The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-22
Chips,

If you have great talents, industry will
improve them; il moderate abilities, indus.
Try will supply their deficiency. Nothing is
denied to well-directed labor; nothing Is ever
to be attained without it.-Sir j. Reynolds.
The Cleveland Band of Mercy is composed
of young colored boys. One of the members
reported to its president that one OF the boys
had been seen beating q dog. Yes" said
the culprit, but that was before this thing
was made up."
live for those who love me.
For those who know me true;
For the heaven that shines above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
For the cause that LACKS assistance,
For the wrong that needs resistance,
For the future in the distance
And the good that can do.
1t is rot genius that tells on the world
but downright and honest hard work. Your
brain may ferment and effervesce like yeast
pot, but uDless you can settle down to steady
toll you are worth no more 10 the commu-
nifty than soap bubble. which bursts so
so soon that it is hardly worth ones while to
stop to look at it. good blacksmith is
worth q round dozen of geniuses who wear
long hair and Byronic collars and wonder
why the world doesn't adore them.
The other day a neat-,ooking lad applied
to q gentleman in this city for employment
He had good place in his office that he
wanted flied. Il think have seen you be-
the recognition. 81 rode down in the car
with you this morning.. aud you had com
Portable seat and kept it, while a dozen
young women, who have TO be on their feet
all day. were standing. You won't do for
me-" And he lost the place.-Philadelph
Bulletin.
When Matthew Arnold wes in Chicago
Carrie Price. aged eleven, living on the south
side, was among the multitude who called
upon him. She told Mr.. Arnold that she
had read nearly everything that he had
written and surprised and delighted him ny
recitipg one of his poems and several ex
tracts from his prose writings. DC iuvestiga-
ton he discovered that the child was poor
and that she had borrowed nearly all the
books that she had read from circulating Ii
braries. A few days sgo she received pack
age from Mr.. Arnold which contained a
complete set of his prose and poetical works.
all elegantly bound in full Russia leather
and with gilt edges The value OF the set is
said 10 be about $50.
There is a little Shoshone papoose here
only four years OF age, and not much larger
than q pickle ar. who evinces wonderful
aptitude for molding images out OF mud aud
clay. His mother was engaged at washtub
outside of house the other day. and from
the mud caused by the stopping the little
savage nodded dee- and horse, which
was almost perfect in contour and form. He
alsplbyeu out little pains IN MS WOrk, 10
which be appeared to adapt himself as natur-
ally as an ordinary white child would in the
making of mud pies. With proper cultiva-
ton there is evidently the development of a
wonderful sculptor In this infant redskin.-
Winnemucca Silver State.
The prettiest of literary anecdotes has been
related by Wilhelm Grimm, one OF the pair
Of famous story-teliers. One day little girl
rang their bell and met him 10 the hall with
the words, Are you the Mr.. Grimm VINO
writes tie pretty ta'es?" "Yes. / and my
brother" And that OF the clever little
tailor who married the princess?" Eyes,
certainly" We'll" said the child, pro-
duting the book. "it is said here that every
one who doesn't believe it must pay bin
thaler. Now / don't believe that princess
ever marie d tailor. haven't so much as q
thaler. but here is grosche a, and pIexe say
/ here 10 pay the lest by Degrees" Just
then Jacob came up, and the brothers had
an interesting interview with the little dame,