Life — September 20, 1888 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER. HE waved her graceful hand to me, And glanced and nodded, as I passed. I'm of a poor and low degree; She with the proudest set is classed. And yet she waved her hand to me— Fair hand, which scores have vainly sought— And frowned, yea flushed, perchance, to sce That I passed on and heeded not. At her beck some would do or dic, But I am not as others are. She waved her hand; no heed took I, But guided on my bobtail car. . . . OUNG MAN, strike out,” says the Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage. Young man, don't you do it; knock a three-bagger. . . . F Canada is afraid of retaliation, she should join the United States and get in out of the reign. ROTHERS Erastus Wiman and Imre Kiralfy deserve the gratitude of the Christian world for the evangelic propaganda they have established on Staten Island in the great ballet-show, “Nero, or the Fall of Rome.” Those short-sighted persons who have been of opinion that the four hundred bare-armed and short-skirted sylphs were trained to perform their graceful evolutions merely for the vulgar amusement of a thoughtless public, are sufficiently rebuked by the religious tone of Mr. Wiman’s invitations to the clergy of New York and the vicinity to come and obtain spiritual refreshment from the pious spectacle he has pre- pared to aid Brother Harrison and the Salvation Army in the warfare upon that old serpent, the devil. Brother Wiman wrote to five hundred clergymen of all denominations, exhorting them to come with their families to witness the “ Fall of Rome,” gravely asserting : “The closing scenes in the life of Nero have always had a special interest for the Christian world, The final triumph of the Cross is a sermon in itself, rising, as it does, amid the strains from the *Stabat Mater’ above the ruins of the great city whose terrible destruction is so vividly set forth.” . . . E are pleased to note that the clergy have upheld Brother Wiman in his efforts to do good, and that three hundred and thirteen members of that profession have been to see the performance, one of them taking tickets for a family of thirty-four, while the average in each ministerial family was about seven, that more than three thousand persons have thus been spiritually benefited. a calm and thoughtful consideration of these public questions, we submit them to the people. Their intelligent patriotism and the good Provi- dence that made and has kept us a nation will lead them to wise and safe conclusions,” piously observes Mr. B. Harrison, of Indianapolis, Indiana, in concluding his mes- sage. True for you, Mr. Harrison, and you will be sorry for it after the election. “| BE lady who decides to remain at the age of thirty years for an indefinite time, should not forget that the world grows older although she does not. That amiable female in California who attempted to shoot a Judge in open court the other day must have been under the impression that we were still in the 5 . OUR FRESH AIR After HE fresh air child, who, when taken to the country for the first time and seeing a train of cars, exclaimed, Why, look at that! ‘The Elevated runs on the ground out here!” is equaled in urban simplicity by the little girl who was told the other day she might pick some flowers from the garden. She answered in surprise, “But how can I stick ‘em on again?” One young buck of some five or six winters had never been away from home before, and his home was in the worst portion of the city, On the way from the railroad station to the farm-house where he was to stay, he drew in a long breath of the clover-scented air and exclaimed, ‘What a funny smell!" As the weather gets a little cooler we hope our readers will not consider their contributions to this fund are less necessary. There are many thousands of poor children who have not had a taste of the country yet, and every dollar we receive will do a deal of good to some little fragment of humanity. Previously acknowledged $5,737.31 Proceeds of Class in Drawn Work held at Larch mont, N. Y. : For Fresh Air Fund, West Newton, Mass. Farmer Oatcake ‘ : Bessie and Harry, Azalea, Cal.. |. Easton, Peon. A Well-Wisher to Fresh Air Fund. M.T.C. 0. - oo. « Falmouth House ©. |. Republican Gains . A Cheerful Giver Ebenezer Franklin Tennis Club I 4.00 Little John Total, $5,827.61 comicbooks.com