The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-04-08


NAL, who deliberately turned round, placed
his paws upon the end Of pew, aud bowed
his head as II I'm earnest prayer.
A Kings Romance.
The latest romance about Alexander,
late OF Bulgaria, is that while he was being
King there he WINS always attended by a
tall and handsome lager, who never left
him for q moment and who ON several coca
slons interposed between him and danger
at great personal risk. At nights the lager
slept I'm the ante-room Of the royal cham
Der, and at least one plot to assassinate the
Prince Ia said to have been thus frustrated.
After the Prince left Bulgaria the lager
disappeared, and II has since been dis.
covered that the person was a woman who
was desperately in love with the Prince and
had sworn to protect HIM.
The Canary Among sparrows.
At Macon, Ga, the other morning man
named Sparks saw flock OF English spnr-
rows feeding In their energetic, nervous
way. In among them was a pretty canary.
The sparrows seemed to be paying good
deal Of attention to the little stranger, and
seemed to be taking especial care OF him.
He concluded TO capture him, and walking
toward the flock, the sparrows all few away
and the canary remained quietly eating.
lie walked closer, and, holding out his
hand, called to him and he hoped on It,
seemingly glad to hear human voice. The
bird is now Gagged and as happy as can be.
Vengeance of IA Fanatic.
Viscount Mori, well-known Japanese
statesman, fell victim to fanaticai violence
last month at the age of 45 years. The Wis
count had no faith IN the old Shinto crceds
of Japan, and two years ago he entered the
shrine of Ise with covered feet and lifted a
sacred curtain with his cane. One of the
fanatics who saw the action followed the
| viecount around for two years before he
got an opportunity to. plunge a knife in
HIS back.
"1n the Soup
That more or less popular phrase, "In
| the SOUP" II may not be generally known,
| has long been in use in different forms
among the Germans. For instance; "Der
sitzt In der bruhe ("be sits In the soup');
"Er hat sich cine schone suppe elnge-
brockt" (he has made nice soup for him
self" meaning he has put himsslf In "bad
fxn), and,"Er muss die eingebrockte suppC
selbst essenr (''he must cat the soup he
has cooked himself'').
what Barnum should See.
Mr.. Barnum ought to go down to Airing
ton, Mass, and look at Frank Nichols
horse. II was raised on Cape Cod, is red
in color and weighs 600 pounds. A de.
scription Of the beast reads thus: at re-
sembles a COW when looked at from one di
rection, mule from another, has the tail
Of mule, but not the ears, and no name
except ridge OF curly white hair. IT.
body is covered with short woody sub
stance.n
| A Great Indian Tribe.
The Cherokees have in operation over l0t
common schools, with an aggregate attend
ance Of 4,059 pupils, high school for boys
with an aggregate attendance Of 2l1 stu
dents; a seminary nearing completion, Will
capacity for 1876 students, an orphan asy
lum containing l45 children, besides mum
Der Of charitable institutions.
Oh, Wise Judge.
Cincinnati father bought his boy
drum. The child psraded and drummed oil
his drum. Five Of the neighbors went t,
law about 1t and the drum was hung NJ
and the boysent to the country. The cour
ha1I tt..Al Ito