The Washington critic., 1889-01-17
SOMETHING OF TOWN TALK.
Pictures in tho Navy Yard.

IictureS IN inc navy lUfus
1t was just after the noon hour in tie
Navy Yard. and nine weary men picked
up 2x4 sixteen-foot scantling by their
united efforts, and placing it so that it
touched the shoulders OF all of them,
took up the march for the other end of
the yard Gillhoolahan, who was in the
lead, had n last weeks Critic up his
| sleeve, and in trying to read 1t rs he
labored onward, settled backward on
| McGinnis, the next man, and barked his
shius with the heels of his brogans. This
annoyed NIcGinnis so much that he
| jumped out from under the load and
gave vent to this biting sarcasm:
"Faix you'd make CRATE rassler,
Misther Gilhoolahan; there's so much
av ye on the ground. BE jabers, the
half av yer legs is bent down to walk on.
Byes, lave us take the shcantlin' and lit
him around shtrste, or begob he ii walk
in the river so he will"
This brought the crowd to q stand
still, and eight of them threw their weary
bodies on the ground for much-needed
rest, while the ninth played leap-frog
with the scantling.
Smarting under the reflections on his
feet Gilhoolahan sought to get even on
the cause of the trouble, which was
paragraph on Weavor's action in the
House.
"Tell me, Gilhoolahan, phwat the
divil is this philaloo bustherin amy
how2' asked Casey
well, byes, / was akin Jerry Sooli-
van over beyant in the deadfall an he
tout me that Jim Plaine-may the divil
fly away wild him-an' the cyclone
sthopped the business in the country;
an Waiver an his jaw sthopped the bus
iness in the House, an beohuno the two
av thin the Numbers Is crazy, an the
docthors is putin leeches on their feet to
keep thin from havin' the blind shtag-
| gers, an the -"
Some one sung out "the boss!' and
| these nine weary men got into position
under the scantling and bore it back
again to where they found 1t, and spent
the rest of the day in getting it ready
for another attempt tomorrow
The Uses of Science.
AT the Naval Observatory-Profess
explaining the powers of the great re-
tractor to some Western visitors:
'The powers of the telescope is
greater in clear bracing weather, such as
we have now"
"How clus does it bring things?"
asked Aunt Samantha.
"Oh, hundreds of miles nearer than
by the naked eye"
''Well, Pcrfesser, jes' turn her onto
my truck patch in Warren County, Ohio,
] want ter see eff them dodrotted sprats
has got in under the fence"
Perfesser willis and begs off.
At the Capitol
Scene-ante room of Senate Chamber
enters Democratic Senator accom-
panied by several constituents and meets
Republican Senator, also accompanied by
constituents.
Dem. Senator; "Wcll, Senator, l am
glad to see you looking so well after the
fatigues and cares of the late cam
paign."
Rep. Senator Il am feeling well
thank you; and / note with pleasure
that you are also looking well after the
battle"
Dem, Senator. "Yes. yes; I was
subjected to severe mental labor, 'tis
true, and [ believe that, taken all IN all
it was the most harrassing campaign the
country was ever called on to en-
counter"
Hayseed, Republican constituent,
with grin on his face as broad as the
awful front of Mount Blanc: Y aas. that's
so, Senator; it were purity plenty NV {
Harrison campaign, an I'm right glad tc
hear We say So