Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-14
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Germany in PIttsburg Had No Money, but
wanred Purse-An Odd HymeneaI

Germany in PIftsburg- Had No Money, but
Wanted n Purse-An Odd HymeneaI
Habit.
IT Is customary to speak of the United States
as an English-speaking country, but foreigner
i must be astonished at the amount of German.
| high and low Dutch, Italian. and Sclavonic
| tongues which he hears about him as he travels
! over this continent
Notwithstanding the size Of the German
population in this city and number Of people
besides who can speak German, some proceed
ings which took place in Magistrate Gripp's
Office on Wednesday night must be deemed ont
Of the ordinary. Both plaintiff and defendant
were Germans. All the evidence was
given in German: the, lawyers on both sides
examined the Witnesses ana addressed the
Court in German; Mr.. Gripp interpolated
judicial remarks in German, and finally gave
his decision in the cas- 9 in that language. Not
a word was spoken in English during the trial.
and, except for the quality of the German,
which we may reasonably suppose was not al
ways the best, the trial might have taken place
in Heidelberg or Pumpernickel.
&.s
IT is curious how far man who is attached
to the credit system will run into debt.
One day was standing in country store
where everything under the sun is sold, when
tall, well-dressed young man came in. The
storekeeper waited upon this customer at once.
He wanted purse, he said, and after looking
over all the stock, picked out an exceedingly
large one of leather. AS he was putting the
purse into his pocket he said to the store
keeper: "Be kind enough to charge this to
me-"
The man behind the counter replied
brusquely: mo, Mr.. B. I can't do it.
You know can't"
''But haven't a cent and
Then you don't need purse" said the store
keeper, as he replaced the purse in the show
case.
1T is funny how very particular some people
are about getting all the details of their station
in life into the newspapers when they get mar
ried.
For instance, several months ago 3 very ex-
cellent young man sent to me the draft Of
notice Of his wedding, which he desired to have
published in THE DISPATCH. For obvious
reasons can only give this draft with the
original names ETC., altered, and in this shape
it will be found below:
ION Wednesday, 18th inst, the wedding Of
Mr.. T. J. Blank cashier in the bureau of power
on the p, 7. & O. R. R., at the Southworth
depot, to Miss s. f. Nonesuch. daughter Of Mr..
Ia M NOneSuCn, superintendent OF bno Ole0-
margarine Applying Manufacturing Company,
Office No. n Boulevard street," etc.
Now the only thing further that might have
been said about the bridegroom's business af-
fairs would have been to state his salary, the
character of his work, and the kind of desk
and chair he used, with possibly few details
about his preferences as to ink, pens and paper.
a.
"WHAT a noise Sarah Jane is making up
stairs" Mr.. Turtledove remarked to his spouse
as a sound Of reVelry by night with incidental
crashes of furniture came from the attic.
Eyes, my DEAR" Mrs. T. replied, SARAH
Jane will insist on sitting on all the chairs in
her room at once"
"Why don't you take some of them awayp
Because there is only one," was the some
what exasperating reply of Mrs. T..