New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-20
THE TALK OF THE DAY.


rural c,aIn wites to THE Boston TranscriPl
"Au Abanilla was glad to see us. from the 'i"!o'
down COR up) Bushes was suspended 10y Nlo ""'
and It was set EN- IN. set EN- lhic) up !. INV
mine On the floor when I could ana p'ei 'he,e
was q r. T In the o. T that day. The dirty ola
woman in the dirty posada got up a very good
tasting dinner for the band of us. and AS the wine
skin vent its round thought of Sancho rama ana
was sorry ne was unavoidably detained eise"heie'
Afterward there was n cup OF Dich Co"ee "P ~
tho little cafe and then new wagon was tent US
20 20 home In and they gave us the despedida with
loud hurrahs and cries of God be with you.
Perhaps it was not strictly Young Mems chris
tian Association picnic but the trip was ho"H"s
success Everybody enjoyed himself houran'ehte
bien and there wasn't even one man taooed with
knife"
plscouraglng-"poes your papa object to my
not in the least. MI. spudds.''
Does your mamma!
DO your brothers'"
but But" there is one N member OF the family you
neglected to ask about. and who does object TO
Your coming most heartily"
II thought | had named them all. but now
think Of II. did omit TO ash about your pug.
Then who Is It that objects TO my coming to
IT is only T. Mr.. spudds
It IS perhaps not generally known that the de-
fence of Picking is still largely intrusted TO men
armed only with bows and arrows recent I'M
peral decree solemnly directs that those who Sue
coed IN hitting the target with their arrows on
horseback five times be given such and such re-
wards while those who manage to hit the mark
four times on foot and once horseback and four
times on foot only shall be proportionately recon-
pcnsed The decree concludes with a list of the
presidents and talyists appointed for archery com
petitions which still to take place.
witty professional man was chatting with some
women about friend OF theirs who was notorious
is henpecked His better half makes him walk
chalked line. and woe be unto him II ne deviates
He is model husband" exclaimed one woman
Nay not model but modelled" interrupted the
professional man. but whether In clay or putty
deponent sayeth not"-Lousville Times.
Here is an extract from a private letter from a
Boston woman. now in Monte Carlo: We went TO
the flower market this morning and brought home
two dozen beautiful roses. a large bunch of volets
some hyacinths and mignonette-a for 20 cents!
Last night went Monte Carlo and Lily
Langtry in low -necked white satin and diamonds.
playing heavily and winning all the time. The
Duke of Cambridge watching her. and was
every body else. I, n gay and festive crowd. and
never saw such beautiful costumes. Just for the
fun OF the thing we put crisp fve-doar United
States greenback on the red The crouper looked
1t. turned the wheel and then raked IT into his
pile just II It had been French money. We
thought detected a smirk on his face in token
Apropos Of our reference yesterday to the Ger
old shoulders in the case OF an ancient heaGless
statue. correspondent writes pointing that
WITH he equestrian figure now 70 ns H SGns
Charles II in Parliament Square, Edinburgh,
grave of John Knox. He says: The story runs
that this work-n which the horseman is repre-
lieve is cast in lead-was brought to SCOTLAND by
foreign skipper who had got hold OF II by some
u frDh
tated (strange course In view OF the dea tn Of King
Charles ID and then had head Of the Merry Mon
arch put on Instead '-tLondon Daily News
The announcement is made tina, ARRANGEMENTS
have been completed for THE Jerusalem Proc,ana-
ton" on the first Christmas morning OF tho now
century the Gloria In Excei.is' will be runx on
the chimes OF the Church OF the Holy Sepulchra
In Jerusalem. and at the same moment bells In the
principal churches IN all the capitals Of Christen-
dom. Geographically connected are TO peal out the
long cherished proclamation OF GLORY to God IN
the Highest; Peace on Earth 10 Men Good willv'
Papaofour young man wasn't here last night
Mldred-Yes. What made you think ne wasn't?
when got home at . o'clock '''"' - '"' '"''0F
Mildred Ghnkins OF something eae)-He brought
a friend with him last night.--tI hicaRo News
Some time ago" says a correspondent Of The
Ncw-Orcans Times Democrat" the Nicarayror.
took quite fancy 10 the wheel and a largs mum
Der OF American makes were shpped thsrn rhor.
are no roads worth calling by that namo ia m,
southern republic and the natives were confined
20 bicycling on a few OF the streets OF San Juc,
Gel Sur and the beach. but they liked tho exercise
SO much that they are demanding better road. -,
use their wheels on. and likely to get them :,
Nenriy every one has had moro or less hnc.s,or.
anu "a automatically inclined genoa iosist has ns
urcl that even fellow ihat couldn't Join anythins
but a church has Ind during the last twrniv.nvcc
general less than i5iC se2 anccs ors OF Whom,
q us 1872 were living at tho same time twenty. lvn
generations back Calling the average u,etimo of
a Generation thirty three and one-hra Years n ~
would take back 10 the Year II the Norman Con
aues. lOtb Zach OF Va had nj the tine 81 tha,
historic event something IKE twenty-five million Of
ancestors roanng about the various prime palites
and iunees OF Europe. Asia ana Africa. not To men
| ton tho South Sea Islands and Australia and OF
these Il IL reasonable certainty that at least one
parcIpated in the battle OF Senlac, either undrr