New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-08
FARMER BRYAN.

farmers life IS tho life for me:
To see the signing zephyr
90 My yu th"utas Sd'd doi:ar he heifer
And when my, hiGed N an goes to plough
Ny field of fresh GAINED peaches,
Ill urse him on with campaign talk
The kind that cheers and teaches
Oh. farmers life is the life for me!
TINS 90 exist within my TWEEN
Ty Thousand dollar stable.
I-ntu the w.rkmer are through with
Upon ny huanS;e residt6cs
They n0w slowly building.
oh the joys os a country, l!fs for me-
Where Inay play thu b s,5Ial. -.
And loli be2eatc ne .i sp.e@s ,, ie,, Tree
To i have real real i,,' in my my hair
VIII aid my verbal motor oG.,.,,c,
o. -(Balti1no7e American
Sergeant Harry who acted as u2her in tho White
House during Cleveland's second term. tells this
story. 81 will never forget the message President
Cleveland sent to Secretary Olney one night. 1t
was this way: There was an eclipse OF the moon
that night and President and Mrs. Cleveland were
much interested in watching it I don't believe
Olney knows about it, said Mr.. Cleveland and he
will he sorry to miss it. Then very quickly:
Harry go telephone OIney to look ut the moon
7 went the phone. and Olney's chef or butler.
or something French. answered. The President
sends word to Mr.. Secretary to look at the moon
said. TO look vat?' answered the Frenchman.
The moon, l repeated. 'Ze vat? again he asked.
The m-oo-n.' I spelled. the moon rs re Presi-
den IN HES mind?' Yes. he tells Mr.. Olney to go
look at the moon; give him the Presidents mes
sage But for ISIS dat-to look at re NOON
then said word or and rang off. About
hour later the same butler called us up. and with
more density in his tone than even before. said:
Meestaire Secretary desires to say to Meestaire
President Eat he hass looked at moon and he ISIS
mooch obliged"
good story is told in a musical paper of the
principal of a we'll known colonial academy of
music. He was much pestered with letters from
cesion he received letter from country orgauist
certain certain musical passage The professor, being a
blunt man, wrote back on a postcard IT doesn't
the postcard to the Academy Board who sat in
e nd 10 thus
sirs-I beg to acknowledge the receipt, OF your
ings and it really doesn't matter -. Yours
etc. - (,ondon Globe
A curious story is related in the "Grevie Me
rroirs' in connection with Queen Adelaide at the
time Of William Tvs coronation Rode TO Wind
sor 10 settle with the Queen what sort of crown
she would have to be crowned in. She looked at
the drawings meant. apparently. to be civil to
in her ungracious way and said she would have
none of our crowns that she did not like to wear
hired one and asked me IL | thought 1t right
she should. 1 said. Madam, can only that
the late King at his coronation How
ever she said ! do not like II. and l have got
Jewels enough. l will have them made up my
self. The King said 10 me, very We'll then, you
will have to pay for the setting oh. no. she said
Il shall pay for it all myself" AS a matter of
fact the incident termin ated In crown being
constructed all. being supplied for the
casion by firm of jewellers.
Il must compliment you" said the friend. on
the generous spirit you showed last night In allow
ing another actor in the company to play Hamlet
while you contented yourself with the part Of the
First Cravedigger."
,.oh, yes answered Mr.; stormington Barnes
You We have a new treasurer wanted TO
he c
help count p."-(WashingtOn Star
DR.. 2. NJ Rixey recalls that when President Nc
Kinley's mother sat down for the first time to
White House dinner what seemed to impress her
most the prodigal supply of cream. and she
commented It's abundance. and then added:
We'll William. at last know what they mean
when they speak of the cream of society.
The President laughed. II admit, said he that
there seems to be extravagant array of cream
on the table, but you know, mother. we afford
to keep Il COW. now"
Mrs. Youngwife-J want to get some salad
Dealer--Yes'm. How many heads?
Mrs Youngwfe-Oh. goodness / thought
took the heads off. I just want plain chicken salad
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