Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-06
MAY BLOSSOMS.

If the young man who left the poem, 81
want to be at rest" on our desk, will call in,
we will see that he is accommodated
ton Post.
1t makes the fellows who cannot afford
new suits awful mad to see that the dogs
have already donned their spring pants -
Hotel Mail
Anxious inquirer: You wish to know why
they are called catboats. 1t ls probably be-
cause no one knows what they will do the
next minute.-Boston Post.
It is fortunate, now. that our forests are
rapidly becoming extinct, that we are no
longer dependent upon the maple tree for
our maple sugar Boston Transcript.
"No,' said the ward politician, 81 am not
particularly ambitious to be present at the
opening of the convention, but 1 want to be
present at the opening of the 'bar'l.' -
Somsrvills Journal
new paper in New York is called The
Man. It must be fun to stand On a street
corner and see the ladies pucksring their
sweet lips and trying to whistls to news boys
Bismarck Tribune.
A new style of telephone has been invent
| ed by g Burlington man. 1t is said that its
peculiarity consists in the fact that you can
| talk through it. This, however, is doubted.
Burlington Hawkeye.
A Chicago dude blushed and ran into 9
| stAirway when he saw party of ladies com
| ing down the street. He had forgotten his
cane and could not meet them in such nude
| state-Bismarck Tribune.
| Justice is represented as being blind, while
! a more appropriate symbol would be the
picture of a woman going through the
| pockets of the husband who has come home
| intoxicated. hiladelphia Chronicle Herald.
A crowded horse car. Enter Mrs. Mulca-
| hey with . jug. Mr.. Mahony who is seated,
| facstiously ''Wud hold the whiskey for yez,
Misthress Mulcahey?" Mrs. NJ with with
ering sarcasm )-'Thank yez kindly, sor ;
| but ) Q have all ye can hould now, I'm think
| ing. Boston Commercial Bulletin.
''Yes, sir, /" said the criminal lawyer, ''that
fellow is an ungrateful whslp I cleared him
Of that charge of murder, when there's no
doubt he ought to have been hanged for it,
and when he came to settle and presented
my bill he looked piteous, and asked why I
didn't let them hang him. boston Post.
Everybody must grow old, You know, :"
said Mrs Bass to her husband, who has been
renarkinR upon the rapid aging of one of
Mrs B. IS dear friends. Not everybody,
dear, replied Mrs. Bass; everybody who
lives long enough, you mean;" adding, pa
thesically, 81 should grieve to think that my
sweet wife would ever grow old" 1t Is whls-
psred that the Bssses are not living ON the
best of terms Just now.-Boston Transcript.
eyes" said Mrs. Gunkettls, as she span ked
the baby in her calm, motherly way, ITS Q
perfect shame, Mr.. e.. that you never bring
ne home anything to readl I. might as we'll
be shut up In lunatic asylum think
10. too, responded the unfeeling man. 'Other
people" continued Mrs Gunkettle, as she
gave the baby marble to swallow to stop
its noise, s.have magazines till they can't
rest" s.There's one," said Mr. G throw
ing q pamphlet on the table. ''Oh, yes;
a horrid old report of the fruit interests
Of Michigan; lot of news in thatI" and she
sas down on the baby with renewed vigor.
sTm sure it's plumb full OF currant news OF
~ the Iataat dates" said the miserable man.
Mrs. Gu. kettle rstorted that she wouldn't
give . fig for whole library of such read
ine, when iappIs-ly the baby shtieked long
enough to drown all other sounds, and peace
Was at once restored.-Dstroit Free Press.