The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-01-17
Douglas Jerold's Sayings.

My friend, the late Sam Phillips, one
day met Douglas Jerrold, and told him
he had seen, the day before Payne
Collier, looking wonderfully gay and
well--qute IN evergreen. "Ah,' said
Jerrold, "he may be evergreen, but he's
never read" On my repeating this To-,
Hicks, he smiled and said Now that's
what I CALI ready wit w
Jerrold was in France, and with a
Frenchman who was enthusiastic on
the subject of the Anglo French Ali.
ance He said that he was proud to see
the English aud French such good
friends at last Jerrold-Tut, the best
thing know between France and Eng
land istho sea
A very popular medical gentleman
called on Jerrold one day When the
visitor was about 10 leave, Jerrold, look.
ing from the library window. espied his
friends carriage Jerrold--Wbat, doc
tor see your livery is measle turned
up with scarlet fever.
The laws a pretty bird, and has
charming wings. 'Twould be quite a
bird of paradise if it didn't carry such
a terrible bill.
One OF the Hooks and Eyes was
eXpatiating on the fact that he had
dined three times at the Duke Of Dew
onshire's, and that on neither occasion
had there been any fish AZ table. II
cannot account for it," he added. Il
can, said Jerruid; "tboy alc il ali mp
stairs
4 friend let Us say Barlow--wa de-
scribing 70 Jcrrod the story Of his
oourtship and marriage bow his wife
had been brought up in Il convent, and
was on the point Of taking The veil
when his presence burst upon hor GU
raptured sight. Jerrold listened to the
eud of the story and by way of con-.
mcnt said, "Ah, she evidently thought
Barlow better than nun"
At meeting of the literary gentle.
men proposition for the establishment
OF newspaper arose. The shares OF
the various persons who were to be in.
tercSted were in course OF arrangement
when an unlucky printer suggested ar
absent ijjer0teur who was as remark,
able for his imprudepce rs for his tai.
emit What" exclaimed Jerrold
share and risk with him! Why,
wouldn't be partners with HIM in al
acre of Paradise"
Jerrold was seriously disappointed
with certain book written BY one o
his friends. The friend heard that Jer
rold had expressed his disappointment
Friend 60 Jerrold)- i hear you sale
WAS the worst book ever wrote
Jerroid--No, | didn't. | said it wa
the worst book anybody ever wrote.
A gentleman who enjoyed the repu
tstion OF dining out continually an,
breaking bread with the refinement Of
gourmont, once joined q party, which
Included Jerrold, late in the evening
The diuer-out threw himself into chat
and exclaimed, with disgust, Tut
had nothing but q mean mutton chol
for dinner" Jerrold-Ah, ! see; Vol
dined at home.
Jerrold and some friends were dining
in a private room at tavern. Ate
dinner the landlord appeared, aud, hsv
ing informed the company that tn
house was partly under repair and tina
be WAS Inconvenience for want o
room, requested that stranger nigh
be allowed to take chop at separat
table In the apartment, The compan
asSentCd, and the stranger, person Q
commonplace appearance, was intro
duced. He ate his chop 10 silence; bu
having finished his repast he dispose
himself for those forty winks whc
make the sweetest sleep of CourmotS
But the stranger snored SO loudly an
inharnoniously that conversation wa
disturbed Some gentlemen of the pal
ty now Jared glasses or shulAod upo
the floor, determined to arouse the OF
uoXious sleeper Presently the strange
started from his sleep aud to his legt
and shouted to Jcrrold. Il know 20,
Mr. Jerrold; but you shall not make
butt of me" Then don bring you
hogs head in hereW was the promr
reply.