The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-30


charmsnte fair;
zs carriage drive. re opera. 70 flowers, se
champagne
Zare nottings ees too good to gn 10 belle
Americsinel
Enhn l send 20 blIlet-douI. an 70 bou-
quet SO neat:
'T loaf you! Win you be 10 bItde7 Please
ansa.re tout-de- suite.
VOLTA Here ees re lettaire come.-ss
psirfumed biIlet-douxi
Eet ees re ansaire from my loaf.-ze
charmante fond and truel
Vot haf she say? Hat she accept? Non
D!eu! Vot now means eet?
Re ansaire haf re seengls vord,-zat leetle
word ees MIR
on, feekls. false Americana. eet grief
me mooch 10 partl
I ask you for ze lily hand, you sif re
marble kearti
You shall away 20 deestant lands,-oh.
cruel one. adieul
You brock re heart, you brock 10 purse
hat not left re soul
Boot tho you vanish from re sight, and
cross re raging sea,
Eat smiling face. Eat form petite. oublier
je ne pulls.
You gif me-wot you call?-ze sack;-you
feel re soul with pain,
Boot steel loaf you. falsely fair la belle
AT. HOLT.
G5.-ARITHMETICAL.
I may be divided into four parts. Ny
second, third. and fourth together equal
a unit Ny first. second. and third quar-
tiers In Roman notation equal my first
and second IN modern printing. Ny first
and third quarters On modern printing!
together equal a unit. Ny fourth and
third together equal my first; my fourth
and first together equal my third. My
second IS equal to ny whole. II my
second be added 20 my first the sum
equals my third u my second be added
to my third the sum is equal TO my
whole. II my first be subtracted from my
whole the result is one greater than my
second. My whole IS one quarter OF It
self. Ny whole is-well. no, ! think 1
have already told enough +. Il. S.
sls.-LETTER REBUS.
The penmanship perhaps is rude.
The spelling may be rather crude,
And punctuation quite eschewed.
But later writings never
Bring such q glow OF happy pride
As this. when we have sealed and dried
That thumb-mark cannot be Denied
And stuck the stamp on the outside.
All by our own endeayor.
s17.-OMEGRAM.
(Example: Mar. Matt
| love him not, nor make pretense
Though May saws she's begun 70.
I wish some friend would lure him hence
And poison, -'twould be fun to;
He's ugly as that old stone fence
The rats for years have run 70.
And lacks the smallest bit Of sense
This horrtd. pop-eyed ONE TWO.
SWAMP ANGEL
Hs.-ARTfCLES ~ THE GARDEN.
I. The statement that letter burdens.
2 A letter In The plural. g. To crush
T. To salt. 8. cord and typical
Yankee dish. s. Pounds 7. carriage.
and period Of time. s. Myself between
two calls 20 advance. o. An underground
room. and q letter. Z.
Ss.-TRANSPOSITToN.
you like the rough North windT' cried
she.
zone voice showed strong dissent just
there
"Ah. sweet zephyrus most charms me
The breath from golden lands and fair.
THAT fans the clrcllng olive groves
Where fields OF SECOND hemp lie
white:
And steals past shaded haunts o; doves,
To cool our grateful cheeks tonight.
"But. maybe, some far ancestor
Some lusty viking bold and free.
Gaye YOU your love Of gales that stir
The cresting waves and tight-strained
THREE?"
somewhat puzzled look o'erspread
The placid brow n yoIng FOUR Peters.
"Weu, faint exactly that" he said.
These west winds mostly brings mos
cutters"
MABEL p.
s2o.-TRANSDELETION.
Example: Feast, seat, teal
A spacious high-cened banquet hall.
With PRIMAL set close IN tho wall;
A Jolly frisr n each chair
About Widespread table there;
Fresh FISH and game and dainty TWO
Ripe fru., and wines Of rosy hue:
The THREE 70 which tho gods DID 20
We're srarce more rich than this. trow
While uy,.ad -FOUR their rays rash
down
OF g..st'n'ng board and snavsn crown
n narrow CELL leT, DARK. ana cold,
vretchsd pallet. tnln and old;
a holy frsr. bent IN prayer.
VINO says hls frat FIVE nos,sf there;
The SiN expression on fsco
Where tears ana fas.s % have le,i Their
,rsce
Make Ole sxc'sim. SEVEN really ha
Nho d.nsa EIGHT digit IN sach higa
s!eA1
Then. WHY monk. 1 must allow
EINE &as,sr Of DisEaise art ihour'
MABEL 2.
iN.-TERAlINAL DELETOH.
IacS's Sumner Outing. or Month By
The Seaside. In Four ChLp,ersl
First Week.
Th!or.s. dear little ALI
Eau know love you
yor me among al lovely maiGa
Is none ABOVE you
Chlaris. dear little AIIii
Second Week
Bertha, dear hazel sTesl
Rsauty dyine
Give ONE 10 my ALL cries
VIII you Do minsl
Bertha. dear hazel eyesi
Third Vice.