Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-22
EVENING ECHOES.

"You had better accept Mr.. Nipple,
said Mrs. Elder to her daughter; cit is
your last chance" "You think this is
the court of last resort, do you, mammal"
asked the girl.-Detrot Free Press.
Lack of early advantages.-"Is he
really an Arizona man? Why his speech
isn't bit picturesque !" "Well, you see
he hasn't had chance to study western
dialect in the humorous papers. = PUCK.
A Springfield (Mass.) woman of "a
years is a grandmother. She was mar
ried at the age of Is, and year later
was the mother of little girl. This
daughter was married year ago at the
age of IS, and has just become the
mother of bouncing boy.
A negro, while fishing in the bay at
Burlington, VT, Monday, hooked and
brought to the surface a hint-rock
musket in a fair state of preservation.
1t is thought to have been lost from a
vessel of Benedict Arnold's fleet, which
sailed Lake Champlain during the revo-
luton.
Several years ago suit was begun by
young man named Eisenlord for an eS-
tate in New York worth 100000. The
case has finally been decided in his
favor, but between $4,000 and $4,000 is
all that is left-except the defendants.
There were a few lawyers in it-accent
on in philadelphia Ledger.
Melbourne, "the rain-maker," con-
cluded to postpone his test at Goodland,
Texas, as there was no let up in q wet
spell that prevailed for three days, and
this suggests that he lost large oppor-
tunity of extending his reputation by
not getting to work before that rain
storm set Philadelphia Ledger.
Droppin--"Hard to find face with
character eh-well, now, dear boy, if
| can be of any use" Stainglass-"I
fear saint with Burnside whiskers
would be rather novel in church win
dow" Droppin-"But you could leave
out the whiskers.n Stainglass-"Then
we lose all the character. "-Boston
Beacon.
SIS it becoming to me?" asked. she, as
she paraded in the costume of 100 years
ago before the man who is not her lord
and master, but is her husband. Eyes,
my DEAR" said he meekly. Don't you
wish could dress this way all the timer"
she asked. "No, my dear" he replied;
"but wish you had lived when that
was the style. "-Bafalo Commercial.
An experienced prospector, who has
just returned to San Diego, California,
from the Colorado Desert, was nearly
all around the Salton Sea, and says that
the water is about holding its own in
spite of the enormous evaporation. He
does not believe there is any likelihood
of the sea drying up, but that it will be
largely augmented during the coming
winter, and be a permanent body of
water.
Judge-Have you anything to say
why sentence of death should not be
pronounced? Prisoner-Kin say wot
/ please? Judge-Certainly. Prisoner
And won't you pronounce sentence
until git through? Judge-No.
Prisoner-Can talk as long as Iwant
tor Judge-Certainly Prisoner-Weil,
Jedge, you can just settle yourself down
for a 20 year chat.-Go0d Neaos.
Wanted his band.-Band leader
"You wants us to blay init der funeral
Ees it military funeral p Stranger
No it's the funeral of my brother. He
was private citizen. He requested
that your band should play at his
funeral" Band leader (proudly)-"My
phnuy tu Wy ne SioOSe my phHu
Stranger-"He said he wanted every
body to feel sorry he died."-Neao York
Weekly.
The Montreal Gazette reports the fol-
lowing incident that occurred while
some blasting operations were in pro-
gress at Hull, Quebec. An unusually
heavy charge was about to be fired and
everybody had been warned away. A
little dog Immediately logged over to
the edge of the pit where the explosion
was to take place. The canine stood
wagging his tail, the onlookers at dis
lance, OF course, thinking it was indulg-
ing in final bark. With loud report
the rock below was rent asunder, the
men ran over, and to their establishment
found the little dog uninjured and bark
| ing with all its might at the noise,