Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-07

MY soul went out IL sweet eclipse"
Lila NJ. eastman.
'You are giving me dead away" as
the Frenchman said to the cholera
Courier Journal.
A poet sings, 81 am not dead" Will
some one kind enough to attend to his
oase.-Boston Post.
Eugene Field has invented new color,
which is CROSS between purple velvet
and the dark brown taste one has in his
calls 1t Missourian's breath.-Bosion
Post.
II is seriously affirmed that one of the
French newspapers recently contained
the following advertisement: "Found on
Sunday last, lace mitten, embroidered
with pearls II the person who lost it will
be kind enough to leave the other one at
the office Of this paper she will greatly
obli9e the person who found the hrst."-
Boston Post.
Watterson says that the star-eyed god
dess Of reform is sitting, 'tmodest and
smiling, upon the Democratic platform,
knitting pair Of gloves for Grover Cleve-
land" That explains 1t all. Now we
what the Democratic party meant by
adopting the You knit rule at Chicago.
Wonder how the goddess likes the job2--
1eras Siftings.
"What was that crowd that went
through this morning. ?" asked a brake
man Of conductor on a New England
railroad. "Why, that was the sssocis-
tion Of state editors" replied the
conductor. t'Nol" exclaimed the brake
man, incredulously. ''It couldn't have
been. Every one of them had COLLAR
on."-Barlington Free Press.
An enterprising Vernon man has his
house and store connected by telephone.
The other day, during storm, the light
ming entered the store by the; wire while
the proprietor was talking to his wife
about when he would be home to dinner.
As he recovered his consciousness the first
words he spoke were, GAN right, Mariah,
don't hit me again; I'll do Just al you
say."-Daily Graphic.
"Henry Van Rolf Of indianapolis is an
enthusisstio poultry RAISER" says an ex-
change. "The other day he noticed a
peculiar noise in large goose egg. He
broke 1t and found curled up inside q
rattlesnake with 10 rattles. The shell
has been sent to the Indiana university
museum" When we see an item like
this We always imagine that the record
ing angel is kept busy.-Boston Post.
First literary man-"Ahl How de do,
John. How are You getting along 20
Second literary man-"First rate. am
writing guide books.' "Guide books
for whatf" GAN the principal pleasure
routes. Got out Is SO far, and will have
the rest done this month";" "Making
money at it" swell, no. am not
after money, but railroad passes.'
"Why, what do you want the passes
for ~ $50 that can take vacation and
travel around and see all the places that
l have described. Philadelphia Call.
George, DEAR" cried Eveline, fdo You
suppose heaven ia IS nice place az
people say 1t is ?" "WelI, really, Eve-
line, "a have never been there, cannot
spy, but from what hear, the society
there is very select" Everything ia
bright and golden there, isn't It George Y''
"YeE, darling. The streets are paved
solid with gold blocks. Golden bricks
make the houses and only specie pay
| ments are allowed.n "Well, then,
uouIBeJ hrUuly bhlu tne maiden as Bhe
nestled closely to her lover, ''if every
thing is so golden, why don't the gilty
get in 2" But the answer came not. He
had gone to be q cowboy.-LVe.
THE POLITICAL MAUD.
Ben Butler, on summers day,
Stood in convention making hay
The hay was sweet and the hay was dry,
But II wasn't as cooked as old Ben'B eye
For old Ben saw on gelding gay
Judge Nomination ride that way.
When the Judge saw Ben in that hay at work
He stopped his horse with sudden jerk,
And he rolled his eyee on tho winsome face
And tho buxcm form and the airy grace
| And the wealth of cheek and the mesh of hair
OF sweet Ben Butler a-working there.
"oh," sighed the Judge, 'that the fate wore
mine
| To wed with creature 50 divine
| With Ben for mate my life would seem
Like poets song or an artists dream
But when they heard Of my marital pick,
| How like steer my folks would kick +"
| So, fearful Of what his folks might say,
| Judge Nomination rode away,
| And loft Ben Butler standing there
With her wealth Of check and her mesh Of
| hair
And Of all sad words of tongue or pen