The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-12
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Yet proved. though simple and uncouth.
| His sisters stay unfailing.
Ever beside her. frm and true
He strengthened and sustained her,
| And even. on occasion due.
With gentle force restrained her.
NJ c. S.
7A-wORD DEbETTON.
II 7 could find the TOTAL strange
That wise men sought OF old
| The substance which would quickly
change
Their rubbish into gold
| Ia fix at once this silver craze
That vexes now our land.
The "gold-bug's" drocptng spirits raise
And cheer the silver band.
No silver would there be: with ease
I'd turn It all to gold.
The circulation thus increase
by many a hundred fold
Some Thousands. more or less per head.
Thersd ba a boom I'm every line,
And wealth 70 all would spread
And I'd look out for mine.
No willing ONl1 should want for work
At wages fihl and fair.
Starvation's wolf should never lurk
With eyes that hungry glare.
In all our happy land
And then perhaps we'd bid adieu
AT last TO Silver Bland.
NUMERICAL.
Madam" said l To the landlady "have
you any desirable 1-2-3-4-5-6 left? I see
that you have a comfortable house. and
one Of the best 1886 In town. and as
l am man Of 10 family and but few
1896. l should like TO find a home-like
place where I might stay. at least while
awaiting the 3-6-1-2-5 OF a course Of liti
cation which VIII keep me in this part
Of the country until the 6-2-3-4 is settled.
or the man who 1856 me is dead. May
l ask I'm regard 10 your table?"
MY table" replied she. lis OF the very
best. Ny cook 2-l-5-6 eggs. butter 1-2-5-4.
sugar and cream freely: the fare is not
only wholesome but relishing There is
not a boarder who 1916 at my table bur
will tell you that the food 1-2-S-4-6 and
l-5-4-6 well. one, indeed, whom / sent
away for not paying up. undertook TO
speak III OF my table, but all who knew
the case understood that what he had
10 say was only 4-5-l-6-2-5 Of misrepre-
sentations." DOROTHEA.
Ts-TRANsPOsITION.
When skies are ONE. a hery-rippled
stream
or molten gold. down pouring from the
sun.
Floods city ways; and city folks then
dream.
When skies are ONE.
or haunts. deep-sheltered. where no
FINAL beam
Through the dense roof Of woven green
may run;
OF hooks. where birds and breezes reign
supreme.
Men long to leave the TWO Of city ways.
To call their duties for a space well
done.
And TO flee countryward on summer days.
When skies are ONE.
CEPHAS.
17.-ANAGRAM.
From the Anglo-SaXon OF Caedmon's
Genesis)
No whit was yet wrought. but this wide
earth
stood deep and dim 70 Deity strange.
Useless. unshapen. out on ii looked
Strong handed Sovereign. saw his crea-
ton.
Gloomy and grim; gazed on the CULTS.
Sunken I'm shadow. swart meath the sky
Woefl and waste. till this world-shape
Was wrought by a word. by tn Wonder
Kings might,
Lord OF all living. Land was as yet
with grass never green: deeply engulfed
II.
shadow seas. enshroudlng from sight
Heavens high ward went hurrying forth.
Swift DER the seas Spirit then hade,
Auofter OF life light 10 come forth,
Wide DER the waste; soon then was
wrought
Heaven-King's hest. Holy light shone
Thro' the wide earth; thus the Wright
Swiftly then sundered Sovereign Victor
i0us.
Der the lake-nood. light from the dark
Shade from the Shining; saw with APP
prevail
THE NIGHT-AWF DER 1T ALL. THE
GLAD BRIGHTNESS ADDED.
H. g. LAUGHLIN.
TS.-DIAMOND.
I. A letter > The staggers-a disease
Of sheep g. Flagged. 4. Fabrics Of
undyed silk from India and China. &.
mild beer impregnated with ginger. S.
The keyboard ~ 4 piano. 7. A shrub |
81 the bueberry group. g. Exiles. Q
Upward flights. 10. 4 lever. II. A let.
ter. STOCLES.
7s0.-ENIGMA.
II minds me OF LIES feeting day
The pulses beat;
or hopes that fash and fade away
Fen al our feet.
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In banks and funds It never deals:
40 bear or bull"
Yet cl.ngs 20 stock and quickly feels
\ move" in wool!
Va busy mart no thronged parade:
No change % gold;
Though goods on this in many a trade
Are bough. ard sold.
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Turned DER and DER or shaken up
in al the town:
whatever side may be on top,
It's inside dewn.
HARRY.
Moving Speech.
Beliows-Tala a5ou; your moving
speeches. never heard A more thrilling
and effective one than Sparkins deliv-
cred AZ the mass meeting last evening.
Fellows-Sparkins made moving
speech2 Impossible.
Beilows-'Tis, eh7 You'd never think
70. II you'd been at the meeting last
night when he got up and yelled Fire"
-Yonkers Gazette.