The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-07

To see greedy Death awaiting fOr some
aoroba,je bones
Hear the sti1rd shrek OF women and the
mems guffaw OF laughter,
When some starving wretch for shillings
waits his end upon his head,
Hear the olappipg and excitement on the
lucky nights, but after
Hear the sudden thud OF something, and
the awfnl sob Of dead"
Merry Momusl they will tell you that you
save men from the tavern,
Where the weary aud forgotten drown their
memories in drink;
Where the doggd, distressed, and dirty turn
aside into q cavern,
Resting only for moment as they totter to
the brink
We are sick of Virtues platitudes, of pot
houses and savings,
OF neglected wives and language not refined
or over-nioe,
ful oravpgsY
Can't the musio.hall and pot-house cry
they're quits regarding viceH
Tell us, Momus, if the tavern offers great, and
what, temptations
To the girls with servants wages and a
wOman's love OF dress
Does il hnmanige the crowd, or does IL vulgar
izs the nation
We have only TO look round as and it isn't
hard to guess
Does the tavern shield its misery or advertise
distresses,
Does it spoil its wretohed children when 1t
only spares the rod
Did II bring us to the sight we see each night
at the Princess
OF o play yhOuse, full OF women, forced to
wIithe meath Tommy DOddY
--LATEST FROM SCOTLAND. YARD-Sir Richard
Maype has issued orders to the police em-
plOyed about WOolwich Dtptford, aud Plum
stead Marshes to destroy all mosquitoes found
gtipg about without muzzles. IL has recently
been ascertaned by profound naturalist that
the mosquito frequently goes mad in the
summer, owing to its imprudent practice of
feeding upon human creatures. Ali stray flies
are to be captured aud taken To the n5arest
pOlce-station. II not claimed within ten days
they will be sold by public auction to defray
expenses. The cOnstabulary of the above
mentioned districts have been armed with
cutlasses and revOlvers in order that they
may be thoroughly equal to their new duties.
HoNI Sort AN American of our acquaint-
ance says that his cOuntrymen have improved
upon-as they always improve upon every
tLiDg-the old maxim, sect ou--gst honor
get honest" The politicians of the United
States adopt the advice to ''get on' aud to
get honor"-but instead of getting honest'
they get Ot-iced.
LET BUMBLEDoM TAKE HEART The Pre-
mier of England estimates the task of ruling
about two hundred millions of human beings
much as Msyo-raty-not more
SPEAKING FEELINGLY.-What Britannia has
really ruled this summer-rhe Roast.
"l'D CHOOSE TO BE DAISY, IF | MIoHr BE
FLOWER. > Swe-tly sentimental, no doubt, but
still far from being populsrly acted upon,
judging from the number of people we see
daily converting themselves into laughing
'ttoCks."
IMPORTANT TO AERoNAUrs.-Who says that
man will never have the power to fly "A
scientific friend Of ours has SO far solved tbs
problem as to be able with the greatest ease
to "skim over'-a newspaper.
VINO WANTS A SEAT I've hear that by the
outlay of a tritliDg sum with weli-knowu
firm of opticians At Malvern any aspiring poll
ticiap may take his choice from an assortment
of 'pocket bwrOw's."G
A HINT FOR CHANCELLORs OF THE ExcHEQURR.
AN income duty OF tenpenoe in the pOuui is
an absurdity which no statesman ought to be
guilty of proposing. The income duty comes
under the head OF tir.tax. How then could
il be tenpenny mail p