Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-22
THE LIES OF THE SEASON.
What Will be FashIOnabIe-The
Old FaVOrites.


DroOkiyu GatAos
"What is the style of spring lie thi
season." asked one-eyed man as b,
dropped down by the exchange editor
side. Have they retrimmed the in
terconvertible snake, that breaks vi
into precincts and comes together a
the call of the presiding hnk2"
Haven't seen anything Of it," re
piled the exchange editor, plunginl
his shears into an account Of tornado
that shifted State line a hundred
feet, and landed river in a cotton
wood grove without disturbing a rip
pie "
I'm glad of that" said the one
eyed man, rubbing his hands slowly
II never liked that lie. 1t always
seemed far fetched and unwholesome
besides. you couldn't help thinking
that frog might swallow a quorum
of the snake, and not leave enough tC
transact business. Do you see any
thing of that lie about
THE:DRAGoN OUT IN ILLINOIS,
with wings like corn patch, and a
smell of brimstoDe2 Is the dragon
current this season."
"Haven'tstruck him yet. answered
the editor, eliminating the profanity
from far Western account of a mine
explosion, in which forty men were
blown through a mountain seven
miles thick. If he's around he's
flying very low"
"That plcases me too, smiled the
ue.eyed man, stroking his chin.
"The only objection | ever had to that
dragon was the smell. 1t never
sounded reasonable. If they had said
he smelled of birthstone and molasses
it might have worked in a girls
clearinghouse as fair spring lie, but
they couldn't fix it to do for men un.
lss5 they perfumed him with blue
pills. L. was a great mistake Have
you struck any fresh particulars
about the sea serpent since the thaw2"
ITO early for him" returned the
editor, writing q new head line to an
account of a baby who fell out Of a
window sixty feet, and bounded back
without split, bruise or chip of. He'll
be around by the l4th of july"
1.-THE l4th of July" murmured the
one-eyed man. II reckon you're
right. Yes, with a head like a barrel
and
EYES LIKE COFFEE CUPS,
estimated by Mr.. William Jennings,
Of Tobago township, to be at least two
thirds Of a mile long Yes, that's his
date, July IA. | like to read about
him. There's always something breezy
and fresh about that serpent, though
he must be getting on in years now
What's become Of the two old people
that were born at the same moment
and died within ten minutes of each
other, at the advanced age Of 104i
Amt they dying this season."
"Not that I've heard of, rejoineC
the exchange editor, pruning down Z
long article on boy who was cut il
half lengthwise by a steam grindstOne
and whose recovery was confdentl!
anticipated by the eminent local ply
sicians.
81 hope they haven't quit the bust
ness?" observed the one eyed man
with anxiety. I've kind O. warmed
up to those two old chumps. Their,
was something unanimous about en-
that caught me, and | count on get
ting around to EN- regularly if | an
going to keep my health. Maybe tn
backward season has been against EN-
What's the news about the skeleton
found in the tree with bag of none,
tied to his spineP Let's see, he's
spring product, isn't he2"
mo; fall" replied the editor
glaucing over a report of man VIII
had just been
RELIEVED OF A LIZARD
that had fed on his kidneys for fort
years. He'll come around about tn
Sd of October"
"Just so, Just so; was misled Of
him. He's an old friend of mine
seems like one of the family, and
they should go over this season with
out finding him it appears as though
should commence to pine. Is Their
anything new this spring, any servan
girls making Greek poetry in thei
sleep, any live frogs found cOnceale
in Philadelphia brick, and springin
eight feet in the air after an ihprison
ment of $4,000 yearS2 Anything
that sort2'
Nothing sighed the exchane
editor, putting sub heads into an a,
count of whale climbing to the to
Of Absecon light house to borrow
match. Nothing fresh, except tn
one about the payment Of churC
mortgage out in Wisconsin, but tn
won't be popular among the Chri
tians."
Il suppose not, | suppose not
murmured the one eyed man. I'VE
I'm much obliged. So longl 1t war;
me up to see the old ones come aroun
A man Of my age would miss EN-
they let up, and | began to be a lit
ticklish about the serpent and t
skeleton until you explained t
dates"
And as he went out the exchan
editor turned over an article on an {
woman of ninety who was cutting /
eighth set Of false teeth and four
head Of hair.
BOggy Work.
The Tamaraek swamps, near SharI