Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-26
THE STROLLER'S STORIES.
Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations From
Cnrb.and Corridor.

Odd Opinions and Quaint Observations From
Curb.and Corridor.
| Tick HENDERSON came to town to spend the
Christmas season with his former chums.
They were everyone glad to see him. and he
shook hands all day. yesterday until he could
scarcely bend his elbow. Mr.. Henderson has
been up in the oil region, wearing big boots.
flannel shirt and an air of industry. He has
been edifying his friends with yarns about his
experiences. He says that for two years he
has been feeding on ham, pork chops and sau-
sage until he is ashamed to LOOK q hog in the
face.
THE sable gentlemen who occupy the posi-
tions Of dock hands along the river, cele-
brated Christmas with unusual gusto. The
weather was so much like that ''down de rib
ber." The dock hand Is happy this winter.
That last word is used with reluctance but is
warranted by the standard almanacs. The
dock hand has had all the work he wished. He
did not wish much. The packets have come
and gone regularly, freight has been heavy,
and the weather mild. When cargo was
loaded and the dock hand given his pay, he
could get drunk and sleep all night on pile of
pianks without danger Of catching cold. He
has even in his dreams, been able to imagine
himself on the levee in New Orleans.
THE dock hand is sstudy in contentment.
Even at hard labor he does not work hard.
s'i.s :. "a sans Do1es ol siass rom
His old brown sleuch hat is hung upon the
back Of his head. BE rolls the boxes to the
rear of the wagon with sedate deIiberation.
Two ebon-hued companions stand there Care. 4
fully they lift the boxes and place them softly
upon the shoulders of the carriers. How slowly
those carriers move, They walk up the gang
plank with measured, stealthy thread, placing
one long nat foot before the other only after
mature thought. The dock hand is an artist as
an expectorator. He does not move his head.
He looks calmly ahead of him into dim dis
lance with the solemn countenanee OF q Nib
all tnere Is Of II.
ON MT washington the enidren OF three
nelgnoorlng families are used to enjoying
.u. .. ses ~ Ine summer tlme WIN q avn
Sou1, Which que Oh tniee papas. IN tine Iall,
careluuy iolds away In MS attic. yesterday
=. inolnlng tne warm sunshine was TOO mucn Tor
'1.ao u-s sseu niue one, ana tney caleo
Rs.e - Douy. Ihsy wouiu nos lsOen 70
80. Tt - VIC Plooueslon " sno summer
ss',,.- ~ "as sptSau uPon sne lA"n' ana tne
Onnuon nau Johy sime an sne forenoon soon
AsSa NAAAoA JUG u VIC AAbtA6- SlkAs HeuE 10 uer
tasnel ano, WIZ iook OF lrreslstiDle appeal In
20, ,' ~oAeu' spa CAN you seS Us
A STORY IlKe the above, however true 1t may |
De- Goes not move veteran ike Controller |
morroW' he listened calmly to the narrative, |
and said dryly, There is nothing extra |
ordinary about that On the 1st of January. |
1875 the Centennial day plaved game of |
croquet in nv shirt sleeyes.n On that dav
three men were frozen to death in AIle- |
gheny county. There is a slight discreuancy.
but the Controller has the advantage. Hais
connected with Sunday sebool and the rec.
ords ara not.
THERE appears to be a wide diverOercA in
the marrs, ~ ,ro,,;rr ~. 80 - 49,.
,,h-;s+roa. sai.st 1Tit,., % .S.4' v VIC
49, - 80. suo nS"epa
. y slo 1lsy epelioI !. snlee uneIens
w.y.,1 NrD Arlss Allngie ana hriss
-. SPelllk, which seems 70 %
.no sneos guy u sne way, appeared yesterday
inornlng III Ine euItorial columns OF city CO.
DompOrdty 1H0 name Is S0m6HmeS 6pelleQ
Kr1ss Kinkle or Kriss Krinkle. The cyclope-
dias spell the name Kriss Kringle. The devo-
tees of the old gentleman, the children should
insist on a correct 0rthographical rendition.
THE warm days Of this season again bring
out the hotel mashers who air themselves
about the entrance of the Hotel Anderson.
The proprietors of the house have been as
much annoyed by those caudT and giddv men
unable to hit on auy plan TO abate the nuisanca
A large number Of those most notorious pests
N town are not guests of the Anderson at all.
They come either from other hotels or from
this city They stand upon the steps, and near
the entrance, and smile their muskmelou
smiles upon every comely lady who passes
The young men who display their pretty mus
aches and their fine raiment in this fashion
ire probably not aware that for some time
among the higher officials Of +ha noI,ca bnroon
Yet such is the fact. INSPECTOR McAIeese Is
aching to get at them. but until this time has
oeen unable to concoet a plau. Tbev do not
nash when a policeman is near II NAV he in
,erestinO news tn the bovs on that corre- the.
Mot for their demoraiization ia now in the
hem at any moment. So may hose.
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HERE was large lot Of holly used in this
city yesterday, placed as decorations in the
houses or worn in buttonholes. Few persons
Who bought the beautiful branches at the
iorists were aware that they had come across
ne ocean Nearly all OF the holly sold in this
l.aseu neIe , IN ~ oAnSu an ever