The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-20

A short time ago we had the pleasure
through the kindness Of John Cochran
head gardener for Mrs. Ida Carr Wilson
OF seeing great curiosity In the shape Of
o flower called the Passion flower. y
which In Latin means suffering flower. II
In one part Of 1t 10 the crown of thorns
and the cross, In others the spear the
scourge, the nails, the hammer, the lance
and the drops of blood. think this Is the
rarest flower that 1t has been my privilege
to see, although have been in some OF
the greatest places for flowers In the
United States
Your correspondent has been confined
to the house for several days past suffer
ing with severe cold, and we caught 1t
not, built caught us; also from the hurt
to our left side received some time ago
which we have never fully recovered
from
We were well remembered during the
holidays and during our sickness. We
received handsome family Bible from %
gentleman friend Of Philadelphia; also a
friend, Eben N. Baldwin. of this place,
besides receiving several other precious
gifts from his numerous friends.
The other dayWilliam DanZenbaker,
another Of our friends, knowing that we
had good sized pig that we wanted
butchered, came and got it and butchered
the same, and what's more, came and
cut it up think we have great reasons
for being thankful, and we are in every
sense of the word, Tho pig was one year
and two days old and weighed $40 pounds.
Who can beat this?
Good gracious, has Hon. Robert Handy
stopped raising pigs? Whas has become
Of the Maryland my Maryland" pigs?
Have they taken wings and gone to restP
Or are they still roofing and hos-a-dyingr
o. dear this world quite strange is,
Every day brings forth new changes
The days are rapidly pasiing away
we know not what day brings forth, but
we do know pigs are good thing in their
place, aud fine article to have on hand but
Que should get out Of the pen, 1t is hard
hardwork for a bowlegged man to catch it.
They can grunt and they can squeal when
nothing Is the matter with them. This is
not the case with our beloved Senator for
he mover squeals unless he has something
to sqeual about. We are like the old maid
who said "Wel, l love him still, We
love him. because of his good nature, then
never growls, nor grunbles but takes
things as they come, ald what Is more
pleasant than cheerful manP A man
who never gets sulky or finds fault why
he is one of the best things on the earth
1t is just what is wanted to day, men
and women with more sunshine in their
fuces and cheerfulness in their hearts.
Our beloved friend has large heart We
love him, because he is candid, open
hearted, aifable kind, charitable, Il plain
speaker, will not be imposed upon
fair and unsuspecting and likes u
II good joke. He knows when to speak
aud not to speak. Not like the old
woman whose name was Blddle.
Whose tongue was hung in the middle,
1t worked both ways TO the end of her
days,
Till it became like string of fiddle.
Our honorable is not to b. ranked among
the queer people. 1t is useless to be in
that class. 1t makes nothing come right,
it sets No broken bones, it stops no leaks,
nor Stops pig, of the razor back breed
from running away, Well we arc not
scnbbing this for an office norfor any of
his pork. We are not giving tauy, but
tho naked truth aud nothing bu5 the
truth, so help me Bob 1anby's pigs.
Robert Emery, of Philadelphia, the
musical director of Claymont NJ. II.
Church. says he received for Christmas
over fuur dozen handkerchiefs from his
variou, friends We wonder if Bob hasn't
rot his eyes on one of our bonnie lassies."
Lena Casey, daughter Of George Casey,
is IL very sick little girl, being i'll with
pneumonia.
William Shutc an old soldier, is still on
the decline in his sickness. lie mas gone
to bel, and there IS not much nope 1or MS
recovery. We often wonder why such IA
man rs the above is not given pension,
for certainly it would be IL charitable act
on the part Of our government There
are men drawing pensions VINO arc aple
to do hard labor and who work every day,
.,t,I anna ura in good health, AL
though we do not draw one, never having
applied for one we have been asked the
reason why a number of times, and we
know that we would not like to do the
work that some do who draw pensions.
Word was received here, OF the sad
death Of Mrs ,Iustison, who was on Il visit
to friends in Wilmington. She had
stroke of paralysis, and in short time
WAS dead. She was the mother of Mrs. Will
liam Casey, of our village, twho is, and
has bAen for some time back, SICK with
rheumaLisml and WAS about 50 years Of
age, when she died
Also he sad newa came OF Mrs Curtis
Handy, who has been seriously afflicted,
being taken with stroke of paralysis
Al this writing there is not mach hope
for her recovery. She is II mother OF
Charles Handy, one of Wilmington best
young men and citizens.
Mrs. Curtis Trump, wife of Curtis
Trump, is lying very sick, with the pn@u-
mOnia.
Miss AIDA Brown, Daughter of MIR. T.
d. Brown, is ON the sick list with IL severe
cold.
Addison Wells, one of our young men,
who does not like t. BE- idle, has gone to
Buyounp, n. j., on the lookout TO, work.
They say there is Il demand for men to
work in the oil works At that place, He
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