New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-04


Twas trimmed and edged with braid,
She tried with it 10 capture Hal,
But he seemed much AFRAID
To bounce about and thump abont
With each incoming wave,
Though she looked ike a water nymph
Fresh from some ocean cave.
She did not know he wore Wig
OF nyacinthine curls,
Aud did not dare TO duck his head
Before the giggliDg girls
We arc now told that the sptz dog Is domesticated
antarctic variety OF the prairie wolf" The popular
dislike of the spitz dog seems to be founded
Pootical Aspirant to poet-Do your rhymes flow as
Poet'2Aias no. sometimes spend hours line.
=. A-There are various styles OF yershcaton when
do van find the easiest
r. (sady)-Tbere are none of them easy. q,
=. A. Between the anspestio and tho iamoie foot
which do you prefer
r. They are both troublesome enough.
r. A-Which foot troubles you most
r. pushIng his fingers YEARLY through his har)-The
editors. EIeHnt oDsncS.-l Boston Courier
Among its many other virtues St. Paal is ambitious to
be considered a summer resort
The Tyroese passion plays OF vorder Thersee are be-
coming strong competitors OF the traditional Oberan
mergau (Bayarial representations AT ali events, the
present performances are attracting large audiences
With their increasing success aud extended approcia
ton, tho zeal OF the actors IL Keeping ful pace us
even asserted ny critics that the female characters
Ciary and Magdalenl arc much better sustained than
at Oberammergau, and that the male parts ~. Peter
Judas,
will bear comparison with those OF tho best actors In
tho Bavaran village. These plays, according TO an an
ade but owing to the greater notorety gained by the
oh rammergau aud Brxlegg plays within the past
reputation FAR beyond circle OF the adjacent
mountain valloys.-l American Register.
sheik of tho Mount Lebanon Druses cam by reading
the Koran, empty jug to amble over to full
Jug whoreupon tho full jug tits itself up and empties
Its contents into the empty jug This is very handy
arrangement but suppose you have full Jug or sup
pose you have jug at ALL what good will the trick do
youi II this shek wants to sell county rights In this
country no will have to invent plan MI an empty
Jug without tue presence of a fnllJug.
A LOVERS COMPLIMENT.
The girl with the freckled face Ia now fashionable
Fashion Paper.
lie fondly gazcd in her frecklcd face.
Then arm he placed about
Her waist aud gave her n fond embrace,
And called her his pretty trout
Into her face a red flush came,
And her eyes with toars grew DIM
As she SAID. " why call me such q nano ~
And she turned her back on hm
"oh. TO praise his girl is lovers right"
He said, d" and lovers duty,
And called you pretty trout tonight
-lBoston Courier
A female book agent has COMO down into some of the
deepest coal mines OF Pennsylvania and has taken
large number of orders from the while they were at
work. IL Is pretty hard TO escape DOok AGENT espe
cially whom no is a woman.
Soma humorst has calculated that hetOta sum which
tina llte French Assembly cost the country during Its
fonr wears OF existence being 403 260 apcs, every In
terrupton might set down costing 300 francs to
the Nation while every speech worth 5000 francs.
We fear that II most OF the speeches pronounced at the
Chamber OF Deputies since 1881 estimated accord
ing 10 their literary. political or oratoieal value they
woud be worth Lether 5000 francs 1000 centmes,
FOR every one that whereas Assembly may
Tain n Ciemenceau and Ferry. Gladstone and u RAN
donh Churchill the bulk OF It's members but feeble
s public speaking whatever other qualities they
may possess American Register Paris
These hard times to have depressing effect
the burglar industry Two industrious burglars recently
broke into eight houses IN Newcastle Penn and failed
TO get enough money out OF them all pay their way to
tho next town.
The Chicago salyatonists who wear Amen shirts aud
Obe.joyful trousers and march under Captain William
Dean were In BrideYe last week for disturbing the
peaee A Woodworking evangelist who went out to IN
tervlcw them was asked by OF their number II he
were Christian. lie replied, evasively, that he was
reporter Whereupon the band troubled In spirit
and began to make prayer In his behalf When the stern
mnion OF the law bade them quit their racket Captain
Dean's voice was heard In enooura gement " Sing on
lads don't he afraid The angels playing the accom-
panimept and Jesus is singing tenor" Tho lines were
we'll In default OF payment they tried to sng little