New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-03
TALK OF THE DAY.

There Is an old story for Which 1t Il possible that
a present application may be found: certain monk
who was making journey from the city where ne
lived met formdablelooking parsonage on the road
and the two stopped to rest and to talk. The for
Misunderstanding parsonage told the monk that ne was
the Plague, that he on his way to the city ana
that while there he minded to kill 10000 persons
The monk pleaded fol- the lives Of his townsmen and
with such eOquence that his grim companion was
moved and promised that he would Kill only 1O0OO.
While the monk was yet away from home news came
him that plague had fallen upon the city and that
10000 persons had died. AS he was making his
Journey back to the city he met his former ac-
quantance leaving It and upbraded him for breaking
his word. 81 kept my word to you faithfully the
other replied; 81 killed only 10000 Fear killed the
rest.'
She-what is that awful noise,
IIe-Cuess it's the clambake over on the Island.
She-Poor thing. how the clans must be tortured
TO make them screecl like that -(Blnghamton Repuh
Ican.
This season fourteen people, four Of whom were
Americans, have assembled Mont Blanc.
In the frequent enumeration in our literary iournas
included Charles Henry webb's Revenge,
Revenge is n naked sword
1t has neither hilt nor guard
Wouldst thou wied this brand Of the lord -
Is thy grasp then firm and haruf
But the closer thy clutch Of the blade,
The deadlier blow thou wUudst deal,
Deeper wound In thy hand is made
It is thy blood Ieddens the steel
And when thou hast dealt the blow
When the blade from thy hand is flown
Instead OF the heart Of the foe.
Thou mayst find 1t sheathed in thine own
tBOstOn Post.
aThe most fertile field OF the Mormon missionariesS
SAYS "The Boston Record has been In London. and
all efforts to stop the work Of PROSECUTING have proved
futile. Among the middle and the lower classes the
Ifrtz, anA
verts. 1t is stated that apostle annually sends
over 500 converts. mostly English. The statement "a
probably true. The Mormon settlement Is composed
OF foreigners and few American thugs and bandits.
who I'm the secret organizations like the Danites
chance just suited to their desires. The natlve.born
converts the Mormon faith few and far between
The scums OF Europe offer far more promising field
10 the elders
That Was Good Enough.-The boy was sitting Iazy
I'm the stern Of the boat. dangling his feet In the
water. when man nom the dock called sharply
to him; ,.,u .,,, l., ..,s
Nothin7 responded the boy.
DO you get any , pay for for 600, on, q, tne uate,
ready 10 nun II need were.
Why don't you go to YORK;
win you give me JOB!
stesdyi'
"wGIl. u" no. lestated the man, "not the first
week.
low abont the second?'
IAN right I'll come around the second week.
This IL good enough for me nOw,' and the boy stuck
the foot back In the water and wlnhed at the man
o the dock.-( Detroit Free Pres.
Henry Cle,vS once wlote a magazine article, TO
which. Of course, his name was signed In his Gus
tomary bold hand In due time proof was sent to
him. The intelligent compositor' had failed to read
the welLkn0wn fnanciers name correctly, and had
" set" 1t in this way :" Henry Clervs.' Mr. Clews
read the proof apparently with care. making some
corrections here and there. but evidently did nos
read the signature all for at the foot a the last
rney within an inch two Of his misspelled name.
he wrote o. h.. Henry Clews.n His 90 X" WIS
no, accepted by the editor entirely satisfactory and
the name of the author Of the article published
correctly Mr.. Clews will first learn Of this Interest
Ing little incident in his career when he reads this
paragraph.
Tn,aralleled Outage.-The prisoner was the pro-
prietor OF q corner fruit stand lie had violently as
saulted and Injured the OF rival establishment
few wards from his own and still breathing out
hreatenngs and slaughter when hauled INTO court
WHAT Is the nature OF your grdge against this
MANI inquired the police magistrate What had
he ever done To you =
He nearly ruined me. Jedge- said the prisoner In
choking voice. lie turned my table end Tor end
when 7 wasn't lookn' and | sold all my good fruit
fore knowed it &c icago Tribune.
Where does all the gold go to y asks an Alliance
paper Well. l,sOO pounds OF II goes into peoples
teeth every year. put there by the dentists.
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