New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26
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ia never a thought of denial:
He'd been such absolute slave
I put his devotion on trial.
His features grew logged and grave.
Still hardly ex Then 10 2s R him to shave.
He refused, and seemed eager to jest.
Til he saw my determined expression
mustache. he said: suited him best;
He smiled when my temper grew not
ana "iie-' He said. Certainly not"
Twas enough and said what felt
on 1n some of f his drawbacks da dweit
He took. up his hat and q, departed
Disconsolate. haggard and white
~reS'ieu ea'-' Tili Saturday night.
Then wrote and confessed I was wrong
NV hand with emotion was shaking
I prayed him to come before etc ,, long ss hraatinr
Three terrible hours did wait; -
Then ff't saw What had made him so late
My Edwin had shaved!
Runors from Honduras intimate that an ex-
President of that often perturbed country Is
chained TO the floor of a cell in the prison at
T,egucigaIpa His wretched plight reminds the stu
dents of Monmsen of the fate of Jugurtha' King
of Numidia, who thrust by the crue4 oIu
Romans into 1.-THE bath of Ice" under the Capltole
hin 10 perish of frost and hunger. Gold are thy
n,
words of protest will be heard from the Capitohne
hill of Tegucigalpa?
Reporter lin the MastadonastorialIIs IT true MI
GoidwaIler that you have bought this hotel!
Innumera billionaire-No sir! It Is not necessary
I can afford to be a gueSt.-(Puck-
Browning's lines on the assassination OF the En-
neror Paul of Russia, quoted in THE London
News remind a correspondent of Tennysons in
direct connection with the same tragedy soon
after the murder the poets father dned with LORD
ST Helens the British Ambassador, In MOSCOW
Several Russian officers of high rank, whose names
he did not know were also guests. During dinner
a guarded reference was made to the Emperors
deatb ''yyhy do you speak gingerly about a
matter so notorious?" cried Tennyson impulsvely,
leaning across his neighbor Russian whose breast
was covered with orders we know very wei
IN england that the Emperor Paul was murdered
CONT zobofr knocked him down, and Benningsen
I'D Count Pahlen strangled him There was
strained silence; then the Ambassador abruptly
changed the subject. AS the guests nled out INFO
an adjoining room, Lord st. Helens drew Iennyson
aside Don't go into the next ROOM he whis-
nered "but fly for your life. The man next you.
across whose breast you leaned was Count Pahlen,
and Zoboff was also at the table He gave few
hurried directions. and Tennyson rushed on threw
his clothes into a portmanteau. and fled behind
fast horses to Odessa, still in evening garb though
.bo cold was intense He lay hidden for weeks
and at last, in the disguise of a servant. was
struggled on board English frigate.
Truth VIII Out.-"what did you steal that cradle
for? asked the police ma 4snd the prisoner who
was lost TO all sense of shame.-(Chicago News
A certain West Philadelphia family. according to
..rbe Tedeer has an invariable rule that the chill
1rsp shall take turns in saying grace before meals
This grace follows set form, but at the Sunday
dinner when papa is at home, an extempore ad-
di+iop or enlargement is required. The household
had been suffering from long succession of In
competent cooks. and the other Sunday the
fo,il, assembled at the table the mother lamented
that she feared the dinner was spoiled. and that
unless A good cook could be obtained Immediately
3, contemplated trip TO the country would have TO
he abandoned 1t was little Ernests turn to say
grace and he echoed the prayer of all present:
''Ress O Lord this food for use. and US TO
Thy service for Chrst's sake And Lord please
send us good cook before Friday"
The New Generation.-He-Yes, I suppose II was
awfully good of the governor 10 leave me this
teal man To have really good taste.
She-StilI YOU ought 10 be glad TO nave place
like this to rest in after your fathers lahors.-
brooklyn Life.
4 Moscow dentist has invented a system whereby
false teeth can be made 10 grow into the gums as
il is Just as hard to extract them il is to dis
lodge the genuine molar made the premises
Soon. possibly. this tooth grating Muscovite will
achieve. suggests THE London Globe, that gddiest
height to which the dentist can soar. the manu-
facture of false teeth that ache.
Suhtle.-Husband-T There a perfectly lovely
woman In the theatre tonight my dear. / couldn't
keep my eyes off her.
Wife-Indeed How kind Of YOU to tell me.
Husband-Keep calm, my love, keep calm-it was
yourself.-tSydney On. S. W) Bulletin