, 1870-01-09
THE TAURINE TENDENCY IN
WRITING AND SPEAKING.

one kind OF involuntary wit has been nafurnl-
nation, nor Is II peculiar to Il. a good proportion
Of the stories noted In the Asrcla OF ,Hterocles,
written Eearly three Thousand Jeara ago, are ex-
found IN poetry and history and speeches, as well
q in everyday conversations all the world over:
aSe p 81
etpee,sil1 iu.ccp1ible e queer and inc5ngzuoas
That Unconscious and perennial freshnetB tna.
Isle, seems 10 pertain also to the Ir1.h bull an
tion, Il ealiet, ihe father Il hna bulls, 70 WON
the MoIid Is Indebted ~ M ior some q ne aaea. re-
tic1sm-Epedmens 20 exqplslte(y perfect, That
corran used TO Insist, hunorously, that they were
n that hst been true, they might perhaps have
been cla8sed as rev figure OF speech, Of might
even hare claimed recognition as the eatach1eaa,
".Ieeeuiiy makes it borrow and employ An e1.
preston Or term contrary 70 the thing It means 10
exprtss." This Is tolefuoly good description OF
sser quotes:
Hcr roiec w1s but the shadow Of aound-"
AoW,:tAe shadow Of . sound. Although II may be
pleasant sugQeation TO iae ianoy, "a quite ~ In
cheers vita which New York reporter stated
tnst sne Prince Of Wa,ss On n,s Journey up ,he
ard Dumb Irettution.
Most Of Sir Ho5le's sayings hare become house,
sss fas E 81 sss to Ii
Has he who Rave nttaranoe tne pro-
!ou.d na2.d spaoF'=,S, 'a,o "slns,e mi.fortunss
est Of al ,posab!e nlsiortanes
Esnesany fol!oxed by much arestss," -.sE.'
s'a % n re s psass pSs S @ &
s doas iol e ~ Maa; "a = eass
q B;qe I'D H. r. sSPs e. II h's ao sos
Immediately after Them" In thesn tines Of annrt
sosa1d n nc nil sheh be % int9odaeed, s psoSie,nt
seem 70 need semsth!eg nte nat a tae present
vhem he had ordered ahoe4 for hla gor,5 linba;
II told yon 70 EnAke one longer th1E the other"
oSef q 2Sa
During the troub!ous times that came upon the
country, there vas great insecnHty Of Tie, and In
wrote, +" Iou may Judge Of our state, when i tell
you that I vnts tn,s with pistol In each hand
and noeu IN rao other" nj penmanshlp must
1tN2s tn this aanoe 1rnh House OF Common
nat b'n vas introduced 70 cause the Natcnneu
to aleep n :te da5sirne Ia order that they might
aatd that The mover v - left tn great minority.
But this WIS not peH.y 10 bad ~ The act which
ss.s of NeT Tf for ia plosdns Isl
Every convict In our s:Me Prtsoas may, by ooedi-
ence and good behavior earn commutation or
days for every stx months, and closng with this
language: PTpyidicE however. itAs the pro-
vttons of ibis act shall not Affect The case os 4ny
persou Who shall be under sentence OF lmpnscn-
Menr for Tie terp ~ Ais natar1l hfe" 1t Hoald be
difficult to ne how It would affect the case Of such
: psss9n, e!ea x!tns1t th.s el.asa Tne Pennsyl-
providing that tho s,atn House ynIu should b
"srlzouadsd by prtek wall and remain An open
There must be something re1y subtle In such
6Sesf has On .ss nss
tempt In legislation to give prisoner ; chance
70 mitigate bis sentence in some degree bT good
I'd II ps,sea se orSe of sae
Assembly and kenasa
leg sentence III au account Of an lrlsn duet would
detec: the mousuuus proportion embodied In IL:
"stt R!enatd tscetved stght wound IN Tho
=. .nas one parry IL = duel might wound the otneT,
Generally. however. bu1s OF Irish extraction
71e nEe aFpssent Il was as tbs dinner Of n
~, Pathriet o'Raaerty: III nay he lve 70 eat
Ing enicken that scratches over II. grave:''
ouid g oocataIy: M Come 10 ameri1v Sse. = IL IL
DO II to Kcf 6hrce.cotnercd bxI and NIL It Wld
bncks, and cat1y II TIL the top Of . shree4to.y
building, and the man At the top does al the
wo1k.' II was another OF the sstns nationality,
who, bearing that his widowed mother had mar.
S nn. suee nens ne ene easS toa &c s
than nc; II she does, ! shall Lose tho whole e..
tate>"
Slrgusarly confused ideas muSt the ron Of Kr1n
have Of DEATH for 1t II rtfateh Of one WHO WAS 10.
pttcved the day before tuat appodnted for hts e1-
ecus1on, An1 wsshed 10 ges I'D Of hts wife thas he
Nrote 70 her. "I Eaa hung yesserdly. and died
ute hero% Do u did, aud bear II ike : man:"
tnd Of another, vnoso master h2d died suddenly,
lcAvtpE letter ready foE the mall. tsAs' he de
tpatehed It sltef adding 1t tue .aottoua: :" Since