New-York tribune., 1891-02-07
THE TALK or THE DAY.

"The Springfield Union" tells the following AZ a
new story Of Phillips Brooks though ten to one soma
one will come forward and prove that it is Of the
vintage Of 1860 or thereabouts and first told OF
some other One day recently so the story goes a
little boy went 10 the great preacher and tried N
sell him some kittens. But Dr. Brooks had no need q,
desire for such things and told the boy So But tho
young salesman was persistent and said "They are
good Episcopal kittens" but even this fact could ma
make the sale. The next day DR.. Brooks called at
Unitarian friends house and again met the youps
tradesman trying to dispose Of the little pets and in
urging his case he said They are good Unitarian
Kittens"
How is this I" asked DR.. Brooks, yesterday You
said they were Episcopal Kittens and to-day you say
they arc Unitarian
But they are different today" said the boy sb>
cause they have got their eyes open"
Dr. Brooks did not pursue the conversation.
Always Thus-In the early history Of Psnnsyl
vana when big Indian chief offered 10 sell tract OF
land big enough to make two counties for twenty
gallons Of wlSkey ye white man went QUITE and re.
moved ten gallons Of ye whskee and substituted that
mncbe water Ye white man hasn't changed much
since that date.-tDetroit Free Press.
oft IS very remarkable" says a st. Louis clergy
man, how many parents are in the habit Of naming
their children after popular hero. This is well
illustrated in the case Of the late Bishop Marvin Of
St Louis A gentleman in the interior OF the state
noticing the frequency OF the name among Methodist
children inserted request in one OF the Church
papers that the and address OF all persons who
had been named after the Rshop be sent hire. lie
received about l 200 answers, and considering the
numbers who probably saw nothing OF the request
and those who but paid attention to it. have
no doubt from the omissions Of which have knowi
edge that between 1000 and 5000 boys in this coun
try are named Marvin
Afraid Some one VIII Iniure It Have you ever
noticed asked the snake Editor how solcltous rail-
way companies for their property
Il know they are careful Of it., but what DO you
refer to particularly - asked the Horse Edltor .
To the signs 50 numerous along the tracks, LOOK
out for the locomotive. "(Pittoburg Chronicle.
Before the war" says an old traveller, 81 was In
the South quite good deal and stopped at both the
cities Of savannah and Charleston, and While at these
places noticed that on market days large number
of turkey buzzards would be perched on the roofs
Of the market houses gazing down into the streets.
wa, told By friend that such sights were common on
market DAYS and that if | waited could see why the
birds came I did so and found that they descended
o the ground and hunted for stray pieces OF meat as
soon as the market space was vacated also learned
what was "a more interesting fact that the buzlaTds
flew from one city the other in regular succession on
market DAYS. This habit OF being fed regularly Is soon
learned by birds and they will flock TO ter feeding
ground with the precision Of clockworh. In Venice
there is a hock Of pigeons that are fed every day In
rho publlc SQUARE and the birds hand as regu.
larly as noon comes. An Italian lady left bequest
to provide for their feeding
awhy did you give up calling Miss AnsOnia"
" 10 man can make love successfully to woman
who persists in Keeping cuckoo clock !-(Puck'
The fee system has become firmly rooted that .
local poet is impeed to sing thus
If he had but fifteen cents,
This paragon of men,
He'd buy a sandwich with the five
And give the waiter ten.
Green-How was it the fox-hunt turned out fall
White-The fox struck; said he wouldn't run with
non.union dogs.-(Munsey's Weekly.
The little village Of Krapwna, Russia, was thrown
into a mild state Of excitement recently by the IT,
mort that Count Leo TosOi, the novelist, was TO de-
fend "A man who TO be tried on certain day Tor
,he murder Of a companion. The report gained con-
siderable crcdence when the date mentioned
the Count and his daughter appeared IN the
little hamlet. accompanied by one or two friends
Totols belief that has no right 10 sit In luds'
ment upon his fellow was well known III hrdpl"ha
and the courthouse became crowded with peasants
Among them seated the great novelist wear
ING the gray wooen shirt, heavy trousers and the hsh
boot, Of the poor Russian When the case was called,
however lie did not plead the of the murderer
and the peasants were disappointed But Tolstol
secured the services Of the best lawyer in the district
and paid the expenses Of the defence. during the
trlal lie took notes zcaiously, and manifested the
greatest interest in tn result lie explained MS zeal
later it j. said by the assertion that he intended to Use
his notes in Tie prep.raucs Of a new novel which Is
to deal in part with the cr'yma classes
4 serious OBJECTION" couldn't enduah 10 be IN the
ahmv dyn't you know - Ge said. with shudder.
NOl" she querel. 80, -, - - ...,r
10 nevah he irawled theah ah so vewy many
uw-Vate soldiers don't you know, TO whom an oHsdh
must speak at dwill ana at otnaH u%hes. me- u0n !0u @
know I'm the performance Of his dcmd duty, don't you
know. -lWasIington star.