National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-12
FOR THE PEEES.-

lrate parent in the door to hB'I, = II
is carossing his daughter; Young Ms WHO
are not hired for that kind of work." 81 you o,
so I'm doing it for nothing"
Little Lolita wonders If the fellows who be-
haved so rudely to her during her perform.
ances in London were specimens of the fine
old English gentlemen" she used to read of.
- A largo furniture house in New York en-
ploys q woman to travel for it. Her husband
was in the employ of the same concern, and,
upon his death, she solicited the situation and
got it.
"Lovo is blind" Maybe that's why tho
gas is so often turned down in the parlor when
love takes possession. Because why, love
being blind, there is no sense in wasting gas
TO make light for it.-Rcntucky State Journal
Some mean misogynist says the female heart
is Just like new india rubber shoe; you may
pull and pull at it till 1t stretches out yard
long, and then let go, and it will fly right back
to its old shape.
Clara playfully tapped Augustus on the
head, as if knocking at the door. Come in"
said Augustus, facetiously. Thanks, dear"
said Clara, 81 don't like to go into an empty
room, it's SO cherries and lonesome like, you
know"
Pm real glad that | married in December
last" said blushng Philadelphia bride. IF
the ceremony had been delayed until this
month people might have thought that took
advantage of leap year and proposed
YORkcrS Gazette.
The life-size portrait of Miss Jennie Cham
berlain, the American beauty, which was Or
dered by the Prince of Wales, has been placed
in MARLBOROUGH house. The Chamberlain
family are about to visit the duchess Of Edin-
burgh at Eastwell park.
A Bismarck man is very near sighted, and
has frequently kissed his wife of late. 1t
filed her loving heart with wifely joy until
yesterday when he kissed her and addressed
her as dear Kittie." That name belongs to
the hired girl.-BiSmarck Tribune.
There is a skeleton in every cupboard, and
il is very sad one when n woman with six
button gloves, high-heeled boots, and fur-lined
circular, takes glt-edged hymn book to
church and leaves her husband at home
darning the children's stockings.
A woman's brain is of finer quality than
that of u man. Fineness of brain gives quick
ness of perception, and we see that fact illus
trated in this A woman can tell what another
woman has on at q glance, whereas q man
might study the matter year and BIO no
wiser.
A New York girl has just enjoyed the
triumph of having the biggest wedding
| given in that city for years. She whispered
around that the man she was to marry had
a red-headed wife somewhere, who most
likely would be on hand to interrupt the GER
emony. The church was crowded
There died few days ago in England q
woman named Sutton, n native Of Ireland,
who was master of Greek, Latin, French,
Italian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Chaldaic. Just
think how a woman with all those languages
at her command would address the congre-
CATION on swash-day when the kitchen Chin
ney wouldn't draw.
Miss Dora Kinney, of Wild Cat, Ind, is
the boss shepherdess of the Wabash. A few
years ago her uncle gave her an orphaned
lamb to raise by hand, which she did success
fully, and, becoming interested in sheep hus-
bandry. she procured mate for the lamb,
and she now sports a fold of twenty eight old
sheep and thirty-three lambs-sixty.o one in
all, all from the first starting pair.