New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Encouragement James D. Richardson. OF Ten
who has given up politics for Masonic activ
tiles. delights tell stories about the great Amer
lean game. Il had friend related the Congress
recently n group of listeners. who
cotton planter near New Orleans. one evening he
boarded a Mississippi River steamboat bound north.
Becoming lonesome. my friend began looking for
little game OF draw. He long in finding
It. and sat in He lost from the start and the
same progressed the stakes kept getting higher.
About o'clock in the morning my friend began 10
realize that hts chances of getting with that
game were slim. when just then the steamboat
whistle blew loud and long. The planter pushed
his chair back from the table and saii: Gentle
men, I have played in this hyar game Ii night
have lost and have nothing say that account:
but I'll bet 500 that I holler louder than the
whistle this boat The stakes were put up and
one Of the gamblers fastened to the engineer and
bribed him put all the steam possible The
party repaired 10 the deck. The whistle
blown The planter yelled. but his voice not
heard. Gentlemen said the victim OF the poker
sharks in this hyar yeln' contest l lost my
money far and squar': but had better chance
to win than I had in that pokah game SAT in all
night "
THE PASSIONATE AUTHOR TO HIS LOVE.
Come write to me and be my Love-
That furnace sighings, signed and sealed.
And vows epistolary yield
Empty the Golfers OF thy heart:
It's every throb and thrill inpart:
search every secret. holy nook:
Twill make. sweetheart, a lovely book.
And Y will make thee for vow.
And in my letters mention how
BY thoughts OF thee | m sweetly harried'
Despite the fact that I am married
Thou'It write how TO my arms thoudst fly
If 'twere not for the legal tie:
And l. how straight I'd fly TO thee
If from my letters I We're free.
g4 assf 5s@qeI ,6srs may be %on a' "
Love Letters of Socialist
Wen turn our passion TO account.
If of the plan thou dost approve
Come write 10 me and be my Love.
a Philadelphia observes that in his neighbor-
hood people have TO be very careful about doing
work their own premises. He says: My boy.
who is fourteen years Old wanted TO a little
pocket money last week. and barn and the
fence needed painting 1 told him to paint the
fence. an easy Job for him, I thought. He
made a good job Of It. too. This week 1 sent for
a painter to fix up the barn, and find that not
will undertake the work, the ground that my
boys work fouled the job I suppose I'll have 10
let them repaint the fence or else do the barn N.Y.
self"
Not His Own Boss--'Its ridiculous for young
to get married as soon as he comes OF age
''Thlnk So do your said Henpeck. languidly
or course. Why, he's scarcely old enough to
wen. he isn't if he gets married. "-(Phnadelphia
Press.
An automobile has gone to the top of Mount
Washington in less than twenty-five minutes-a
marvellous feat! In later days these Irresistible
and unconquerable chariots may perhaps be climb
ing from the bottom to the top OF the Effel Tower
Oscars Dehnition.-Shocked Mother-aIy boy nv
boy. what became or that last piece of pie / left
in the cupboard and told you not to disturb?
Little Oscar-I Gated it,
Shocked Mother-And what would you call an act
like that?
Little Oscar-Disturbng the piece. I suppose
-(BUfalo Commercial.
The London papers tell many stories about Don,
Paul Kruger. most of them familiar, but there 4. a
characteristic which is new about his visit 10
England. Americans travelling IN England ar. ex
asperated by the warning, "Trespassers will he
prosecuted" which confronts one everywhere in
the rural districts of England. On ono occasion
during his visit Mr.. Kruger sai1 The houses In
England are very fine. but find happiness on
your veldt. I go right away from London and Sit
down under tree the veldt smoke but he
fore get two whiffs comes some one who cav.
the land is his. and he does not want ma there
NO. there Is no freedom on your veldt"
A Malicious Satisfaction.-"Do Won .vsr h,,o
mosquitoes here?' said the relative from the ctt,
Yes; answered Farmer Corntossel. '
And malaria?"
Some
"How's thu weather.
..Hottern blazes most OF the time"
You don't seem to much"
NOT a DIT We've got family here that, tbrea
weeks behind In their board, we're s.tfin even
w wth en-. even If they never Observation-Disclosures