The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-02-02

place would be so permanent, Linda
often thinks to herself. "but love both
my babies-the young one and the old
Gc-dearly. IN r. Ledger.
The Managing Mamma and Her Seven
Daughters.
What is thisp
This is managing mamma, darling.
Why managing mammal
Because she is managing or trying to
manage.
To do what?
To marry off her daughters.
My! that is huge undertaking?
Mountainous, my precious
But those seven gawks logging be-
hind her?
Sh! Those. dear, are her charming
and accomplished daughters.
But that sallow old girl with the gig
lamps and still neck
That, my precious, is Mathilde, the
literary light of the family.
How "literaryp"
Well, Mathilde has read Swinburne
and Herbert Spencer. knows two Pro-
fessors of the Concord School of Philos-
ophy. has published four poems in the
Philadelphia Ledger, and can write
verse all night long. Besides, Mathilde
knows four consultations, Mathilde
does, acts in amateur thcatricals, and
is writing a play.
Gracious. and how old Is shea
just nineteen, sweet.
And who is the wall eyed young lady
with freckles and fever blisters walking
with Mathildep
That, dear, is Angelo, the beauty of
the family.
How the ..beautyp'
Well, whenever they get up tableaux
at the church Angelo is selected, and
that proves it.
How old is Angelo?
just nineteen, love.
And that one Immediately behind
Mathildep-the young lady with the
crooked teeth and n nose like an india
rubber shoe run down at the heelp
That darling, is Theresep
And what does she doo
She is the good girl of tho family
goes TO church twice day. says grace
at meals, and works Biblemarks for
every man she meets.
How old?
Just nineteen.
Nextp-the pudding-faced girl with
twisted hairP
That is Marie.
Well?
Marie is the iiirt of the family. Marie
uses slang and purses up her mouth,
smokes cigarettes and makes faces,
and always says what an awful bad,
naughty girl she has been, and is gen.
orally as playful as a kitten.
Oldp
just nineteen, dear.
Next?-the meek little Ounce with a
figure like shadp
Madeleine.
WE'LL what is the matter with her?
She is the housekeeper of the family.
Madeleine can cook right through four
cook books; she can make her own
dresses.
could have guessed as much my
self.
Sh!- and then Madeleine looks after
everything, and sees that everything is
right, and oh! well there's no end to
the comfort brought about by Made
lene.
She is Just nineteen, too, l SUPPOSED
Nineteen last week, darling.
Ncxtp-that bilious scarecrow in the
hat?
Sh! that, my precious, is Belle.
Well, what is the chronic trouble
with Belle?
Why, Belle has travelled, and she is
the wit of the family. When Lord Muf-
fyn was telling long story to Angelo,
last evening, Belle told him to saw it
off," and 'scheese it"
That was very funny.
Yes, dear
You say she has ''travcledp'
Yes, dear
Where?
Well, she has been in Colorado, and
Chicago and Milwaukee
Her age?
just nineteen, sweet.
Well, now tell me about that poor
little consumptive, with gold teeth.
That, dear, is Celeste.
Nineteen?
Just.
Any miraculous talent
Yes, darling.
What?
A voice." @
Cultivated?
Well, Signor Tutti Fruit di Vermi-
cclli says that he thinks about 200 les
sons will develop" it.-Boston Globe.
One little six-year-old Of my ac-
quaintance recently took the head of
the dinner table in the absence of his
father, and. gravely bending his head.
said grace BY repeating Hey did
dle-diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the
COW jumped over the moon;" nor could
he understand the laughter Of the as
sembled guests. He had heard his father
say grace, and, thinking something must
be said, made good the lack SO far as
ne ceald.-LippincoH.
Some New York doctors should pay
their bills promptly. The following are
their reputed yearly incomes: Lewis
Sayre, deformity specialist, 100000;
Austin Flint, ST., liver and lungs, $780,.
600; Cornelius Agnew.e eye and ear, $780,
600; T. +. Thomas, diseases Of women,
$4,000; Robert Taylor, deformitics,
1856, 900; Alfred Loomis, fevers, S35, 900:
w. A. Hammond, nervous diseases,
S35, 900; J. M. Carnochan, surgery Of
the bones. $4,000; Abraham jacob,
diseases Of children, $25,000.--.N. y.
Ners.