New-York tribune., 1889-12-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

In . Buffalo Presbyterian church recently tss
pastor requested that the people put their contr4bu
ions for a certain object in envelope, writing on
the outside an appropriate quotation from the Bibs
When the collection was taken up tho pastor TOOK
| each envelope and read the texts 10 the congrq,
ton. They were such passages as Cast thy bread
| upon the waters. and The Lord will provide
But there was decided sensation in the congregation
when the pastor picked AN envelope and read "Tns
| fool and his money soon parted'
Life in Pzcn Creck-Mssionary 0ust arrlv.il-Ar.
| you the Mayor of this placel
| Mayor Rattler-Ycs. sir.
"Is there church here!'
amt got me there new blacksmith shop and , yos
saloons opened up last week, and I heered some taA
of church, but I'm blowed II | know whether iEs
two doors abovehe aPays goes into every thing,
| -(Texas siftings.
al feel thy presence, Autumn says poet in
The Boston Courier" of last saturday. The trouble
with this autumna feeling is that il rather late
| for this year and much too early for next
| There IS 1 believe more truth in the story ,,.,
Senator Quay's principal recreation IS noveLrad
ing than there Is In most OF the gossip printed aou,
| prominent men. Long before Mr.. Quay dreamed q.
anything bigger in political way than the supremacy
Of Beaver he used to be motel for his love Of books n
all kinds, and fiction IN particular You were llab
| In those days TO find him, an old acquaintance ~
| the Senator tells me- lounging about his father'
| house, on the river bank, book In hand and in
| penders were the most striking feature Senator
| Quay buttons up HIS suspenders carefully now bm
computed-is still devoted to novels and the lkss
| -(Pittsburg Dispatch.
| A man writes to "The Albany Journal nquirn,
in what century are We livnglS When one gets n
confused as that it is high time he swore of.
WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT.
Tho yer lamp o. life is burnln with clear an steady
AM It never seems ter flicker but it's alters shnIu'
| II, n
Father Time turnin down ther wick that feeds
So it clearly is yer duty If you've got thing tes
Ter put yer shoulder to ther wheel an try push h
Ef YER upon wayward track yer better turn about.
~ Light
Goes
| Out
I'd ruther die with nothn' then ter hev ther peoph
Thet had got my money in a robbin graspn' way;
No words above my restln place from any tongue o,
Would hev deeper meanin' then " He helped hi,
| fellow.men." -,
So et you hev fortune and you want to help the
Don't keep stavin of until you get little ,mSsl
l CT rec0ru Keeps oH 'u'H'A "H'H Light
| Out
-(Chicago Inter-ocean:
| Chicago seems to have an Auditorium in which yod
can hear as well see. This Is great TRIUMPH ana
| should be set down to the credit of Chicago
Captain Ewing catcher Of the New-YOrk baseball al
club, made splendid catch the 0tner n nig - S, ms
married young lady named Sevening IL Is tnonght
the New-York catcher especially attracted 10 ue
young lady because Of her Sevening is so near
Seven inning' The young lady VIII retain '''e ia''
| syllable of her name.-(Norristown Herald
SAYS "The Springfield Union: Regarding ths
| couplet mentioned in Thursdays 'Union,' as sub
| iect of query by correspondent of The New-iorS
Tribune william H. Parsons, OF this city, says 'Robe
Treat Paine was the author of a song entitled feo
men of HAMPSHIRE 1t written and sung at tho
celebration of the Artillery election, June A. loOl
| The chorus was:
| ~Roll ON loved Connecticut long hast thou ran.
| Giving blossoms to nature and morals to man,
7 presume it was this chorus the correspondent 10
ferred to- but got mixed up little with Connecucu'
River shad.'"
St. Louis Mani will bet you new suit the Fan
| will be held in St. Louis
| New-York Man-Where is the suit to be made'
St. Louis Man-In ST. Louis, of course o,.,,
| Ncw-York Mani must decline the bct-tiolma
| and Eurnisher.
| Now is the time to get your Christmas tree Ths
CITY is full of fine from the mouth OF the Pehoosc
| River Maine. There enough nr-trees along u'e
banks of that river TO supply the world WIN eh's
| mas trees for ages'to come.
| According to my fathers rules, Mr.. Chaphns' We
always adjourn here at II. 1t Is now one minute w.
| =. Al indeed Well in accordance with leglsanNsi
custom Miss BarrOws, there being some uhnnsns0. is
business tefore the house, VIII turn Dack the Sna.
| engagement announced next day.-tEimira EcH0'~
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