The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-10-16
But he forgot the spool Of yarn,
His wife spun Yesterday day,

But he forgot the spool Of yarn,
Ills wife spun yesterday day.
He went to put the cream in the churn,
Which within the frame frame,
But he forgot the fat in the pot,
And il all went into the fiame-fame.
He looked east he looked west,
lie looked to the sUn-sun; SIS
He thought il was the longest day,
And his wife would never come-come
And then he declared by all the leaves
That were upon the tree-tree.
His wife could do more work i'll a day
Than he could do i'll three-three.
SWEET GIRL WHISTLER.
DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: | humbly ask per-
mission TO join the Conversation Club Yes, were
coming, Capt. Noble hold the fort little longer.
j think the girls ammunition cannot hold out
much longer. Now, girls, II MIR. Shaver tells an
other story long as his last, would advise you
to put him out. Miss Dorie: As 10 whistling,
don't see any harm in it AT all, and although
don't intend to turn traitorl would advise you TO
keep III practice, for the most angcnc music ever
heard. came from the lips OF sweet 10 year old
girl-Nea Forrest, MontTose, Pa.
AUTOGRAPH ALBUM FOR HANDSOME PICTURE.
DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: ] am the soTf of Il
veteran of Co. b. 10th H., who lost his hearing in
the war. Il. r. Noble is wrong. The boys and
girls who work and the boys and girls who are
idle are pretty well evcned up ] notice In some
of your last papers that boys and girls are wanting
pictures and offering prizes for the best looking
ones. / also offer prize, and any girl WHO Will
send me her picture VIII send her one OF mine IN
return, and to the best looking one VIII send a
handsome autograph album. j would rather have
pictures of girls between the ages of ID and ~.
am member of the Sons of Veterans and am 10
years of age.-Thos n. Young, No. 2ll0 South llth
ST., st. Joseph, Mo.
IN THEIR MIND.
DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: l would say to Jas.
Carpenter that there is no railway that IL known
here as the Pacific Railway. There Is the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific. which. combined.
might be called the Pacific Railway. If that is the
one he has reference to, the exact length of the
main line is 500 miles. do not know the exact
length of the Atlantic Cable; the approximate
length is 1880 miles. think the railway is a few
miles the longest To other friends of the CONVEX
saton Club would say am the son of a deceased
veteran who served in Co. H. 18th Ohio, until dis
charged on account of disability. If the young
lacies would not crow much about being ahead
OF the boys they would write oiiener. If we can
The girls are ahead "in their minds; :" not in
reality. - Il. E. b., Box l32, Atalissa, Muscatine
Co., Iowa.
MADGE LEES ADVICE TO GIRLS.
DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: The doors of the
club-room stand open and seem to invite me to
enter. will do so, and hope some OF the girls and
boys will give me welcome. have read the let
tiers from those in the North, South, East and West,
and have tried to picture TO myself the homes and
faces ofeach Toward some have felt my heart grow
warm. and wish could have the pleasure OF call
ing them friends. have smiled at the quaint say
ings of others and felt sad at The stories told by
many. do not advocate the doctrine of incessant
work. "All work and no play makes Jack dull
boy" Let people grumble al us, girls, but let us
still fix up curl bangs dress, go out learn to play,
sing and dance and get all the pleasure out of life
that we can. j am stanch advocate OF style.
mean to do my duty and what work need do, but
i intend to be just stylish as i can. have a
hearty contempt for those people who are gawky
and awk ward. like some of the goody -goody boys,
who think life should be one endless day of toll,
and who think all time spent in social intercourse
and Improvement of personal appearance sinful
waste of time. ] say, again, let them grumble;
appearance ! will be greatly obliged to any one
who will send me the words of Gypsy Countess"
With kindest wishes am yours-Madge Lee.
CLUB WHISPERS.
Yes, girls give E. B. Noble a rest To Dora
Conrads question, would say that do not think
well as boys and have just the same right Father
served in the I52d Ill. Grandfather served in the
Black Hawk and Mexican wars, and was Colonel
in the Union Army.-Kate 8. Brown, Ashley, Ill
agree with Mr.. Allen and think the girls should
| muster all their forces against Mr. Noble. Country
girls do as much work as the boys. agree with
Miss Dee and move for new discussion. VIII
Hiss Knight please write? Father served In Co.
NJ, 1ltb Ill. Cav.-Geo. Clifton. Chlieothe, III -.
am soldiers daughter, Is, and would like II
some one would send me the words Just Before
the Battle, Mother" and Just After the Battle"
My father is VIM. II. Ostrom, Co. X. 9th Mich.
S. V. c. of Samuel Judd Post.-Ida NJ. Ostrom,
Newaygo Mich.
To TRIBUNE boy girl who will send me the
prettest album verse will send my picture
eight uncles in the war.-Katie Skaggs, Aurora,
Neb.
Good-by, Mr.. Noble! Girls new subject, please!
got splendid correspondent through THE TRIB-
UNE. Who else will write ?-Aggie l.. Dennis, Long
Branch, n. j.
/ take special interest in faney-work column,
and would like to exchange lace patterns with
some of the young ladies. VIII some one send me
the song entitled " Ellsworth" My father is w.
A Pickett. Co. ID, 9Th Ohio Cav. Although girl,
agree with Mr.. Noble in saying that some girls
do not work very hard. Who viii write me?-Ida
Pickett, Moore's Fork, o.
Some of the girls, Mr.. Noble, may do nothing
but 'primp and quicker" but know quite num-
Der of boys who do nothing but walk the streets.
with their hands in their pockets and whistle.
Father is Lieut.. A. o. Wells, sth Conn.
Girls don't be so hard on Il. Il. Noble: he is only
talking To hear himself. He knows the girls do as
much work and more than half the boys. Topeka
girl is right i'll her letter. May we hear from her
again soon. Wonder how L. X. Hathaway is pro-
crossing with his photo business am II years Of
age daughter of "a soldier Of Co b, l30th Ill. Who
will write TO ne?-Louia Shelton, Atwood, Pau
Co., ILL