, 1880-03-28

hc Sihilists succeed in sending him through the
,;nclcs Gf tho Winter Palace some pleasant
ring morning
FROM the fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt drew on
p Government for d little matter OF $4,000
. other day, we infer that Mrs vanderbtlts
s,er bonnet is being got up regardless.
"Young Housekeeper r"-Do not hang your
hsc1it .out in the back yard to dry; you had
1ei,cr see your ma any way before trying to as
sumo the active duties Of housekeeping.
Spring is coming, and prudent parents
should see that the hinges to tho front gate arc
nroperly strengthened for the campaign, A
roung man on the front gate is worth TWO in the
parior
Mr.. William Couper, of Montreal has col
iectcd on the Island Of Montrenl 1000 specimens
# wild bccs and waeps. In this country man
I: generally ready to resign after collecting one
spcci1ncu during its business hours.
Fanity Fair says that when the young
Narrt:oncss Of Hamilton, who was i'll With the
measles, heard OF Lord Rosebery's attack Of
starlct-fcyer, she sent him bouquet with the
message. " From the Measles, to the Scarlet
Fever" The Wild sile-splitting wit Of the En-
g1ish is really quite too deep for ordinary people.
ut was years ago. my Children" said a
siiiycr-haircd old man to his grandsons, some
+i,nc along ia 1863 when au Indian out In Colo
RADIO met the United States army, and in the pitt
less pride of his own superior strength reached
out and eculped 10th of him. And then tho old
man went on to explain how for nearly scvcn
years preceding that sad occurrence Congress had
hcen supporting the army ut Il total expense Of
Sl75 IL ve,1r for the soldiers anu SUI, ,UOO week
fur the contractors
The following little effort about young
lady with rcfrixcrating heart Is very pretty. It
is hardly necessary to say thnr it was not written
By MIR. Tcnnyson:
Ny little Love. the simmer
ANA in 1ty heart thu winter
is wllitc and chill. and bleak.
All: s!:, that :, VII M ci,anEe bang: ny; mr. !assie. @
Thy cheek be pale us winter
And simmer burn thE heart
This is the saddest season OF the year for
newspaper men. They are all rejecting gloom
ily that Just Us Nature puts on her loyelfest
earb and summer is budding, about 5, 0ovouns
men will leave college for good, and offer to I'LL
any ct1ito1ial position on metropolitan journal
That so few OF them are accommodated Is due
simply to the reluctance Of the newspapers to
discharge men who have IAbo1ed faithfully for
years. cysn though the gigantic inteIlccts
annually sent forth by the colleges urc forced to
beat impaticn1y against the counters Of dry
guod stores.
Into the Editors sanctunl
Came maid with eyes Of blue,
Her hair in golden tresses hung,
On her foot number two.
The Editor motions the maiden
To a seut in the easy chair,
While he hurriedly pulls bis rest down
And smooths his rumpled hair.
Then asks he the fair-haired angel
What might her visit mean.
a6onle Dorcas party, ts't not ?" he said;
"Or church tea-tght, ween."
aThou wouldst little notice
In the local columns see?
Press not that point, my gentle girl,
For it can never be-
"Omy," said the lovely being,
''You really mistake me quite"
And the witching glance Of her azure eye
. Fell full on the Editor bright
NJ hare little poem
Concerning the snow and ice;
And all the girls in our set agree
That it's quite too awfully nice"
The maiden left the poem;
Twas printed the following day.
Heaven help the defenseless reader
That for schoolgirl lyrics must poy.
When IN ancient female songster
Comes along with lot Of gush,
It is firmly and promptly rejected,
And properly labeled 'Slush."
But If the anxious poet
Be young, and pretty, and BRIGHT
1t is safe to bet big money
That her effort will see the light.