Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1888 — Brignoli's Explanation. [ARTICLE]

Brignoli's Explanation.

Big. Bngnoli tolls that once while he was singing in concert for a charitable object, th' 1 prima donna was* suddenly attacked with singer’s sore throat, and it became necessary that some one should apologize to the audience. The manager de > lured Iw v/as suffering from nervousness and could not do it, and he bogged Bngnoli 1 o muko the explanation. The t- noj, g. i>i; forward, said: “Ladies and gentlemen, I regret to zay zut Mme. N eez a leetle horse dis oveiling.” I’eals of laughter greeted this annouacement, and the tenor looked puzzled, thinking the audience misundei* stood him. lie advanced once more, and with thundering emphasis roared out: “I zay zat Mme. N eez a leetle horse dis evening.” Another roar of laughter, amid which a voice in the gallery cried but: “Then, if she is a horse, why not trot her out?” Then the mistake was plain to him, and Brignoli laughed as heartily as any one.— Mouton Herald.

OOHGBUM seed is roliKhed ny domestic animals, but its full value ecm duly be obtained by grinding or boilThe roots of fruit trees are mostly acar the surface, and a top dressin > or manure therefore soonest rea-au j them. A cutting of grapo-vine of the Previous year’s growth, will readily gro .t . I wo’or three eyes are on the portion ruder ground. ' Tub fact that dairying is rapidly increasing in the West shows that far ?.era ■ . giving more attention to re-to mg 1 < i. rtuity. Keeping cows requ.res s.•••»•♦■ . bor for the same amount ut l.cid i.-.-s Rowing grain, with improvei «'« w.ing machinery io harvest tix tal<.r.