New-York tribune., 1905-05-20
TO THE sim

TO THE SUN
Spring has arrived; high DER the boggy hollows
The sanguine cuckoo shouts his name ATARI
I have not heard yet about the swallows,
But Philomel turned UP, and got catarrh.
And thou, prime Orb. on whose reviving power
Al things depend; whose duty tits to bring
Art thou aware. o Sun, that this is spring?
IT'S May yet still the storm gods wanton malice
oe - Oerrldes the crescive ardors Of thy BROW
EXCUSE my saying 'sAlicei'5Where art thou?
Full we'll I wot that far across the ocean
Many there be on !ndia,s coral strand
CWhy coral as fact, have no notion)
To whom thou dealest more than they can stand.
Rather the other Wayt3y = brassy gfow
Leads S9S tn them mt to @ Ianguags positively fearful
g & Gss aeser ansS sfC1Ss 69 NAV,
Eysn that optmist, the British farmer.
Weeps Tor his tender lamhktns and his hay
The rude wind sweeps the blossom from the fruit
re SF dePs a4s bo6t fear to don their spring attire
And they inhale ammonia by the IRE.
OF, is this fair, great Orb. or even moral,
Must m A. 4 &c chilled; while on the self-sarne globe
becomes blind and blistered HelIophobe?
-(Punoh.
Snakes are out In Lehigh, and, according to the
declaration Of Joel Hoffman of SiesholtzviIle one
big bIacksnake in particular is a living bootiack
according tO Tha
Fhuadelphla Record with one boot off and one
boot on He asserted that he had tried to kick
What ne thought was a stick out of the path when
ne was suddenly tripped UP. Recovering his scat
tered senses he found that seven-foot blacksnake
had ooiled half its 1.-THE sinuosity around his left
boot and the other half around small pine tree
Hoffman tried to yank his foot loose and the boo+
came OH Terrified by his experience he fled A
party or doubters went In search of the snake but
arter II had gone short distance it met a breath
who tDo,, ,fra5t .
IN the crowd as he wanted to take the pledge
Being cross-examlned he deposed that he had
seen blacksnake crossing the hills carrying what
appeared to be a section Of stovepipe No further
confirmation OF Hofman's story being desired, the
doubters turned back
Beginning Of the Trouble-''Yes," said Breezem,
VINO happened to be IN reminiscent mood Sur,
ing my younger days 7 sowed the wind but
Well. what happened later?" queried Mrs.
II married you," continued the alleged head ~
the matrimonial "combine.'-( (Chicago News
cartman of Dunfanaghy County. Donegal. has
been fined one shilling and sentenced to taiI for
one week for having his name and address printed
on his cart in the Irish language. The case has
been before the Court OF Kings Bench on appeal
ana the issue to be passed upon is whether Irish
Is legal language or not. In the matter Of ad-
dresses on letters it has been decided that an ad-
oress written IN Irish must also be given III English
translation on the envelope.
EARLY SUMMER
Palpitant with light and tune
HStIsSts HHSrsIs the sweet Sgltana4 June;
IN the musky garden, roses.
Lawny vistas, blue of skies.
Spirit pain from aching eyes;
There Is that which soothes, composes.
In the musky garden, roses
Like q ribbon on the sward
Curls the river oceanWard;
Bira songs ring in greenwood closes.
IN the uQSky garden, Roses.
Shades are drawn with loving carer
IN willow rocking chair
Peacefully my hostess dozes
In the musky garden, Rose Isl
One whose passion long has burned
lThough concealed lest IL be spurneD
Now finds courage-and proposes
-Csmart Set
young woman in England has twice tried to
commit suicide by throwing herself in front of
train Both times the train passed over her with
out doing her the slightest harm.
Our village.-vflage Dame describing various
aches and pains)-My throat % did go tickle, tickle
tickle till ses, ] must be a-goin to be III Sc
good; then puts my old stocking round un, hut
that didn't do no good. So in the marnin' talked
It over with Mrs Giles next door. and We thought
pennorth O. gin, cos I ses. 'Praps Il may do
good. an praps It mayn't But even II it don't,
Punch '0D 0-0'
nest out Of gold and silver spectacle frames
which they had purloined, at time. from a
factory The gradual disappearance OF the frames
was noticed. and when $50 worth had vanished q
watch was set and the thieves were discovered
First Duke-'wen do you think Hiss Van Gul-
non intends 10 buy you?'
Second Dude-'My dear boy. don't know. Some