The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-05-25

The man who can build a fire in
the morning, not spill any ashes, mol
make gridirOns on his face with SCOT,
and repeat the ten commandments,
while his wife wells down stairs -
"DOn't forget to fill the tea-kettle." I"
"DOn't put too much coal on"
"Turn the damper down." "Shut
the stair door" "Don't make such a
racket" "NOw get;mad and smash
all the lids" "Set the chairs all
back" "5pread something over that
yeast" Let that poor cat out"
"Open the door you're filling the
house full OF smoke" "LOOk il the
milkman has come" "DOn't break
all the dishes i'm the house." "Is that
fire burning yet ?" "Oh, clear out /;
10 rather make the fire three times
myself a man can never do any,
thing without getting mad and turn
ing the house upside down :" need
have no fears that there Is anything
else in this world that can make him
forget his early Sunday school train
ng.-EdStOR Free Press.
"Jack :" screamed a bright eyed,
golden haired, fair-faced little girl OF
not more than six summers, 10 her
younger brother, who had dumped
himself under the wall, where he
was digging sand with a strip OF
shinQle, Jack, you good for nothing
little scamp, you are the torment OF
my life Come right into the house
this minute, or Fl take the very hide
Ofi'n you Come in, say !"-"Why,
TOtty," exclaimed the father, who
chaneed to come up at that moment.
"What in the world are yOu saying I?
Is that the way yOu talk To your little
brother ?" "Oh, no." answered tue
child promptly. and with an inno-
cent smile. ave were playing keep
house, and I'm Jacks mamma. ana
I was talking to hm Just a. mamma
talked to me this morning. | never
really spank him as mamma does
me sometimes.
The original Declaration of Inde-
dendenee was viewed in Philadelphia
en- Monday by not less than 5000
persons. Many Of the signatures
have been made almost iliegible by
the process OF taking fae-simiIes.
HaneOek's name Is dim, but dis
tinct. The signatures OF Jefferson,
franklin, Morris, and others, have
entirely disappeared. The best pre-
served signatures are those OF Sheri-
dan, Paine and Hopkins. It is
thought that the lost signatures
might be restored by chemical PROF.
ess.
Another venerable and venerated
tree has been cut down and carried
away. It stood ON Brattie street in
Cambridge. and was the identical
which the "village smithyH stood.
"The smith, a mighty man was be, ("
but we don't know what became Of
him. Among other souvenirs, a chair
IL to be made Of the old tree as q
present IN Longf-llo9, who immOr-
taliZsd Il.
One Of the boys Just before return
ing To Cornell the other day, sent a
young lady friend Of his a cake ol
Lubin's finest variety Of toilet sOap,
with the request that she would draw
lao inferences on receiving such gilt.
The next day the young man was
somewhat astOnished when he receiv-
ed letter from the young lady con-
tanning a present Of a fine tooth comb b.
with the request that he would draw
No inferences therefrOm.
W0sn the Emperor was q little boy
his mother used 70 flourish her slip
per out Of the nursery window OF the
rovaI palace, and shout to him
"Padr0 de Aleantara Juan Carlos
Leopold SAlvadOrO BIblanO Francisco
XavierO de PaulO LeOcadiO Michello
FabrieIO RspaelO GonzRgu, come in
or you'll catch it."