New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-24
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

The translator into English of the Bohemian poem
used by DvOrak his cantata. The spectres Bride
makes It run thus part "He eapt the wall WIN
sudden power Five fatnom full or somewhat more
DO they measure the height Of walls in Bohemia ny
fathomsl
Suppose the Aldermen DO let out OF the Broadway
Surface road and let into the underground scheme
there buried
| Pyesnap-Well, De Jones, now that you have failed
as q broker. suppose will take that position your
! uncle offered you In the stock Yards ~ ~,
! DE Jones-What, II Take sucn vulgar position. on
! no!
| De Jone,-I owe it to myself as gentleman to keep
| out OF such pebrian pursuits. -. ..
Pyesnap-Yes, but you owe 8ooo ueaI lnore " S0"
! creditors !-lChcago Rambler
A deaf man Macon. Ca, who smiles all the time
gives an reason doing the fact that he Is spared
from listening all the foolish things that people are
continually saying II he was blind slse ss that he
couldn't the foolish things that people are DONG ne
would probably kill himself with laughter
"What are chilled poughs, papaf asked the little son
OF an agricultural professor. "Oh my SON." was the
wise reply, they are Poughs which hive stoou OUT III
| furrow all uinter."-lBurllngtOn Free Fres@
Galveston Texas i, rapidly recovering from Its re-
cent fire. Permits for rebuilding in the burned district
have been issued aggregate cost OF which VIII be
more than quarter OF a million Of dollars. when the
district is rebuilt it will be much moro costly and sub
stantial than it was before.
"Aben has 70 feetp "He done It." This was what
supern endent B. b. Russell. OF Brockton placed upon
for the pupils To- % d Tas sa' o Sf
| done it, Boston Journal OF Education
"Two little girls that know" says Arlo Bates "eame
to their mother Ash Wednesday and inquired with
good deal of oarEesness what Virtual Improvement
Society was The puzzled mother answered that III was
society which would virtually improve. and IN relating
the incident commented that this was what could
rarely he said even OF bodirs which most srenuousy
pretended to improve On asking the children why they
put the question she told that the teacher OF the
private school they attend wished tue pupils to form
such society through Lent and the conclusion at
which the mother arrived was that Mutual Improve
ment Society must be the thing intended 1t proved
unon ipoury however that the teacher inspired by the
influence OF the White Cross propagandists, had in
vented a Virtuous improvement Society, OF which she
| invited her pupils to become memoers"
DO you to tell me MI snoOley isn't an English
He certainly is not. my What put that idea in
your head , -. ,,,.. o,. ,..ooD, ond rkrou bo
"Why he looks and acts like our groom, and lKno" ne
| isn't that Town Topics.
In some parts OF the enterprising Southwest young
lady not considered to make her debut in society un til
she has horsewhippsd her man
We know a San Francisco woman who ia so stuck on
her newly acquired Frsuch that she has forgotten now TO
read English She went 10 church falr not long ago.
and heard To Whisper anxously to her husband
John john cher what that sign over the booth
! where that jolie lille is standing . lie MOnade
know what the 10 is but can't Lake out the monaoe
nnr no" nv proficiency in French asks me translate
it John who does not care much for French nor the
church fairs etherl-" Well call that paln ordinary,
sour wet Irmonade. and whatever 1t is 1t Is marked
twenty tive cents glass, come away from t-lean
Francisco Ne"sLetter
Lent is being observed In Boston this year with great
deal OF gusto The weekday services In the churches
are patronzed by prees girls in the city and OF
,ourse the young men not far off. Progressive
euchre having voted vulgar an attempt has been
made to introduce progressive whist Altogether so
cety feels that doing quite the correct thing ecces
| astically
There Is a wild desire in Boston to know how Alder
man Jaehne's name pronounced Mako 1t rhyme with
| zany and you won't 10 far wrong
An American went OF his friends who was In q
sck hospital. "Wel, and how are you getting along r
"BAdy old man. very badly. The doctor has just told
m. that II turned left side 1t would kill ME
| immedt ttelr.'
| "You surprise me-"
| ms lust as | have told you"
| ITS ali nonsense" $50 =.
| isso."
| " I'll take it," .. -
Well then look here" and the sick man turned over
and died His friend deposited $40 bill on the side OF
| the bed and left From the French.