The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-06-08

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ping for a moment to breathe, she glared
at him with unquenchable hate, unable
to think of q single phrase sufficiently
emphatic TO |characeerize his total depray-
ity. Remember the anecdcte of O'ConnelI
and the f1siawoman9 | was auoutto sug-
gest to her u few epithets which I thought
would be likely to carry terror to the
heart of the enemy. such as. 20 YOU
parallelogram. You old polygon, you dis
reputable hypOthenuse of q horizontal
paralax, but before had time to make
this valuable suggestion. the tide of
abuse was again in full How. After
watching the one-sided contest few mo
ments, we put 1t down as a fight for
grave, and walked on. For two or three
hours Cummings and | strolled back and
forth through the crowded alleys,
watching the priests who went from
grave to grave singing requiems for the
dead; listening to the discordant cries of
peraDlbulating fruit peddlers, and specn-
lating upon the peculiar constitution of
the Sclayonic mind, which made such a
scene possible. 1t was now some time
after noon, and the mourners who came
early had for the most part finished
their dinners, and were lying stretched
out upon the grass, some smoking and
talking with an air OF lazy enjoyment not
at all becoming to mourners; some twin
1h5 WIGdhuh VI ilUN6ES anu eNeIRICeHS TO
hang upon tombstones, and O few asleep
in the shade with handkerchiefs over
their faces. looking as if they had just
been laid out for burial. The excitem ent
of the day seemed TO be over. and making
our way without difficulty through the
now empty gateway, we left the cemetery.
Mixed Weather.
Ted, little fellow of four years, makes
a great pretense of reading the morning
newspaper.
Well, Teddy, what kind Of weather
are we to have todaygp asked his father.
Ted kept his eyes fixed on the paper
Let me seen' he answered. sIt'sto be
fair and cloudy, with MORT wind aud rain,
also warmer and snow by high wind and
sleet when it clears up Youths Com
pdfti0n.
The Difference.
Rodd:-"Hello, old boy, going out for a
little pleasure trip, ehg''
Hooker:-"No; Pm going out fishing
with my wife. "-Detrott Free Press.
Got Mad and Resigned.
Why, Mister Singer, has deg turned
you off down at de hotel whar you's bin
workin's"
Ex-Waiter: mot zactly. 1t comes
bout dis way, you see:--Dey tole me dey
didn't hab no furder use fur me after dis
mornin,' and jist got mad an quit. -
Harpeqss Bdzdr
just the Other Way.
The story is told of famous Boston
lawyer that one day. after having aslight
discussion with the judge, he deliberately
turned his back upon that parsonage and
started to walk off, "Are you trying, sir,
to show contempt for the court2" asked
the judge sternly. eNo, sir,u was the
change.
One Way to Look at IL.
AT the Party:-Hans, put down hiatt
cake at once; have you no mannersa
Hush, don't speak so loud, papa. You
ought to be glad that no one saw how
badly have been brought up.-German
Exchange.
Terrible.
"Ah, mam'selle, you are really beauti-
full this evening. That rosy mouth. those
heavenly eyes, those hands, those feet
Oh, they're all immensen- Fliegende
BtGetter
Youthful Modesty.
Mr.. Smith to neighbours son who is
dining with him):-Well, sonny, what part
of the chicken would you likes
Boy;-The whole OF it.-Detr0it Free
Press.
Very Considerable.
Look here, you have been calling upon
the family of Colonel S. for several
years; how is it you don't marry one Of
his five daughtersSn
'Haw-you see, should not like to
disappoinI the others. "-HatmoriSttsche
BlQetter.
His Terms.
Mrs. De Fashion:-'I give a little re-
ception next Thursday evening and |
would ike some music, piano solos par
ticularly What would be your termssn
PROT PianiSsimo-'E ef l go zere sim
ply as a musician und blay my selections
und leave, l charge twenty-fife tollars;
whole evenings talking to Won pack of
fools, | charge Witty tollars."
Now, Johnny.
HNow, Johnny, you know what noun
is, do you?"
''Yeth. um."
"What is Jerusalem?'
AN ejaculation, mum"
Like the Rest OF Them.
Parishioner-"Well. doctor. / enjoyed
your sermon very much"
My sermons are written for instruction,
not for the giving of pleasure on the
Holy Sabbath"