Snap Shots

The following letter was picked up iu front of The Democrat oifiee Monday naorning. The owner can have the same by calling for it. Niágara Falls, X. Y., September 10, 1897. G. U. Y.- You big, fat slob, why didn't you send that paper? Say, Old Man, we are about through here. Leave tomorrow morning for London. AVill be at Sarnia soon. You might send Billy a Democral at Sarnia, Ont., if you ean span' a moment. Regarás to all the boys. We are haring a devil of a time. We just erossed the rlver and are on our way to Biiffalo. Haveu't had anythïng serious happen to our wheels yet. Lucky dogs when we win. Go to . PAT, IjEAX and SHORT. "Sing a song of swelled head, a feliow f uil of gin, coming home at 4 a. m., his wife don't let bim in. His feet are full of tangle-foot. his head is full of wheels; the keyhole runa a round the kaob; he a funny feellag f;els. He puts his feet upon the poreii, bis head upon the grouml: all the time withln !iis 'mug' the wlieels are going 'round. He thinks that :n is. sober and that everyone is i: and he thlnks Ue's in his bedroom, instead oí out all night. He thinks the moon's a dollar anti wlll liuy a dozen drinks, and various other thoughts he thinks and thinks and thinks. But hen the morniug cometh and. cooneth soon at that, he looks around and murmurs, 'Great Snakes! Where am I at?" Captain Ros Granger was seated on the taiwn at the Danatng Acade.ay 'l'uesday evening enjoying a eígar . ;i hard day's trial at keeplng eool. Suddwnly a burst of mu.sic burst upan bis rêverie. The captain realized tlut he 'wns the ofojeetïve point of 'ie brass-lunged inelody and hastenéd to mnke a fitting toilet ín whic-li to greet 'lits unknowu and unexpected visitors. By the time th eolored band, whieh was practieiug in the streel in front of tbe Aeadeiny, liad tlred of eonverting de-oxygenated air [nto music of a (lou'btfuï chanaeter and eolleeted ;i rii-wd of eurious aelgh-bo-rs, he prescnted hlmself on thé front i.i--ii ready with :i speech of acfcuowledgeii'i'iu. when the frlends who had be?n watching tilines from behind a uo.nvciiieut bush asslsted the band in giving lnni the iaugh. Fred Huntoon, at the United States Express compa] did noi have lii-ass miers enough to aicamm'odate all of liis young friends Monday, but he has received ; i; -,.,11 bP ready .-il .■!:.".ii p. m. toinorrow i - supply those who did not get iu bsfortí.