San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-09-19

The Work was PerfOrmed: Mr..
Wiidwest- You surely don't mean to
say you're English. Why don't you
drop your his? Mr.. Tewksbury-No
my valet attends to that for me.
Puck.
A Wary Player; Jackson-Ef yo'
am broke, Sam, put up yeah raZZer,
an'I'll glib yo' five chips on it. John
son-Wha's dal? An leave me 'tirely
at yoah mercy? Not much, sah.-
Puck.
Jacques-I love you dearly. Mabel
And 1 love you. Jacques-Oh, beau
tu0e! When shall We get married?
Mabel-Married! Why what are you
talking aboul?-Boston Courier.
The Detective Skeeter; The ghost
that has been haunting that old Jer-
sey mansion is a fraud. How do you
know? The last time he appeared he
spent nall mis- time slapping at mos
quitOes.-Puck.
No wonder that the papers talk
about political eXtravance, said Mrs.
Gilhooly. Didn't hear my usbsnd
talking the other day about a conven
ton that wanted q silver platform.
baltimore American.
A Strain old Friendship: Carry, L
want you to be one of my bridesmaids
You are my dearest friend, Sally; but
you are asking too much. Too much!
Why? I've just bect me engaged 20
your tiance. Life.
The horse ruDs off and pitches the
rider into a neighboring lot. Pro-
NJ in
dignantly. And was not the road,
your having to dIop in my wheat field?
Eiegende Batter.
Mr. upstart who has married his
typewriter) You must not go to thuse
Joneses any more. Mrs. Upstart-
see here. sir. L want you to under
stand that you cannot dictate to me
now that 1 am your wife. Your days
of dictatiOn are Over.-Once a Week.
Maud-Oh, it was dreadful! There
was up III this tree and | had to
stay up there for three long hours till
ne awoke and went away. He was
right at the bottom of the tree, you
know. Amy-Wby whose dog was
il? Dog! II was man Boston
News
st. Peter lat the gate)-Name please?
Newly arrived spirit-David DukRats.
-. Peter later an Inspection of the
books You were a bank cashier on
earth? Spirit-Yes. st. Peter-YOu
may be all right, but you will have
to he Identified, sir.-Judge
The floor is very slippery, she re-
marked when he asked her for a dance,
DO you think you could hold me if
l should change to fall? II guess
so, he taltered dismayed at the idea;
then the light broke forth. Come out
on the piazza, he whispered, and
can practice for a whlle.-Judge.
Tramp with an old schoolbook)-
SAY mister, will yer kindly tell me
what letter this is?" Pedestrian
Certainly. That's l.. Can't you
read?" No, sir; bnt I'm trying ter
learn, an 1 sha'n't rest till l do,
nuther ""l'm delighted to find so
laudable an ambition in one of your
class. You have taken the right
course at last" Eyes. sir. It's NIGH
ty rough on a traveller like me not to
be able to tell whether sign sa VS.
Beware of The Dog or Free Lun CHI
Opening "-Good news.
"There has been appropriated TO
the purposes of the Worlds Congress
Auxiliary, 5000, 900; landscape, garde-
ming, viaducts, fountains, etc, on the
Lake-Front, 5000, 900; general expense
of Construction Department., $500, 900
making a grand total of Sl2,966, $50.
"The estimates of your Budget com
mittee made Feb. 20 last, which were
carefully considered and revised be-
fore presentation TO the Board of Di-
rectors, put the cost of organizatio
and administration at s., 3OS, 563, OF
which g, S22, 100 was the salefies and
expenses.ot the departments under
the control Director and
81, 4S5,775 for the expenses of the de-
partments and committees and agents
for the Board of Directors. The same
estimates for operating expenses, po
lice fire department, attendants
watchmen, ETC., was 1850, 900, max
ing a grand total o 1917 S25, 453."