New-York tribune., 1884-11-15
TIE TALK or TIE Dd Y.

An ouyn.er who haa attained leading position In his
apccInl work by dnt of close application to II aud
neglect of everything else. bought volume o poetry 10
prc.ent To his wife on her birthday Unexpectedly nnd'
ing few moments of leisure on his hands he opened
the book nj random Accustomed as he wns to scientific
and categorical statements OF facts tho passage he III
upon puzzlcd him exceedingly Iio turned To hish'a'
draughtsman for an explanation OF It. II was gwen
| Well" he exclaimed. contemptnonsy. "whats inc
use OF writing stun that you have to dig the meaning
out of In that way lie has never since wasted MS
precious time by dipping into poetry
| ON the banks ot the seine. o,...,.
First IRA lcsman iInlloa! bottling Seine waterT
second 4. : Yes; sell 1t ~ ins ,.. -.
| same subject. What on earth do Ieolie want 10 20
IN Ems Carlsbad and Hamburg To drink nasty waters
that smell like rotten eggs pave 'hcy ho' 'c'n0 "o
handyi-l lGalignans Messenger.
superntendent OF some gas works out West who was
accustomed to vent his humor by hurting profano cpl
hets at his men was day obtaining relief In his usia
stve at the expense of IA hand whom he had just
engaged The new hand listened to him patiently until
the superintendents supply OF " cuss words was eN-
hausted Then very quietly he said generaliy lick
ANYBODY that insults but happen to be very haru
up just now and II you pay me ten dollars III let you OH
| The money was given him. he WAS har'ai" si"uu"o
| temporarily d" busted"
Rev Dr. Burchard a. the old gentleman with one foot
in the grave and the other III his mouth lHar'ioio
CouranI
most favorable conditions when the wire Is "crossed
and the man at the other end stammers, it requires
something more than stoca scfcontro to adhere to the
rules OF polite conversation.
Godsmiths Vicar of Wakefield sold for 40, and the
rubisher held the manuscript rnted un the author
had become famous poet. Poets who have sent
their efiusions this office and failed 10 see tne III
print will now know what's the matter. we nave
adOpted the plan OF the publisher who purchased ue
Vicar save in the trihng matter of paying IN ad-
vance We may have To hold their manuscripts TWO OF
three hundred years they should not let that dis
courage tlem-t Norristown Herald
Cbubb loves to tell good story, but he is shy, and
ALWAYS forgcts the OF people things ana places
That reminds me OF good thing, he SAID the o'her
day: Er-aheui- really no accounting ior
fastest For instance there's an old friend OF inie
weIl-known man. caed-er-his name escapes me Jus'
now ANYHOW he's by profession a-a-a-i uoh Icco'
lect at present the precise nature OF MS occ"p'o
but his office or his place OF business OF "h''e'o'
"a, IA sin-in-I forget the exact strcet-er @
his private residence Is Observation-Disclosures mo- ""'
ia the name OF the square-rye got 1t on the UP Vi III.
,ongue, Well al all events 1t struck me aS 'ci! o"
| !, that kind of a man, his business being what anu
where II L. that he himself should reside
| ne does YOU known Anecdoe falls rather nat
In English factory towns persons known MS knockers
mn" make n comfortable living Ihey carry iohs
n,e with which they strike the WINDOWS of le opera
tves houses to wake them mp in the morning pis"e'
messenger boys ure sometimes employed In THIS city
| for u similar purpose.
arooa beab RANSOM" said an old negro 10 Young
,.,lnyy doai min yer 'sociatin wild my uauShtct, pu
drnthsr yer wopdn' come roun my mouse no mo mo
Nina tore de las hat yer WIS heah missed eI Naol
hnrEt an de las time de bride wus gone an now, 90
has n use fur de saddle, druther yer w0nnn com,
leah dom say dat yer amt homes tor ieues -,
is int s,ich cuis things happens while yer l III iie %
borhnod 40 les Ilras er ole man. WHAT an tyuy %
IN very po1 health, please oar come rouh uis no"''
| no mo- Arkansas Traveller.
1t noted among the pcculiarities OF the fhiaeipm
| city directory that MIR. shanks teaches daheime M y"
Drinkwater keeps liquor saloon. Mr. Black -ei'S co
Mr. savior Il also n snior. Mr. Painter - Il pah'o'' VI
Inv prnctises his naue, Mr. Birch teaches sonoo' ''''
Mr. Lamb sells lamb and other kihus oi hc"''
premium OF $50 900 has been olerei ny n hhe m ,bn
| untttnnent to auy one whb VII esu'p'sn Ma, a
r,nutry unprr mill nj cUst Oi *looooV IA ,ha tn,y
,hp unu Ia anuuD4ed th hr wOfth pihct vi ~ .i,,,,
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