The Washington critic., 1886-10-11
GENERAL AND CRITICULAR.
THE noRsEwn1p n1nL.

GENERAL AND CRITICULAR.
THE housewife Girl.
There's now style of girl on at present,
who's terror to slanderous man;
shes as smooth as piece Of silk velvet,
But she's built on the horsewhiPping plan.
She's n ladyllke sort OF young woman,
with spfinkllng OF vigorous dash;
And the man who's mt all disrespectful
Is strung up at the end Of her lash.
She's a lady, right straight from the shoul.
der,
She's so modest she won't advertise
What her W, manly mind is devising
In the way Of pleasant surprise.
Don't you know that's the way with some
They're so thoughtful, and gentle, and
sweet,
That even in borsewhipping fellow
They desire that surprise be complete.
And the person who thinks he must say
What he can OF the lady unpleasant.
Would do well to be moving away.
It is not yet settled whether the Chicago
strike is hit or not.
The tail end OF the record will look
strange II the Washington Ball Club isn't
there, and yet there's chance that II will
not be.
FROM OUR WESTERN EXCHANGES.
Our esteemed contemporary, the Chanka
gazette says what Dakota needs is more
petlicout.. Darn the pet,icolts GlSe us
women, and we will furnish stuff for pet
tlcoats mighty quick.-LGooiale (Dak.)
Herald.
II the skunk who came into this Office
yesterday and took our towel to pry a
form off the press, will send us his ad-
dress, we will endeavor to make life
burden TO him. Total Wreck (Ari2)
Shield and Banner.
Colonel BIZ Kelly,a prominent citizen
OF Como was on our streets yesterday,
drupktr than bued owl. Como is fitly
Represented carbon (CUl) Signal Light.
The members OF the Southsi1e Church
held meeting last night for the purpose of
calling a pastor. BY special request of the
Invitation Committee those present left
their shooting irons In the coal box at the
front door. -[Chug Water (W. T.) Com
mercial.
Up at Jim Fuller's ranch the leaves of
the tall pOplars are turning yellow, and are
at beautiful variance with the dark green of
the willows and the strawberry roam OF
Jim's two-year-old cayuse.-[IIeffn
Gazette.
We are thankful to kind Providence for
pulling us through bad case of shot.in-the-
leg, and we once more this week resume our
editorial duties. The son of coyote who
shot us, we are thankful to statc only lived
an hour after We had him In range. Now
is the time to subscribe Raw Hide
Sentinel.
Politics are as arid this year as the Alkali
Desert in August, and If local option con-
tinues, oil interest in National affairs In this
country will be destroyed by dry rot
[Como (Col. Review and Advertiser.
When Clsckamas girl gets on pair of
cewhide shoes and yaller calico dress she
considers herself q model for q fashion
plate.-[Walla Walla Union.
Hon. John Oberly, Civil-Servce Reformer
beg pardon, Civil-Servlce Commissioner
| is generally known as Bishop Oberly, and
| the manner Of his acquiring the title Is
| rather amusing. 1t seems that the Hon.
| John bears striking resemblance to Bishop
| McLaren Of the Chicago diocese, and one
day tlpsy friend of Johns overlook the
| Bishop on the street. 1t was John, of
course, to Mr.. Tipsy, and coming up to
him he slapped him sounder on the
back
"John, old man." he said; "dang your
soul, how d'y do? Haven't seen you for
four days. Didn't hardly know you. Come
In here and let's have drink. Best liquor
in town right IN this shebang," and he
| yanked the Bishop around and pointed him
| toward a saloon.
"Sir," roared the Bishop, 'you are mis-
|
| McLaren.n
Tipsy was sober enough to understand
| the gravity of his error, and he was SO earn
est in his apologies that he was let of with
only reprimand. He went on his way
| muttering to himself, slipped into one or
two places and fired up again, and about
an hour after meeting the Bishop he met
John. He went up to him at once, extend
ing his hand.
"Bishop," he said, as straight as he could,
81 hope you'll excuse me for that bad
break of mine awhile ago. Pm very sorry
indeed that 1t occurred, and wish you
would forget 1t. You look very much like
my friend John Oberly and being somewhat
| confused / made natural mistake and"
| By this time Oberly had recovered his
faculties.
| "Why, you durn fool" he interrupted,
"what's the matter with your Are you
crazy or drunk, or bothS"
Tipsy looked at Oberly, put his hands on
his shoulders, turned him around, took a
back view, fronted him again, gazed into
his face for a second and replied briefly:
"Both, and got 'em bad"
Explanations followed next day and the
friends Of the parties called Oberly, Bishop
after that. The title was generallzed later,
when at public banquet, at which one OF
these friends presided, some one was re.
quested to ask blessing and he replied: