Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1883 — A LITTLE SPICE. [ARTICLE]

A LITTLE SPICE.

Translated ftpm the Omnibus: "Say ,Aimt Marianne there I yesterday in the Zoological Gardens a quite old n»n» seen, who had ear-rings on. He js per* haps at onetime a little girl bam.” Boston Post: Elisabeth Cady Stanton advises billiards for the girls of the period. If a girl handles a billiard cue as dextrously as she throws a stone* the man four feet to the left of her is likely to have an eye poked out Over 140,000 plants are known to botanists, and yet out of the lot the rthrmints oan’t make a mixture that Will undo in ten minutes the work a hornet does in two seconds. Does w>n amount to much? —Boston Post Translated from the Omnibus: “But mother, must I with the Mr.' Smueokle danoe, and he so very (fid a man?” "Old man! Have I not myself, in my single days, often and much with him danced, and myself never about hie age troubled?” Boston Transcript: "Yes,” said the man with the big ndoktie, * 068, 1 think Charley’s play is a work of decided merit The characters are entirely original. No one ever saw, heard or dreamed of snob persons, and no one ever will hear or dream of suoh. Yes, Charley, is original, dreadfully original” "Are you the judge of reprobates,” said Mrs. Partington, as she walked into an offioe of a judge of probate. “I am a judge of probate,” was the reply. "Well that’s I expect,” quoth the old lady. “You see my father died detested, and he left me several little infidels, and I want to be their exeoutioner.” S. W. A., West Chester, Pa.: "I have a horse that has lately suffered from periodical fits of dizziness. Please answer through your valuable paper and let me know what I should do with him. I’m afraid he will get worse if something is hot eone soon.” Our advioe, 'based on a careful perusal of Every Man His Own Horae Doctor, would be to 1 ake him some time when he is not dizzy and sell him to a stranger.—Texas Siftings. A matter of syntax: "Whioh am de properest way to suppress one’s self; does yer say: ‘We eated at de table,’ or *We has done ate at de table?”’ asked one Austin darkey of another, they being engaged in a grammatical discussion. As they could not agree the question was referred to Unole Moee for his decision, which was: "Indeoaeeof you two niggabs none of you am right” "What am de proper way to say ‘We eated at de table,' Unole Moee?” "De properest way for sich cattle as you two am to say: *We fed at de troft.’ ” —Texas Siftings.