The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-29
A friend was talking to Wordsworth of De

5. "A friend was talking to Wordsworth of De
Quincey's articles about him. Wordsworth
begged him to stop; he hadn't read them,
and had even dismissed the man from his
mind, and did not wish to rufle himself
about the unavoidable. 'Well,'' said the
friend, "I'll tell you only one thing he says,
and then wen talk Of other things. He says
your wife IS toe good for YOU" The old po-
cts dim eyes lighted up, and he started from
his chair, crying with enthusiasm, "And
that's true! There he's right" his disgust
and contempt visibly moderatlng.
man gets to be eighty he learns that he is
compassed by limitations, and that there has
been natural boundary set to his individ-
ual powers. AS he goes on in life, he begins
to doubt his ability to destroy all evil, and to
suspect that there will be much to do after
he has done. I stepped into my garden in
the spring, mot doubling that I should be
easily master of the weeds. have simply
learned that an Institution, which is at least
six thousand years old, and believe six mil
lions, is nos to be put down in one season. -
g. d. Warner.
INSTINCT OR REAsoN?-An instance of
rare honesty, and showing how a dog Gamer
lean, of course) may desire to pay his board
bill, recently occurred in Fitchburg, Massa.
chusetts. A lady saw a dog frequently
about her house, picking up odd bits which
had been thrown out, and one day she called
him in and fed him. The next day he came
back, and as she opened the door he walked
in and placed an egg on the floor, when he
another egg to pay for his dinner; and on
the fourth day he brought the old hen her.
self, who, it seems, had failed to furnish the
required egg.
Earl Crawford, contemporary with Burns
was lesurely sauntering along road in com.
pany with Lord Boyd, when the litter per-
ceived man leaning on his plough in deep
and silent meditation. Lord Boyd drew hi
companions attention thereto, remarking
the same time, W hat lazy fellow the plow-
man was. Crawford, aware that Boyd had
not recognized "the plowman," remarked,
"Whatever expression you may shout out to
that man, he will reply in rhyme" "I will
try him." said Boyd, and at once beloved
out "Baugb," like bull. Burns-for 1t was
he-~quietly turned round, looked at him and
his companion, and said:
"'Tis not Lord Crawford, but Lord Boyd
Of habits rude and manners void,
Who, like bull among the rye,
Cries 'Baugh' to folks as he goes.h by"
WHAT THE PRoMPTER Told HIM Mr..
Macready was playing Macbeth at country
theater; at the latest moment the mau who
was to represent the messenger in the fifth
scene of the last act fell ill. The prompter,
however, was equal to the occasion. He got
hold ola ''super," an Irishman, whom he
drilled to repeat the few ilI.omened lines,
and instructed him how to deliver them.
When Mac6eth was ready foI him, on went
the Irishman, and got bravely through his
| task:
! GAS did stand my watch upon the hill,
| 1 looked toward Birnam, ard anon me
thought
The wood began to move"
''Liar and slave ~ cried the great tragedan,
flying upon the terri fed ''super," and grasp
| ing his throat. Down on his knees dropped
the messenger, gasping out, in his agony,
ION my sowl, sir, that's exactly what the
prom pter towld me to say !"