Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-09-07
ETENISG ECHOES.

Weren't you surprised when he pro-
posed ?" mo. Why should l be?"
Everybody else was."-LJe.
do you believe in personal devil ?"
81 believe in everybody until ! have
been deceived. "-Boston Transcript.
Little Miss lat the play)-"Who is that
man that bends over so wen he walks ?"
Mother-"That's King Richard" Little
Miss-"Is that his bicycle suit s"-G Good
Meas.
'De Trop looked embarrassed when
he met you. What was the matter?"
81 owe him $50 and he has written to
me to pay it several times."-Chicdgo
Record
you've bought bicycle, eh? Well,
that beats riding in street.car, doesn't
itg" "Oh, don't know AS it is, old
fellow, | frequently have to give up my
seat. Truth.
"How do you like your new lady
help, Mrs. Todgers? 2" 81 should like her
a good deal more, Mrs. Dodgers, if she
was little less the lady and little
more of help. lid Bits.
"Any interesting legends about here2"
asked the tourists. mo-" returned the
native, slowly; faint never seen none,
though you may find 'em way back in
the thick woods. "-Harpsrs Bazaar.
Brown-"That is beautiful medal
Smith has" Jones-"Yes; that's for
beating the bicycle records" Brown
"What is his record?" Jones--"Ran
over II men in week. Brooklyn Life.
"Do you mean to say that there are
microbes in Rock Creek p she asked of
the young physician. Eyes; it is quite
safe to inase such an assertion" "Dear
me How do they ever survive it?"--
Washington Star.
Emeline-"rm awfully afraid I've
offended Archie" Annabel--"In what
way?" Emeline--"I broke our engage.
ment and forgot to tell him about it until
I'd given it GU. to tine society papers. -
Chicago Record.
Howdy do, Harley? hear you've
given up art" eyes. found out |
couldn't paint and gave it up" elbow
foolish Why, man, when you find out
You can't paint you're just beginning"
-Hdrper'S Bdsar.
Little Elly-"Papa, the coniurer we
went to see last night changed shilling
piece into fiowerW Father-"That's
nothing TO what your mother does; she
can change five.pound note into a
dress. "-Bdster Ndctrichten.
Tom-"Yes, Molly and were out
pretty long last night, but the tide was
so strong it was hard to come back very
fast" Alice-"Yes; / remember in
Physics it says the length of the spark
is proportional to the strength Of the
current."-Brooklyn Life,
A Base Suspicion. lin CHEAP
restaurantl-"rhats queer. ! ordered
three dishes and you are out Of ALL
Waiter-"lts very late, sah." Guest
(suspiciously)-"Not saving 'em fol
yourself, eh Z" Waiter (haughtily)-"l
don't eat heah, sab. "-NeU YORK. Weekly
She-"Henry is such simpeton
He's like the ostrich that hides his heac
in the sand and then thinks nohodY car
see him." He-"Oh, but that isn't bi
like Henry" She-"Why, you know
how indiscreet be is" He-"Yes; but he
hasn't got the sand. "-Boston Transcript
"Ihere's one curious thing about dis
covering places" said Johnny, after III
got through with his study. "Take Der
muda, for instance. 1t was discovered
by man named Bermudez. How h,
happened to stumble on place with ,
name just like his beats me"-Hayper'
Bdzdr.
Principal-"I have to send you on ,
very important Grand, one demanding
the greatest secrecy, Say, Mr. Meier
can l rely upon you? Are you able t,
keep secretT Clerk-"Oh! Ger
tainly." Whispering in principal
earl: II have been secretly engaged I,
your daughter for the last couple o
years "-Fdrpostea.
"What was de trouble at de pokah
! PATTY las night?' "Wtll, yoh see, on,
. OBJ de gemmen tried ter cash in or han
, full OBJ brass buttons. De banker saws
t All de res OBJ de checks is rubber but
} tons.' DE oddah Teller answers lin
back, 4 can't help it, WELL says d.
banker, de financial striugency am secl
dat yo'll hab ter get desc checks certi
= fed An den de trouble commenced.
r - Washington Star.
Confidences-"It is not enough tina
he should want me. lie must want ia
more than that, and want il impetu
ously and with a purpose to get il.
, would never endure to marry an aim
less man." 1907 It would not h
enough for me either that he shout,
(. want me. 1t would be necessary ais
I that / should want him very much. An,
9 think | should require too that som
other girl should want him awfully a
9 the same time. One could not marry
man who would be no loss to any one.
--HarpeTs Basar.
/, "Bless my heart" painted a perspirini
. Englishman, as he boarded a street cal
!. "this town must be the greater Irelan,
: we read about, don't you know. You
! money is greenbacks, your grass in tn
;, parks is as green as that of Erin, | say
y a green flag at the head OF procession
= just now, the lamps in front of YOU
= constables' stations are green, and whel
| asked bobby how to get to Forty
second street and the North river h
+, told me to take green car" The con
Z ductor volunteered the surmise tha
!, maybe the Englshman himself Na
!, green. $50 l am" replied he, "but
didn't think you'd notice it. Look
queer, doesn't it!" and pulling off Nj
!, hat he displayed a luxuriant crop q
green hair Pm Manchester copne
= worker" he explained, land the Absorb
: ton of the metal for some years NAV
3 US lads this hair dyeing trick. "-Nst
Z York Sun.