Evening journal., 1902-04-02
CAUGHT AT RANDOM

my dear" said Mr.. Henry Peck on
Christmas morning. this is a lovely
smoking jacket you have given me-
And the picture on the box OF cigars
is very pretty" Glad to please you
replied Mrs. Peck 81 just wondered. &"
continued Mr.. Peck. nerving himself
to the first great rebellion of his life,
whether these cigars We're made Of
the same material as the jacket"
Ethelinda (who has been singing
her new songs without a sign Of ap-
Droval from Felix)-YOu are tiresome,
Felix: you have no ear for music.
Felix (artfully) y)-Never mind, dal~
ling; l have an eye for beauty.
And Ethelinda was soothed.
Legare street is the Southern Fifth
avenue. and on il reside families now
in their tenth generation of occupancy
of the very same mansions. along with
unbroken possession Of a pew inside
and a vault outside. OF stOried St
Michaels, the Trinity Church OF
Charleston. In this age of rush and
constant dhange it is interesting to
attend service in a church now over
$50 years old, and which has withstood
the crash and confusion of two bonn
bardments. several fires and an earth
quake, and to see sitting in the ancient
pews representatives in name and
blood of the very men who built this
model church editlce. Go There on Sum
day II possible and go there anyway.
Six years passed in building il from
the day when amid "a numerous con-
course of people Sir Francis Nichol-
son. first royal governor of the colony
of South Carolina. laid the corner
stone and gave to the church the name
OF St Michaels after that at Marble
head. the oldest church i'm New Eng
land After the ceremony the Cover
non and gentlemen went to "Mr Cor
don's. where handsome entertain
ment was provided" The bin for this
feast is yet extant, and Shows, "Din-
ner, G2O; toddy. punch, beer, wine
claret cal 5s."
"Ef YOU mus resk yoh money" said
Uncle Eben don't shoot craps. Save
It up an put It in de stock mahket
whah de police ain takin' no notice. '
BackstoD-I'm glad TO see that you
are making a name for yourself as al
author. old man.
Scriblet (modestly)-Yes HonOn
are being heaped on me, Why, it wal
Il only Yesterday that I learned that m!
latest book had been thrown out o
the Boston library
Addicks's stone wall. which h
claims to have built about the Stat
of Delaware, must have swerve'
a little in its course at Clay
mont and left him just out
side the boundary line. 1t is eve
believed by those residents of Della
ware who enjoy the freedom Of speecl
and action that this wall may hav
been built to inclose Just those VIII
, are following the dictates of tn
! ''boss" and that the material used 4
its construction may be some othe
than stone Surely, Mr.. Addicks don
take the Blue Hens Chickens to be G
a such a breed as TO get frightened at
q figure OF speech. They say a chicke
@ only learns that it can fly when on
o Of its wings is clipped. No one like
r. to live behind a stone wall for long q
/
e time and it is more than likely tha
o John Edward may regret his litt
n speech at Claymont. He may fin
L many choice springers leaving tn
i premises now that he has asserted h
s ownership. for no one man has eve
a been strong enough to make a peop
is his slaves for long.-Milford News an
Advertiser.
y There are three college graduate
= on the Chicago police force"
/. DO you suppose they will be ALLOW
II ed TO stay. now that they have bee
~ found out?"
\ mo. he isn't much of a butler"
T. What's the matter with him?"
AZ "Why. you can actually speak TO hi
es without being made to feel your infe
ioritY."