New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-16
THE FIRST EVICTION.

TIE FIRST EVICTION.
The last Of the snakes IN ttc Emerald ISLE
And turned to Saint Patrick. VIII, stood with .
On his face as broad rs could he.
Says the .aaEs. yeys PLAYED Us VISA Girthy thFick'
Just because. v!d tho aid II Tat ouId crooked
we've dhriven Us out Nv tho land.
But ye'vo startled a dangerous custom ould man
For IN times mats 70 come this eviction plan
VIII sure De oIld Ireland's curse.
There's nanny a man viii he dhrfven away
Fr5.n his home Win the rits . Overdue ,1,
Have been banished from ireland be you
With n nirt o., his tail and n wink OF his eye
The snake quickly VANISHED from sisnt
We do wrong when We try 70 DO right
II f. hard 20 traces good Joke back 70 It's origin
This was illustrated IN the Senate tho ether day
when Senator Bailey alluded 20 Speaker Reed 3
sarcastic remark AZ the expense OF Judge Holman.
of Indiana, the watchdog Of the Treasury" Mr..
Bailey said the wtttsest ard bittorest thing Reed
ever said the remark when appropriation
that came very near Holman's home was up and
the old Judge remarkably silent about It.
Reed said: The watchdog never barks at home
Hoar, 'fn 1869 1870 when first came into the
House" Mr.. Bailey was suro the remark had been
made later. while no was himself a member OF the
House which was many years after Mr. Hoar
went over 10 mo senate ne texas Eeu1lOr ap-
pealed TO Senator Lodge. VINO was member OF
the House at tho time. Lodge nodded his head 20
confirm Bailey's story Then Senator Hoar arose
and said the wittciszn originated when +. b.
WsshbuTne was member OK tho House. He too
was a watchdog Iis had not objected to a bill
passed by his brother Cadwalladcr. who was a
member at the same time from Wisconsin. Some
one" said Mt. Hoar, asked the Speaker DANES
O. Blaine) II the Representative from Illinois had
objected. No. said Mr.. Blaine. 'ths watchdog
do harI vvh han nj Of mi nv
LUXURY or THE SEASON
I feels de lazincss does a-drlftin on de breeze;
hyuhs de sleepy song a-sorly soundin' in de
De Gun Is stahtln' fob to shine In earnest once
An De col waves Eo,n' way back. wifi its trouble
An Of de pleasures Dat Gomez ROM when spring
It's jes' de plain Of lnzinsss da, seems de bes'
likes TO hyuh Do birds a-singin' neat dc aEurs
But ailus hyuhs d music better II she,s my
An De Violet as 1T blossoms sort o minds ne a,
Dat IT doesn't. hunt aroun' fob work. bu. simply
Ny gratitude for spring Is greater dan kin sx-
An feels special probation ,oh as Iazness.
-Cwashington Star.
Many rtories are told OF the late Justice Bar
nard. OF the Poughkeepsie Judicial District. One
OF the best and most characteristic is from The
Troy Times" Two lawyers the late Fred L.
Westbrook. OF Kingston cousin OF Justice Theo-
doric r. Westbrook, who died suddenly while hold
ing court in Troy, and the late Judge Augustus
Schooumaker. also OF Kingston. Lawyer westbrook
being 4 warm personal friend OF Justice Barnard
started from Kingston for Poughkeepsie one morn
ing fer tho purpose OF arguing motion made by
Westbrook before the Justice Schoonmaker not
having had his breakfast stopped at n Pough-
kecpsie restaurant to get some thing to eat while
Westbrook went and found Justice Barnard
sitting in hts Office at the courthouse. What do
you want. Fred2' asked the justice I'm going
to make a motion" was the reply. but ScEoou-
maker who Is to oppose. has not yet arrived"
Never mind" said the justice. go on with vour
motion" Westbrook complied, and soon concluded
his argument. The court looked serious for n mo-
ment. Then. smiling. he said: You go back ana
tell 5choonmaker he need not come here Your
motion is denied"
A Child Thrust-'"You never saw my hands as
dirty as that" said a mother reproachfuIIv 70
her little eight-year-old girl.
" Cause never saw you when we n ltttta
girl" the prompt answer.-(Glasgow Evening
Times.
From Grand Rapids. WIS. comes word that earn
abound in the river at Huntingford in such num-
bers that they have stopped the sawrnls and grist
mills The report explains that this Is the rpawn-
ing season Of carp. and II may be further suE-
gested that this also IS the beginning or the nsh
story season.
DID YOU?
Maid OF Athens. tell me please
Did you walk upon your knees,
DID you have fait chest2
Wear straight fronts and all the rest7
And y r0uts