The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-23

| ing, ana tne man III tHt SHuuOW OF inc
street knew It. and appreciated the fact.
'Well." he said slowly, 80 as to make the
dignity OF the occasion more apparent,
81 decline to tell you. You ought to
| know better. sir, than to try to get me to
answer II question that would incriminate
me-" and he passed along In the farther
shadows. leaving his fnend standing in
the middle of the sidewalk In u dazed
condition.
TYING HER SHOE:
She stood by the door that was festooned
with flowers.
While the sound Of the waltz foated
laZily through.
And young bloods of fashion and maids
with fat dowers
| Stood watching us while was tying her
shoe.
She wore Il red stocking, soft. delicate
silk.
Her ankle just turned to perfection
yes. two,
And the edge of her pettlcoat, whittier than
milk.
l saw. and trembled--when tying her
shoe.
All. me, for the days of young love and
young life,
For the days when my cares were both
tritling and few!
Just seven long years I've been calling her
wife"
And now think 1t a bore-when I'm tying
her shoe. Tom Hall in Life.
The man from Wilkes Barre had spoken
long and lavishly in praise of his city, and
the Scrantonian gave signs of growing un-
easiness. Finally he begged the Wilkes
Barrean's permission to repeat story
once told to him by a young lawyer of the
Luzerne bar who had passed one summer
camping out in Colorado. He said that
while going from his camp one day to get
some provisions he was startled by the ap-
proach of a large grizzly bear. He had
neglected to arm himself. there was not a
tree in sight, and apparently no avenue
of escape. 1t was Il desperate position
demanding quick action. He noticed a
hollow log lying near by. The opening
was just large enough for man of his
size TO squeeze through. He managed to
crawl inside as the bear was about upon
him. The bear kept him a prisoner for
some time. In the meantime it had begun
to rain and to his horror the log began to
swell. squeezing him like a wise. He be-
gan to realize his time was short for this
been listening intently to the narrative.
inquired how the lawyer succeeded in free
ing himself from his perious position.
The Scrantonian replied that a happy
thought struck him. He just remembered
that he had once been resident of
Wilkes-Barre and it made him feel 30
small that he began to shrink until he was
not over one-half his ordinary size. At
this point the conversation abruptly
ended.
EXPLAINED:
She had been putting away the winter
clothing for the summer. She spent some
time examining her sealskin sacque, and
finally remarked to her husband:
Henry, we've been cheated"
"How?"
"This Is not genuine seal fur. I'm sure
of II. You told me that you paid the very
highest figure for It, Now, how do you
account for the deceptlon?"
why. my dear, / can't account for II
unless" and his face frightened with IN
spiration-"unless the seals have gotten
into the way of wearing false hair"
Edith Sessions Tupper has at last dis
covered why Mrs. Frank Leslie married
Willie Wilde. 1t appears that Wilde had
regularly asked Mrs. Leslie to marry him
for several years, but she had always re-
fused, saying she did not care to marry
again. But one day in London Wilde was
to be Mrs. Leslie's escort to a private
view of some famous paintings. Mrs.
Leslie had a gorgeous. q marvellous Paris
ian gown, fresh from her tailor, for the
occasion, and came into the room chic
and swagger from top to toe. well,
WHILE" she said. gayly, you will have the
satisfaction of knowing that you are es-
cortlng the best-dressed woman at the
exhibition today" Wilde regarded her
closely for an instant: then, turning up
the sleeve of his shiny coat. he scrutinized
II sharply. quite a contrast between you
and me-" he said, sadly. The contrast
suddenly smote Mrs. Leslie and set her
womanly sympathies astlr. Here is this
man." she thought. "of talent. education
and intellect shabblly clothed, living from
hand to mouth He loves me. Why
should ] not marry him, put him at the
head of my business and give him an
opportunity in life? We can work to-
gether and In each others interest"
And So plying him. she married him to
give him chance I'm the world, and
Willie repaid her by getting drunk as a
boiled owl on their wedding night.
IN A SERIOUS STRAIN:
Every production of genius must be the
production of enthusiasm. m.-Dlsraeli.
Cunning pays no regard to virtue, and is
but the low mimic Of wisdom.-B
broke
Employment and ennu are simply in
compatible Deluzy.
Every man has his moments Of inspira-
ton. when he feels and thinks and can
do what at other times is impossible; but
they are only moments, and not many OF
them mt a time, and he should, therefore.
make most of tbem.-A. Daudet.
INDUSTRIAL FACTS:
More than fifty kinds Of bark arc used
In the manufacture OF paper.
Rice paper IL not made from rice, but
from the membranes of the bread fruit
tree.
Texas porterhouse steaks cost more in
Chicago, New York and Boston than they
do In London. Paris and Berlin.
The United States produced 1863, 10000
pounds of copper last year. The produce
tion for 1891 was only 2s7.0O0,00O.