New-York tribune., 1885-09-13
THE CRITIC.

grouse drumlned rolcal below,
While robin piped up IN a tree;
"A fig for that tune" said the grouse with Groom,
For ahigh-b0rn critic was he.
With q twitter n sparrow few down.
ri, The wasp and the beetle came. too;
Was aroused by the loud tattoo.
A grasshopper perched on n straw,
boboink paused ON his way,
To hear what they all had 10 say
What's tho row, Mr. Grouse ~ croaked the frog;
whats TO payp sang the blue jay and wren
While the geese with squawk, shouted back to the
And were Joined by the quarrclsome hen
"Alackr' said the grouse. with a frown
:" am sick OF that malapert's song"
"what matters TO me p pped the bird from the tree,
-[outlng.
The Georgia seuae drinks daily fifteen gallons OF Ponce
de Leon waer. for which bill will come iD at the end OF
the session. Nevertheless the House disposes OF 1Oo
gallons. The Legislature is said to be the worst thu
State has known for many years.
After bathing in the ocean
Through the summer, he'd q notion
That when home again he wandered in the fall,
II would not be n delusion
II he came to the conclusion
That bathtub seemed ridiculously small.
-lBoston Gazette
II Is given out that obogganlag is very popular
in this country during the coming winter and it is ex.
rected that every village will have It's toboggsn Slide
Hello. Bub Is this good place to hunt for reed
birds e.
Eyes"
"seen any round here p
"No Pops been beatin the marshes for over
week"
/" Did he get anyl"
mo he didn't get none That's why IT'S good place
to hunt ombut TO nding 'em, it's the meanest place
in Jarsey."-IPhiladelphia Call.
Equipped with rod and tackle,
Az carly morn he took,
With piscatOrtal purpose
His way unto tie brook.
He found spot umbrageous,
And then hs flies took out
Aud soon he stood there angling,
To snare the wary trout
He beat that stream, uDtlrng,
Uhtl tho close Of day.
Then packed his rod and tackle,
And homeward took his way.
And nOw-fact most ast0unding-
No spOrisman's yarn lie spun;
But when they asked, How many r.
lie straight replied, "Not one ~"
-lBoston Gazette.
queer story comes from Wales. A young man and
girl met ir little be married BY the registrar
Being late the girl urged the youth TO make haste"
lie stopped short, declaring she was becoming his
mssus too sOon aud in sric Of entreaty he went to
hotel where spent the day and then went home with
his father al night.
The Lyceum" hadjust fred mp its box stove to take
the chill OF the atmosphere and the usual crowd we're
gathered around to absorb the grateful warmth. -,
. Grove is still up in tho woods" remarked 81
"Fshin. suppose" ehmed in Rubo Ratons.
Wonder II he's ketchin' much 1"
'Nuff so that he'll hev suthin to disrboOe when he
geta back" .,.., >,
The premature potaton was had and charged up
aein the time Ru6e gets his aPpOintment"lHartf
Post
THE SONG OF THE SPRING.
Hear the merry water dropping
To the basin Of the spring.
From the mOssy rocks ocrtoppug;
Thus 10 seems to me 20 sing
Tlnk-aiuk. tink-aliuk
Come and drink!
On the grasses see it glsten;
Nolselessly 70 gldes along;
Then "a bubble forms. but listen.
You will hear the merry song,
Tink-a-nk, tink a-link
Come aud drink
See the waters kindly greeting
TO the bubble as 10 falls;
Icaping with the JOY OF meeting,
How 10 muscaly calls,
Tink-a-lnk. tink-a-lnk,
Come aud drink!
Thus to-day but on tomorrow.
Ifyou seek the spring again,
You may find that wasting sorrow
Has destroyed the merry strain,
Tink-a-lnk, tink-a-lnk
Come and drink
slow will be the waters flowing.
AS TO rocks and grasses bound
Slow will bo the bubbles growing,
And you'll hear a dirgeKe sound,
Tink link tnk. link,
Come, drink
columbus tohio> Dispatch.
Mary brother Is going to study journalism
with Mr. Dana. OF The Ner-l YORK. Sn Deal gently with
him. Brother Dana. when he writes: "Our fellow
townsmln Mr.. Jabez Jacobs wLo conducts one OF our
largest dlspeusares OF liquid refreshments, threw our
usually quiet little city Into frenzy OF excitement yes
terday by striking negnhOr Mr.. Henry HOpsNler.
the popular grocer, with heavy chair" Give him one
more chance, Brother Dana-t Minneapolis Tribu ne.