The Washington critic., 1886-10-16
GENERAL ANn cRIrICuLAR.


Minister Phelps doesn't know anything
about botany he tool, Rice to be small po-
tatocs.
Citizen: What is dollar silver ccrtih-
cate2
Gold Bug It's n tenth Of a couts worth
Of paper representing a dollar, worth ~
cents.
Citizen: III take a million, please.
"I'm the standard bearer Of the party"
said politician, as he carried a keg OF
beer up IN to the committees rooms.
Miss Cleveland's Literary Life has
changed its cover four times In three
months Philadelphia Times.
And why shouldn't itP With the change
able weather we have had since June, every
body else has been compelled to change his
cover about four nights In week.
Whistler the artist, speaking of coming
to America, says: zone cannot contln-
ually disappoint a continent" Has any
body heard this continent complaint
Two Democrats still waiting for an Office
were talking.
81 notice some newspapers say civil
vice reform is catching on" remarked the
| seediest one.
"Of course It's catching on" replied the
| other" catching on to all the offices and
handing them over to the Mugwumps, con
found them.n
Bo,ton has Corse for postmaster,
and It's dead letter business ought t in
| crease.
The burning question OF the hour with
| cigarette smokers win YOU give mo a
light?
| Agricultural clubs are Becoming numer.
Gus all over the country - Boston Record.
What are agricultural clubs? Hoe haudlesi
Tie readers of The Cniric will, no doubt.
hear many stories Of the hunting expedition
Of the President aud party yesterday, but
this below is the only authentic one, and
may be relied upon us correct, as 1t was
taken on the spot. 1t is called:
L1ARATHA's DOING.
Great POtomnc's South Branch River,
IN the West Virginia mountains,
In The neighhorhOod Of Romuey,
| Where the mountains aud the valleys
| Teen with game from deer to poker,
Game the hunters, with their rifles,
| Bound to shoot buck or buy IT,.
There was Bg Chief Groverceveand
| Aud his ever-present Dinncl.
With the wampum holder, Fair Child,
| And the Chief of Spirits Millab
Aided by the strong Tombivus,
All In charge OF French, the Captain.
AS the day god rose in glory,
Rose they from their Pullman couches,
And began to roam the forests,
Seeking deer and bear or chipmunks.
All at once, a shout OF warning,
Like an avalanche, came whiring
Down the mountains, up the valley,
And bear came through the bushes
With a roar like earthquake thunder.
"If it is deer" yelled Millah,
"Where's its horns9" And Grovercleve-
land
Dropped his gun and climbed sapllng,
While 10. Millah and Tombivins
Made n rush and swan the river,
Great Potomac's South Branch Riverl
Dannel lodged behind brush heap,
Fair Child fled In holy terror,
And the bear sat on his launches
Singing, "Meet me in the cleaning"
Finding nothing to console him
But a bottle corked up tightly,
Mister Bear then left the hunters,
Who with divers fears and tremblngs
Slowly gathered to consider
What should be their future action.
"There is danger In the forest"
Spake the Great Chief, Grovercleveland
Spake he from the beudng sapling,
"And think that we had better
HE us to place of safety"
| So they hi, d them to the railroad,
Where they found their captain resting;
Then they sent him forth to purchase
From some nearby, friendly natives,
Such a buck as only Nlmrod
Would rejoice to tell Of killing,
While they speut the day in staying
Other game with ten cent antlers.