, 1880-02-21
THE PEDIGREE OF JESTS.


It was Solomon win sntl, There is1lO llrw
thing under the sum; a,,ti 1t Is sFr. Wendell
Phillips who Jcclarcs-in Ills lecture OIL t1s1
"I,nst Arts "-tllnt NIL tllD witty sayings l,tw
current IL, tie wnrl,l ca,i he tr1scett 10 mt
n,ura Linn twenty-five "g00tl etorfe5,n which
Weru coaYAl with tlte invention 0f letters. 1t
Is likely TINT nuithcr Solonton nor Atr. Wen
deli Phillips is entirely right, ff,r Ia Al! gen
cral truths there nre special exceptions. We
kilhw tint steam, electricity, Ennpow.lcr, IND
tl,r daily newspapers have been discovered
or Invented since The days Of Solomon; ailsl
Il Is quite ns certain that many q test which
las coMvutsc,l bir. Phillips nnl ourselves
Is of Indigenous Hrowt}1,-llas sprung
spontaneous from our American Mtil, and
was altogether unknown to l!o "nncfcnt
mHrEers" OF Ptu,iiciH. And ynt, IN Will
,ertng among the shatles Of departed Jokes
we .lo, now md then, find II aprlgItIy iii III
anttql,n Harb 50 wonderfully Ike snillt alry
nothing Of to-tlny that we Mt nicn detect Il
relationship, md nre led to cxctAiJ,. ",rllat
wll!cl, hslt ben,, s|lnll le, alu1 It noyer shalt
l,o nary different" Aud wl,nt strikes III ns
most Wonderful is, that every olie ut THESE
0l inkt.s l,;ts Ind Il numerous progeny. Max
Miller Inns shown that hundreds Of wnrls, Of
M l.,uiy different meanings, hnyo descended
frnnt nllu r,ot; and 50 II Is with jU1scs. II
all the tyntlEttunnf links could be supplied, W.
might trace ll,1hy a seOro ut t!lG!lt to snlne
ud YDrick wl,o shook lis jolly sides ut thu
builders nf the pyramitls,-t'ose ancient
graye.ltggprs who made their gr.yes al,0st
ground, antl Intended they should last when
they themselves were forgotten. Every onp
l,as. reatt Chuuccr's tale Di tho Clcrku Ut Tx.
foM. Ycars ngo that story, applied to Clay
T.. III
atl II wus only tho other day tl,at WI Ind It
ra,,,,,tn', W ~, ,,,t, tu.,, ,r,,,",n,,,t ltrtn,,
,,,, 't" :" 10 ~, m'n , s"v n"s .,,, .u"s, s',., mS
nss.trrl 1t was truo ot the gentlemen.
the naslst"!o who appe"rsd r unbrvel,s.l
ueiuto oe' M'sl''''H', nc1 IT,, ', n'.ees,o.s
''ny bc found Ill M Oil 1ionS'lAatl' aticcdoto
1 . es"" e ootor Or, wS |q.n %st to , s'' s.h tho
."!u 4 ..al NJ y, @ o .s 1asec'ss ", ,, Ic,e,
tnonSi1, y irinee, tl!at NY sa'et l'aa PROPER
~ attirctl meV' a1a,y OF the most amusing
1orrowIIl literally froiu tho o]ll I.utin Irst-
,.,,, .ra LILY ,,,,,a, ,.,a .t,,. ~. ~,
nuGMs ; !o WI, Ms ".aa1I '.., ~ a1o"t w. ~
lAll ollslt', "l1tl boaF' TO- wien tHe loflnef
W Ms s; s'"' 9 r,na tos as ts M ldl1 q @ t% fs1S + sf
~ ~, ny . sm ~ u nu ~. ~ I'm '" "v,
lal''lt 'ile .ts'seues' A"a ~ 1lio neo'e"'sai'
Wu, f's's lrI' H. "!o Nao,r us',ut ,nt ~ ~
motI,or. "Wlcn n cer.uin nlap Ind
ncen made the Project Of s'nnll village: l!c
pons!t1 'ils M wlto nov III, iar garment. s',e,
proud Of her llnery. ailtl iali Of her h!.sbnnds
rTernt,o,' ros., n thcir frrt In l,ar tl,o j;os.
h.s"'' M ,,s ,"so .,.I., ~, .'' .o o"'
" sMt rs 1e ~ ,a anH ;cnn1n, tmi1 w1 r WIZ fr u
i,enpl;;!! hnye not forgotten WIS o'icc
& pf eq,lai antiquity is tue story OF ll.o tw1
stl Is ~ H., etise nr n,,, @ S % ',9 ,. Mpo t,e
ins s s. q W&lsEy: M ~ %sS St ra'ly, i =
e'arfS t'sS ny aolit enrfy y tns wl1,sRy, d lS,rt
tIat TYR ,nd ail,1t,: L. Is Slightly
stGI' .eri rro 's tvnN SsF III hfsory w.aTy Mera 'u
h!ow ,1poil ~ siiolt!9tr, ant, mounting w
DobGlis loi 'o,!, luti Ii'sar ts p|oY:" SSi
teW o. ine }oKes attrastat 10 arelai4
s'.ch WIS ths a'iSice giSc' by QUO S s @ SI Ern
~ ~ "yT % ,t ~ .as .suan, r, w.' ~ s.,, .s ,o" y n ,
", Wi u, Mnrpl,ySI.dowT' pS @ w,t IT my 10y !mor
tig i'lth.lnN! @ wiil cnlhG @ ~ ainl enafKe w. iof
tIo s!l1he' Win lhosllHtt Wlet,
tie feplsIt wAs oyef, tl9 eonapanlosI 1 fei!!.rt1
Io eh,sEen1ttgr @ y My ~ t.GKt.lsE : 1st , o.
landlord Of te c'Gke ,;Ii ymY,ve al TOR ,!,ner;
nnts uie,l VIM ;l ulli SSlt,n 1nnsn ag Ply
etyGGG4y tyyG ~ R"wS ot to tat II. two a
lur,'inE. politely replied, "What business Is
thiIt X y94ls, hlrI tlRSe sreh yours on lire
tn!s itali-hnil' 1u .2l nis1Sl.at sus! utoMt
H. nu tl..I ~ tM'Ia utu'tl Ely =. e ane sioi1
lon1 '', l,foWM aeuis o. rqHiisE poy Wiin ., sna
:. !lhHs sate, ST. or y0et1 bnttt ynnr spllis!"
!. My lhh'1S' yoll h1enli. alltltst tiio itASelGr.
no, sIr. ltlea1i your spnfS; yn!ir nnots 10
t,nriltu h!reMly." NOW, 4ot'i Ol ti!Gse a,et:-
ttnlss ?!a!l fnr IMleht te ili!!strlGliis iis
lh,aiactlas Efas,Iil!a, WHO. IL Ils
AHaEes,, relniea th!it cerlnlil trhveler
III ltollullu IVY ~ rnf ill9 l!to tllat AlS taoak
WAS scotclied. Ihis beltlE ohSGtvet! ny 4
rst ',s saia 70 tlH @ sesIur, "liHre' l;t waks M
llnt Wa!tt t1 tell you s1lhelhtnE: 70
WHICH tlb traveller replied. ~ II lSbnl news,
put y W. Mr ! t'otrt M w'si 70 % hear ~ NY ~
rnlsllally wtiG'l all Should bo J9!,y. Snvo ~
the sorrOW till ntter s!lrler;" WlI9t sslElMr
WnS hlerilly 0fef, he stlid 10 tsle ntnur.
NNW, 41ls1 teauy tp llear H. 1la WAs llG!l
showed NY lns,lleilso il9lo btafl'el u ,s CLOAK,
AMI &Itk1ttl III fftkU tlllI 10 l1Au llUt OEGlt