New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31


OF a discussion reminding OF Mr.. Sanger. tho
BIOLOGIST. and a bore. What steps would you
incline 70 take, sir in the event OF yonder tiger
e1ecting his liberty7" Very long ones" replied
the laconic zoologist.
A SONG OF HOME.
To Io-c-e within an easy chair
To smo,e a pipe-to read book
What more could man desireT
To hear tho bowling blast without,
Yet feel glowing heat
To watch he fickering hcHie flames;
What joys could be more sweet?
To a smiling woman's face
Look tenderly In mine
To feel the clasp Of baby arms
Is not such bliss divine?
All. we'll! blow hercely. wlntry winds.
And mock this human thing! ,
Blow through my rags-th ,e, dream remains
-(Mary NJ. Barstow. in The Metropolitan Maya
zine.
Sometimes foreigners show keen insight into
things which they supposed to know nothing
about One was being examined for naturalization
Kennebec. Ne. last week, and IN answer to tho
question. Are you member Of affiliated with.
any organization entertaining or teaching disbelief
in opposition 20 all organized government? said
at once. Yes. yes; I belongs 10 the Democratic
party"
Afedea and Jason.-Medea was assisting Jason
Just follow my instructions" she said. and
'Perhaps" was the dubious reply, but II Mrs
Jason hears OF this the yellow journals won't do
With much misgtying. he went about his task
milwaukee Sentinel
From one OF the French naval ports comes an IN
teresting story OF incident which recently
CURED there. a general holding high command
made his appearance suddenly few days ago ut
the barracks OF an infantry regiment which. IN
obedience to his orders. was promptly drawn up
in the yard. Then he explained tho reason in
brief address. He said that he was walking in
tho town attired IN multi on tho previous day a
man belonging to the corps, who was tho worse
for liquor. accosted him rudely and asked him
stand him a drink. Let him step out OF the
ranks" no concluded. Immediately a buger
emerged. and. saluting said: 1T is l. mon general
The incident is characteristic and apropos OF II
we are reminded OF such adventure which befell
a certain French marshal. A grenadier, who
exasperated at some injustice that had been done
him. pointed his pistol at him and pulled the trig-
ger. but 1t did not go Off. Without moving a
muscle the veteran cried. -Four days in the cells
for keeping your arms in bad state" The bugIer's
honesty can scarcely have failed to be extenu-
alton OF his offence in the eyes of the general
THE NEW PEGASUS
poet. II major or minor.
Who lived in the earlier days,
Though he were penny-a-liner.
or bard who wrote lyrics and lays.
To seek the Perian fount,
Would shyly and with trepidstion
His Pegasus mount
Who rode the classic old steed;
Yet some advanced moro than the others
BY urging the beast to top speed
viii Shakespeare and Milton and Dryden
Were always seen far in the van,
While Browning like fury was ridin'.
And Pope also ran.
But that's all a long-ago story,
And Progress has brought It to pass
SO they've turned the old horse out to grass.
And rolling on rubber-tired wheels
The poets now scale heights Parnassan
In automobiles.
These aD t 60 at such SUI P sdo that poet
With With, scarcely an effort. And know 1t
Oh they have advantages many
Over bards who Were earlier born;
And perhaps as important any
They blow their own horn.
In these days when the burning OF the Iroquois
Theatre is fresh in the mind the word fire will
excite a panic. An audience does not wait to
smell smoke. shown IN st. Louis on Thurs
day night There is an old story OF Arthur Rob-
erts. an English actor which illustrates how a
little presence of mind may save lives. There had
been an alarm OF fire. and a panic seemed immi-
nent. The actor walked TO the footlights and ad-
dressed the audience. Ladies and gentlemen
he said. IF there was any danger. do you think
should be here?'
zone OF the consultations of advancing years. {"
said a man well past middle age lis the privilege
we take unto ourselves OF testing on the subject
- For instance. he continued. last night took
immensely love TO hear old men talk and this
is my only great-uncle Well. my Great-uncle Elias
told a good many stories of old times and they
were good stories too but he repeated himself now
and then.
present, got trihe testy after a while no doubt
because he didn't get a chance to talk quite as
:. Gracious goodness. that makes six times Uncle
seboo f eacr Ro Sp es b g9t EN- with
boy. Old men get awfully forgetful
you've said me that Uncle Elias has told that