The critic. (Washington, D.C.) 1890-1891, 1891-01-09
OVER THE NUTS AND WINE.

The best shelter for n young girl is her
mothers wing, especially II she's little
"chic. Itcds StJtinDs.
The State hospitals make no provision for
the care or fish that arc found In selne.-DHtalo
EapresS
An effective work at art for students Is
"Whaling,n by one OF the old Inasters.--NeW
Orleans Pleagune.
There will be both Ketcham aud Cheathnn
In the next Congress, Just us there arc In this
one. Boston H6TGid.
Chappie Ito parror-Polly want cracker9
PnrrOt-les-a Dut-cracker to crack that
chestnut.-Epoch.
I'm in for stealing range, What are yoa In
for?
Second Female Convict lortily)--I want moth
Ing 10 do with common folks. I'm here for
abstrgcting diamonds.-JeaceierS' Rerleg.
whats that awful noise in the next roomy'
askod the carly guest AT the banquet
~ hat replied the newspaper reporter, who
had already arrived with sharp pencil and
sharper appetite, "must he the table groanlng
under all the dcicacies OF the scason."-Nor
,isf0uR Herald.
sanso-Every time play poker feel like
Ishmael.
Rodd--Whyg
sanso- Because my hand is against every
NtW Yo,k Herald
"You called Harrison q lIooser hunk last
night What was the other term yon applied
to himin
"None l should never think OF a second
term for IIarrison."-Ne,0 York HeTdid. q.
said the Philosopher. "You will thus ofrect-
ually keep Others from trampling on it,
Nei0 York Sun.
"Therc are only about twenty really great
diamonds in the world.n The most remark
able thing about them IA that no less than
twenty minstrel cnd.men, thirty-seyen come
dams and III "stars" each have one Of the
twenty. Some of the Others are owned by or
binary people and summer resort hotel clerks,
-NO5ristCirn Hefaid,
"a decent newspaper" says the Worcester
Gazette, "ia often placed in the predicamcnt Of
| the young man In the gallery of the church at
| the wedding of his former sweetheart. When
| the clergyman asked, 'Who then glyeth thie
| woman away he responded sadly, Il could
| give her away, but | won't We believe the
| ritual II not quoted with exact accuracy in
this anccdote, but the principle remains the
| same"
A Scotch woman, long resident In the United
| States, on visit to Scotland, chanced to visit
| Campbollton, and while there was taken for a
| Canadian and questioned about Canada. She
| denied the soft impeachment, and said she
| she had always heard that Completion was n
| very pretty place, but she found II very dirty.
! AN, hut ye lnpund say that, woman-thcre'a
| thretty.sax dcsteelerles IN It,
The way they administer justice sometimes
IN the far West is pathetically described by
| Eugene Field, thus.
| We never seen that stranger in the bloom rs
| health no mOrcl
But somc months later what the birds had leg
| nv him Nuz found,
Associated with tree some distance from tn,
| ground.
Rcscucdl
Low hang the clouds, like threatening pail,
| While now and then large raindr0ps fall;
| The wild wind whistles through the trees,
| Stripped of their leaves by the autumn breeze
And -Oughs; the echoes OF the distant storm
| Sound midst the oak trees rough gaunt form
The stream, which through the summers day
Bahhled and loapod, child at play,
| Now hcrCcly nwOllen, rlshea dOwn
| With hcadOng haste and sullcn frOwn,
heming upon its fOam-neckel breast
! The sigur OF turmoil ana unrest.
lIarb! What was thltl A plalndve cry,
A figure outlined on the sky
A glIlish f0rml What brings her here,
Far from her home and friends no dearI
see how with atreining eyes she peers.
= hose cyoe so bright, now dimmed by tears,
Into the muddy vortex, where
A shapclrss mass drifts here and thcrel
, Who does not know what tIs to lose
A long-loved friendi What grloi ennne-.
! What sorrow, aye, what bitter pain
Wells fortl when snGps llfo's fragile chain!
Anguish like this must surely nuw
CGuse those hot tears which wiring her brow,
As, standing by the rivers brink,
She rers that loved form rise and sink.
Al, ilonyens 'Tis gonel Can no one save
A plunge beneath the ways
A brave heart battling with the streaml
Safol safe ut lastl she gives one scream
Of Wild delight, and runs 10 pat
-Faity Fair,