The Washington critic., 1889-03-11
MATTER WORTH READING.

mouches sur moi.
To work the growler; Metre EN- euvre lie
grondeur
In the soup; Dams Ia soupe, or Dams 10
pota9e.
She is daisy: Ellie est une marguerite.
ETceler; I'm page politique.
His name is Dinns or Mud: Son nom est
Denis on Boue
Are you wild us9 Voulez-vous boire avec
nousY
| am solid with the Administration: Je
suis solide avec le Commencement.
The colored troops fought nobly: Les
troupes des noirs ont battu noblement.
It's cold day when I'm left; C'est un
jour froid quand je suis laissc.
have infooence, or pull; J'ai de Pin
huence, ou une secousse.
A small bottle: Une demi-bouteille de
vim de Champagne.
What's the matter with BlaineY Monsieur
Blaine est II maladep
No, he's oil right; Nom, Il est tout droit.
No, no, no free tradel Pas, pas, pas de
commerce librel
What are ye givin' usP Qu' est que ce que
&C vous nous donnez2
That's corker: C'est magni1que.
Pie: La pate.
Hang It up: MetteL celia sur Pardolse.
Are you going to the ball this evenings
Allez-vous au bal ce soirp
Not this evening; Pas ce soir.
Let the eagle scream: Parmettez que
l'aigle s'ecrie.
Great Scott, goshl Nom dune pipe
In the hands OF his friends: Dams les
mains de ses amis,
What's chewin' yer2 Qu' avez vousP
never drink behind the bar: Je ne bois
jamais derriere la barre.
No funny business: Pas d'affaire comique
Rats, chestnuts: Des rats, des chataianes
That takes the cake: Celia recoit le
gateau.
To knock out; Metre hors du combat.
The white horse and the red-headed girl
lie cheval blanc ct la file aux cheveux
roux.
1t was the cat: Cetait lie chat.
Young feller, boss: Monsieur
Dude: Un gommeux.
Civil service reform La reforme chi
noise.
This phrase book has the sanction of th'
Hon. Jehu Baker, formerly United State
Minister to venezuela.--[New York Sun.
Beheaded Rhymes.
In each of the following couplets fill tn,
first blank with word which, after drop
ping the first letter, win it the second;
!. The fisherman with line all -,
Still kept his patience as he -.
9. At the first bite the line he -,
And of the fish fell from the -.
8. Pete drew picture of -,
And drew it, too, with pen and -
4. When sailing long in many --,
Wise shipmen use the juice of -.
5. She glared on him in feeble -----,
For he had stepped upon her ,-------.
O. The barber took his painted -,
And struck thereon one raven -.
--[New York World.
IShe Was Dreaming,
Two young married ladies, friends and
neighbors, walked along Euclid avenue re
Gently. Two women passed them, and il
passing one Of them said to the other
"What beautiful eyes!' Both of the inter
ested parties heard the remark, aud a mo
ment later one said to the other: "Wasn'
that rather impudent OF that woman I,
flatter me in that manner and In my hear
ingf" -
"Flatter you?' snapped the other, ''you'r,
dreaming"
The two neighbors have parted company
and they never speak as they pass by
cleveland Plaindealer.
Somewhat Mixed.
The Chattooga (Ga.) Neps has the follow
ing conundrum for its readers Macl
Carter, a son of Bill Carter, married Tue
Phillips daughter and Tuck Phillips ma,
ried Bill Carter's daughter, and Bill Carte
married Tuck Phillips daughter. Bi
Carter IL therefore, Tuck Phillips son-iI
law and father-in-law, and Tuck Phillips
bis father-in-law's sons father-in-law
while Bill Carters sons wife is his fathe
, in-law's daughter. Now, II Tuck PhilliI
has daughter born to him she will /
|, Bill Carter's father-in-law's child and {
the same time his son-in-law's child. Blu
> the impossible thing to tell is what relation
/ ship would exist between the respectiy
: children Of the three couples in case the
have children. Can any one tell?
A shrewd Jailer.
The prisoners in jail at Deadwood, D. 7
held celebrations in their cells, maxim
night hideous with their noise and clamo
The sheriff ordered them repeatedly
stop, but without avail, when ono night
'doused" the fire and opened all the wi
dows, declaring that he would freeze Il
), noise out of them. As the cold was 2S d
4 grees below zero, the effect was immediat
The boys begged the sheriff to let up {
8 them, when he closed the windows and I
I built the fire.
t A Toper's Club.
A Topers' Club is a novel organizatit
g of Kyoto, Japan. 1t has twenty-thr
Q members, each OF whom, before being a
9 mitted to membership, had to prove
s ability to drink seven bottles of any into'
y cant at one sitting, AT a recent meeting, II
said, a member drank during the initiati
c ceremonies eight sho OF sake (sufiicient
= fill about twenty brandy bottles), and
associates think he deserves to be ma
|. president OF the society.
It Did Not go Dry.
u People who imagine for one moment th
|. the soldiers who marched through the ra
/ at President Harrison's inauguration wit
y out drink of liquor don't belong to we
,. posted military company or they wou
y know better After commiserating with
1t military friend who had exposed his man
a form to the public gaze and the drenchil
< rain, CRITIC reporter was let into the
y cret. ~ had two half-pint TASKS conceal
s. about my Clothes" said the soldier, 18th
st gave me rather full-chested appearanC