New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-23
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Ever since the wild West show appeared IN
Rudapest the citizens believe that every American
is in the habit OF carrying a revolver. "A Few
nights before my arrival" writes correspondent
OF 1.-THE Chicago Record IAN American Traveller
and his friends had been sitting at table In a
music hall ordering such refreshments as may DC
obtained at that kind OF a place. When the Ameri-
can called for his check the walter performed a
feat In mathematics and learned that three times
three made seventeen. The American found faut
with this system Of multiplication and stood up
to protest. The young woman VINO sofa pro-
grammes threw herself In front OF him and seized
his arm. Please don't she said; he Is a poor
man. He has wife and family The manager
came running Wait waltz he entreated Please
do not make any trouble. l ask you that you
should not shoot" Yielding to these entreaties
the American spared the life of the trembling
waiter who had made a for the stairway.
There was another computation. and 1t was de-
cided that three times three made nine"
Feminine Rest-'I need a rest" she said. II
have been working myself to death getting .ne
away from the city for at least two months:
know Just the psooe go ne e there no
ment For a real good rest It IS
But at this point she interrupted him
'And not soul to see how well have dressed
myself and the children" she cried And have
labored hard at 1t, too! Well, guess not -
Chicago Post.
from private letter describing the Paris auto
mobiles: I'VE went to Fontainebleau. five In the
party for breakfast, 10 miles In three hours. and
such a ride We came back by a longer route. S
miles In the same time. through the forest at
sunset and along the Seine In the moonlight. Fancy
going so miles for breakfast and enjoying it-that
is 50 miles by road. / have always detested auto
mobiles but for quick travelling they beat every
thing I have ever tried. or course. you know they
y.ctOriaS
streets here. I mean the public ones. at the same
tarifr ~ the other carriages.
One Of the Natives-Talk about healthy locations,
Why. when came to this town ! only weighed .i
abou. si,'y pounds Now Ioof bu AT ms "0"
Gusst-Been here long? ,,
Native Not very long. Let's see I'm thirty
eight now. IL was about tWehy-hhe years aeo'-
(3oston Transcript.
At a recen, election in Hays city. Kan. ticket
composed OF boys was against the old men.
and the boys won out in a canter. Fred Hanamier
the Mayor is barely twenty-one. and only one or
the Couacilmen IL older than twenty-three Hama
m,er was born on the town site. Two OF the Coun-
cimen were privates In the 2lst Kansas.
When | am telling man story stop short II
I see a peculiar CLEAN In his eye. 49,
Does IL mean that he has heard II before?"
NO: 1t means that he isn't listening, because
i,e Is thinking up the one he INTENDS 10 tell me-
Chicago Record
talk TO his Sunday school
Not much! said small boy in an undertone
TO his companion. That's what the Spaniards
done and what happened to them!
II gave that poor man dollar few days ago.
and told him TO come around and let me know how
he got along ~
II suppose ne was. Anyhow. ne came back
soaked "-(Pittsburg News.
To celebrate the anniversary Of the liberation OF
switzerlan nd In the coming summer series OF per-
formances Of Schers Wilhelm Tell will be
given In Altdorf. the town where the chief incident
OF the drama took place. A theatre holding twelve
hundred persons Will be built for the occasion. and
ten performances will be given.
The mother Of one OF our soldiers In the late war
was busy packing box containing food to send TO
him. and the servant was watching the operation.
Having placed the last article In the mother said
II guess that Ia all Nora: we will now nail Il up"
Excuse me. mum, said Nora. but how Is he
. ever going to get II open unless we put In an
axeT-(Harpers Bazaar.