New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-30
THE T1LE OF THE DAY.

Two nciglborng Yorkshire rectors recently ex.
changed pulpts sunday morning. Both clergymen
are in the habit Of preaching sermon from the
collection of some noted divine when the week passes
without their writing sermon, which Is quite often
the case They defend their practice in this respect
by alleging first, that the sermons so borrowed are
much better than any they could WRITE and secondly,
that the few peasants I'm smoci frocks who attend
service understand the sermon anyhow, and in
fact would suspect their rector Of heresy IL they did
understand him. On The day in question IL happened
that they both decided to use the sermon from
Blars collection for the morning exchange, and
thinking the matter over they also both concluded
that it wouldn't be worth while 10 prepare a sermon
for the second service. The result of all this Of
course was, that the same sermon OF Bair's
preached twice in each church. though not in
either church discovered the fact
gentleman who is fond Of making friends with chill
acquainted with child who sat next to him. The
little one wore crimson plush slna ana on nad Long
How d0 YOU do, little girl y
"I'm not little girl was the shy reply. ~
"Oh. aren't you? Well, then. how do sou do little
.I'm not little boy" came the unexpected answer.
I'm INV papas little man" said the small stranger.
with much dignity.-tBoSton Transcript
Referring to the fact that both EYrnell and Tim
Hcaly got IL In the eyes. THE Boston Transcript" de-
clatcs that the eyes seem to have 1t.
Miss Fortssimo-Yes. when ! took lessons, they
used to send ne 10 Ied wn nGo aTe thpst that il
would have been the other way; that they sent YOU
TO bed when you began t. practse-(Boston Transcript
A man who has t.e-. it says that two Or three
dandclion leaves chewed before going to bed, will
always induce sleep, matter how nervous worried
man may be. And they cause no WEAKNESS or
headache such as follows the Of choral or morphine
THE OLD MANS THANKSGIVING.
Wen tn winter SHOWS a-metn'
An tn naples yield their sap,
In mother earth's wide lap:
There be days wen breathin'
seems tn highest sort er 10y.
An tn ole man gifts ahumpin',
An fergitS he amt hoy.
Wen tn corn begins ter tosse
AM tn oats is CROWN strong,
An tn ,garn' truck is mcIer;
w happy birds and insects,
shrilIin' forth their Laws.
Wy tn ole man. heart gets joyful
An he adds his mite NV praise.
wen tn l S1r9s are E,,Sss filled s,s t1 plenty
Wen heap tOothsome danties
Fill tn wide Thanksglvin board;
Wen lie sees his SOFAS an darters,
Into men an women grown,
18th their yOung-uns all about 'em.
An his arm-cheer's made throne,
Thronged about nth happy babies,
Wv I he w sS sny What F'th III feeln fe''
w king might chance to be:
An he seems ter sense it somehow,
An tel Ipconnize tn truth
That in their fun an frollc
lie kin live agln his youth
Edith NJ Norris, IN Yankee Blade
A Boston Christian scientist demands pay in advance
before efectng He believes that faith without
works is dead.
lie Wasnt-"I suppose" said she. gancing AT tho
clock. that like other bows you fought MANY battles
at school, and that when you were once in tight YOU
STAYED in IL till you VOL"
No" said he. cspdidly. used to Get out Of fights
quickly a possible"
We'll now she observed. with another glance at
the clock =" / should think you would have been
slayer
No, I wasn't"
And to show that he wasn't stayer lie took his hat
and wept-(Cape Cod Item.
Probably the smallest salary in the world is that
paid to the village Waterman Of Sprngst!e in iessen.
The fhs daily income is four plcnnings or less
than cent in money. This is the same amount
! that was paid to the village Waterman In the last
century However. the fortunate man receives an
additional allowance Of thirty cents month for
clothing etc. and is entitled to free board and lodging
from the inhabitants Of the village. The present
Waterman, "Old Heinrich" is seventy years Of age.
POpinjay-Therc goes A man who was brought up
with u silver spoon In his mouth
pOn>On1y-I know man who was brought up WITH
a dozen silver spoons in his pocke.-(Jeweers Circu-
| lar.