New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.
III

A CORRESPONDENT OF "The Christian Union tells al
anecdote concerning the late Rev. DR.. Samuel II
Clark OF Elizabeth y. j., well known clerical Wit
who vet knew perfectly well the proper limits Of leyit
and never wounded friends feelings or marred q
sacred place or moment with his Tcpressble fun(
At the First Church Congress held NewYork In thd
year 1874, friend leaned forward and whispeed4
what Brother Clark you going TO read an essa4
today n
"Certainly.' was the immediate reply :" am knowd
to the Church as :. a. Clark
young ealeswoman in a drygoods store. who had
lust sold "a quantity Of goods to lady, asked q
Will you have the goods sent, or take them will
youl"
s Ss sEs S that am sns to
Oh no. madam answered the saleswoman. mst
tless OF herself. supposed your carriage was al
tho door and that you might prefer to take your purl
chase with yon ,.,- -, MA:
And she scored one on the victorious side'-lDetVi~
Free Press.
Recently the Friends Meeting House In Odon, Ind.
WIS supplied with all organ through the efforts oc
the younger element IN the church. who believe that
oven Quakers should with the times. Where's
upon number OF the conservatives showed what they
thought OF the proceeding by smashing the windo"st
Boothbay's museums, both public and private enjoy
Qhe wide celebrity but OF an old Jug handle e, N 'hs
told This handle 1t is said, was accidentally broken
from tho ing on board dory At the BANKS cusIs =,
tho same locality after codhsh when William I.
MADDOX. the man who had broken of the handle.
pulled IN big fish with queer, tumor-l!ke growth
In the region Of the stomach lie WIS about 10 throw
tho fish overheard thinking It was diseased when
and The po~tmortem disclosed the old jug handle.
which, on being put In It's old place OF usefulness
fitted perfecty.-(hennebec Journal.
Jonathan C. Davies a welshman. who has lived for
sixteen years In Patagonia has Just published book
about that little known country. There Is Welsh
colony In IT, planted in 1869 by the Rev. NJ. d. Jones.
The original number 100 but it is now 5000.
IL Is settled In the Chubat Valley, which is about
forty miles long and four broad, and well protected
by ranges OF hills. IL not until 1877 that the
colony showed signs Ct prosperity and even now the
colonsts have 10 struggle with fears aud dangers
that would daunt any but a hardy and determined
people.
"Ch. misery" cried the editor.
WHAT'S the matter now p
81 jnst threw a poet ont OF the window: and his
wife who was waiting for him below. has presented
liza had IL on hint Another $500 gone. when -
would hive bought not only his poem but his ever
lasting gratitude.'-lfucK
some members OF the Pennsylvania Funeral d.
roctors' Association want To establish college for
the higher education OF underwriters. such college
20 give a degree to those who graduated from "
YES" said the man OF 90 carclessly, eve let tho
unnex girls have the sargent prize these years. IL
pleases them, don't you know and there are so few
II the college hool'' that are open TO them And
Let !"-(Boston Transcript.
An interesting wedding recently celebrated In
IAnlithg0w, Scotland. Ii OF couple nearly
seventy years OF age, who had been lovers In taSa
youth
A Poor Performsnce.-Young lIopeful-Mamma. DID
you tell papa I'd got TO have bicyclei
Course he'd say that: bu, what did you doi'
IL argued in favor OF II, but he refused
Argued Huh II u nd been anything you
then you'd got it."-(Srcct 4 smiths Good News
That contemncr of all things American. labouchere.
the other day in Truth gave the following list OF
articles collected In Pccadly BY lady wearing one
Of tho long trains In vogue:
clgarends.
cigarette do.
portion OF Il porhpc.
hairpns.
tOOthplchS.
stem Of clay-plpe.
fragments OF orange peel.
slice OF catsmeat
Half the sole Of "A boot
| plug Of tobacco (chcwcd).
straw, mud, scraps OF paper, and miscellaneous
street refuse. I'D lib.
Unfortunately" remarks THE London Globes
the moral effect OF this Is little weakened by tho
that the list appeared, word for word Thd
New York Tribune few weeks ago.
There IRE who are determined not to be pleased.
There Is Grmsby, for example. When Bges remarked
how we'll Grimsby looked, Grimsly gruned out somos
thing about "A man lever getting any sympathy when
no had been sick, and ten minute, LATER when GAY.
leigh asked Crimsby what he'd been doing with HIM
self. never him look bad In his llfe Grmsby
mutered that IL was bad enough TO be all run down
withou. being reminded OF 1t by every other man -
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