The Wilmingtonian., 1886-03-13
A Detroit Polit,cinn,. speech.

Bartey Campbell entered Berlin without
a word of German TO bless himself or curse
the cab drivers with yet before two months
he made a speech TO the Beiliners from the
stage of the great theatre there, when the
Galley Slave proved such a success. 1t
isn't always safe to trust persons self in an
unknown language A Detroit politician
who sought the suffrages of the Poles got
one who knew the language to write him
speech and this lie committed TO memory.
He didn't understand word of it. but un-
fortunately the Poles did, in spite of his
pronunciation
Williams and scoundrels" he began, bow
ing politely, under the impression that he
was saying chairman and gentlemen"
what are YOU all standing gaping there
about| lSensutionl what the old Nick
do YOU know about politics, anyhow
lMurmurs of dsappro bution) II don't
want the votes Of such trash as you--"
Here, 10 the astonishment of the new
speaker Of Polish, there was rush for
him, and he thinks to this day it was his ac-
cent they diln like Detroit Free Press.
Sayings of Bob Burdette.
ACCURATE INFORMATION
Doctor stop minute What do you do
for eolif' ''Si5 in a drnught or get my
feet wet What do you want to get a cold
for! Get up, Bolusl'
WITH HALF AN EYE.
Shakespeare didn't know every thing, after
all lie said, But love is blind and lovers
cannot see" Can't ehf Two Young mex
perienced lovers can get along Sunday night
with less gas and less room olnove around
in than the oldest man with the biggest
spectacles in America
NO PLACE is SACRED OR SAFE,
"That a nice looking horse to bring around
for gentleman Co drive y roared Old Hyson.
"Take him bacle I'll ride down in the cars
He hasn't been groomed for weekl What
are you doing with himf Letting him run
in the corn ileldr "Nvell. Mistah Hyl n"
said the man, 'he amt lopkb fust rate, for
a fac; ut deed can't help it no how l
done de best kin wild nohin' to do any thin
wild. Miss Hyson she done come TO de barn
an tuck away lie curry comb, sweat scraper,
name brush, quarter boots clippers, saft
bit an collar pad cause she gwine decorate
EN- for de clutch fair. she say
AN EASY TRANSITION
Cue Of the finest qualities Red handed
Rafe, or any other wild western hero has who
whacks bulls scalps Indians, writes poetry
and goes play actin on the stage, is his
ability to drop slang and adopt fine talk
when he shifts from the commonplace to
the pathetic" 'Waughl' Gays the scout,
patting old Kilsure as he cut another notch
| In the stock "thars another blank blanEed
greaser wiped out, an tharS anutherun
agoin' to foller him right soon. Dod rot my
starnal feelins eff amt goin' to foller this
hyar trail till itends in pool O blood. Fur
wasn't allus jest this way, stranger; but
when the dog blamed skunks run away weth
the gal / cottoned to- the purest loveliest
being that ever robed her womnnhood with
the beauty of the angels wrote her name
across me heart and with a pen of iron
burned R-rrevenge above it, And the
signing night winds wandering with COM
planning cadences through the swaying
pines the murmuring streams that 90 sing
ing down in the sunless shadows of the
mighty canons, and the storms that shrek
aud roar through forest and ravine ever and
Away sing to me the one unchanging theme
Anita and revenge. Waughw Brooklyn
/ Enple