The Washington critic., 1886-03-01
GENERAL AND oRrrrouIAR.

1t would give THE CRITIC great pleasure
to hear from "F b." agaH. His recent
communication was good, but a little too
long for our correspondents department.
Try u once more Write often and briefly
II ls nn excellent habit to cultivate.
Miss Ada Sweet says she is happier since
she left the Pension Office at Chicago. So
is General Black.
IL is narrated that recently a small boy,
one OF family OF eleven, called with his
father on President Cleveland. The Presi-
dent chattcd with the child awhile and
finally the kid asked;
"lIavc you got any little boys"
NO. replied Mr.. G.
"Nor no little girls2'
"No.n
"Goodness gracious r' exclaimed the boy,
"what a nice, quiet, peaceable time you
must have ~
An invitation to dance the german is re-
ceiyed favorably.
COAX me little coax me,
And cudde me under the chin
I'm out OF politics. mostly,
But might be coaxod to come in"
-[Roscoe Conkling.
The politicians who want Mr.. Conkling
to return to the fold do not shut out Mr..
Tom c. Platt.
"Comc back, come back,m they cry in grief,
Like some poor heart-sick sutor,
"And well forgive your Conkling chief
Me too ter Oh Me too ter ~
Speaking Of the arduous labors OF public
officials, we would call the attention OF
visiting taxpayers to the daily toll OF the
doorkeeper Of the Senate Diplomatic Gal
lery.
Tue fishery question bite?
The lion and lamb lie down together,
And all the world with glad surprise
Sees waving peaceful olive branches,
And Brady kissing George d. Wise.
Saturday afternoon at o'clock there
were only fifty members on the floor Of the
House, and yet some people raise q howl
when Congress adiourns over Saturday.
When Congressman In the corridors
swear so loud they can be heard plainly in
the committee rooms over the trausoms, 1t
is sign that the transoms should be
closed. This is a free country and Con-
gressman's privileges should not be cur
tailed.
Sunset Cox writes to q friend that he
"may be happy even under the shadow OF
the Sultan's palace" That's pretty close
to the old man, but Sunset has been long
enough in Turkey to know.
Great Jumbo dead and placed on wheels,
Now serves highly useful purpose,
In moving round the sawdust ring,
And drawing children to T., the circus.
March has come, the first spring month,
And sure as any doggoned dunth
Comes up into this Office onceth,
With poetry, we'll get our gunth
And pistols and that's all right:
We are making no threats, only let him
come onceth, the dunth, this month.
p. Sit is asserted on good authority
that there is no word in the English Ian
guagc to rhyme with month.
| The foreign influence on art is still felt in
America, and even newspapers must bow
before 1t. They were talking about the Bull
Run Cyclorama as work Of art:
SIS it really artistic?" asked reporter.
"Most decidedly" replied the editor.
care there any artists of merit engaged
| in the work?'
| "Merit," replied the editor, slapplng his
hand down on the paste-pot, "Merit? Well
should say so. Why, some Of them artists
can't speak work Of English"
The crease, the crease, the up and dowr
| crease,
In the pantaloon legs doth show,
That the wearer is up in the latest cadash-
It's awfully English, you know.
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