New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
To LTCRETIA.

propriey in administering timely rebuke to the heir
apparent of the English throne and recommended me
for promotion which never came.'
TO LUCRETIA.
Lucrctia has asked for A sonnet:
sonnet on what. then prayi
On the latest love Of a bonnet,
or the charms Of a Worth matinee'
or shall il be tuned to a metre
That's fitted the Joy 10 express
OF wearing A new Paris dress
Or shall it be loud in the praises
OF funny Dutch jugs and blue Wares
OF Chppendae chairs and queer vases,
Of rugs that are costly and rare
OF clocks that don't co. in tall cas-, casEe's'
OF tables oerburiened by baskets.
Blue lamps and brown crockery pugss
wsSsd aaors and cra%@sd taI Of III trash.
And is lucky to leave sans smashi
Or shall become an aesthetic
70 And Wind mp my r ny beSlB m:shn'
o. Wide has played tireadbarc and cleani
or shall my idle Muse chasten
To sing Of the lat ball for your
Eut mention the theme. and hasten
@,Gcorge Trimble Davidson in Theatre.
The Rev DR. wavland Of Philadelphia. thus de-
scribes the maeralsm Of the day our standards Of
success failure material We say, Did YOU heas
Of the great misfortune that has come 10 our friend
Brown, .Whv no: what Is the matter7' why, he
lost everything he had in the world What has he
lost his character Has he lost his Conscience Has
he lost his health Has lie lost his wife and chill
drcnl' 'Oh. no. but he has LOST his money he has
a cent left after paying his debts And do You
know II the great success gained BY our friend
smith, NO. am glad to hear it. Has he
querei that habit Of lying that lie had Has he left
of drinking and swearing. and has he become an hon
c> clean man - ION. no; but he has been elected TO
Congress- And the mind stands dumb before the
vision # great possibilities
farm journal said: There is going to be .mors
money n pouity than heFtt!i're' Iie mex, nay 80
Told her husband that it tie ,t time he ever Jaw
ANYTHING reliable in an Agricultural paper publisher III
o big city NorIistown Herald
II seems that during the last year sixty ministers
4 other denominations have entered the Episcopal
ministry. which leads The Living Church" u re
mark The appeal Of the bishops for unity is taking
effect TIL, prompts The Christian Enquirer 10
make the folowin. comment seeing that the Pies
byteran, North and south. have 1000 ministers.
the Methodist Episcopal churches 10000, and Tie
Baptist, over II 900 one who can think that the
appeal OF the bishops for unity Is taking effect must
have - cuvtble state of mind a> that noted character
Of pichcus- who wa, always finding something in tho
midst Of annoyance, to bee Jolly about
IL have the best wife in town. he said She
can cook bake. sew button~. iron shirts and do all
the other work incident T. housekeeping
"Nou must have married farmers daughter
- 30 She le> a Va,,ar College girl"
y. Sit sometimes happens that way despite tie
newspaper j0hcrs.- NorrlSto~n Herald.
4 little over hundred years ago. slaves
bought and sold in Fairfield County. Conn, wit
nc,, the following bill of sale in the possession ot
Mr.. \. W kcllogs Of Bridgeport To all people 80
Whom these presents Shall come Greeting know ye
that / John .IaINi, OF Norwalk in the County OK
Fairfield and colony of Connecticut for the Con,idci'i
ton of twenty i've pound, New York Money already
Received 10 my full satisfaction do give grant Bargain
sell and Convey unto Martin Kellogg. Of NorwLk
.tf,,r \ \grt,, RI
Aged Two years and half during her natural LILO
TO have and To hold the above named pnllis his
own proper Estate During her Natural Life Further
more l the said Hohn Jarvis Warrant and Defend tho
\ fore>aid. Negro phyllis DURING her Natural
Ife nom any Chlu., and Demand, What
ever In Witness Whereof have her unto set my
hand and seal this 10 day OF october Ammo Dom:
1876 JOHN JARVIS (>eaD
There Wa one maiden lady who resided in this coun.
~ who was not ANNOYED by the term old maid
she rather gloricd II. often M conversation
6r 70 ' sv 'it l Sv' At al all nm re
and comfortable. and intend TO remain so.T A. she
Their hands heart, and fortunes, 80 She remained an
old maid from inclination and not some malicious
women were heard 10 ,av because she couldn't help
When on her bed during her last sickness. she sent
for dealer n marble and gave him directions regard
inc the tombstone TO he placed over her grave. Iic
orders implicit and after her death they were
carried out coh'rlcntI"usy ana lAe s.
in a cemetery not many miles from this CITY over
looking beautiful country village. contains. after
the name, date of birth and DEATH the following terse
but most emphatic inscrpt on:
Unmarried and Free.'
livingston Freeman. .
In his article in The Review OF Reviews J.
IIenniker Heaon expresses the belief that the postal
between the Urited States and Canada Is
a bad thing from the British point Of view. Tho
natural consequence he has been the creation
OF vast spondencc between the two countries
and the welding Of mnumcriblc links of commercial
and personal Interests binding them together. l aaa
ocular proof Of this counting the mail bags destined
for the United states and lying in the postoiccs 10
Ottawa Montreal and elsewhere How does our
postoicc meet and conntcIact this insidous attempt
by Of the penny post. 10 sap Canadian loyalty
and secure the Canadian markets Why, 10y enforcing
a I'd rate every letter sent from this country
10 Canada.
The Arabs have no hellol' IN their language. The
nearest they can come 10 IL Is to throw stone and
hit man In the back. and then ask him as he turns
around - Does il please Heaven Ia give you good
health this morning. '-lDetgpit Free Pres