The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1882-04-26

"To beard the lion in his den."--
Scott, "Marmion."
"a thing Of beauty is Joy forever"
Keats, (" "Endymion."
Counting chickens ere they're
hatobed. Butler, Hudibras."
"Boz. IA pseudonym under which
Charles Dickens contributed a serious
of "Sketches OF Life and Character
to the London Morning Chronicle.
"John Ohinaman. "A can't or popu-
lar name for the Chinese. The earliest
known instance of its use is in ga Let
ter to the Committee of Management Of
Drury Lane Theater, London, 1879"
cam l not man and brother?"-
From medallion by Wedgwood (176SE
representing q negro in chains with one
knee OIL the ground, and both hands
lifted up to heaven. This was sdopted
as CHARACTERISTIC saai by the Anti.
Slavery society Of London.
Blue Stocking. Applied to a literary
lady. The Society de la Calza stock
ing, was formed at Venice in 1900, the
members being distinguished by the
color of their stockings, blue. The
society lasted till 1920, when some
other symbol came into fashion.
"Before you can say Jack Robin
son. This current phrase is derived
from humorous song, by Hudson, a
tobacconist, in Shoe lane, London. He
was professional song-writer and
vocalist, who used to be engaged to
sing at supper-rooms and theatrical
houses.
"The guard dies, but never surren-
ders. This phrase, attributed to Cam
bronze, who was made prisoner at
Waterloo, was vehemently denied by
him. 1t was invented by Rougemont,
prolific author of mots, two days after
the battle.
Defend me from my friends. The
French Ana assign to Morechal VilIars,
taking leave of Louis XIV, this aphor-
ism: Defend me from my friend; /
can defend myself from my enemies"
But of all plaques, good Heaven, thy wrath can
Save, save oh save me from the candid friend,
Canning, The Ne,o Morality.
"Where the shoe pinches. Plutarch
relates the story of Roman being di-
vorced from his wife. This person
being highly blamed by his friends, who
demanded: Was she not chaste? Was
she not fairY holding out his shoe,
asked them whether it was not new and
we'll made. Yet added he, none of
you can tell where it pinches me-"
" Catching a Tartar" ."-Signifying
the encountering of an opponent of un-
expected strength. The story of the
origin of the expression is as follows:
in battle an Irishman called out to his
officer. CT have caught Tartar"
"Bring him here, then" was the reply.
I" He won't let me" reioined Pat. And
as the Turk carried off his captor, the
saying passed into proverb.
"a Rowland for an Oliver. These
were two of the most famous in the list
of Chariemagne's twelve peers, and
their exploits are rendered so ridiculous
ly and equally extravagant by the old
romancers that from then arose that
saying, amongst our plain and sensible
ancestors, of giving one "Rowland
for his Oliver" to signify the matching
one incredible lie with another Thomas
WdrbRtOn.
"Star actor. The late Mademoiselle
Marie Taglioni, who retired from the
stage in the year 1847, almost in the
zenith of her glory, and who died Conn
tesc Gilberte de Voisins, is said to have
coined the word star in theatrical
sense, for, about to be billed with two
other premiere danseuses, she desired
to use some term to particularly distin-
guish her a1d selected the word
"star," since so commonly adopted.
"Bravest of the brave" "A title con-
ferred upon the celebrated Marshal
Ney (1769-1815) by the French troops at
Friedland (1S07) on account of his
fearless bravery. He was in command
of the right wing, which bore the brunt
of the battle, and stormed the town.
Napoleon, as he watched him passing
unterrified through shower of balls,
exclaimed: "That man is lion;" and
henceforth the army styled him " Lie
Brave des Braves"