Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-12-22
EVENING ECHOES.

shoes make when he walks. Snarleigh
Yes, but his shoes are not nearly so
loud as his clothcs-Raymoad's Monthly.
Wife-Do you think Tommy disturbs
our neighbors with his drum? Husband
i am afraid so; they made him a
present Of nice new knife to-day
BroohIyn Life.
A Mistake Somewhere. -Suitor-Your
sir, has referred me to you
I'll. Pater-Eh-yes; arc you MI.
rrotter, or Barlow? Suitor-I-I-
Foster; sir.-P0ch
May-lIow did you come to change
HE day for your wedding? Hclen-Oh,
there is to be q big game of football
that day and Paul COULDN'T get away
Chicag0 Inter Ocean.
Wife, often think it very strange
that your friend Boulton never married.
Husband Ia bit out Of temper)-Oh, you
don't know him. He's not half such Il
fool as he looks.-bhaay FOLKS.
Temperance Lecturer What is the
Why don't you ring up?
Manager-We can't get a drop Of
liquor in the whole town and the Hor-
rlble Example is dead sober.-Life.
A Fair Business Risk. --Cooney Cohen
-"Mein sohn, Why did you guarantee
dot overload to last Mr. Milky as long as
he lives" Young Cohen" Fader,he has
heart disease-he dies any minute y
Life.
Mrs. Fangle-"l've advertised for IL
servant for Il whole week with no re-
suit" Mrs. Cumso-" Wen, | adver-
ti3ed for a good-looking helm lady and
had "a to select from the first day" "
Harper's Bazdr.
Miss Bostshaw travelcd)-"Let us
again converse in French, count" The
Count dc Grandfre-"l zhall be most
happy to comply. Er-shall VIC talk in
yonr French Or in my French?"-
Ghicago Ne0s Record.
Hard to Please Superintendent
What is the matter with you now? We
have directed three additional trains to
stop at your station. Mr.. Suburb
Yes; hut they stop at all the other
little stations, too.-PUch.
At the Chrome Literary Reception
"What is Mrs Van Neering coughing
and choking aboutg Has She got Il
fish bone III her throatY' "Ne. She is
trying to introduce the Polish Count to
the Russian Baron. Puck.
Bloobumper--"l suppose you will re-
pairto your place Of worship on Thanks
giving Day, as the President recon-
mends in his proclamation" Spatts--
Yes, ! expect TO cat dinner on that day
at my best girl'shouSe. " Brootlya LifG.
A Broadway merchandise. Hayseed
These New Workers ies' rush their.
selves to death. Why on 'arth DO they
kill themselves that wayY" Mrs. Hay
secd-"Land sakes! they've got 10.
Think Of the rents they pay, "-Ns@
York Weekly.
Prophecy based on history" Well, |
wonder what will be the sensation of
the week." queried the telegraph editor.
"lf ! may be permitted to speak, ven.
turCd the horse editor, 'it Is likely that
the sensation of the weak will continue
to be that tired feeling, y FralaHgc.
When some one asked Mrs. Lease the
other day, If her election to the United
states Senate is possible, she replied
with God and the farmers of Kansas:
all things are possible" 1t is thought,
however that she will pay most attcn.
ton to the farmers.-N \. Tribune.
The "a members Of the coffin com
bine who We're sued in jackson, Miss,
have had costs and fines put on then
amounting to about $50 each, the court
being of the opinion that they were
undertaking to run the combine bust
ness into the Philadelphia
Ledgcr.
Piscatorial profanty.-"You say tha
the trout weighed 10 pounds 7" YES
sir, it was the biggest trout ever saw.
And he got away from you :" "Ees.
"Wih you take an oath on that % an
take no more Oaths; | swore enough
about il when he got away. y Tcra
.SJtags.
There was an oil fake of comet,
Vino swOre, by the beard of Mahomet,
That the earth lie would smite,
On tine sunday night,
Knock il clean out uf sight
And turn day into night;
But he didn show up did that comet.
Boston Globe.
What lie Objected To.-NIr. Short
weight (dcalcr in coal-"l want YOU Il
settle for that ton Of coal you got few
days ago. 4 man has e rev Ior VIVA
ne Gets IN lhis world tnat9mHf-" o.
gre right, sir. And when he buys Goa
h. has to pay fora lot lie doesn't get
Brooliga LIFE.
Extra Dry. Uncle josh CUES
James must be dom lirst rate down il
inc CITY practiSlh law Aunt Mandy
why Uncle Josh Wen, ! hear
two fellows that come IN While wa
there say they wanted him to come u
and Try neWcase mat eNchln. - ma
Foresight. Miss Filth cared siX)-
| "Alamma, they say the Gibbses huy