Life — February 7, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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A FROSTY MORNING. Tlove these frosty mornings, When all the outer alr Is tingling with a frestiness And vim beyond compare, ‘The north wind in the tree tops Prociaims the coming dawn, And sends the crisp leaves rattling Across the frozen lawn, From some adjacent farmyard A watchful chanticleer With raucous, Joyous crowing Axsatis the atmosphere. : ‘Then, nearer home, a watchdog, Awakened from his sleep, Gives voice to bis resentment In tones prolonged and d A wagon, bound for ma: ket, Goes creaking down the road ; * Tear the axtes groaniug Beneath the heavy Joad P. ‘The light grows at my window, And on the pane, I nee, Jack Frost has Iimned a picture Of stivery tracery. Now, from the servants’ stalrway Slow fect pass down the tall ; And then a kitchen shutter Clangs out against the wall. Tove these frosty moruings, To note these things, and then— To draw the bedclotbes closer And go to sleep again. — Philadephia Catholic Standard and Timer. FEIORS AT WLLi “Tue story that Senator Towne told on W. J. Bryan the other day reminds me of one that Mr, Bryan told ins com: pany where | was a guest,” sald Representative Dave Mercer. “Shortly after Bryan had arrived in Lincoln and begun the practice of law, It got nolxed about that he was a good speaker, and he was somewhat in demand at meetings in the small places. One night be was asked to speak at a schoolhouse fifteen miles from Lincoln, He drove over, The night was bitterly cold, and Bryan hastened to the big stove when be got Into the room, While he was thawing out, # little, weazened Irishinan came up to him and tntroduced himself chalrman of the meeting. Now, I'll tell you what I want you todo,” aatd Mr. Bryan to the chairman, after they had exchanged greetings. “1 have driven Sitteen miles to talk for your people. Of course, I do not expect any fee, but when you introduce me 1 wish you would say: “Ladies and gentlemen—you will now be addressed by Mr. W. J. Bryan, the rising young attorney of Lincoln.” 1 think the little advertisement 1 shall get 1 no more than my due.’ “The chairman agreed, and they rehearsed the tntrodac- ton several times, until the chairman was sure he had tt letter-perfect. Then the meeting was called to order When Bryan's turn came, the chairman rose, started to speak, stopped, started again, and then looked at Bryan In a helpless sort ot way. 10 on,? whispered Bryan “The chairman took along breath and blurted : ‘Ladies: and gentlemen—Misthur O'Brien will sphake. — Cleveland World. Tak late Henry Russell, the veteran English composer of “Cheer, Boys, Cheer,” and of more than eight buudred other which were popular In thelr day, had many amusing experiences when he sang bis ballads on various occasions. Once, after rendering Woodman, Spare That Tree,” & gentleman rose tu the gallery and asked : Was the tree spared *"" On being answered In the afirmative, he, beartfelt relief, exclaimed : + Thank God for that 1" After singing the song of “The Dog Carlo,” who Jumped off an Atlantic Hiner and saved # child's life, Russell was gravely waited upon by a couple of Yorkshire miners, who begged him for # pup. ‘One of Russell's songs, of which the words were changed tn accordance with the altered conditions, is our national anthem, *Columbla, the Gem of the Ocean."*— Argonawt. 1th a sigh of “1s this your frst venture in matrimony?" the preacher asked, while the groom was out in the vestibule giving cer- tain instructions to the best man, who was, also, bls head clerk “My dear Mr Goodlelgh,” she replied, almost blushing, “this tan't # venture at all, fle has given me deeds to more than sixty thousand dollars worth of property already.” = Chicago Tines- Herald. 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