70 beat 1t,
auyway.-Boaon Rst
Small boy-Ps, did you know ma long
before you married her Pal didn't. /
didn't know her until long after had
married her -Rosress
MassAoh usetts girls are looking long
ingly toward California, where q woman
only 70 years old has already had fvs
husbands. Louisville Courier Journal.
Stout Psrty-"Wsll, Pat, how's
trads" Grave Diggsr-"Poorly SURF,
entirely shure We havn't buried livin'
sowl this three weeks. ''-London Punch.
"No, sir, my daughter can never be-
yours" 81 dou't want her to BIZ my
daughter I" broke In the young ardent,
81 want her to be my wife. "-New York
Commercial Advertiser.
"This country is 80 new, you know"
remarked the tourist; ''you have no
ruined Abbeys." NO." was the reply,
SIT looks more as II Mapleson would catch
it fully as soon. "--Boston Musical Record
First plumbsr-"Well, l s'rose you' We
been of to Newport this summer %
Second Plumbsr-"Nsw. Ssssiety gettin'
40 fearful mixed there that took a cot
tage at Long Branch this summer -
Life.
1. ia estimated that 5000 sportsmen
from the uorth are scattered over Virginia
| aud the eastern shore of Maryland, h unit
lug quail and pheasants Probably as
many as 500 birds will be killed. -Bo,ton
Post
take sone flannel cakes, Mr. Bloomsf"
said his landlady to that gentleman at
breakfast; they are nice and warm"
mo, thanks, MAN," replied Blooms,
Abstraotedly; II never-aw-never wear
| flannel, you know"
What is that --is it circus acrobat 7
Oh. no, my son, that Is man who ls
kicking himself. What makes the man
kick himself He has bseu to a mssquer-
ade party and firted with his wife all the
evening Toronto Grip.
Thanksgiving always comes before
congress meets," said this youth to his
father. "Why is itf' "Bsoause, my
son." waa the solemn reply. tit is the
nature Of things; it couldn't come AFTER
~. Y. Commercial Advertiser.
The Boston Globe finds that closing the
SALOONS does not keep Bostonians from
getting thirsty. A Bostonisp is thirsty
until death comes to his relief. Louis
vtlls Courier Journal. You refer to Ken
tucky whisky f-Bo,ton Post.
| "You could tell at glance that thai
butter wasn't DID," said Jones to hi
landlady. "of course 1t isn't, sir" sh,
replied, much pleased ''but how car
you tell: sirf" "Why, can see that II
isn't bald yet" he answered, softly.
A young woman who WAS married thre,
months ago WAS asked how she was get
ting along with the mysteries of house
keeping. "Oh, Pm learning very fast
Why, would you believe itf" she ex
claimed, 81 hemmed a whole towel my
self III six hours yesterday"
A prima donna once held converse
tton with mule, and, falling into dis
, pute, the mule vioiously cried "Yo,
cannot sing half as we'll as l." "rha
may be true," replied the prima donna
"but you cannot kick ss oan" Over
come by the truth of this argument, tn
mule relspsed into a harrowiDg sileucs.-
Chicago Nsos.
"Chawley, where did you get that dis
mond olustah, and what did it cost your
"Sutice it to say l got it honaw bly,
Fwanklin, and it only cost me on
dollsh." "Honah bright, Chswley p
"Mcst trooly so. What did you's COS
you 1.-THE same as you's, bn. owe o
it half dollsh yet."-Kentucky Sta
Journal
Kvery night before retiring the head
st. Louis bou sehold taps at his oldes
: daughters door and says: "Are 20
there, my dear 7" YES" is the repl
which generally comes back. "a
right" cheerfully sounds the old man q
he starts for his room, II thought 20
! might be missing .-Phiiadeiphta CsH.
, The old Baron dyes to excess, and
spite of his rs years his hair and bear
are as black as ebony. He lately said t
his old valet: "Jesn, what year was II
i went out shooting for the last time f'' g
don't exactly remember Monsieur |
4 young. Monsieur lie Baron wore whit
beard at the time. lie Figaro.
"GrseiSus, Henryp' exclaimed a
+ Austin lady to her husband, "you didn
, drink all that bottle of claret alone, di
t you 7" "Alone, darling!'' reptile
Henry. 30, no, didn't drink it alon,
r | had just taken two toddies and rui
8 punch before tackled the olaret.
thought the claret itself might be littl
. lonesome, and SO took them to keep
8 company"
"Look heah, sah," Indignantly e,
l claimed oolored gentleman, 'does "
a mean to call me thief ~ i'Dat's whr
| means" "An' why, sab 2 'Splsi
!, yerss'f, ur take de rough consequence.
4 "Case | seed yer when yer sto!e coat
wall, OATS all right, but 81 y.
hadn'ter seed me I'd or whipped ye
Z sho'. Better be psrtic'iar how yer 100
u wild me, man, ease l comes from
u proud family ."-Arkansam 1raveler.
u literary coachman The other day
: gentleman arriving in Paris at the Lyon
| railway station, got into cab an
y ! and told the driver u take him to til
= Rue Milton. After cert, in time the ca
I
ia the number :" asked Ill. ooachmsr
: The gentleman put his head cut of th
cab window and said, "Why. this is n,
the Rue Milton - "Ah /" said th
:, coachman after slight pause, that
true; I've made a mistake ia the poets !
. "Mr. Beaver" said d0wn.tow me-
chant TO his halter the other day, "tht
Derby you sent up to the house WAS tw
Sizes too large for me; my number is seve
aad a half" "Exsctly," said the til
seller, "but l understood you TO say this
8 you wanted a hat to wear in til : morning
$50 did; what of it Z" "Why, you 81
: member OF the Pacific clab, amt you /?
l Certainly" "Just 30. All the dte-
hats we BELL you members are the prope
sizei but you see in the inorniug-weIl-
ahem they all want little larger hs
for morning wear, don't yol see :" Til
customer ssw.-San francisco Post.
, Recently tel derfoot frcm Caljforui
, was in one of the arid di9,ric of Arizona
, aud, being thr '@r in contact with ~
! h. uest miner, eudeavor,d to draw til
: native ont. "Little cloudy to-day, ain
it," asked the tenderfoot. eyes" sal
,, the honest miner. Clocks like rain
& don't you think 30 ~ s'No," said til
i, honest miner. "Indeed I" said the ten
dtrfoot why, from the looks Of the elk,
a I'm certain it is going to rain" oval
i | p'r'aps it is, young teller, p'r'aps 1t ia,
/ replied the honest miner, indulgently
= "but ben here ten year, an it hsih'
, rained yit." The tepderioot conclude,
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