The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-04-26

Your correspondent Is etilt alive, and
In spite OF the hard times Is I'D right
good spirits. and wo have soIbe ne@s
left for the managers OF the RBfppII-
CAN. for whom we have Rroat respect.
There Is not q smarter man. for his
age, nor one who goes around more.
than DIR. Cardezl, ST., in our quaint
little village. he Is known by ali OF
tho boys. old and young, little and
big, and well do Wo remember some
thirty years ago. when,he used 10 bring
his horses to my fathers shop In old
Chester, on Upland street. to DO shod.
and II any boys wero about, lie would
catch one back OF the neck and the
scat OF his trousers. and away he
would 20 with the boy on his tip toes.
putting him on what the Doctor call
ed ''pobler trot." Tho boys, how
ever. seemed to enjoy 1t wonderfully.
He can etill be seen going by our
place OF business. every morning.
though all kinds OF weather; the rea.
son, we suppose, is because he IL old
and tough, and Is well preserved
man and he was well up In years whom
we were quite youngster.
We have housewife here who whom
she wants to go to the pantry always
beats tin pan to scare tue mice away.
She has done 1t so much that tn crit.
tiers have got on to the Iacketpnd don't
scare worth cent. When she goes
after tho intruders the animals arc
still to DO found on the Inside. When
the door Ia opened. away goes tho
madam. and 1t would take good head
to tell which Ia scared the moro; the
woman or the mice.
Nrs. Samuel hewes, BIZ South
Chester. paid visit to her sister. Mrs.
Ambrose s. Ottey, of this place.
DIR. Peckman has in a!cohul. four
legged chicken, which 10 quite curl
osity, He also has quite a large dis
play OF relics of various kinds. Your
humble correspondent received a
knife from him. found by WIN. Knight
on the pennell property near Marcus
Hook. The article hus been shown TO
quite large number OF persons, and
all said, they never saw anything in
the knife line that looks as old as 1t
docs. We added 1t to our large list
OF relics aud we can feel safe In cay
ing. that it Is out OF Nonh's ark. Isaac
Vernon and the above doctor are part
ners in the trucking business. He
planted, the former Gays, lot of to.
bacco plants. of tho HAVANA variety.
We took tho trouble TO look at them,
and found out they were lettuce
plants he had SGT out. Well, we sup.
don't know any better. but wa will cay
don't mistake yourself as Lie Ia not SO
foolish as foolish locking.
We propose to write our letters Just
like we lntond them to be- We have
our pecullarities and don't wi5h to be
like anybody else but ourselves, as
variety is the spice of llfe.T
Our girls have gone out OF the fash.
ion of putting their hair in paper to
have 1t frtz2ed and banged for Sunday.
1t will not DO safe for any Of the young
mon to come around now, AS they
don't bang thor HAIR nor the doors
any moro but use u curling iron in
stead, aud it will be just how you he.
lave yourself If you don't get hit over
tho head with It,
On Tuesday evening Ambrose s.
Ottey led Mr.. Harry COTS glass of the
Trinity NJ. E.Chureh of South Chester.
About two hundred PERSONS were
present.
Also. a few evenings ago he led Mr..
| Bcnj. Johnson'5 class. OF the Cokes
bury Church, OF Marcus Hook. At
both of these places there was great
and all present seemed to enjoy being
there. as sure as you live all that a
man gains by breaking the Sabbath
day he will lose. One OF four things
his intellect. his health, his property
or his soul. God gives I'd every mar
six days to work In, and Keep one day
to himself, and surely mortal man
ought TO try and give him that day.
IL wo try to get the seventh day from
him, he will, as sure as yol live, have
the othor six days from you.
We have to smile when wp hear some
people talk. They talk of CGrlst as
though no were going to do some
thing graud for them after while. lie
has done II. They talk al though tor
or twenty years from now, In the
closing hours Of life, or Id some terri
bio preas OF life. Jesus Will help US.
He has done the work already. He
did 1t over 1889 years ago. We have
to accept the tact that we are free foI
this world and wo are froe for the
world to come. without tho shed
ding OF blood there Is no renlis sion. ,
In tie blood IL tho atdnsment. II
WAS not your blood. His blood
Enough tn wash away the sins OF this
world. We now by the way OF cunelu
sion say, love life, enjoy 1t. IL il
Gods good gilt. Don't Id afraid OF 1t
Live checrfully. happily. Try to MAXI
others happy. Don't keep the Joy oil
liGo TO yourself, Is the wish OF
IBCE As STEEL.