Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-21
HERE AND THERE.

Always found out The man COL
lector is hunting for Commercial Adver-
User.
A charity bswl-"Gimms ten oents ter
buy loaf or bread with. - Commercial
Bulletin.
To the ladies Msrrisge is ever a
mister y but anything is better than
perpetual miss-ery.-Lye.
Mother-"Now, Nellie, tell me who
this gentleman Is" Nsllie-"That amt
| no gentleman-thsts pa"
Kate Shelly, the brave Iowa girl. who
saved railway train from destruction,
is being made the subject for poets songs.
She deserves better fate Bismarck
Tribune
Yes" said Mrs. Uppsrten, 81 know
the telephone ia great convenience, but
| shall have il taken out Of the house
The things are so dresdfully common,
you know. ."-Boston Post.
They do say that the pho ograph OF a
Colorado senator got mixed into pack OF
cards in use at game in Washington
and wasn't noticed Tor eight hands,
everybody playing it for the Jack Of
spades. boston Post.
Papa-"Accordin to this new stan
dsrd, Minnie, we must set the clock back
about four minutes, Ell f' Minnie (still
in the msrket)-"Four minutes Put 1T
back lots, papa. Nothing less than 10
years will do me any good -
1t was at the close OF the wedding
breakfast. Que Of the guests arose, and
glass in hand, said: 81 drink to the
health OF the bridegroom. May he see
many days like this The intention
vas good, but the bride looked as II
something had displeased her.-Danb,Iry
Neos.
Folks don't begin to realize the hard.
ships of newspaper mans life. For
instance, think Of the tough fate of a
reporter sent to report a sermon who has
10 keep his mind and attention closely on
what the Clergyman is saying when a
pretty girl in the gallery hss Just looked
| down and winked at him -Boston Post.
Our able aud well-ipfoTmed conteMpo-
rary, the Chicago NswS, has the following
paragraph "Mr. Patrick Keenan,, who
is the county clerk OF KineJ county, in
which is New York City, WAS last year
paid the enormous sum OF ss0. lS4 for his
services. Chicago, We believe, is q
small town somewhere in the northern
part of Indiana, on the way to Oshkosh.
-NeD io,k Mai and Express
At q fashionable reception In Washing
ton the bostess, noticing suspicious-
looking character among the guest5,
directed her sons attention to him, say
ing: 81 thought | had taken care to
invite no western congressman" "Hs
isn't western congressman, mother"
explained the young man; "l saw him
have his boots blsoked Just before he
came in"
whats become of Pettyfog that uster
live heref" asked visitor of Gilpin at
the store Saturday night. "Ol he's
located in western town, practioing
law" How does he get along Ia he
successful f' "Not very. He has never
won suit yet" "What Not a suit -
"No; that is, not whole one. He won
a hat on Ohio last tsll aud pair OF boots
on New York. But that's rs near sui,
as he ever got "-Marathon independ,nt
Little fve-year-old Annie, who was
suffering from bad cold, went TO pay q
visit TO auntie. During the day she re.
oited her various successes at school, and
ended by declaring that she could read
good deal bstter than Sabrins, wno was
eight years old. "Well," questioned
auntie, 'wouldn'tit sound better if som,
one else said it 7" YES" answered
Annie, with eober oOuutensnce, I"
think it would | have such bad cold
, can't say it very we'll"
"0h, It was terrible blow," said tn
, fellow eho had Just been rejected, "aud
> feel as though | could not survive it Evei
IL do not die, shall pine away until
become living skeleton. woman
caprice has wrecked my lite !" "Oh
dom; talk that way" exclaimed his sym
, psthizing friend, "ior il you do become
skeleton you can get paying position II
some dime museum, and have the wome
crszy about you into the bargain. Chez
up, old msu cheer upl"-Lo oeH Citizen
The runaway horss didn't do 90 wort
:, of damage before he was caught, but tn
. man whose wife was at the window an
u screamed to him, "here's runawa
q horse" upset table with Freuc
|. cloek on 1t and did about 5000 worta
>, mischief in al effort to get TO the windo
y in time. He didn't succeed eithel
! Enough he scrapei the skin all of On
: ahn, Aud hs told his wife She was
u confounded idiot to say anything abor
the horse ana she replied that in view
- the way be acted she guessed she vas
Il Boston Post
A cultivated taste "oh, how glad
= am you came, MIR. b. Squinte, said Mi
II FrzjOy as she usbere1 him into the drAg
ing room. 81 do 90 want your opinion
y lew etching | have. Isn't it lovely
, Ye-e g, 1t is lovely. Whistler or does
y represent f' "Why, oh, foreo: to tt
y y YOU. Il ii sunrise On misty morning
- "Ye-e 1t is positively charming, yC
:, :, know. The mist ia so perfect thai OF
y can't see the sunrise at ALL" "Oh, q
% 81 glad you appreciate the idea Of Il
artist " "Yea, 80 am l.; but I'm blam,
% IT think do. ."-Huryo,d Post.
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