Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-15

Inats rlSnt. STOP egelnR that nalrs
You're not quite SO old, anyway. dear,
But, then, that is your affair.
Oh, yes, you can laugh at my clatter,
Your tresses still hold their gold,
But when they grow white it won't matter,
So long as our hearts aren't old.
I'm just forty years old to-day, dear,
Nearly half, love, shared with you;
Can you kiss me? OF course you may, dear,
And we'll the old pledge renewl
Your lips are as sweet and as rosy
AS they were long, long ago;
But. there, now. 1 must remain prosy
See, Mary's sweet face is aglowi
I'm Just forty years old to-day, dear,
hope Pll live forty more;
Wen try to be happy alway, dear.
Let's bury what's gone before.
There. don't pull another gray year-mark,
If you do more'l take its place;
To you they will always appear dark,
For you only see my facel
A eooD-1ook1Na girl-The one hunting
honest work.
DESPERATE people take desperate chances.
If they win the world applauds. If they lose
the world hisses. Nobody has word to say at
the right time, however.
THEY are making fun of Buffalo Bill be-
cause he wore a dress suit when he went to
break up the ghost dance. OF course he had to
be dressed to kill.
VICE thrives in the dark. Turn on the light
and smother 1t, then.
DON'T Judge by appearances. A good look
ing ten dollar bill may be counterfeit.
AMERICAS greatest cartoonist always makes
Nasty pictures
Snapped by a Song.
Sing me song" the signing lover said
of course he was trife spooney;
But now loves dream Is DER. they will not wed,
He could not marry Annie Rooney"
WHEN Philadelphia wants to be talked about
she closes bank.
DON'T carry your head too high You might
strike an awning or dead wire, you knew.
A GIRL can be little chic, and this is prob
ably the reason why she is called an old hen
after many years.
A HOLY alliance-That of the petroleum
producers.
CAL1FoRNIA proposes to construct marble
hall on the Worlds FAIR grounds. The marble
will be hauled long way.
A ruRFIrE's motto-what's the odds?
EVEN If the grocer has a large storeroom his
scales are always in the weigh.
So LONG as Cork supports Parnell a erowbar
can't sink him.
MORE letters will be sent after one cent post
age is adopted.
NOBODY can question the correctness of
Stanley's pronunciation of African names. He
has the reporters and the dictionary makers at
a disadvantage at present.
THE Christmas presents will coax the dollars
out of their hiding places. They were made to
circulate, not to be boarded.
PARNEL1 didn't seem to believe that in
union there is strength.
But Her Purse Was Short.
She heaved heavy sighs as she gazed inside.
And misty grew her eyes;
Twas then saw that the seals furry hide
Was Just about her size.
The only time girl pretends to stop and
think is when you ask her to be yours for
keeps.
A CONTEMPORARY says Lotta is over 20
years of age. Lots over, dear boy.
THE force bill seems to be simmering down
to a waste of oratorical force.
SPEAKER REED says there will be NO silver
l i.
should settle it.
AHACKNEYED phrase-"Carriage, sir7"
THAT cold wave seems to have been side
| tracked somewhere.
DELAMATER's friends say he is q changed
| man. He's rather short of change, too.
THE world is full OF professional Christians.