, 1877-12-22

| Nf.c FORK Herald.
Mr.. Anthony Comstock, agent Of the Society
for tho Suppression Of Obscene Literature, was
alone In hs Office yesterday morning. deeply
engaged In Tho study Of some s.ntistles on the
decrease Of immortality in New York, when the
door gently opened mud stranger Rl!dsd into
tho room. So noisctcssty was the entrance
effected that Mr. Comstock wns not a!atutbcd
In his study, and for several seconds he WAS TN
mindful Of the strangers presence.
Mr. Co,nstock looked up with start. Tho
visitor was nlan OF about Is years Of shye,
| drcsscil III frork coat and dirk pantaloons.
| The pantaloone wcro fully four inches too
short, but tho difference Has nrnply hln1o
up ii, the coat, which reached ncarly to bts
ankles Dotll articles wcrn distinguished by
| tendency to shtnc When struck by the rays Of
tho sun. lhe vlsItor's cnunlcuanco Was Of the
vciytty type, nnl expressive Of much caution
| and Ia tho 6tLcr s,nal. package. M ,ir. Com.
stock looked at him, be nodled aud wluked
myys.tcr,ously:
| "Wel, sri
The stranger glanced cautiously around the
room, poIsetl his !lcuI to catch thu SQUAD of INV
stray tect, aud advancing few steps said, In
low, metlitl,1ous vofcc:
"Are YOU aloueth ..
Mr. Colnstork edged hts chair toward the rear
door OF his oicc and replied that lie was.
"I1usll-s1ltn said tue stranger, coming closer
and unluing the packaae which he hcid III his
h"ad H. IND tEsa E9t Esa S9sa fspg y inquired the
agent, getting closer to the door, a.ld kccptng
bis eye liked On the mysterious INTRUDER. rne
latter aKaln loukel around tho room. placed his
secure, and sad, In whisper. "uot to- bc eau
ttuus, you know. It don't do to yet caught.
Would DO sent up" And tho stranger PLACED
his ioEcflnRer BY tic sidoot hts nose.
driving ut, mnur' shouted tic now arolscd
| agent, Jumping to hs seat. ...
For lleaven's. sake, not 80 loud, !" said the
STRANGER; "so,nebody my hear you, and lel al
hurt you. llcrc theY arc; here they arc-cf'oIco
spceiinens, str. I'll sell you two dozen at 10
cents tacl-wortll tcn titnes thu money" anu
thu espeakcr placed on tue desk u ths agent tor
dozen small photographs Ut ballet girls en-
gagged In dancing the cali-can. Mt. Conlstock
glanced them over and blushed. The stranger
noticed tle change Of hue and rubbed his iIauds
a. le said, " How many would sou ltkof"
The agent rose FROM bis cl'asF. a look Of do
Termination was In his face, a,lu at inpcrcepti.
bic shallow OF Irony played around ll!s mouth.
Yes 'TS "ea Il shsy arc cheap III saes lax al
yoil> &c rot. rlage tl1ct, right here on my desk.
glory in getting hold Of such picsurts ll
facs, make q sort Of speciality aof thenI," aud
TIC yondor'a face frightened with smile OF
intouse delight. lie had unknowlngly struck q
big bonanza. Instead Ut selling paItFy fsw i'o
tlal disposed Of Rll Ills stuck. In mollcBt llc
had cmpticd tho conteuts Of two capac!ouB pock-
| cts on tho desk, aud, ~ he collected tlIcm III .
heap, hc cxprrssed hls regret That he haunt
& Ycs, It Is too bad," replied tho agent. ~
wish you had brought four times a. many, l
would tnku alt. But before we conclude tho
thu bargain let's 60 and ace u fricnl ot mine md
viii both be- satisfied, )" concluded Air. Coms.ock.
putting on his G0at. -
Ti,o deaior looked llttlo puzzled. "Th!s is
somewhat Irregular" he aatd. ~ don't lku to
showed thc,n to you because thought BY your
looks that you were fellow that llkcd.--n
"And 80 IL my friend. =" Interrupted hlr. Cone
stock, triae nctt1ed at tho alluslon to hla up.
peaEancc.
f." But who-who d that fr,endf" asked the
stranger, llttlo undecided.
Mr.. Comstuck looked him full In the face. and
Ia a changed votxe aald: " 1Ic ID Police Magis'
40 Lordl' was the brief but iervcnt ej jacula.
ton Of tHs srG'ttallsn peadlor '' hs lenned
aeaihst ST. r. % wa. p,,tca cort ~, nr,.on,r 1,v,
hls Mans o. Charles +. BIandeu, aud said That
ho was formerly LAWYER IN Boston. He had
taken to pedal!ng obscene pictures because hC
needed money. Justice Flamnor hsld him III
31,00Q bail
JOSH BILLINGS NEW PROVERBS.
"Th,s lie 10 like game of cards. We must
play tho hands dealt to us, and tho credit Is not
80 much In winning a. ID playing poor haud
we'll"
"Wheu | hear q man Dragging about what
he did last year aad what hos going to do
next year, lean tell pretty near what he's doing
nnw."
"Doa't deaptse your poor relations. They
might get rich some time, and then It would ho
30 nara to explain tho thing"
| "The reputation 1nau gets from ILLS anccs-
tors wants abous - much s!tcslng to lit htm ~
| their clothes would"
"There is no woman stationed On the face
| uf thu earth who trcs so hard to to right, 1al
IAN enthusiast IL an Individual who believes
about four times ~ much u he can proye and
can prove four times as much - anybody e'so
Will believer .,....
It's hard work to aul OUT 1ust how tho thinY
was done."
"a ,,an who has been waiting fur tho last
aitsen years for .omethtna to turn up, Is still
"A pooile fs woman's pet. aud have seeu
some would like to swap llviugs With"
- AtIce can l!se anywhcsc comfortably but In
chureh; they fat very slowly tn church. Thil
psove. that t''cy eau't live On religion my "oFe
"Ths wo.st tyrant iu this world IL woman
xho !: supefl9s to i4sr husband. and lets every
"1oye y like the measles; you can't have Il
but unce, md, the later III lifs va laye IT., the
tougher it Eues with us.'s
"ureat thnkcrs ars not spt to be great whla.
tiers. When = man can't thiuk ot anything hs
begins 10 whistle"
"Ihe lnaa you eau have to work on 3 fasnl
for nothing aud ooaEd hisnsslf, just about earns
"Neatncss, in my opinion, ID one OF the vir
tues. have always considered It twin sister ec
chastity, but uuns work 60 lard - ths vlcllu ol
ecstatIc neatness, haye seen = neat persor
who would not let = weary ay rest long enough
! on their beat wall-paper to take BREATH unt
who would chase 1 single cotkroar4 up aud
down stairs Until bis legs wore worn oil"
gANsCNIPT'S RICE.
CinetNsaM Esqufrsf.
When John SauacEipt went down town las
Saturday, Ills wife asked him to bring back Will
him slnall quantity OF rice.
allow much will you havcl" asked the 9yoce
WHOM John called tor the succulent berry.
swell, guess ten pounds II do" saEd John
II Lad A. -