Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-08-28
HERE AND THERE.

TEL tine truth ADD ehem9 the DEVIL,
says sn old saw. N. Bills satanic
majesty ia just now being treated with
much consideration. -Boston Post.
Locomotives have decreased almost one
half in the last twelve months, and 1t ia
thought that before long they will be cheap
enough for any lady to have one on her
hat.-BoHon Post.
Lost-A hot day. The finder will be
literally rewarded by returning the same
20 COney Island landlords. No questions
asked. Brooklyn Times. Who will say
that advertising is not worth its weight
in gold, when the thermometer at once
rose to $50.
A congressman In very anxious state
Of mind called on his physician and said
that he was sick. "What are your
symptoms f' 81 cannot get wink Of
sleep, not even after reading the Congress
sionai Record" The doctor says that II
ia one of the most remarkable cases
known 10 the profession.-Ieras Siftings.
"Sit down, old fellow" he said, "pll
he With you In moment. / am just
inishing letter to my wife," How
often do you write to your wife while
she Ia in the country" "Every day."
isn't that rather often ~ sNot too
often, you see. II she doesn't hear FROM
We regularly, she might think something
was wrong and come home to find ont
g hat il was. "-NeD York Sun.
Suiikins had come home rather late
and when about half way up the first
flight had concluded he would lust aB
soon sleep there IS anywhere, but MIRA.
5 appeared st the top and began !:
''Jacobl" No answer. "Jacob, don't
you hear me call your "Yesh M
dear. Nothin' but two pair, skis up"
And somehow the next morning he
conldn't seem to persuade her that he
had been at the store balancing the
bbcks Boston Pest.
Lather me lightly and speak to me lowi
Trust me- barber, the time is near
When BARRIERS may talk from ear to ear
And no one hear
Lather me lightly and speak to me low.
I4ather me lightly and speak TO me lowI
Oh, tnterrogative barber mine.
Your close warm breath is strong like wine
tLather me here
Here in the other eye)-speak to me low
Anonymous.
They were out blue. fishing, and the
girl with the yellow bang wanted to go
back. Eyes, msrm," said the skipper.
Don't feel very spruce and pine for the
shore, oh Homer Walnut Jest yet
Yew will like it better if ye amt syoa-
more. This hazel clear up, and then ye
car see the light ship. She's worth
lookin' at il you've never cedar. wood
like more breeze, SOS we could leave that
bark behind US. Don't eat candy, thank
ye; wouldn't give mahogany. Oak eep
yOur lines clear o. the 'elm, can't ye 7
Ready about now. Look out for your
heads. Life.
Sam johnson was returning in high
state OF excitement from oolored wed.
ding when he met cid Col. Yerger. "Ah,
Sam !" begins Col. Yerger. "None OBJ
dat. I'se no All Sam. Use no
Chingman," replied Sam, who is
very sensitive when he is drunk. 81
didn't mean that you were Chinaman,
but you certainly have been looking upon
the wine When 1t WAS red" mo, sab ;
indeed hasn't been lookin' on no wine
when 1t was red." "You are certainly
under the influence of wine" maybe
SO, but it was as heightened a weddin',
sab, dat cher tuck place in Austin. We
drank de hsalts Of de bride in real genu-
wine shampRin, sab. Oar wasn't none
Of dis hesh cheap red wine on de table,
/ KNEW BY THE SOUND.
SODA WATER LYRIC.
Ate Tom Moore-seyeral years after.
knew by the sound that go gratefully fixed
Ihln the hot air, that drug store was near,
And said, II thera's soda on earth to be found,
man who Is thirsty may hope for it here.
Twas twelve o'clock sharp; all nature was still,
save voiuputous flies witch were buzzing
around, u
And the boy at the back, who was pounding
out pills
In his mortar, which gave forth dull, hol.
low sound,
In mis- snug little shop, oh how happy I'D feel
WIN maiden, with me the sweet syrup "a
Who would smile when treated, and il re-
fused,
Wouldn't get on her ear and give me her lip
dear girl
And tncircing.hor waist,ohl how blest would
he
T feasu on her innonent lips, and to know
That no other fellow had kissed her bat me
But there's many a slip 'twi1t the cup and the
The plaguey old fountain was dry .-'twouldn't
The soda'd give out"-so the druggist found
And found, alas that the fizz was tizzle
Judge.