Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-28
A HOLLOW mockery-an echo.

SPARROW. chirping sparrow. saucy. chattering
thing,
In and out the caves forever fitting;
Do you for moment think that you can singP
Do you never, never dream of qultting7
Sparrow, lively sparrow. saucy, chattering
thing
Don't you fear the chilly winter weather?
Don't you ever tire when you're on the wing?
Find that food is sometimes hard to gather?
Sparrow. joyous sparrow. saucy chattering
sparrow,
Now know why you defy the cold;
Through your futtering heart Love has sent an
Lsve and Hunger both have made you boldl
Sparrow, cooling sparrow, saucy. chattering
thing,
To your happy mate forever fitting.
Love awaits your coming, o, speed the feathery
wing;
Never, never never think Of quittingt
THIS is a cheerful campaign. at all events.
There's not much red fire at this end of the
Commonwealth, however.
How the circulation of some of the political
organs will drop after the election will simply
astonish the paper makers.
DON'T grow nervous, ladies and gentlemen.
The world will still revolve, and it will be just
as goo world after the election as it is now.
Politics are mere pastime. you know.
THE spectators who have been bulling silver
bullion got the worst of it.
PHILADELPHIA has crazy Count. And so
has the whole country, thanks to Porter's cate
chism.
FREE trade in the voting line is popular in
Pennsylvania now.
THE wind must sound husky to an ear of
corn.
Now look out for big sensations,
Great political creations,
Records raking.
Every scheme will be unloaded,
Every plot will be exploded,
Records shaking.
Candidates to straws are clinging
In this last week for mud-slinging-
How time flies!
Be prepared for cries of Doodle
And political fiapdoodle-
Campaign lies!
The Philadelphia BARRIERS have concluded
that the Blue Laws are relics of barberism, and
want them cut out of the Constitution.
WHY not let the candidates settle their dis
putes in a 2O-foot ring with two-ounce gloves?
A prize fight is about on the same moral plane
as a campaign.
Mr. FORAKER Is quite cheerful since Con-
gress adjourned without calling for the report
of that ballot box investigating committee.
THE double-jointed man can look both ways
for Sunday.
THE snake used by Sarah Bernhardt in
CLEOPATRA merely crawls through its part.
NOAH was the first navigator on record who
ran mis- vessel aground.
AFTER the 4th of next November
The day we vote, you know
One thing we hope you will remember:
Don't say, 81 told you So"
to $500. 600. Mary made this engagement pay,
didn't she2
THE Philadelphia Press says: Robert E.
Pattison is beaten" If some bets are made ON
this tip you may wish you hadn't furnished it.
gentlemen.
SOME of the free trade editors are trying to
convict the Mckinley bill of shoplifting.
IT'S scold day for some women at all times.
A CLEAN city government should insure
clean city streets, shouldn't 1t?
CARL SEIZURE syys the new tariff bill is a
most monstrous imposition upon the people.
How about Schurzf
Is Civil Service Reform played out?
HusBAND and wife are the best Judges of
each other. Nobody else has right to express
an opinion.
TIE free traders would condemn the tariff
without a trial. This is not fair.
THE freer the schools the freer the people.
John SHERMAN says no good ever came of
a third marty. How about the first baby, John?
THEY did,'t have tn call Pattison thief and
a scoundrel more than once. did they? Honest,
fearless men always meet direct charges
promptly
THE weather was in a bad way yesterday. 1t
didn't know whether to snow or rain. As re-