Life — March 7, 1889 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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NOT ACCORDING TO HOYLE. UST trump or follow suit,” said he ; To this she said, and struck him mute, ‘* When hearts are trumps I cannot see Why anyone should follow suit.” She led a heart; his trump fell on, And thus, ‘til both their hearts were gone. And when the happy game was done ‘They both concluded, both had won! T has been a question before now in the Assembly as to who had the floor, but never before, that we wot of, as to who had the ceiling. Evidently, the Assembly hasn't got it—not the one, at least, that it paid for. oY YMPATHY is felt with the Bor- dentown Female College, which is up to its eyes in real trouble. D The proprietor, a male named Ff the Rev, William C. Bowen, Y if undertook to warn the young females under his charge cs against various reputed im- moralities that were besetting sins of >the nineteenth century. So far, how- <* ever, from being impressed with his remarks, the young ladies were that scandalized by them that they wrote to their respective par- ents, and demanded to be taken home. The fable illustrates that care should be taken while teaching the young idea to shoot not to set your- self up for a target. It also suggests pity for a man so dense as to suppose that any young woman could learn the principles of virtuous conduct from the precepts of a school- master, . . . “TTHE appearance of Prince Georges Eristoff de Gourie in the Yorkville police court on charge of pawning an overcoat which had been loaned to him for advertising pur- poses, is another shock to the admirers of the foreign no- bility. Prince Georges is out of a job just now, because of delay in the adjustment of his pretensions to the throne of Bulgaria, and his embarrassments are said to be largely due to that fact. It does not appear how he excuses himself for not accepting a position somewhere as walking delegate to tide him over his emergencies. Prince Georges seems to be no relation of Henry Georges, the abolisher of poverty, and manifestly he is vastly inferior to that adroit gentleman in resources. UTHER MARSH has scornfully de- nied the allegation of his marriage with the Dis Debar, and proclaims her a liar and a foul per- son. Nevertheless, he admits his continued be- lief in her powers as a medium and in the mes- sages which she conveys from the spirit world. But, admitting the pos- sibility which Mr, Marsh suggests, is it not over- credulous to expect any but lying spirits to use a lying medium? _ Is it not credi- ble from his point of view that there are a lot of blackguards knocking around the confines of space who would like no bet- ter fun than to send an old man lying messages through this foul medium? One can comprehend a belief in spirits, but that respectable and dignified spirits— sometimes of historical reputation—should do business with such a lot of riff-raff as the general run of mediums, beggars comprehension. . . . says Mr. és TH greatest of all human controversies, Gladstone, “is the marriage controversy.” If Mr. Gladstone should move over to America for a spell he would learn that the greatest of all existing con- troversies is that known as the Irish question. Living, as he does, on the outskirts of the fight, Mr. G. does not realize how hot it is. . . * HE name of Mr. William Winter was suggested not long ago as a possible librarian and head-keeper to the Players’ Club. Doubtless Mr. Winter would grace that position, and the Club would be lucky if he could be in- duced to take it; but if he has a spark of missionary spirit another field has recently developed a much more imperative claim toit. If he and the 77sbune should ever part company, it is his manifest duty to transfer his energies to St. Louis, and try to instill in the newspapers of that city a dramatic sense of what's what. As the true missionary’s ardor is stimulated by ste ics of savage ignorance, so should the spirit of Winter be stirred by St. Louis's tributes to Miss Araerson. Of course, it would be a painful sacrifice for “uum to go there, but is it not his duty ?