National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-05-06
SOME NONSENSE.
RcIished by the Rest OF Wen and Healthy
Children.
i like TO see q little dog
With q blanket on his back,
So friskily he whisks along
Behind Il spalskin sacoue.

So friskily no whisks along
Behind u seaskin sacque
The purest statesman gets the fewest invitations
70 the monopolist's table. Lincoln and Morton
did not die rich
The men who are ready to disguise themselves
and hang fellow. creature contrary 10 law ara
the most ready to sign petitions for the pardon Of
any legally convicted criminal.
May 80 is the day that the men who guarded tho
the ala te bSa w ay I a.
Grafton Day. can produce the soldiers who pnid
their toll last year. If any one thinks this over the
truth.
1.-THE statesman advocating civil service reform
for the clerks and laboreB OF the Government,
should hnppen to jerk his railroad passes out Of
his pocket while drawing his cambria TO wipe his
perspiring brow, as such accident might happen,
itwould cast coalness over the meeting, 80 To
speak,
Can't some one start fund for monument for
Esau. Esan died agood while ago, and has never
got any credit for itup TO date. Somebody might
get famous over Esau. II is true Esau had hi
maliciousy killed anybody; but lie was Us hairy
as "the only bearded woman" and he had right
opinions Of Esau because he raised the tricee O d
soup when he had no option in The inutter. Ha
was as helpless as the oyster at q charity fair,
person will go through all the Departments and
receive subscriptions in the same old way.
Iciphene McBrummell loved. She loved Gins.
fugo Bluffumm. Cipfugo loved her IciphcLd
was the beautiful. only child Of wealthy though
pious parents. She was The recipient Of all that
ueslrc COulu nancy, out neT euuCOtlOu nau mol
been neglected. Iciphene loved art; her soul
melted over an Anticipated tureen like snow oYei
a gated hatchway,
Iciphene painted feelingy aud decorated
amazingly.
Cinfugo was q rising young man. Iciphenea
parents looked upon him not unkindly.
This was a. case of smoothly flowing true love.
| One evening .Cinfugo called as usual. and wat
shown into lciphene's Iarlor by servant dressed
| in the proper regalia. The gas was unlit Ciniu-
| goes eyes were unfavorably impressed by gaA
| light. The moonlight fell softly as a wet sheer
upon the crimson and old gold carpet Cinfuga
sat down. He got up again quick. Iciphene had
| been decorating her grandmother's bread patd
and had left II to dry where Cnfugo last sat. The
| fsuraion represented a frog trying to swallow
leg Of mutton in tic foreground ana little child
| in the background celebrating the Fourth OF
July with the usual utensils. That fsuration was
transel red and transfgured to the posterlor por-
ton of Ciniugoe's latest Lavender colored trows-
! eIs. Iciphene came. She saw. They spake not.
! Ciniugo turned and passed away. He found no
| pence till Mt last he went TO Chicago There be
sold his trousers TO art critic for the city gnl-
| lery for $4,000 Then his heart smote him. lie
returned TO Iciphene over the Great Pennsylvania
Route. He renewed his love. He told her of his
great fortune. Now they are married, and Gin
Iugo owns whole livery stable and lives OH Con,
necticut avenue,
Iciphene often thinks of her grandmother
bread plate. SO does einfugo-BgJ In0oIor M
RtDaJiicdj,