New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-16
PALAIISTRY.


PALAIsTRY.
With iov let Myrtilla hold
NV hand in hers a minute.
just Ions enough, as l vas toid'
And nd When %iie . she he read the lines that Tine
Had wrtten-smooth and Scared ones
of life was made Of hard ones
You are to make journey. soon:
Your home viii be a villa.
My thoughts were on a honeymoou
that moment with Myrtilla
You love girl who loves YOU not
But still you must pursue her.
That made me chilly. so got
A trife closer TO hcr
Your wife"-and here she paused awhile
Ard took a breath; r a ni iGng e o Spee,
can't see clearly so I'll stop;
With I9 that maS Shs IGon my y' fingers drop
Which l considered clever
seized the change. her hand I seized;
That snowy hand I lightly squeezed
And when with bushes she arose
I put my arms around her
-(Felix Carmen. IN Life
joplin woman. according to THE News-Her-
aid" was on a train recently, when, while leaning
from window she couGhed out her false teeth
she Insisted that the train be stopped instantly"
saws THE News Herald" for she was going on a
visit to her sister. who. she declared would never
never recognize her without her teeth. The train
rneO however.
informed her that it would take more than false
teeth to stop that train
1t was well known in staggerngly, high society
that the beautiful Lady Violet had never been
kissed before END as after long en-
leased his hold, she gazed upon MS Iovelorn eyes
And do the poor indulge in this way cheri?"
quite frequently. little one. the young earl
wei we'll well! And do they experience the
same sensations as we do. dear!
Dear dear. dear Why. is much too good for
Senator Hoar used to be shaved by colored
barber of The name of Dickson whenever he went
to Boston One morning IT is said. he opened a
conversation by saying: Il believe you MEM
Der OF the African church In - street, mo. sab:
not at all. sah.'' the reply. made with much
dignity "Ah. I thought you were when I was
here last" But not dis yeah sab" "Ah. have
YOU resigned?'' wal. sab. 1t dis way. 1
lined that chu'ch good faith. and de fust yedh
give SO to'ds the stated gospel an all de church
people calls ne 'Brudder Dickson De second
yeah me bizness fell of. en- give So en- all de
chu'ch people dey call me 1Iistah Dickson Do dis
razzer hi,ght yo' sah?" Not at all: It is very
easy Thank yo'. sah well. de third yeah 1 feel
so polly dat I don't give nuthin' tall for preachia
en- all &c church people dey pass by say. Dat
ole niggah Dickson After dat I quit EN-
Once upon time Professor Wilson. Of Edn-
bErgh wrote on the blackboard in his laboratory
professor Wilson informs his students that he
to the queen
leave the room. and found on his return that a
student had added TO the announcement the words
God save the Queen '-tChicago Saturday Even
ing Herald
The oratorical gift OF the preachers OF mountain
regions Of Tennessee Is much admired by their
simple parishioners. II somewhat too horid for
severer tastes Residents Of that part Of the coun-
try relate many anecdotes Of their eloquence.
we'll a their absurd interpretations OF Scripture.
Of how be
preacher although Il is arecta,ion among the
horny handed portion Of the population 20 pretend
10 despise those who do not engage In manual
labor A traveller recently asked bright eyed
younEster there: What you going 10 do when
you grow up" The boy turned his head away.
blushed with embarrassment and began to draw
semi-crcles in the dust with his bare toe In the
mean time his father answered for him: Il reckon
that boy II he a preacher: he's powerful pert
taISer when he amt eashfu an he's too darn
lazy to work"
Not Ornamental-Tess-Yes. he called 70
last night. and Of all the clumsy men
Jess-Oh. | know him Isn't he a bird7
Tess-No he isn't. but he seemed 10 think he was
lsst night. lie sat nay hat-{Philadelphia