New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
THE TALK or TIE DAP.


There is fish vcndcr in Bridgeport, Conn, whose
horp recognized by all the cat, in the neShborhood
when he takes his stand. some Of the cats. indeed.
seem know when Friday morning arrives. for on
that morning. long before TIE vender appears. they
may be seen lettering near the fish stand "When
he appear,,' says The standard the cats express
their Joy by jumping about payfuny projecting
their backs upward, with prolonged meaows''
When the vendors team proceeds up the street,
like the Pied Piper Of Old tic cats follow In line,
marching slowly after the team until it reaches the
end Of that thO!oHsafarc Then the animals turn
backward and return 10 tlcir respective homes. The
performance i, interesting orc TO witness, ana
many residents Of that locality say they enjoy the
sight week after week. The vender gives them
liberal supply of fish heads.
The typical newspaper Of to-day is wclldressed
IIohcmiani,m eAenpliicd by irregular hours, IN
frequent baths and ant does not pay, ana
he has left That .ort of Bohemiani,m 10 chronic
bummefs and grccnhorn, The tone, the morale OK
years. and the public /, only just beginning to ma
It out. Educated people who keep their eyes open
man sadly out of Joint, and they are revising their
typo. The profession is ,lowly moving toward rs
6s very Par far dta pT When vii stand not on
PAD T 6e o GR5 ans 5ea Of as % ' s mesn%s
We will be obliged 70 endure with what grace we
may the would he brilliant sketches of phywrichts
and novci>s and the nnintentiODally stupid con-
illusions Of miSnformed outsiders who see IN every
printers Ink.
4 correspondent writes: {" Yon state the case very
mildly as to the English origin of the socaed slang
phrase thin, which perhaps isn't slang phrase
at ALL The fact is. it is English from way back'
IN smolletts .pcregrine Pickle the hero informs
Emilia that he Is going abroad This brings tears 70
her eyes but she says they caused By the hot tea
which she is pouring. Which leads the author TO re-
mark that the too thin u impose on her
lover. The phrase is also found in shakespeare
Henry VIII, Act V, Scene =, with the same meaning
THE BACILLUS
\ merry little bacillus she frolcked in the sun.
she said. 8" 50 useless There's nothing hsve
] wish / could do something for Others ere die.
There lots of folks unselfsl-then why not ~
This merry little bacillus decided for to die
In vat Of gycerine she pIunged-this merry nymph
And In the thinking Of an eye was changed TO healing
lymph.
Who're dying now for science in the happy Fatherland;
They al are most unys o ana 9ne feIoceo 10 die
-(Boston Transcript.
st IS easy to fast in New-York. where there 10
nothing good 10 eat, but in Boston it is Different
Boston newspaper asserts. This is doubtless
the audacos attempt in the history of gas.ronomy
to work up a boom FOR the bean.
Roses and Rapture -" Oh what a beauty :" she cried
rap'urousy. a. he handed her magnificent rose.
lc,." he said sadly, -" an American beauty-cost .
dollar and quarter. "-(Washington star.
Governor Bob Taylor, of Tennessee has been .
fairly respectable Governor-for Democrat but there
never was "A day when he couldn't play the fiddle
better than lie could govern. In fact, he will go down
in history a. fiddler rather than Governor.
Men might pick flaws in his policy. and sneer at HE
but when he took his old fiddle and gave
them that fine old melody. Run. Niger, Rum they
forgot the partisan in the musician.
Fahcr-lt yon expect to succeed In public life. my
son, yon must have push;
SOn-Ivc got pull. dad and that's better than
pu>h.-lBostOn Transcript
Adding the first figure TO the second in 1891 gives
the third. and subtracnG the fourth from the third
give, the second And il We add all the figures we
get the number Of the centIry. These interesting
facts ought t. mean something, but haven't time
to find out just what.
An uptown man in ten weeks has paid 1886 for
ginseng root taken from The Catsk Mountains. This
VALUABLE s' mddcne capable Of curing all diseaSes IL
is exported in large Quantities The root bereabouts
money during season. The merchant referred to Is
extending TN, business and next year expects 10 secure
least $1,000 worth Of the root. Kingston Freeman
The Rev. DR. Clinton Locke, the popular Episcopal
clergyman Of Chicago, made pad break the other day,
hut helped out 10y the quick wit Of his wife. on the
day in question he Lads about TO call whom he WA
anxious not to meet. 80 he said TO his wife: Now
I'm or, my dear. I'll upstairs and escape till
she goes away" After about hour. he quietly tip
tOcd to the stair landing, and listened. All
quiet below. Measured. he began TO descend, and
while doing he houghtlsly but emphaticaly called
out over the hann>ter: Well, my dear has that old
bore gone at last" The next instant u voice from
below caused the cold pcrspaon to bedcw his mniste-
rial brow and rooted him 10 the spot. There came
response which sounded neXpresSby sweet to him just
then. IT was the voice of his wife, who, with true
womanly tact, replied Yes. darling she went away
over hour ago; but here is our good friend Ms.
Blank, whom am you want 10 mcet!'
\ TRI'E BOsTONIAN.
A soul from earth 10 heaven went,
TO whom the saint. rs he drew near
said " sir. what claim do YOU present
70 Us to be admitted here ~
In Boston | was born and bred.
And In her schools was educated;
| a!tcrward at Harvard read,
And was with h0nors graduated.
In Trinity new own,
Where Brooks Is held In such rSpcct
And the society Is known
TO DC the cream of the select
"Ip fair Nahant-a charming spot
! own villa. lawns. alcades,
And, last, handsome burial lot
In dead Mount Auburn's haliowed shades,'
Il. Peter unused and shook his head,
Then as a gentle sigh he drew,
so back To Boston frend,' he said.
=" Heaven isn't good enough for YOU
-(Somerviile Journal.
"Thc -Four Hundred" says the caustic New-lork
CORRESPONDENT OF The Boston Transcript bestow
serious attention upon nothing in this world: and
am firmly convinced that II clarion blast from
Gabrirs trumpet to sound the dawn of the judy
ment day during a performance Of the opera, they
would make SOME witty % and audible salles regard
ing the player in The orchestra who was nterrupting