Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-21
Il Didn't Work.

1t Didn't Work. -
81 haven't anything fit to wear" she
said.
"Neither have T." lie replied. "Let's
stay at home"
Taken up thus, there was nothing for
her to do but hurry and get ready
Buffalo Express
A Quiet Rebuks. r
An "object admonition" like the one
described by Warren Lee Goss in his
article, campaigning to No Purpose"
published in Johnson's BATTLES and
Leaders of the Civil War;" is often
more eflcacious than storms of re-
proach. . :,
One day the colonel Of the regiment
noticed soldier on parade wearing a
badly soiled pair Of gloves. ~..I>~
Corporal" said the officer, "why do
you set the men such bad example as
appearing before them in dirty gloves?
Why is it,"
owe had no pay, sir, since entered
the SERVICE" returned the corporal. II
can't afford to have them done up"
The colonel drew from his pocket
pair Of gloves, spotlessly white. Hand.
ing them to the corporal, he said quiet
ly: "Put these on. washed them my
SELF" r>s@< -, -.
1t was an unforgotten lesson to the
whole regiment. .t", .~-..
Round About Dorkins. j.,
The neighborhood Of Dorking, where
George Meredith lived, has many liter
airy associations independent Of its
connection with that famous novelist.
It was at Burford Bridge, near Dor
king, that Keats completed .".Endym-
lon" In November, 1877; close by at
the Rookery. was born Father NAL
thus, the popular economist, and at
West Humble Frances Burney, after
her marriage with General d Arblay,
built Camilla cottage with profits Of
her novel Of that name and settled
down. Sheridan resided at Polesden
and John Stuart Mil at 9Mickleham,
while,other illustrious residents in the
locality In earlier times were John
Evelyn and Daniel Defoe. TO most
people, however, the chief literary as.
sociation Of Dorking is with Dickens,
for was it not at the Marquis Of Graz
by's, variously identified with the White
Hart and the Old Kings Head, that
Mr.. Weller. ST., l"ade the fatal blum.
der Of proposing to \. wilder -West-
minister Gazette. '. -.%}.>
Ar You 4 Begsar1 "A ~.
All the beggars are not holding out
a hand to passersby In the street. You
probably know the man who is ever
whining for help. II q farmer, he
thinks his neighbors should help him
get In his grain or do his blowing.
II in business, he Is always trying to
borrow or wanting some one to boost
him or drum up customers He never
seems to think Of relying on his own
efforts. There is a well known fable
about the larks I'D a grainleld. As
long as the farmer depended on his
neighbors and relations to come and
cut bis grain the larks felt perfectly
safe. When the man determined to
cut the grain himself the larks knew
twas time to- seek safety elsewhere.
T, There are times when every one
needs help, but help should be asked
onl> rhen one has made every posi-
bic effort for himself. NE d,
=, Too much help given a man weakens
his character. Milwaukee, journal. ss-
:. .. i; j. Called His Papa Down.
Little Willy IS d bright boy ana Z 1
saucy boy. His apt answers have
often turned away wrath and often
turned 1t upon him strongly. The otls
er day his father WAC reprimandina
him for some misdeed, and Willy was
answering very saucily, The father
became very. angry and, selling the
youngsTer by the collar, said SEQ
here, young man, you must not talk
like that to me. I never gave my Ia.
ther in1pudence when I was d boy
Willy was not fea red at all. With q
cherubic smile he locked Into papa's
eyes and said, "But, papa, maybe your
father didn't need it, Twas all OF.
Willy escaped punishment while papa
retired to another room. s 5..ss3' y ".