Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-09-08
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.
Even the icing on cake 10 to be en-.
We'd in such weather as this.

We'd in such weather as this
Advice to young authors:
The rose is red, the violet's blue,
But violet ink will never do.
So
When she comes home again A thousand
| fashion, to myself, the tenderness
or my glad welcome; | shall trem ble--yes.
Aud touch her, as when first in the old days
touched her girlish hand, nor dared up
raise
Mine eyes, such was my faint hearts sweet
distress.
Then silence, and the perfume of her dress;
The room will sway little, and a haze
Cloy eyesight--soulsight esen-for space;
And tears-ycs. and the ache here in the
throat,
To know that so i'll deserve the place
Her arms make for me; and the sobbing
note
stay with kisses, ere the fearful face
Again is hidden in the old embrace.
James Whitcomb Riley.
" -
Here's a receipt for grape lea; Make
syrup with one and one-half wounds
OF sugar and one pint Of water; bring
il TO the boiling point and pour it
while hot aver four pounds Of ripe
grapes which have been mashed to a
pulp. Let stand covered for one hour.
then rub through sieve, add the juice
Of one lemon and freeze; when partly
| frozen add the whites Of two eggs
beaten TO meringue with two table,
Bpoonfuls OF powdered sugar, mix in
well and finish freezing, then pack and
set away for at least two houra.
~
John Donahue. farmer residing in
| Highland township, Pa, visited West
| Chester on must peculiar errand re.
Gently and sought the Office OF the dis
triut attorney. DOnahue decl AIRED that
contrary to his wishes his wife had
| Insured his life in certain company,
and now holds the policy. lie was not
| consulted in regard to the matter, he
stated, and would never have given his
| consent. AZ he is prejudiced against
premium being placed upon his life. He
wished the policy annulled, and the
alleged offenders punished. The dis
trict attorney was absent and his as
sistant did not assume the RESPONSE
bility of directing Donahus what
course to pursue.
~
According to Pottatown, Pa.
paper, two helles of that city recently
stole melon and were sampling it
when the farmer who owned tine melon
patch came along and demanded pay
for it, When they said they had no
money he said he would let them go
for kiss from zach. They complied
reluctantly but mnment later in
formed the farmer that they were going
to his wife and tell her how he had
traded melons for kisses. 1t was the
farmers turn to give in and tha matter
was compromised by his agreeing to
let the girls finish the melon, and they
were tu keep mum.
49,
"Once, when l was attending an i'm
portant function at Marlborough
House, nays Sir Edwin Arnold, "Sir
Francis Knollys came up to the Prince
of Wales anu remarked: Sons gentle
men Of the press wish admission, Your
Royal Highness. oh said the
Prince, show them in. If they dom
come in at the floor they'll come in at
the yentilator. =" Clearly the Prince
appreciated the persevering spirit Of
the press. His kindness and considera-
tion for reporters are we'll known and
greatly valued.
~
regard sense Of humor as one OF
bho piuIhoub Eiitu thdt buh bc
vouchaafed to a human being, says q
writer 10 London Truth. he ia not
, necessarily II better man for having it,
but hs is happier one. 1t renders
him indifferent to good or bad fortune.
1t enables him to enjoy his own dis
} comfiture. Blessed with this sense be
is never unduly elated or cast down.
| No one can ruffle his temper. Nc
5 abuse disturbs his equanimity. Boret
t do not boro him. humbugs do mol
humhug him. Solemn airs do not i'm.
5 pose on him. Sentimental gush does
4 not influence him. Tbs follies of tn,
Q moment have no hold on him. Titlei
and decorations nre hut childiHt
: buubles in his eyes. Prejudice doel
t not warp his judgment. He is neve
!, in conceit or out of conceit with him
j self. He abhors all dogmatism. Tn
world 10 stage on which actors stru
and fret for his LITIGATION and amuse
g rnent, aud he pursues the even eurren
4 of his way, invuluerable, doing what /
c right and proper according to hi
n lights, but utterly indifferent whethe
4 what he does finds approval or disRp
V prevail from othors. If Hamlet had ha
j. any SENSE of humor, he would not hav
j. been a nuisance to himself and to al
IF | surrounding him. Tina Spactntor