New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-19
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"The Boston Transcript prints an extract from
the diary OF the apostle the Indians John Eliot
which shows that the Puritan forefathers had the
good fortune TO have an extremely mild winter in
1854. The diary says: This winter OF
the mildest that had; all winter
long. nor sharp weather, but they had long floods
at Connecticut which was much spoyIe TO We
corne in the meadows. We never had a bad day to
goe preach to the Indians (at Newton Natekl
all this winter praised be the Lord" During the
season of 1871, the diary continues. "a great sick
epidemical did the Lord lay upon US that
the greatest part OF the town sick at once.
Few died. but OF these were the choycest flowers
and most gracious saints" During the summer
OF 1862 Apostle Eliot writes: cit pleased God this
spring to exercise the country with severe
drouth. but some were rash as to tmpute Il TO
the sitting of the Synod"
To~AN OLD LOVER
There is svery frost your hair. old boy,
There are lines your forehead TOO;
But your clear eyes speak Of the peace and 10y
For the passing OF youth you have no regret
And the lovers moon They are With you yet
In the light of the lamp at home.
In your summer of youth. In that sunny hour
When you wooed your love. as the bee the nowsr
YOU ba SWEETS bye ths an 9 sos fer then
And your heart is the honeycomb-
In the light of the lamp home
Oh you rare old loveri Oh, faithful knight
With your sweetheart of long aso.
or the summers you used to Know Know "4 ''SH
b9f you NEED not yearn for the glamour and gold
O t the ght t9r the hearts that are growing old
-(Catholc Standard and Times
DR.. Torrey. the famous evangelist. sccord,n~ %
THE Buffalo Commercial" IS ready at repartAs
AT one of his meetings in England man asked this
question; IF God is all powerful and good why
does He not kill the DEVIL who is creating all the
mischief Now, don't dodge that question. Doctor
1 demand an answer" He got II instantly. ct am
not quite sure why God does not destroy Satan"
replied Dr. Torrey but suppose He would not
care to make many orphans"
GOLDEN DAYS.
Oh days of old. oh. days OF gold
On. days used to know
When streams We're Won't nf 10 ow were 'F1'
Win A1d tiIa aH5iS tunes "ns and iung cFOOns.
To just n lass and lad.
Oh. rounded stones and monotones
or streams We used 70 wade:
Oh yellow sun that laid laid D"SA'
With tenderness on each gold tress
And kissed each tinted ear
In days OF old the days OF gold
The days OF yesteryear
You're cure twice as sweet as when your feet
You grow more dear with every year
That finds you by my side;
OF years that have told:
There was no truth In DAYS OF youth,
When life was solid gold
-Houston Post
Venezuelan military attachs at Paris had
turned In a report upon the French army He
praised its organization. and held It I'D as a de-
srable model for imitation by Venezuela Castro
sent for the luckless officer.
'You wrote this report clarifying the French
army2'
Yes excellency. 1t was a part OF my duty"
But was the French army never beatenr'
Yes: 1t was defeated by the Germans In 1870.
And did tho English never get the better or
French troopsY'
Certainly. excellency. at Waterloo"
But who was IT that defeated both English ana
Germans combinedf Was II not T. Cipriano Castro
You may goi''
The elderly lady who was looking throu,h a.,
shop OF dealer in knicknacks picked up "a sroa l9
handbag Are you sure" she inauired That t6t
Is an real crocodile skim? Absolutely certain mad
ae replied the dealer; 81 shot that crocodile nv
SELF. 1T looks rather soiled.' observed hiS my my
TONER Naturally, madame" explained the sa,ess
man, thaL Ia where IL struck the ground whsn :.
euinoleo on the Ese."-SHarper's Weekly.