Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-21

Here, Italy," said man going up
to fruit-stand. give me quart of
chestnuts" Isl Signor. but hava no
chissanuts." gesticulated the Italian.
No cheStnuts? This is funny fruit.
stand. Why don't you keep them?"
''Si Signor, butta de circussa clowna,
he coma dees way lasta evea, and Sign
Or There. Italy. that 5 all right.
had forgotten they were getting ready
for the spring campaign" and he filled
his pockets with peanuts.-Nerchdnt
1rareicr.
a Boston newspaper says that seal
skin sacks are now worn by carriers
wives and green-crocers' daughters IN
that town. and that fashionable ladies
are no longer seen in them. Nobody
with the least understanding will deny
that anything is possible in Boston, but
it is still an axiom in New York that a
green-grocer' daughter with sealskin
sack is an object of intense envy to a
fashionable lady who does not own one.
Hdrpcr's Hceiy.
Scene in the boudoir of Hartford
belle: Thoughtful Mamma-Well, dear,
which gentleman have You selected for
your husband? Dutiful daughter-Oh.
think I'll take Mr.. Fatboy. Mamma
But, dear. Mr.. Littleman is very rich,
while your choice is very poor. Daugh-
ter-Ies. my choice is very poor, it is
true; but he is so big and stout he will
be just splendid to set on the Bible and
press winter leaves. Mamma-Oh, l
see. You will not be influenced by a
monetary consideration. Daughter
No; | marry for love alone.-HarJori
SnRday JOHrnai.
A prIC ..ce of carrying a revolver is
now very common in Paris. A gentle
man belonging to one of the most fash
ionable clubs of that city said the other
day: Il left the club at l o'clock
There was no porter in the hall and l
did not know where my greatcoat was,
but thought should recognize it be-
cause ! had left revolver in one pocket.
Well. touched twenty greatcoats. and
in all felt revolvers, and l was still
searching when the porter entered and
gave me mine. which he had forgotten
to hang up. ''-Gdth.
The Western reporter who set out to
interview a Northern Pacific Railroad
official found him in high state of in
dignatiOn. ''Some of those Eastern
papers, he said. .'seem to take delight
in lying about us!' Exactly, sir, l
have noticed that myself" Now, here
is one claiming that We have lately dis
charged 200 employees on account of
lack of business. Why, sir, instead of
that we have had to put 400 extra men
at work. .'On account of the rush?'
WE'LL, ycs-rush of snow which has
buried most of our line six feet deep;
but it shows business and enterprise Just
the same-'-H'dH Street NcwS.
What shall YOU name the baby, Ethel
rida? All. that's what troubling YOU.
is it. dear? You don't know whether
to call him Jabez after his rich old un-
Gle, or whether TO dow him with some
thing in the Clarence or Eustace or
Ronald line, eh? Well, now, dear child.
don fret about it, You may sit down
with catalogue of the Blankside Lii
brary, and pick out the most ladylike
name that the novel-readers ever revel-
ed in. but it won't help him out much,
for Just As soon As that dear little au-
burn head gets high enough from the
ground TO go to school and be punched
by its fellow-boy, that name question
will be settled by unanimous vote of
the whole educational establishment,
and he may be Sidney Fitzherbert Mar
maduke ri ght up to the handle, but he
will grow through his boyhood as Car
rots, or ''Redtop,' or ''Strawberry
Pete, and he will have to settle down
to liking it, too, Ethelride