FACTS AND SCRAPS.

Evening Star, Issue 3203, 27 May 1873, Page 3

FACTS AND SCRAPS.

A Kentucky man has been married in the same house, and by the same minister, to four sisters. A sameness about everything but the women, who wore different. A Clerks’ Association fiaS been formed in Newcastle, and its claims were advocated at a public meeting by several influential merchants. One large coalownor gave a subscription of 1500. An enthusiastic Yankee tailor is engaged in evolving a suit of clothes, to consist entirely of a cravat that will wind about the body from neck to ancle, and be fastened with a diamond pin. “Mamrav,” said a precocious little boy, who, against his will, was made to rock the cradle of hia baby brother, “ if the Lord has any more babies to give, don’t you take ’em.” . , , A darkey, left m charge of a telegraph office while the operator went to dinner heard some one “call” over the wires, and began shouting at the instiument, Dc operator isn’t yer I ” The noise ceased. Flirtations on tbe stairs are so popular in Washington society, and the stairways arc so blocked thereby, that there is talk of having temporary staircar-es distributed through the rooms for the accommodation of these fond people. Tho new Naval College at Greenwich was opened on February ,‘5. Bear Admiral Astley Cooper Key, (J. 8., F.B.S , who saw a great deal of service during the Russian and China wars, is tfio president of the now

Wife: Well, what did Mr Brown say ? Will he let us have the money ?” Husband : “ He a said you’d f-f-find it wi-wi-ser in the end to p p—” Wife : ‘To what? If you can’t speak without stuttering, sing it ” Husband triumphantly: “To paddle your own canoe.”

A servant-girl who could not read, hod, from constant attendance, got the C’nxrch service by rote ; but a few Sundays vious to her marriage she was accompanied by her sweetheart, to whom she did not like it to be known that she could not read; she therefore took up the prayer-book and held it before her. Her lover wished to have a sight of it, but, unfortunately for her, she held it upside down, “ Good heavens ! why, you have the book wrong side upwards.” “ I know it,” said sbe, “ I always read so, for I am left handed.”