Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-11-17
EYENING ECHOES.

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three cheers and Tiger.-Philddelphia
| Record.
Tie World presents its compliments
to the Hon. James G. Blaine. He helped.
-Nep York World.
Its little Chill for Mr.. Egan again,
but he will not have to endure it long.
Philadelphia Ledger.
When young lady insists on being q
sister to you it is always a deal safer to
let her be- Gdlgest0R Neacs.
"Do You fear depression in business
as the result of the election q mo, sir;
/ am hatter"-- Washington Star.
1t appears to be nip and tuck in Texas,
but Governor Hogg is confident he can
save his hacon.-Philadelphta Ledger.
Whisky certificates dropped yester-
day, but soon recovered when the Bid
we'll returns came in.-Pdilddetphta Led
ger.
81 am getting tired of this injustice"
said the trigger to the barrel. "You are
the one who gets loaded, and then get
| pulled on account Of it.
Brown-"So you spent the season at
1 Coney Island. Did you do much bath
ing?" cFadden-"Begorra no Some
wan wuz always usin' the ocean,"
1t was in the school of design. Pro-
fessor-"What you have just drawn
there looks more like COW than q
horse!" Pupil-"It is COW sir ("
Wife-"We were born on the same
day, John" Husband-"Who cares
for that? We were married on the same
day, too. That's what hurts me-
Brooklyn Life.
1t is not until after the result is defin-
ately known that great many people
have settled convictions as to whether
or not it is right to lay wagers on cleo
TONS Washington Star.
The Chairman--The chair will not
dispute the point with Mr.. Carter.
Mr.. Carter-The chair had better not,
unless he takes his coat off.
The chair did not.-L London Tit Bits.
"Irate creditor-"No money for me
yet You told me, the first of the
month, that you would positively pay
me the tenth" Tranquil debtor-"So
! | will; but, my dear man, | haven't paid
the other nine yet
The Priest-"This man is so tipsy he
can hardly stand. | can't marry you to
him unless he's in his normal state"
The Bride-"F Faith, thin, yell have to
hurry, for it's soberin' up he is this
minnut"-LJe's Calendar.
Tom De Witt-"When Jack Ford was
was in an Italian cathedral he lit his
pipe at a sacred lamp before one of the
affairs" Ed. Stillman-"What did the
priest say?" Tom DE Witt-"IIoly
smoke n'-Smih, Gray Dc Co.'S Monthly
Rowing Rags AFTER all, it pays tel
be perlite, pardner." Jacose Jaggs-
mot always. The other day l was
actin deaf and dumb, and when man
gave me dollar | says, Thank We, sirl'
and he had me arrested.-NcW Pork
Herald.
"Ethel Tilted that magnificent creature
Ponsonby, and now she is the center of
attraction for about % miserable dudes. =
"That's all right. She simply turned
her first love into small change. II
takes about % dudes to make man.
Ha,per'S Bazaar.
A Rule with Exceptions-"Inability
to throw straight is popularity Of the
female" said the moralizer. 81 don't
know about that" SAID the demoralizer
Il owned mare once and she threw
me straight over her head several
times. ''-Brooklyn Life.
GraEdma-What sort of q young mar
is That beau of yours? Susie (retiecting
We'll, he's very nice, but a bit odd
For one thing, he's vegetarian
Grandma-For heavens sake, dismiss
him! married Unitarian and had
no end of worry.-[ itts5urg But'ettn.
johnson, being sent home, meets hi:
pater, johnson, Sr. (sternly)-"Wh
this! There's something wrong with
you. Are you an idiot2 Haven't you
the use Of all your faculties 2" johnson
Jr., (sadly)-"It's the other way. The
Faculty hasn't any use for me."-
Princeton Tiger.
Young Lady-"I suppose you have
had some narrow escapes, Lieutenan
Dashaway?" Lieutenant Dashaway-
"Ia-a-s. Awfully narrow escape once
by Joyef' Young lady (breathlessly)-
"In what way" Lieutenant Dash.
! away-"Vewy near ordahed on active
service, dont-cher-know. The wal
came to an end before we embarked L
TIT Bits.
: "Wish to leave, Parkins? Why, you
only came yesterday" Eyes, marin
In engaging l thought you was spar
ragrass and champagne gentry, Bui
wnen | 'crrs from the cook last night
that you eat pertaters, cabbages, carrots
and such.like secondhand vegetables
and drinks beer, | sees there amt
nothing aesthetic in it, and l resigns my
office, so to speak. It'll
On Sacramento street, near Kearny
on any sunshiny afternoon one can sec
; hanging in front of Chinese store
large cage containing green parrot
which bird is a most distinguished lin
guist. He possesses the faculty, so rare
among foreigners, Of speaking Chinese
,, He also speaks Spanish and English
! To q singsong question addressed t.
, him in Chinese by his owner the parro
gravely replied, pretty Polly, goodby,'
while in answer to the stereotype(
! query, Polly want a cracker?" h,
! burst into flood of Chinese. He evi
,, IDENTITY scorned to reply to the time
honored query, there being no cracke
+ in sght.-Sam Francisco Examiner.
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