Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04
ERENING ECHOES.

Delicate to fault.-Mrs. Slimson-
MY Clara is an awful delicate girl; she
can't stand anything Mrs. Won
Blumer-"Neither can my Maude. She
put on sailor hat the other day and il
made her seasick. "--Ctoak Restesc.
Mrs. Newspaper (proudly). The
landlord was here to-day. / gave him
Sl5 and showed him the baby. Mr..
Newspaper (who was kept awake las.
night)-It would have been much better
# you'd given him the baby and showed
him the SIS.
Conductor-What has happened :
Why did you pull the bell cord ?
Passenger-My wlfes hat fell out of the
window. Conductor-And for such a
tritie you stop the trainl Passenger
Trifie? You ought to see my wifcis hat
| bill FiegeRde BIatter.
| Overheard at Long Branch-"Ethel,
dear, you are looking pale and i'll this
| morning. "les, mamma; | went in
bathing yesterday and got my feet wet. ;"
oh, careless girl and spoiled your
bathing suit, no doubt. Never let that
happen again'--7eraS Sifttngs.
The man / wed must be handsome,
brave and noble; he must have no bad
habits, and love me deyotedIy." "But,
my dear, that Is impossible, you know;
quite impossible" "Whyt" "Becauso
there is only one such man in all the
wide world, and he is going to marry
me. n-Aeao York Press
Teasing Friend-"What makes that
new baby at your house cry so much,
Iommy?" Tommy Qndignantlyl-"lt
don't cry so very much-and any way
ii all your teeth was out, and your HAIR
of, and your legs 50 weak you couldn't
even stand on them, | guess you'd feel
like crying yourself. Life.
"Do you know that there are bacteria
in that beer!" asked the temperance
worker, as Taddles raised the amber
liquid 10 his lips. well, what Of itYn
asked Taddlcs, as he set the empty glass
down. "Do you expect me to fish 'em
out? I'm no member Of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals"
-Bro0h3ym Life.
An cstlmable but unhealthy lady who
is taking the water at Saratoga was de-
scribng the symptoms to q friend, and
wishing To explain that she first visited
the bath and afterwards took her glass
Of mineral water at the spring, She said.
My dear, the treatment is very simple.
You take your bath first and drink the
water afterwards. - Teas .Stttngs.
" was not over-scrupulous about
his personal appearance. One day, in
the studio of celebrated painter, he
was fumbling in his pockets. "What
are you looking for2 inquired the witty
artist. "A pencil. only wanted 10
jot down Il word or two on my shirt
cuff" See, here is bit of chalk, was
the amiable rejoindcr-SupIement ~
NStfG.
A Western Realist.-Lone Star Pete
(disgusted)-"Of all the internal Tommy |
rot" Mr. lorker-"What's the mat.
ter 2" Lone Star Pete-"NVhy, this dor.
gasted book says the Teller wot was
agoin' ter git married felt as happy as
though he was trcading on ART Nj.
1orker-"lsn't that all rightI" Lone
star Pete-"Not out this way, stranger; |
fcliers don't feel happy when they're |
treading on air."-BrOokiyB Life.
Men who become suddenly rich should |
be Judged leniently. They have many
from which the rest Of lis
are, happily, delivered. Nj. John John
son, a man of this class, was DESTROYS to |
be known rs of a literary turn of mind,
and TO that end proceeded TO lay in Il
library. One of his purchases was an
old dictionary, which, being somewhat
out Of repair, was sent 10 the binders.
When it was returned to the purchaser,
he found printed on its back the words,
Johnson's Dictionary The slight
threw him into furious passion, and
he demanded of the messenger, "Why
didn't he put the full name on, John
Johnson's Dictionary ?'"-1Gd- Bis. !