The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1899-11-22
SPINNING WHEEL.


To golf or not to golf: that is the question.
Whether it is nObler in the mind TO suffer
The sings and arrows OF the scornful crit
les
And by trying. learn not TO drive, to. putt:
To putt, perchance to hole. Aye, there's
the rub,
For in the efforts made, what strokes may
When we have cut the ball in half and
cursed the lie
Must give us pause. There's the reproach
That makes us monkeys all the livelong day.
For who would bear the whips and scorns
of time,
The professors tongue, the best girls con-
tumely,
The pangs of a poor approach the air
that's famed,
The insolence of caddes and the scores
That patient merit only make more lengthy,
When he himself might his quietus make
With bare brassie!
Tom Mason in Life.
81 don't know why it is,'' said III. X
Riggs Of Philadelphia at the Holland
house recently. but young married cou-
pies always try to deceive the general
public and strive TO create an impression
that they have been mated for a long
time This has led to many Jests and
stories, but about as funny a thing in
this connection as | know of actually
happened to a friend of mine who got
married last year. The wedding oc-
Cured in this city, and the brougham in
which they drove away from the house
had been literally decorated with rib
bons and streamers by their friends. AS
soon as they turned the corner the bride
groom ordered the cOachman to take
them to the nearest elevated station, and
there dismissed the obnoxious carriage.
In pursuit of their plan of deception they
determined to sit on opposite sides of the
car, to pretend not to know each other,
and to be apparently deeply absorbed in
reading papers. All of this they did, but
everyone that entered that particular car
would first glance at one and then at
the other. smile audibly and give them
their undivided and amused attention.
They saw that they were discovered,
but in what manner it had come about
they could not imagine. 1t was only
when they finally got into their state
room in the train at the Forty-second
street station that the reason why their
deception failed to deceive revealed it
self. for they then discovered that the
brim of the grOom's hat and the top of
the brides headgear were white with rice
that had been thrown at them when
they left the house,
one OF the leaQefS OF lHe 6feeHdcre
Chautauqua in Maine is Dr. Lewis y.
James. At the recent summer session
there were lecturers numberless from all
over the world. Meeting a friend the
doctor asked him how he was enjoying
himself; Finely, up to yesterday; when
| heard Prof. X" Didn't he lecture
well?',, Not at all; he simply told us
ing" queried the doctor as he walked
away.
Some weeks ago, in this column, [ took
the liberty of suggesting that it would
be a good idea to corral all the Barry
more family and pat them into one play,
says Hepburn Johns in the Dramatic
News. The success Of Ethel Barrymore
in His EXcellency the Governor" a sue
cess which is as real as anything | have
seen of late, encourages me to bring this
interesting topic before the eyes of en-
tertaining managers again. With Maui
rice Barrymore, his son Lionel and his
daughter Ethel in the cast, believe that
a rafting good society drama OF the type
of Captain Swift" would be pretty near
ly sure. to attain a great vogue. Merely
as haphazard suggestion, wouldn't it be
a good idea if Augustus Thomas would
write play for them? Mr. Thomas un
derstands the Barrymore family better
than any dramatist in the country I'M
HNdOtCoiy. anu lllIlh TIC COulu III lucll
with good parts. Miss Barrymore, aside
from her success on the stage is decided
~ social lion. Although / have not the
pleasure of her acquaintance, | ana told
that she fairly charms everybody who
meets her as much by her modesty as
by her grace and wit.
How One Caterer Spels-A little res
taurant in the basement Of 324 West
Thirty-Seyenth street adyertiSes some az
its dishes thus, says the New York
World:
BILL OF FAIR
Open at all Owars.
Bakon- Eggs, II. Ham-Eggs. 10
Corned eef-Cabbags, TO-
Lam Chops, IS. Lam Erie, 15 Stake, 10.
LiyerBaken 10. Pork Beas TO-
Chicken Frize, Is.
Puden and Pie, 5.
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After dis" said the old colored farm.
err Il amt gwine tex nobody's advice
bout whar l orter keep my money You
know, Bre'r Williams toll me dat banks
wuz onsafe-dat de- ali time failin' en-
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