Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-06-17

~ - hO EANNe hiottNA " NV iONluSlI
with good .natured, humble and meek
persons; but he who can do so with the
forward, willfully ignorant, peeyish and
peiverse, hath true charity.
A London lady asked visiLar from the
United States if all American girls did
not have fine voices. That depends.
When they whisper, ask papa it is
remarked that they have voice more en-.
chanting than the sirens Of the Egean
Isles, but when they answer, II hope we
shall always be friends. il is remarked
that their voices have harsh and repell.
ing tone.
A Philadelphia physician says that
great deal of what passes for heart dis
ease is only mild dyspepsia, that nervous
ness commonly is bad temper, and that
thirds of the so.called malaria is
nothing but laziness. Imagination, he
says, is responsible for a multitude of ills
and he gives as an instance the case of
clergyman who after preaching a sermon
would take teaspoonful of swcetcned
water and doze off like babe, under the
impression that il was bona ,fde sedative.
A story comes from Toledo of young
Irishman named Mcintyre, who died in
Detroit, and his body placed in vault.
Eight days later his uncle visited the
vault to remove the body for interment,
when he was surprised to see Mcintyre
sitting upon his coffin, very weak and
pale. His hands were terribly lacerated
and bleeding from breaking out of the
coffin through the glass plate over his
face. Mr.. Mcintyre is in Toledo, but re.
fuses to give reporters any particulars Of
the case.
'Did you ever hear how old John
Knight said his father came to Georgian
remarked an Atlanta Judge. "Old John
said that his father lived in the back
woods of North Carolina, and the first
two-horse wagon he ever saw he took af.
ter it, He became so absorbed in the
question of how far it would run before
the big wheels overlook The little ones
that he llowed.itcleaS-ttQ Augusta, Ga,
before he gave out and had to stop. He
didn't know the way back and had to
stay. "-AtdntG Constitution.
Come, doctor, you are very skillful, l
will give you the honor of carving"
"With pleasure, Madam And imme.
diately the doctor begins his task. lie is
very absent minded and when he has
finally made deep cut in the leg of NUT
ton he stops, takes roll of linen and
some lint out of his pocket and carefully
bandages up the wound. Then, after re.
garding it critically. he remarks, with
professional gravity, while the guests are
stupefed with astonishment: "There,
with rest and good care, there is nothing
to fear."
What is that kerilumidoodle that you
have on your hat, Mary Ann" said a
father to his would be fashionable daugh.
ter. tl
"0h, that is an imitation of strawber-
ry, father"
THE divil take the styles" said the
old man, you'll bo wearing imitation
cabbages yet"
1--WE have nearly arrived at the cabbage
point already" replied the miss.
"And how near have you got2'
1--WE wear little turn-up on the side,
now. National Weekly.
The eating of flowers Is a nineteenth
century reality. Crystalized vlolets at 50
a pound are the very latest things in con
fectionery. Candied rose.leaves are also
very popular. Girls like to eat flowers
and will pay as high as $40 q pound for
some Of the more expensive kinds. They
are all brought from France, but with
the growth of favor for things American,
we shall doubtless soon see beginning
Of the flower candying industry in this
country and the girls will begin to MUNICH
ciystalized pumpkin blossoms and John.
ny.jump-ups. Truly, this is an age we
all should be proud to live in.
Tho following humorous, verses, from
the pen of Phoebe Carey, have never be.
fore been published. They were recent
ly found by Ben. S. f. Cary while look.
ing through sope old papers of the fa-
nous sisters:
No matter how strictly according tc
Hovle
You may shuttle cards Of your own NOR.
How you play out yDuroest cards or what
you conceal,
There is one who can beat you and give
you the dell
In the sharp game Of life you may win
the first trick; n
But after you've cut. Your last cards and
your trick,
Then, deuce take it all, even though you
die game,
Whether Kings, queens, OF knaves he will
takc'you the same.
You will find life at last pretty grave
joke,
FOR you can let IL pass and you cannot
revoke;
Gabriel takes you at last, you may like i,
or lump, ri
Far he'll order you up and hold the las
trump,
st. Louis Globe. Democrat
An enfant terrible was travelling to Bos
ton the other day via the Cambridg,
horse car, and in company with his fon,
mamma and a number Of other peopl
bound in the same direction. After scan
ming the scene for some time his eagl,
eye lighted on an engaging pictorial ad
vertisement lust above his head n rem