New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-18
RONDEI


tied her shoe this courty thing
bent low i'm the dust 70 do,
And pressed with tender care the string.
OF William Tell. Horatius too;
OF potentates, or prince or king
For me there are no sc scenes can bring
That rapture. nor the past renew,
And so | sit and sayly sing,
-(Broolilyn Life.
The Paris correspondent of The London Globe
writes: The existence of a profession for
impecunious young men OF agreeable manners, elias
tic movements and good appearance has just been
revealed in the course of ease which came mp
yesterday before the Seventh Chamber of the Tr6
uual Of the Seine Who. ! wonder, ever before
heard Of a 'jambste? And who having heard OF
him VIII guess what he is9 The sobTiquet has
some hing to do with the legs evidently. but what
The first thought that strikes one. not very unnat
urally is that 'iambiste' is a manufacturer of
artificial legs. lie is nothing OF the kind how
ever hut merely agreeable young man who at
tends mixed dancing classes in order to furnish
male partner for the superfuOus young lady pupils
For his services he gains pecuniary advantage.
Immediately least; but there is. OF course, a.
ways the chance of making that rich marriage for
which the average young Frenchman yearps, The
young of the case in question was sued by
well known American dancing master for his BILL
and his defence that he was 'jam5ste not
accepted by the court, who. totally olsregard!ng
the pfetensions of that profession. ordered him TO
pay the bill of jamhistes in general we may
expect TO hear more anon
Yes" said the Wise Guy, Il thoroughly con-
WINGED that honesty is the best policy
Il suppose you have reached that conclusion after
having tried both murmured the Simple Nus
philadelphia Record
Baseball is becoming popular in the Antilles
Many games played in various parts of Cuba
especially Sundays. and the betting on every
detail and incident of the contests is lively. al
though the amounts wagered do not run into high
figures.
James Anderson, who lived on the old Anderson
place two miles below PhoentxVtlle, says The
Philadelphia Record" has a huge pet frog.
Three years ago this month the frog made It's
morning, in front of the door OF the old Ander
son sprnghouse when the milkmatd opened the
door TO put her pail OF milk in the spring. and as
she entered il hoped in behind her with an affec-
"Goodness" said the maid but you're a big fell
low" And she patted the frog the back.
IL was big fellow. IL fifteen inches long
With good natured grunt, II hoped OF reach
of the Wilkmad's hand and partially buried itself
in q bed clay in the springhOuse's darkest cor
ner There, in a stupor neither eating nor drink
ing il remained until the spring. when it departed
with the coming OF the robin redhreast.
Each autumn since then the frog has appeared
at the first sign OF frost and made his winter bed
in the springhouse.
This year he came as usual. But he was awak-
ened from mis- sleep the other day. An experiment
was tried upon him.
They lifted him from his warm clay nest put
and then LAID him by the side of the road.
But before evening he back again. The milk
maid found him at sunset seated before the spring
house door. waiting patiently to be let IN