Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-15

Her Gliding is sweeter than others caresslng,
She leads me at will by thread she doth hold;'
The least little touch Of her hand is blessing
And kiss Of my darling is better than god
EMILY S. Oakley.
A Spanish grandee has an entire outfit
of bedroom furniture made out of glass.
A Vassar, being asked if she liked cod
fish balls, said she had never attended any.
Exchange.
All other remedies having failed. the
Queen is now treating her swollen knee
with emerald isle.
Politeness is like an air cushion, there
may be nothing solid in it, but it eases the
jolts wonderfully.
An Edinburgh medical journal pro-
nounces badness contagious. This will
furnish another excuse for the young men
to stay away from church. / Detroit Free
Press.
"How old are you" said an ancient
dame to grinning little tar.pot. " Well,
if goes by what mudder says ! Is most
ten, but if goes by de fun Use had, Use
most hundred"
" Is the bowling of dog always followed
by death p asked little girl of her father.
"Not always, my dear sometimes the
man that shoots at the dog misses him, .
was the parents reply.
How do you like my pin % said young
Brown, speaking to his most cherished girl,
| and referring to new cameo scarf pin.
60" said she, SIS it pin? I noticed it,
but thought it was bit Of salad dropped
on your tie, and was going to call your
attention to it.
+, The house on Staten Island in which
Garibaldi lived has been allowed to stand
| by the present owner of the estate, in re.
spouse to the request of the italian Gov
eminent, and in return he has received
from the Government papers giving him
the freedom of the city of Rome.
The Prince of Wales has agreed to send
some of his dogs to the great dog show at
Berlin. He is one of the greatest dog fan
ciers in England. His kennels are one Of
the great features of his residence at San.
dringham, and six of the finest dogs have
the perfect freedom of the house.
A comparison Of statistics shows New
York as the third German city in the
world, coming after Berlin and Vienna.
| Chicago, Philadelphia and st. Louis rank
close to Frankfort, Hamburg and Dresden.
Boston is the only large city in the country
where Germans are not found in large num-
bers.
Did you ever notice how the face of a
child brightens up when you begin to tell
some of his quaint sayings or cunning ca.
pers? Well, that trait is one the child
never outgrows, but it strengthens with his
years, and would continue should he live
to be as old as Methuselsh.- Boston
Transcript.
The beauty of man does not depend
merely upon the beauty of his body. Wis.
dom and goodness are the best parts Of
man. These give the body dignity and
worth and therefore, man, to be perfectly
beautiful, must seek perfection not only OF
body, but also Of soul and Of mind.
| [Wolfberg.
The Coroner of Lancaster county, Pa,
sued the county for fees for an inquest in a
case of death from paralysis. The Supreme
Court decided against him, declaring that
"when there is no ground for suspectipf
that the death was not a natural one, it is
perversion of the whole spirit of the law tc
compel the county to pay tbs Coroner fol-
such services.
A grandfather, coming to read his paper
found that he had mislaid his spectacles
and thereupon declared 81 have lost my
glasses somewhere and can't read the pa
per-" A little three and a. half -year-olC
girl, desiring to assist him, answered
&C ami pa, you 90 outside and look froo "a
window and I'll hold re paper up so YOU
can read it. II Our Continent.
Hand but not heart " That daughte
OF Squire Finch is a mighty lt-lookini
fairy, isn't she :" ''You're right she is.
81 understand she's in the market, too.
every likely, although I've got the refusa
of her." "You have?" 80 yes wa
around there last evening soliciting he
hand and heart. She gave me the frs
with emphasis, but the refusal got on tn
balance was equally convincing"
Pat-"Och, Bridget, did ye niver hea
Nv of my great spache afore the Hibernial
Society ?" Bridget" No, Pat, how coulc
1? for sure 1 was not on the ground.
Pat" Well, Bridget, you see was called
upon by the Hibernian Society for ;
spache, and, be jabers, rose with the in
thusiastic cheers of thousands, with me
heart overlooking with gratitude, and mt
eyes filled with tears, and divil word die
| spake.
Thackeray was not humorist in th'
sense that Dickens was, nor wit in tn,
sense that Jerrold was, but he now ant
then said good thing in a quiet way. HI
was pestered on one occasion, while il
America, by young gentleman of an in
curing turn of mind as to what wa
thought of this person and that person il
England. "Mr, Thackeray," he asked
"what do they think of Tupper?" "They
don't think of Upper" was the reply.
He looked like rising young lawyer, al
day and inquired of the cashier Hal
any person presented check here bearing
my signature-J. @. Smith ?" "No, sir
IF such a check was filed 10 for 5000 and
my name forged to it, would it be cashed?'
mo, sir-not even if the signature was
genuine and the note filled in for $40.
% Abel yes was simply making legal
point. bank in my vest pocket. Good
morning"
A young lady was speaking to friend
who had called upon her regarding trait
characteristic Of her mother, who always
had good word to say of every one.
"Why," she said, 81 believe if Satan
were under discussion, mother would have
good word to say for him" just then
the mother entered aud was informed what
the daughter had said, whereupon she qui.
city said i: swell, my dear, l think we
might all initiate Satan's perseverance. u
[Chicago Advance.
A few nights ago the editors at work on
the top hool. of the tallest newspaper Office
in New York heard the fire engines gath.
ering at its base about midnight. Step
ping to the telephone, one of the editors
called to the police headquarters, mile
away els our office on fire p No,
came the prompt reply. It's little
building round the corner" It took less
time to ask the question of man a mile
off, who knew all about it from routine re-
ports, than to go down stairs and see for
themselves.
The clerks in the Secretary of Wars
Office at Washington are compiling list
of the soldiers who fought in the Confeder-
ate army, the object being to get the name
a1d record of every man who served in
any capacity in that army, go as to be easy
Of access when information is wanted.
Frequently calls are made upon the De-,
partment for information respecting the
claimant who is supposed to have served
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