Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-10-08
EVENING ECHOES.

Edmund Yates is pleased to announce
the Grand Duke Mecklenburg Schwerin
about again, but doesn't say what about.
Philadelphia Ledger.
81 commit you to Jail for 10 days for
contempt Of court" said the Judge.
BETTER make 1t 10 years, judge" was
the response; II coaldn't begin to get
over my contempt in less than that
american Grocer.
An iron last made by firm in Mar
tins Ferry, o., for a colored preacher
at Charlotte, n. c., is GOT inches long
and ~ inches wide. The owner of this
monstrous foot is 6 feet 10 inches high
and weighs 410 pounds.
Rather Careless.-Polly-"So you are
really and truly engaged-how did it
come about?" Patsy-"Well, papa said
he didn't care, mamma said she didn't
care, Jack said he didn't care, and I'm
sure ! didn't care, SO we became on
gagged. "--Puck.
Some political experts appear 70 think
that the right man to impeach is Cover
nor Pattison, simply because he warts
to see whether a few state transactions
In neckties and things were straight, or,
as is universally suspected, crooked
Philadelphia Ledger.
who's there 7" said Jenkins, one cold
winter night, disturbed in his repose by
some one knocking at the street door.
"A friend, was the answer. "What dc
you want?" "Want to stay here all
night. We'll, stay there by all MEANS"
was the benevolent answer.
A Chicago merchant is said to have
obtained number of specimens of the
Anamese loot probably the largest gold
coin in circulation, rated at $3.50 each)
for presentation to his friends as curios.
Who would hold aloof from such dis
tribution ?-Phitadelphia Ledger.
Bingo-"I went into the antique fur
niture dealers to-day to get that seven.
teenth century chair you admired SO
much; but he had just sold it.n Mrs.
Bingo-"Ilow unfortunate Eyes.
He said it would be at least n week
before he could turn out another like
it. Munsey's Weekly.
A man who sit in the war; has for
20 years been coughing up fragments of
his ribs and of his army shirt, and re-
Gently he coughed up a bullet. Tho
doctors think that he may now fully
recover if cavalry boot with a spur
attached is not lurking somewhere in
his internal department.
The following incident occurred in
Medford school A. class in grammar
was reciting, and one of the younger
boys was asked to compare "sick." lie
began thoughtfully, "Sck," paused
while his brain struggled with the
problem, then finished triumphantly.
Sick, worse, dead. "-M,per's Bazaar.
II didn't know yo' could read, Brc'r
Downey." Downey apparently much
interested in his paper)-"Oh, yes, Pss
read cbber since / wuz boy" Den
how comes it dat you'se readin' dat
paper upside down?' 81 always reads
dat way, Brc'r Downey, den Use get at
de bottom Of de facts without habinc ter
read down dc whole column. "-1A
Christian at Work.
A Timid Mans Expedient.-A timid
man, living alone in the outskirts of
Hartford, has hit upon a novel device
for soaring away burglars. Each night
upon retiring he places huge pair of
boots outside of every bedroom door in
the house to convey the impression that
every chamber is occupied by an able
bodied man. A burglar who happened
in would think he had struck hotel.
A clergyman in England, pleading
earnestly with his Pensioners for the
construction of a cemetery for their
parish, asked them to consider the ode
plorable condition of 10000 Englishman
living without Christian burial" Still
more curious was another clerical slip.
a gentleman said to the minister,
"When do you expect to see Deacon s.
AGAIN." "Never," said the reverend
gentleman, solemnly; "the deacon is IN
heaven. "-1He Pres5yter9an O5server.