Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-18
nERE AND rHnRE.

DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes declares
tlnAt New York invented the idea that
Boston streets were made by building
houses along the COW paths.
The great ice palace at st. Paul is
tower still stands, but it is covered with
frozen tears and will soon be gone.
St. Louis claims that official figures
give the value of Chicago property as
$1S7 ,S26, $50, and St. Louis property as
$74. 1853, $50 more. Chicago should speak.
A colored railroad porter says of travel
ing brides Experience teaches me dat
dey is tickled nightly of you mistakes
dere husbands for brudders. / does il
cherry time, now, an hits 'em TO- dollar,
shuah.n
One of the curiosities of Texas is the
vampire bat. One of these uncanpy
creatures few into the bedroom of San
Antonio woman the other night, and
nearly frightened her to death by light
ing on her.
When the veterans of the legislature
were over in East Hartford the other
night, one of them happened to remark
that he never drank or smoked. % For
goodness sake, Exclaimed Representative
Goodwin how did you ever manage to
get elected to the legislature?"- Hartford
Times.
"How does it happen, Mr.. Hoar, asked
q gentleman ON Thursday, ''that you
have changed your mind SO radically
since 1881 ON the question of the execu-
tive power to suspend or remove ~
'Well, really, replied the senator sweetly,
''you put it too strongly. It ia not my
mind which has changed, but the circum-
stances. - Washington Hatchet.
A resident of Chicopee Centre engaged
| two hacks of w. e. Wheeler the other
day, stating that there would be funeral
at his house. -Four days passed before the
liyeryman again saw his customer. In re-
Spouse to his inquiry when the hacks
should be sent around, the sagacious ma
tive said, Yer see, the man didn't die,
80 don't want 'em."-SpriaQfeld Reptb-
lean.
"The old ticket is the thing. Nomi-
nate Blaine aud Logan, and there will be
no need of brass bands, or speeches, or
| parades, or fireworks, or even of COM
| mittees. They would walk into the
national capital almost without opposi-
ton. Even Haaper's Weekly would sup
port them, l do believe. There is no
other man than Blaine who can be
elected. y Gen. Hall Of Maine.
A series of strange and surprising
sounds have for several evenings been
heard proceeding from the front parlor
of a most respectable house in ward 6.
Passers by have stopped for q moment,
4 Lad tx.v AlF ls.zA H.,
reessured, have gone on their way. It is
only the fair young lady of the house,
with friend or two and the support of o
piano, trying to catch on TO the melody OF
Tit Willow. FItchbatry Sentinel.
THE GIRLS.
The girls are fond Of gay ara;
They love to kiss a baB;
Incons'anC they oft display,
And they'll eat caaD-maybe.
They all expect to ma-E wealth,
And Fforts make TO do It;
They're fond of euloG; poor health
Most all Hieve and rue it. #
They love Is cream; s.irk on their hat
A blue qul o stupendous
They play crok which ends In spats
And bnsL show tremendousi
They write gu hing DOM sweet;
With tears their eyes will glisN;
A poor piano they will beat
While folks unhapP listen.
Their Qriosity Is great;
They like hero vR;
2 They bang their tresS most ornate,
3 And thus their BUT cover.
They shake you like an agU, too,
l Aud env feel and show il
8 II single they will w,
a For they're Xpert and know II.
. 1
They seldom know the reason Y,
3 And oftar they are laZ,
a q u vnu love them they will try
10 drive you almost nHzy