New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-12
MY JOIIN.

We loved the birds aud baODling brooks,
John AMI !, ny Jo9n
Ger lake ana farm wi;h wondering looks
We what nC'cr WAS told IN DOCKS
John and l. my JOHN
We found maid with golden hair,
An John. my happy John!
Tie wonders OF the earth and air
We're but reflections made more rare
IN her blue eyes and face 80 fair
For John, my happy John.
To-, bras and books and brooks have fed.
FOR John, alas poor JOhn.
The usht winds come and ,.nc her dead
Alone I'm Natures realm tread;
lie followed where Aer footsteps led,
My John, AHA ny john.
2rWi.nm Hosea Ballou in Homo Journal
Colonel Charles ChailleLong has signed a contract
with the layton Lyccum Bureau to lecture throughout
the United states It IS denied authortiyely thai
Colonel Pat" Donau his intimate friend is going along
with him to sit the stage an extra attraction FOR
the fair sex.
According to the Australian papers. man about six
feet Elg hSs travelled flom Fremautlo Port Adelaide
AN e-At days journey in box only feet inches
long feet broad ana feet inch high. As the box
also contained revolver cartridges. Tools Watches To-
b4cco OIL aud other articles, the man cOul not nave
had supcrfuy Of breathing pace; and 5 Is h9t sm,
perhaps. there is slight error IN the usufes-tondoA
Globe.
This "a way in which the Editor Of The orange
GIN tFa Tmcs gives the current news and at the same
lime poli-hcs up the subscriber who won't pay up
Lightning strck pine tree just In the rear OF our
Office throwing the bark and limbs OF the tree against
the windows OF the clicc. We everything we had
done in our c and We saw nothing that could compare
with tho mcIuncss OF dropped delinquent SUBSCRIBER
from the subscription list OF any newspaper
GROVER CLEvELASD's CRADLE.
I'm an old and broken cradle.
And my frame - VARIED ana bent;
For rocked President
or Ihcard hts llsty crying,
Iut temper well kept;
AMI grat; rocked the baby
Til be- clio ed his eyes anu slept.
Little thought they then that Grover
Would become 40 great "a man,
But kne" y, Tor got
From tie crib Of Manning Dan.
So they threw me in the river,
A. nom Morgan men they He'd.
For - cradle In n bed,
Here 1 am again. al trembling
Like the leaf upOu its Oough,
Lest should not know my Grover,
For he's quite big boy how.
columbus Dispatch
Governor John Ireland Of reNas. in describing Texas
tries to initiate Ia, style OF tho nimltb,e Colonel "Pa
DOMAIN "Embracinr.' he says "all tue territory be.
tween the oath aud lOGh degrees Of west longitude.
and the 2Gh aud Both degrees Of north latitude terri
tory 27IO 900 square mllcs-rger than New-Ensland
Now York. PoIu5y lyana, ONO and Maryland combined
larger than half Of Europe. emitting Russa-she can
support population equal to the present population Of
the United Stitcs. and yet not crowd her people
Not onc-alth OF the area OF Texas yet occupied
utilized. We hayo good government "A moral, Chri-
tau populaton with activity, progress AMI peace on
every hand. Where earth are such inducements for
the present and such prospects FOR tho future Texas
welcome. Come and share with us all these blessings
Hello, JONES' | thought yen going hunting this
week r.
"Wtll, so | intended. Smith. bat have abandoned
the idea There too much risk
- I-haw man 4, what risk WAS there T.
d" suppose you know Ghlt have recently been mar
rici T.
Yes"
And you also know that young Bijhers a sutton
fort he IA q
=" 50 have heard
Well there IS only life that prevents my wife
from becoming Mrs Rithers tell you this II critical
Time smith, and man can't be too careuL"-lChicagO
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