Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-02

how his mother looked at 1t. Ihls gem
tlewomau was member of the Society
of Friends, and had that peculiar pride
of family and OF being a Friend that
belongs TO them. The story of her son
dancing with the Queen was told to her.
Friend Vaux listened to it with calm
ness, and to the establishment of her
visitor replied, very quietly, well, |
must tell thee | don't altogether look
upon that as an honor. There is no
knowing what it may lead to. Richard
is very handsome young man, and the
Queen is unmarried, and | should not
al all like the idea If Richard marrying
her out Of the meeting"
FRIGHTENING UP ON "REMINISCENCES.
Nowadays one needs to be up in anec-
dotes. The woman who is invited out
much always has to have something |
ready to tell, for she must not appear to |
a strange woman to talk about her |
friends as if she wished to announce ex-
actly hersocial position. If you haven't |
many stories, very good way to do,
provided, of course, you are going To
different houses, is to use the same one
for week and then start with a fresh
one the next Monday. Last week |
utilized this. Madame de Stael had
been very intimate with the Viscomte
De Choiseul, but she heard he said some
malicious things about her and was very
angry. One day they met at friends
house. Good manners required that the
feud should be forgotten, and that they
| should speak to each other. Madame de
Stael commenced by saying: ut is u
long time since have seen you, Mon
sieur De Choiseul"
"Ah! Madame rAmbassadrice, l have
been ill.,"
Seriously, Monsieur?"
Il had narrow escape from being
poisoned"
ALAS! Possibly you took bite at
your own tongue ?"
This fell like thunderbolt on the
Yiscumte, but as it was told all over
Paris it was y good lesson for very no.
torious backbiter.
For this week, shall use oae told by
that clever Fitz Williams, in his mono.
logue. A yentriloquist and his dog, a
bull pup, properly enough named
Beauty, were stranded in a Western
town. For two days they had nothing
to eat Then the yentriloquist con.
cluded that they must have their dinner.
lie went into the dining room of the
hest hotel. He seated himself, and the
dog sat on the floor beside him. A
polite waiter took his order, but, as he
; started for the kitchen, was surprised
to hear the dog say whats the
matter with putting the bill Of fare in
front of me?" Scarcely knowing what
he did, he held
TIE MENU IN FRONT OF BEAUTY.
who said, "Bring me a bowl of broth
and bone" The waiter flew In to tht
kitchen believing the devil was after him
I but brought back the dinner for the ven
trloquist and the broth and bone fo
/ Beauty. Then he sought the proprietor
, Trembling with excitement, he said
"Come right down into the dining-room
there is the most remarkable thing there
4 you ever heard Ola talking dog. 4or
ought to buy him, he would fill TIN
= house." The proprietor came down, ant
+ heard this dialogue: The ventriloquis
q asked: swell, Beauty, how do you lik
= your broth ?" Beauty answered: eth
IS broth is good enough, but the bon
" amt up to time; but, never mind, wei
/ soon be back TO New York" The pro
:, prietor said to the yentriloquist: "iy
h got to have that dog" The veatrilo
e quist shook his head, and said: "Oh, no
/ Pm too fond Of Beauty to sell him, anC
" | wouldn't let him go for less than
I, thousand dollars The eager pui
II chaser got the thousand dollars, an
m handed it to the ventriloquist, but
is his surprise, Beauty said Look herr
: old man, have you sold meF
~ The ventrilcqlist said Yes; l &C
NJ a thousand dollars for you"
NJ You are no friend of mine" al
~ nounced Beauty, If you let ME go fC
NJ that little sum, but I'll get even wit
~. you. In the future I'll never speak
.at id word" IablGau. of course,
ar shan't use the unpleasant word, but
nm tell the tale now as it was told to me.
II A woman know is going to tell TIL
which to me has slight odor of
MARION glacGe. Still, | may be mi
m taken. A little girl who is very piou
:. never omitted saying her prayers. o.
lie night, when she was very sleepy, 81
so only said God bless papa and MANN
I'M and all the nelgnbOrhooa, and deliver
)y, from all our relations"
~, CRITICISM AND LADIES LUNCHEON.
H. tio Is il true that dotage and anecdota
lie means the same thingy some neor
az AN they do. but ii thai is the cas-. /
r., elderly woman is decidedly to the fc
axe mere. for anecdotes ara giycn a yor
~ they never possessed before. 1t is di
zen cult 70 know which are chestnuts, i
i a commend me % a group OF WON
Ion friends to freeze out the teller of I
,oi, tales. They haven't even the decen
l,If to pretend to laugh; they lock stral