New-York tribune., 1902-06-15
THE FIRST OF JUNE.

THE FIRST OF JUNE
Peace and war are one in proof OF Englands
One divine day sew her foemen scattered on the
Far and fast as storm could speed: the same
strong day or days -. <,.
Sees The imperial commonweal set friends and
Save where freedom reisns. whose name is Eng
Grind and bind the face OF men who look her
Now may truth and pride IN truth whose seat Of
See them shamed and stricken blind and dumb
Even before our haiiored hawthorn blossom pass
Even as England shines and smiles at last upon
Comes the word that means for England
than passing peace -,.n -,a. - -,r,.oo,,.
Crowned with flowers the first Of all the world and
all the yea
Peace whose name is with honor born OF
"a {. swinburne in The Saturday Review,
The search for ancestors is not entirely confined
to the rich and socially ambitious. Witness
this letter 20 the Historical Society OF Philadel
phIa: II trying TO find out all the Information
I kan bout Sir William Penn and his descendants
thar US be writing in my fathers famley but
tha have ben lost by means. wonto pruve
my relationship to the Penn If 1t can be dun.
l wos told If l would write to you 1 could find
out all I wOnted to know so if l can get eney
Information of his sons or grand sons 1 should
lik weary much TO learn OF them and If you could
reaIastate that hasent ben Gland by his de-
scendents or his sons descendants and so on Sam
ueI H Penn. Brookville. n. j.
The honeymoon was waning,
II can't help thinkng.' she remarked; that
the clergyman looked very solemn When he was
We'll" he answered. hes married man him
self."-(Chicago Post
An ambitious Philadelphia who wished to start
in business Tor himself applied to wholesale
woollen merchant and obtained credit for 800 The
salesman asked him what he manufactured.
II mex pants he replied
How do you want TO buy these goods?'
The best cam the answer.
How will you pay for thern?"
-'Vell, I gif you my note for four monts.''
"Is your note goCd?'
The buyer looked around. winked to the sales
man, and put his finger his My vriend'
he said. with the air of one who is about i'm
part confidence. IF my note vas goot. would
make notes. pants"
A lawyer living not far from Philadelphia got
his pecuniary affairs into such an awful tangle
persistent creditors found there was nothing to
garnishee or seize upon. a revival in progress
one of the congregation arose and inquired:
.H has Lawyer H not ;, .ne9 got religloa? rel ,,,,..
the congregation; that is unless it's in his wife's
name."-(Philaoelphia Times.
They ware discussing what sort of inscription
should be placed on the tomb of an eminent physi-
him. said Cory Cornellan, Sir Christopher
Wren's 81 monumentum requirs. circumspce' "
Caustic-Ida-She thinks she has a matchless
face.
May-I agree with her. She will never make a
match as long as she has it-(Chicago News
A writer in The Outlook of London, complains
that the house of John Dryden. in Gerrard-st in
that city, has been recently demolished. What the
writer calls "jerry-built monstrosity' has been
erected in its place, and the memorial tablet with
fha iNr s'I0hn
1881 D. 1900" is attached to the new structure.
This is. unhappily. not the only instance of a
house bearing tablet stating that certain great
man lived here" when he never did live there. as
the fraudulent tablets to Hogarth in Leicester
Square, to Turner in Queen Anne-st Marylebone,
and Byron in Holles-st. amply testify.
why don't that romantic star and that emo
tional actress get a divorce If they can't become
recopciled?' .
They have discussed the idea. But each is
afraid the other might get the best OF the adver-
tisement "-(Washin2ton Star.