The Washington critic., 1886-08-24
GENERAL AND crurIcuLAn.


Tie tale Of a sea serpent is the longest
thing about it.
The Taylors Of Tennessee are bound not
to have amisiit IN the gubernatorldl election.
VIII John J.. sullivan please 30 down
and LLuck tie Niagara rapids outy
Current fnn-Going through theraplds.
\ real live bear has been soen'in the Cat
skills, says an exchange. That is nothing.
4 great many real 1--we b.rc may be seen
in every summer resort ballroom, where
the bellies congregate.
Mr.. Cutting has accepted his freedom
and come out of prison. This is astonish-
ing. Everybody thought he was going to
rot in jail until the American eagle re-
covered Its equanmity.
George Balm rs newspaper CORE
spoudent who is very neat in dress and
very precise in manner, and Red Calvin is
reporter who is neither, and Red was giving
points of difference between them one
night
"lt's this way, boys" lie said, with his
feet on the table, "there's George, and
there's me- If want to stop street car
rush out and yell like fireman: Hey! Hey!
Stop her Hey Stop that carr But
George don't. He goes tipping daintily
into the street, gets into graceful attitude,
catches the eye Of the driver, and calls out
softly, with a pretty little gesture, 'Ah,
therer and the jobs done. There's more
ways of killing a dog than choking him to
| death on oleomargarine.n
Grover, he sat on q saw-log and lshed,
And pretty girl passed that way;
| GOOD morning. he said, forgetting to fish,
All, where are you going today"
"I am goin' to tell your wife," said she,
AS she shook out her slIu-kissed eurls,
"That you're down here on the bank of
the lake
"Carryln' on with the other gNs."
"Don't do it," he said, "you fair Noun
tain Maid,
I'm fishing you plainly can see;
A story like that wouldn't do any more
Than make 1t unpleasant for me-"
"Well, go ahead lshin' and don't b1thcr
She said, as she made him bow;
"But, Mister remember" with a sly little
wink,
"That suckers amt bitln' much now."
The Washington Light Infantry is being
rocked in the cradle of the deep.
"Frank," called the President to Mrs.
Cleveland, early in the morning, as they
were completing their arrangements to
go fishing.
"Yes, what is it ~ she called back from
the interior Of the cabin.
"Are you most readySn
SIN minute"
"Hurry up; it's getting late"
"All right; I'm coming"
"Oh Frank" after an interval of two
minutes.
SWELL ~ little impatlenty.
"lIaye you got the bait Z"
"Yes, but can't find the corkscrew
Have you got it ?"
"um--um," scratching his chin and talk
ing to himself "Um.-um-bless my soul
that woman astonlshes me more and more
every day by her comprehensive knowledge
Of even the most abstruse subjects.H
Mrs. c. came out smiling and the party
moved of.
Scene-F. street car, Saturday afternoon
Dramatic PersonG-Three young ladies'
Treasury clerks, and ultra-eXqulsite dude
strangers all around.
Dude, to young lady nearest fare box
"Aw, may twouble you, Miss to pwas my
fwaiah," handing the young lady quarter
which she ''dwops" into the "bwoX."
Dude fdgets about a few moments, ant
then addressing the young lady, says-"Aw
pawdon me, Miss, but that was a qwartal
you dwopped in the bwoX,n
Young lady, graclously was it
Well, l guess they'll let you ride for
quarter"
Dude sucks his cane and tries to think.