New-York tribune., 1891-10-16
TNTPY-N -NINTRY.

Willie and Bess George and May
once, as these children were hard at piay'
An old man, hOary and totering came
And watched them playing their pretty gane: g
lie seemed 10 wonder, while standing there'
What the meaning thereof couli De-
Aha but the old mon yearned to snare
OF the little chillren's innocent glee
As they crcled around with laugh and snout
And told this rhyme at counting ou1'
lntry-mintry, cutrey corn,
Apple seed and apple thorn;
Wire, blier, limDci, lock,
Twelve geese in Il flock;
Some few east, some flew west
Some flew over the cuckoUs neStlA
Willie and Bess George and May
All, the mirth Of that summer day
Twas Father Time who had come TO share
The innocent Joy of those children there;
-Ie learned betlmes the game % they they Rayedb IIaSt b
How could the children have been afraid,
Since little they rcc1cd whom he might be.
They laughed to hear old Father Time
Mumbling that curious nonsense rhyme
OF Intrr- -mintry, cutrey corn,
Apple seed and apple thorn
Wire. briCr. timber, lock-
Twelve geese in a fOck
some few east some flew west
Some flew over the cuckoos nest!'
willie and Bess. George and May,
And Joy of summer-wheN are they'
The grim old man still standcth near
Grooming the song of faFOn year;
And into the winter come alone,
Cheered by that mounfu requiem
Soohed by the d0orou, monotone
That shall count me or rs il counted them
The solemn voice Of old Father Time
Chanting the homely nursery rhyme
when. with apple seed and apple thorn
Life full Of the dulcet cheer
That briugelh tie grace OF heaven anear-
The sound Of the little ones hard at play
Willie and Bessie, George and May.
-(Eugene Fie d in Chicago News.
sundry pear trees near Boston are said to be in
bloom.
Now appeareth in the distant woodlands the small
boy Win nutoag over Shou!u'T, ans ~ Dcc 5 ~ ior i3
that clump OF walnut trees he Wots o. he race In ltS
development passed through the nut eating stage and
the experience faithfully reappears in each Individual
boy Is not this good Darwlnian doctrine '-(BoStOn
Transcript.
The Vassar students Aid Society offers scholarship
Of 5000 to a student who shall pass without conditions
all the requirements for admission 10 the freshman
class College at the examination 20 be held
next June. This scholarship IS offered as loan and
covers one half OF all the charges for years board
and tuition at Vassar. Examinations will be held in
Chicago, Denver, Cleveland, Cincinnati, ST Louis,
Washington, Louisville, Detroit, Omaha and san
Francisco.
one hears during the campaign bascess fasehoods.
Second Ditto-lou refer OF course, 70 the stories
the other side tells. agree with you-(B0sOn Trans
cript.
Saws "The Cincinnati Times STAR: "Lafcadio
Icarn, who Will be remembered a descriptive writer
on morning paper in writing up such horrors rs the
Rucr schlng tragedy of years ago. and who aiterward
become noted his West indian romanccs. has again
been heard from professor IN college In the IN
erest of Japan having married japanese maiden and
renOunced the white mans world. Ilearn when a
resident OF this city, great reader and student
Of ancient languages and lore, and il is supposed he
has about reached the height of his ambition unless
he is preparing grand work or two that will startc
the whole literary world
A prominent Gotham journalist recently applied, for
tho fifth sixth tme to wealthy friend for tenn
porary loan.
DON'T you know" was the reply. that it is very
painful to be always lending m0,cN y
No / didn't know that" replied the journalist, |
never did anything Of the kind in my lie, but II Won
Will Let me have twenty dollars III lend some feller a
nickel Just II what y1a say Is soTeXas sift-
ing.
Philadelphia Eplscopaans that the conservation
Of Dr. /. L. Nicholson bishop, IN st. Marks
Church Of that city. October y, Will probably be
one Of the most splendid religious cosemonals in tine
history OF the Episcopal Church DR.. Mich lson, who
Is very high churchman, is the rector OF -. Marks
and Is to 30 bishop of Milwaukee.
Tic Handsome 1hlng--foreman western War Cry
to oiltOrl-Whlc You were out, Farmer Ggayncck
brought In that huge watermelon Over there. Isn't II
a whOpp,rl
Edlt0r-I should say so. By George! We must do
the handsome thing by Graynccki III write com
pum-n ntary notce calling him enerpHsnc and pros
porous zen, and wen head IL with that cut of " L.
Buglas. tho - shoe man. that we wee saving 10 use
for Pan Handle HoAe, the desp,rado.-(puck.