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About Talent news. (Talent, Or.) 1892-1894 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1893)
A TIMELY Iler eye* were soft and dark as night. Her raven tresses vying, I took a seat beside my love, AnM soon I fell to sighing. She placed her hand within my own What thrills began to quiver About my heart ’ She said: “Dear John, What is it makes you shiver?” I scarcely knew, ami so I said, “I'm warmer than a cinder;” And then a daring thought occured — Pray, what was thereto hinder? I bent above her ruby lips To steal the tempting blisses. “Oh, no!” said she, “it cannot be; I draw the line at kisses.” The years may come, the years may goN I'll ne’er forget our meeting, Upon her cheek a pretty glow The moments all too fleeting! Ah, who can tell the royal way To manage pretty misses? Just when you think they love you most They draw the line at kisses. — Ch ¡capo Timex. David Dudley Field tells us not to join the singular verb, is or was, to the plural nominative. United States. He argues th while the Union is one and the United States government is one, it is a violation of the simplest rules of syntax to call forty-four states, one. All correct, Mr. Field We have been accustomed to Con- sid. r I ni ted States as a singular nomina tive; our schoolmams have so taught us, but henceforth “arc” goes. • CALL AT THE WARNING Let all young husbands list awhile And I will try to tell The experience of one young man And what to him befell. Six weeks ago his honey moou Shed soft ami radiant light, But now with her whom he had wed He has begun to fight. The cause of the un pleasantness Was quite his fault you see, Fui he had hade her shopping go “Ami send them C. 0. D.” Away she went in happy mood To get some pretty hats, A summer dress, ’mong other things And lovely Turkish mats. She did not have to wait for change. And thought it rather nice To give the name and the address And not e’en ask the ¡nice. % ’Twas thus that his bright honeymoon Was ’clipped in full one day. What’s that * vou sav? * “His creditors?" Oh, they garnisheed his pay. • —Boston Corn ice. BREAKING IT GENTLY. Young Wife-- Why, dear, you were the stroke oar at college, weren’t you? Young Husband— Yes, love. “And a very prominent member of the gymnastic class?” “I was the leader.” “And quite a hand at all athletic exer- Quite a hand? My gracious’ 1 w’a< the champion walker, the best runnel, the head man at lifting heavy weights and as for carrying why, I could shoul der a barrel of flour “Well, love, just please carry the baby a collide of hours. I’m tired." Chita dclphia /’/C5.x. — - ♦ ♦ NEWS OFFICE for JOB PRINTING. Place your subscriptions with the Ash land News Stand for any paper or maga zine published on earth <>r any where els»-. Hasty will haste to get ’em and save you cost of money order ami postage.
