The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-06-18


Befo' dat date Ise a!lus late
10 sunny school, an tardy
But, oresa de Lawd dat al gop watch
Am berry akkeritt. berry;
No mo Ise lat5 an after date @
IN rs great sanctuary.
| reach in time de house OBJ pra'r,
No mo 10 belated. ...-
An bress my soul, dat watch stole
10 troof am consecrated."
'.But how about that suit OF clothes?"
Dat SCOT" said Sambo rising,
II stole dat SCOT to serve de Lawd
An wear at my baptizG." "-
"But how about those two fat fowls"
II TUX dem fowls, yo' Honah,
Fun OIL John Bell. O lntidel, ~. ......
Aecoifuh an scornah;
Fup dat bad, unhellevin man,
DIt unregenerlt sinner,
Dem fowls stole fun dat lost.sou,,
For Elder Putnam's dinner"
Sam Waiter Foss In the New York Sun.
Ciaymont Items.
On Saturday afternoon last the Clay.
mont base ball club played the Huber
club OF Linwood. Five innings were
played and the latter played TO the tune
OF 81 to runs. One thing ls certain they
can probably beat the Claymont boys play.
Ing ball but We have our doubts about
whether they can beat them at cursing
and swenring, for at this business they
need no training. For the size OF the boys
and thelr ages and number their equal
would hardly be found In Delaware
On Sunday last a large number OF bicy-
clists went through this place and good
number stopped at the pump for a drink;
the wuter Ia OF the mineral order and
1t Is considered to he healthy, us II ls
charged with iron. Among the rest two
horses were pasturinR In the field of A. s.
Ottsy. that belong ed to Wilmington
gentleman. The boys saw them, and for
little sport two Of them went TO mount
the CRITTERS" One succeeded, and rode
bareback. standing, sitting down und
with his hands behind his back; tine last
down on his feet, but 10 and behold he
didn't stay there long before he measured
lis full length on the ground, and that
ended his acts.
Along COMES No 9. lie singles out tho
big iron gray horse; he jumped up on his
bacS, no sooner on the hoIse threw him
to the ground and turned and kicked
him. which proved not serlously, hut the
young man got an active move on him,
and left the field in u hurry. saying the
horse might go to h--for him. he dldn'i
want anything to do with him. II the
old gray horse Dexter had Deen in
the Held, and they went to foolng with
him they would have gotten ont Of that
Hold in u way that would have moved
them faster thon they ever did before.
trouble.
by the way. we kusw boy who made
q spring board out OF an oak board. His
mother had mn old goose that was quite
tame, He put corn on the end OF the
boRII anu coaxed the goose to get on 1t
and cat the corn. All of sudden he
pulled the trigger, and away went the
goose. at least fifty feet in the air, killing
1t as dend as door nail. lie got some
thing like the patt'ng OF d ehlngle. which
IN mia Aftt h.N mi apI
harm; yet he never forgot the old goose.
though II mas been many long year
ago.
The new railroad Is being pushed for all
It Is worth and about $50 ieet of the 3lU0
has TO be piled and the engine, under the
charge of John Frazier. OF Pittsburg. is
at work. The laborers are under tho we'll
known boss, John Mcllugh, of Whining
ton. said to he one Of the best to manage
n body OF workmon.
On Tuesday evening Inst Rev, e. ii.
Collins pastor of Claymont NJ E.Church.
with \. q. Ottey. the hltle student. went
to Trinity NJ Il. Church, Chester, to lead
the we'll known Ii. Ii. Goff class Of about
It's members.
The latter gentleman has led this class
quite large number Of times In the past.
Next Sunday he goes to his old birth.
.piaoe kockdale, to deliver an address
ard to lead u c,uss at the Croziervllle NJ.
E Church. lie Ia still lame from the in
jury ne EecelNeu on SuTlslulab mornlnR
lust
DR.. Jacob Frantz and family have left
Claymont and moved to New York. where
he Is president of a large dental assocla.
ton. This family Will be missed, as they
had many friends here.
Gen. Wistar may be seen holding the
relns ovUr beautiful pair of bays on
most any nlco evening. Ono thing is no.
tioed by our people. his companion, one
OF the finest women that ever lived In our
town. who WAS not above speaking to the
poor and always had pleasant smile for
every one. Is not with him. Since being
here last year sire was taken sick aud died
In few Guys, though likely to live years
To come.
A gentleman from New York with his
family has taken the residence horse and
| carriage and COW, with tho various neced.
stiles belonRing TO Dr. Frantz, aud Will
| make his abode among US.
Mrs Ida carr Wilson Will soon take a
| trip arrosa the oeean to visit the old
country. TEUE As STEEL.