National Republican., 1885-01-20

That's then in fashion.
Boston Courier.
"Yes, Augustus, our engagement must bc
broken" "Oh, Clarissa, do not say so. You
know you said you would bG mine for life"
YES l know but that was before papa gave
me my dear little pug Fido."
And now n man In Long Island has married
his stcpmOther, If man can thus far run
counter 70 the prejudlces of society, the young
ladies' of Long Island ought to be able to 10 a
step iather.-BDSIOn Transcript
Sunday night; She-Cholly, which do you
like best in the grate--wOUd or coal. He
Well, don't know Enmer; either will do
me. "l like wood the best" And why do
you like wood tho bcstY' " Because, Cholly,
1t pops"
David Davis says that his worst enemy Is
woman whose poetry he once laughed at
That was twenty-eght years ago, but she still
hates him. David now knows something
about what editors have to enduro,-IhAid@-
phid CdH.
Doctor-"Why didn't you obey my orders?
You will never get we'll ii you don't. Why
didn't you send for b!isterg Paticnt-'I
did Telegraph for one" Telegraph for
blisterg "Hes, telcgraphcd for my mother
inlawW
"Yos, my boy" said an old minister to his
son, who was going out 10 do battle with the
world; "be rs wise rs u serpent aud rs hlrm-
less MS u dove; but It you forget any part oil
this advice do not forget that part a11nt being
as wise Us u serpent"
A Brooklyn young man Is quite gone" on
"Ilamlet." Realing 1t to the girl of his heart
last week he came to the passage 80 II thou
Wit needs marry, marry a fool us that a
proposal, dear sht asked, yes, darling,
he replied. And they settled 1t there aud
then.
A Mormon editor of Salt Lake City had the
following In recent issue OF his paper: The
unknown woman who was killed at this place
about three months ago by the cars proves to
lls NJ af .f
per-" Anew yuuut appears to have revealed
tho fact,-CUI P,elseEs Weekly
"Don't my son owe you little bar.blllg"
asked Col. Herger, rs he emp.lcd his glass
turning to the Austin'aveuue saloon keeper,
who was delighted ut the prospect OF the old
man settling up his sons bill, "Yos, he owes
me So. snail ! receipt the blllY said tho
anxious saloon keeper. wei, no; but give
me a dozen cigars, aud ada them TO my sons
blu -Ittls SUHgs.
Tho clerks at Moses Rabbenstein's wero
making up II box OF old clothes TO give to u
certain poor mission. "Ill put In a coat
said one. IN put In pair OF shoes" said
another; IN PIT IN pair Of pants" said a
third, Finally they reached Moses what
viii, you put in, ,Mr; RabhensignY asked the
hard yid mo, unit cer cet ish ali der same HY, o
you, II yoost pud in der bili,"-Nercham
Traveller,
A farmer in the eastern part OF the state
missed u couple of COWS some time ago and u
dillgent search and notices In the county
papers i0tlei TO bring them To light. NestCr-
day, however while in the Held he noticed a
hole in one side OF the pumpkin, aud on get,
ting a lantern aud going in he found the lost
COWS quietly eating pumpkin seed and getting
fat Ihe hole In the lruit was caused 10y the
rapid growth of the vines, which mad dragged
It along over the ground for halt u mile,--kaH-
sls Itci0tdltr.
Young lady dust returned from attending
I mn2rHD such crowd rs there was at the
house, mamma Aud flowers Why the
parlOrs were completely filled with them. II
was plain that no expense had been spared.
Aud poor, dear Mrs d., In her rich deep
mourning looked So hCartbrOken and superb,
Mummu-Was she very much overcome
Young lady-NOt apparently, Mrs B, Is too
well bred 10 display emotion. Rut the rich
ness of her toilet surpassed anything have
ever seen. Her grief was subduGd, but mag
nlhCeut,-Ncp IOTk sun,