New-York tribune., 1886-07-14
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The Portland Oregonian thinks that Americans are
altogether fond Of what is merely funny As the
American people grow in years, numbers and superficial
civilization it says" they Frenchy; their vola-
tity 10 not the OF dashing. tumblng river.
with strength In swelling under all tho foam.
but IL is the zz Of soda water. the cracking Laughter of
FOOLS True hung tho dogs; the only thought
Is how be diverted without being compeiisi TO
do any thinking accept instruction Wit runs TO
slang and humor is degraded by being made to draw
every dirty tlo aphers l0cbl dogcar; Sensible
people In social life tempted be either hopeiessy
silly IN conversation or are silent lest they be laughed
at for having honest earnest serious thought abous
anything the earth. above 1t, or under It, After
me- the deluge is the cynical comfort OF US all. and ws
spare nothing is humane or altogether lovely.
there is any chance gigglo over 1t. We are such
comic such too funny for anything sort oi smart
people that have laid our comic hands on everything
OF good report save one: we have not yetJusthed
Caryle's grim sarcasm and insisted on having comic
Bible"
Bishop Tuttle whom remember as briget-eyed boy,
was once ourneying horseback over corduroy rou
when settler whose heavily loaded team Wa
MN n. h, ma shnuer to the
wheel and the horses their way reoicine tho
coated rescuer curousy and said: "Wno be you. any
howl "rm Bishop OF the Church. sald Dan, as tas
Inc native don't know whata Bishop be- but know
you're ad-d good fellow Let's nave sone.nin e "u' OF
A
more than $3.50 in lawsuit over the shutting Of door,
yornv r.atb.rv had be en- mparting some Information
to Mrs DE TOwser which interested tnat isdy "eV
much .,,., A.. po,,hsr,vr aha .ad "ts
hear OF this 1t only shows that-that-'
lone 10 too old 10 learn Y prompteu reasuorys
gallantly.-lHarpers BaZar.
Tho Mormon converts are still pouring in from Europa
By the way it will soon he time for some European
journal TO REFER to Mormon monster as one OF the
peculiar products OF ALerican institutions
Sam Bennett one Of the merchant princesof the Alamo
CITY hired new clerk one day last wseI 6ut o bs was sas
very anxious to soil goods. customer came In ana
"I want box Of matches"
I'VE are just of matches" replied tho new clerk:
won't nice dairy cheese answer the purpose
just as welli"-[T Texas Siftngs
A mountain grouse pursued by a hawk flow through .
pane OF glass OF inch thick in store AZ
Lake CITY, Col, recently
NThat story from Carson. Nevada about the cows
which waded IN the river much thai they became
weooted OF the most picturesque efforts OF the
recent heated spell
Commissioner squires official axe descends first upon
the axemen that oumber his department. Poetic NJ
ness!
The ideas OF the colored in the South are some
whaI confused on some subjects An old negro from
onion Creek applied to an Austin lawyer TO brins suis
against Uncle Nose for $40 borrowed money .
"You must have witness who saw you lend him the
money, ,.., ,,o,,,,r,., altar n min,
utes pause "ef I brings two witnesses what seed me
loan him de ten dollars. kun make MIN pay NE pAek
twenty dollars f'-i Texas Siftngs.
Tho enterptsing editor OF The Valley Fails tKan) Reg
lister thus takes into his confidence "Our
receipts being reduced editor with the suu
Monday morning, and with his little pop. sent oui'
let crashing through fine rabbit sent us by the hand OK
Him who seeth the sparrow fall, and meat became
plenty arder There was JOY In our household
ana fresh meat plenty once more"
Cooper Graham has shot the Niagara whirlpool in his
little cask And after all this did not make 1t casket
Missionary ito newly converted chief OF cannioM
tribrl-WeIl Luke, how about caDnibssin Four weeks
ago you siaughtered your father; have you not in-
proved siucef ,..r....
Cannibal-Yes indeed. my teacher; since then nave
only eaten couple OF very distant