New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-01
KATHARINE AND EUGENIO.


Miss X was very much put out about the whole affair
ats all nonsense" she exclaimed perfectly dloci
Sounds like a lot Of ducks quackng that's what I've
got to say. I want to inform you that I
never called Eugene Field Gene in my life.
I never heard such balderdash. It's true we worked
together on the came paper for five years, but he
always q perfect gentleman. What on earth would
I call him Gene for7-(Report Of the In the
American Society OF Authors.
Five years she safe anear him
Within that type-strewn loft;
She handed him the paste-pot
He passed the scissors oft;
They dipped In the same inkstand
That crowned their desk between
Yet-he never called her Katie
She never called him Gene"
Though cose-ah close-the dropiight
That classic head revealed
She to him Miss Katharine
He-naught but Mister Field;
Decorum graced his upright brow
And thinned his lips serene.
And, though he wrote a poem each hour,
Why should she call him Z" Gene"i
She gazed at his sporadic hair
She knew his hymns by rote;
They longed TO dine together
At Caseys table d'hote
Alas, that Fortunes hostages"-
But let us draw screen.
He dared not call her Katie
How could she call him Genet
by ONE OF "GENEs" VICTIMS.
apart from other things Of the same kind or In scatero
instances.-(webster's International Dictionary.
A crook Of this city says he was cool during tho
whole of the recent hot SPELL because the ponce
Swallowed him.
"My dear, said Mr. Bunker to his wife, what
has become Of that box Of cigars yo s ETY. pease
Jimmie wants TO smoke and think we can give MN
all he wants In about three seconds-(iiarpers ba@aH
The Rev. Mr. Goodnough-And now, children, who
was the man who depended upon the ravens for Ills
daily foods
Johnny-Davld Bennett Hill.
The Rev Mr. Goodnough-John Tugmutton, shall
report you TO your father.
Johnny-Iug Pop thinks so himself. He says
that Mr. Hill has been eating ever since the
Chicago Convention.
what are you doingi' asked the convict OF the re-
porter, who was writing up the penitentiary.
q iIumph! That's what brought me here. "-wash-
ington star.
A Boston Young woman announces herself on
sign as A "Typewritist.' This is pretty bad but 1t
might have been worse, "Typcwrltess,' for instance
u, was on a Back Bay horse car. At - street she
stopped the car and upon reaching the crowded plat
FORM attempted to get on on the wrong soe wanf
TO get of on this side she insisted non cant can 40
c Ii ndcnantly Want to get oil on this side Of
the car" Whereupon the polite Official Of the Mest
End in loud voice remarked Gentlemen please e;na
stand aside and let the lady climb the sate.'-Boson
Transcript.
They are again talking about stocking the river
Thames with crocodiles II Is supposed that the
reptiles would act as scavengers.
,ho for
IN the ear-something ] am especially fond Of.
Potts-If you had corn that got on ITS ear every
time there n rainstorm within f"rty miles OF mere
as mine does, you would entertain different VIEWS
indianapolis Journal
commissioner Peck says "The Kingston Free
man is a greater dsturber OF Grover Cleveand's
personal comfort than Tommy Grady ever thought OF
being"
Who Is ths, fellow there covered with dlamondsl
Ciuzen-why, that is Faquer, one OK our ia'o''
mnonaires.
CItlzcn-Yes. You might not believe 1t but that man
walked into this town year ago. a poor man. ~,
Visltor-Is 1t possblel And how did he make MS
Citizen Selling pictures of Congressman Holman.
Citizen-soi You see the portrait was woven Into
a door mat.-(Detroit Tribune.
oh those sharp Boston pecplel "Are you
matcrIalst,- was asked OF lumbcrman Of that town
the other day. according to The Transcript "en'
WAS the reply, I'm building materialst"
Our wife is following the fashion and wearing sus-
members She's been wearing the other things ever
Since we were married and the wonder Is she never
thought OF the suspendcrs beore-(Btllvile Banner
Here is the opening paragraph in J. NJ Barrie's
new book An Edinburgh Eleven; The nrst
time | ever saw Lord Roscbery was In Edinburgh
when | was student, and flung clod OF esrtn
At him. He was peer; those were my politics."
One lie Had Not Cot" You keep dictionaries,
sunSosri, he said, in response TO the clerks polte
irourv as to what he wished. 49,
Yes Sir We have all OF them is ulere any
spscaI dictionary Won would like to look arr
You have all kinds, you say "
ayes. sir ,,,. ,, 40
"Thcn you may show me the bright lexicon OF
youth which has no such word as ial."-tft'spu's
Chronicle.