Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-26

that some persons 70 through che wo,,d
without ever finding diamonds In chict.
ems craws or rare coins in out Of The
way places? Not long ago having raad
OF Mr. Fnnshawo picking up an old
coin which was afterHard found IN Le
q half shekel Of the reign of simon
Maccabeus, date lab years b. c.. aud
Of the good luck of the finder since
he has carried Il as pocket niece
the Spectator resolved. despite the teaeb,
ing OF Easop, to keep his eyes ON thn
ground. A crooked pin, n broken horse.
shoe and a discolored nickel have heo,
the sole reward Of persisteutly down.
east Chances. The picked-up coin WINS
disreputable enough looking to have been
made by Tubnl CAIN but there woa No
sign Of any legends which could be trons.
lated even literally TO read, "Jerusaiem
the Holy, and on the diverse. "Cod
OF Our Fathers" No pumippntic er,ni,
offered me S35 for il. SO l offered i
for u genuine(O Cuba: tie cigar vendor
eyed that nickel with suspicion ond
now l look aloft" Tplls about there
being no such thing as luck There are
always some fellows who pick % shek.
els of fabulous value. and others who
when they pick up h0lf dimes always
have the value of their find depreciated
To the ordinary sufferer from angina
pectoris a faulty pronunciation of the
name of this Merchandising disease
would amount to but very little. NJ
however, this one more unfortunated
going TO his death should happen 10 be
Il Boston pedant, his speed on the down
grade would be greatly accelerated. IL
the attending physician in naming his
disease failed TO put the accent on the
first syllable of angina" The pednnt
has the right Of it, despite the dictionn.
ries, but IL the doctors devoted their
time TO pronunciation up TO date. their
patients would have the better reason
for complaining.
The thrifty widow Of DR.. Hitler.
after erecting S1.OOOOOO mausoleum
to her dear departed, hns concluded to
make Il second matrimonial venture in
marrying her gardener. The monument
may be made 20 serve q double purpose.
as the Claude Melnotte of this dramn
is to assume the name of her former
spouse. And as to What's in name"
the lucky Peter has no doubt reason TO
say. in tho Language of Colonel Sellers,
There's millions in it,
The poetic muse of modern times
seems also to catch inspiration from the
name "Mury,' and not since the days
when Burns wrote of his Mnrys has
there been a daintier Pastoral" than
this by Norman Gale, nm English verse
maker who is said to be now read by
all London.
"A soft answer turneth away WRATH"
perhaps so. When man discovers
big grease spot on his dress suit, lust as
be has finished his toilet for swell
dinner, and says what In thunder did
thisY to hear In accents mild the soft
response, butter" Is not calculated to
make the turning away either imme-
date or very abrupt.
"Along the lane beside the mead
Where cowsllp-gold Is ia the grass
matched the nilkmnld's easy speed,
tail and springlng country lass;
pT aaa b sne f PSI ,nI merry Sa rps plan
Love played at catch-me- if-you-cau
In Mary's eyes.
mile or twain from Yarley bridge
pluck a docli.leaf for a fan
Aud drove away the constant midge,
Aud cooled her forehend's strip Of tan
But though the maiden would not spare
| My hand her pretty huger-tps,
Love played az KIDS me-if.you.dRre
On Mary's lips.
And now the village flushed In sight,
And closer came to her side;
| flush ran down into the white,
The impulge OF pnly tide:
| And though her face was turned away,
How much her painting heart confessed!
| Love .ployed at hnd-nle.if.you-may
In Mary's breast"
To the American readers Mr. Gallo
could have no prettier introduction than
! this exquisite picture taken from the
! country muse" One can almost see
the little god NJ his mad ranks and
! must rejoice with the lover when he
tracks him home by the tell-tale blush.