New-York tribune., 1904-09-12


fected manner"
There n man In our town.
As blind as he could be,
Who went to see ocultst
6a A%d nssS ssSf an scsaf scsss sIf 4p zee Said he
And so the blind man went to sea.
philadelphia Record
The Dillon Cvyo) pouhleiack'' is having its
troubles. The editor says: Editing newspaper
IS nice thing II publish Jokes. people say
rattlebrainsd. II we don't. fossils.
If wa publish original matter. they say we don't
give them enough selections II give then.
selections. they say are too lazy TO write. It
don't go TO church. haathenz II we do
so. We hypocrtes. II we remain IN the office.
We ought to be out looking for news items. II we
60 out. then we are not Attending to business. II
old clothes. they laugh at us. II we wear
good clothes. they say we have pull. Now. what
are We 10 do? Just as likely not will
that stole this from exchange. So we
did. It's from The Wyoming Derrick
What a. Baby Can DS-Frlspd-I don't under
Mrs, Aftermath-It all owing to the baby's
Mercy on us! How could that oe?'
I'VE , couldn't aFres as to which one of US the
Genuine Scotch canuiness shines through this
story which The Philadelphia Ledger publishes:
"a widow day in spring seen by the
clerk of her parish crossing the churchyard with
a watering pot and bundle. 'Ah. Mistress Mac
lavish said the clerk. what's yer business wi
sic like gear that y'are earryin'?' 20 '.Ah weel
Mr.. Maclachlan," replied the widow. I'm Just
goin TO my gudemans grave. I've got souis hay
seeds in my bundle. which I'm going TO SOW upon
it. and the water IN the can is just 10 gle 'ern
spring like!' The seed Wilma want the water
ing" reioined the clerk They'll spring finely
themselves" THAT may we'll be-" replied the
widow. but We dinna ken that my gudeman as
he lay a-deeIng just got promise that I'd
never marry again till the grass had grown above
his grave. And. as I've had a good offer made
but yestreen. ye see. dinna like 10 break my
promise. be kept a lone widow. ys see msr'
OFF scHEvENINGEN
woods OF seSsssninseS Holland SSeTioOsnx the ses se
feated the Dutch neet under ADMIRAL Tromp Who ws.
killed during tho engagementl
of scheveningen in tho night there meet two
And palsr than the spindrift white the tattered
And soundless in the dim moonlight each tapping
ensign whips.
"Ahoy!" there comes a hail from one: "Ahoyr'
Know ye the days OF war done: wsrships no
And reef and haul and chase and run or piliage.
AYE. true" the English admiral cries. with a
For here. to peace they build hall: to warfare
man Is loath:
thrilled both"
20 hoy' then come the husky tones from or the
Dutchmau'S deck.
THE is strewn with whitcned bones with
shattered hulk and wreck
All held in fee by Invy Jones. his palace hcors
to deck.
1.-THE sea is thick with rusting guns. with ancient
dirk and sword
Wherever wayward current one time grim
has roared:
Each century has called its thev 10
tight have poured.
And SO what do ye mean by this. old foeman
whom I met
When cutlasses wcre, wont to hiss and decks with
blood wet?
A hall of peace? 1t sounds amiss: Does mankind
war forget?
p" 'Tis true" the other says. "tis true: this hall
The calls that once the trumpets blew forever
shall cease
The laughter of each ghostly crew this moment
finds release.
Come: then & the other sailor sties 'let US send
And beat until we find the skies that know no
Where never nag in battle flies or guns ou,shout
the gae"
From schevenngen in the night there sail two
ehostly fleets. e'o sei' ~
Full whittier than the spindrift wht,A .h.t. brus
ana shrouds and sheets '''eN
And they sail on left and right the drouing
drum beats. ~
-lchieago Tribuns