Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-05-18
SPINNING WHEEL.
THE RETURN.


little hand is knocking at my heart,
And 1 have closed the door
Il pray thee, for the love of Cod depart,
Thou shalt come in no more
Open, for I am weary of the way.
The night is very black.
I have been wandering many a night and
day.
Open l have come back"
The little hand is knocking patiently.
listen, dumb with pain.
W.It thou not open any more to me!
L have come back again"
I will not open any more. Depart.
l, that once lived, am dead
heart
Was still. 'And I?'' she said
There is no sound, save in the winter air,
The sound of wind and rain.
4! that / loved in all the world stands
And will not knock again.
Arthur j. Symonds IN Littelrs Living
Age.
The sad tale of the unhappy cyclist,
who was overthrown-in the middle of a
smile-by large black dog recently. re-
minds us of the gentleman who tried to
play golf one morning after very festive
dinner. His partner observed with dismay
that he was about to make a long put, re-
CARELESS Of a large retriever which was
sitting on the green between him and the
hole. When this was pointed out, OH
said the player, lis that a real dog?"-
Westminster Gazette.
-:O:-
An Irishman averred that the habit of
Irish landlords of living outside of Ire
land was the great grievance Ireland had
to complain of.
''Oh, yes" answered an Englishman,
that's the old stalking-horse. [ don't be-
lieve in your absentees.'
Not behave in 'em! Come to Dublin
with me. and I'll show We 'em by the hum
dred Why, the country just swarms with
'em."
Of a small party travelling abroad only
one lady spoke French. Weary of the
many demands made on her, she tried to
tell the rest how to ask the maids for
hot water in the morning. None of them
could remember feau chaud until all were
told to think of the Wild West and then
to call out Low shOwr The next morn
ing every one Of them shouted Buffalo
Bill at the astonished maids, and later
reported that it was no use.-Judge.
Husband-"I have made all sorts of
sacrifices for you. Now. what did you
ever give up for me-" Wife-"What did
I ever give up for you? Well. I never.
Why, | gave up half a dozen of the
incest young men in town"
Daniel Webster was once sued by his
butcher, and the man did not call upon
him afterwards for orders. In the course
of few days Webster met him, and
asked him why he did not call. BE
cause" said the man, Il supposed that
you would be offended and wouldn't
deal with me any more To which
Webster replied: "Oh sue me as many
times rs you like. but for heavens sake
don't starve me to DEATH
Fuddy-'Let's go and hear Narrow; he
is getting off some of his best jokes to
those Englishmen.'
Duddy-"How do you know? You
can't hear what he is talking about"
Fuddy-"But l can see how solemn the
Englishmen look. '-Boston Transcript.
The following is a specimen advertise
ment Of this summers seaside hotel:
THE BOMB-PROOF AT SIEGETOWN-
BY-THE-SEA''
BUILT UPON THE DISAPPEARING
GUN PRINCIPLE"
STRONGLY FORTIFIED.
HARVE91rIzED-STEEL WALLS WITH
SEA FRONT PROTECTED WITH 15-INCH
GUN ON VERANDA.
FINE BATHING
POWERFUL SEARCHLIGHT on ROOF,
ENOUGH PROVISIONS TO LAST A
THREE MONTHS SIEGE.
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
New York Evening Journal.