The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-05-30

prosaically with: ats just four o'clock.
All are in bed and fast asleep. Good
night. I'm not married" And so on
with a batch of other aspirants, who evil
IDENTIFY deemed the anonymous occupant
of the Box nothing short of an heiress.
MANY an unprecedented sell has been
perpctratcd from inability to resist sud
den temptation. One of the judges of
the Supreme Court Of New York State,
visiting the Centennial Exhibition, sat
down in quiet corner apart from the
others, to listen to great cornet-player,
and, as was his wont in court, drew his
gray coat about his head and ears as
protection against possible draughts.
His motionless figure soon attracted at
'cntion; and the whisper ran that 1t was
the statue of some wonderful character.
The Judges sister wickedly told those
near her that they were gazing at the
ei1igy of an Aztec priest from Mexico.
! The information passed from mouth to
mouth, and some hundreds of people
were drawn to the spot, to dispcrse some
what sheepishly when the object of their
curiosity, having had enough of the cor
net, adjusted his coat and rose to go.
A good story is told of one Boggs,
whose impcrtnent curiosity was pro-
verbal throughout the country that
owned him. He was on one occasion
travelling on the Little Miami Railroad
alongside solemn. looking man, who
persisted in looking out of the window
and took no heed of Boggs's endeavors to
cnlivcu the journey with little CONVEX
sation. At last the brakeman or guard
came round with some water, and the
drink. Selling the chance, Boggs
asked: "Going as far east rs New York;"
"No," gruntcd the man.
"Ahw said Boggs, New York is dull
this time of year; mebbe you're strik-
ing for Philadelphiaf'
The surly one shook his head.
"P'raps Clcveland's your dcstination2'
insinuated Mr.. Boggs. "Nol Can't be
going this roundabout way to Chicago?"
No reply was vouchsafed
"Wrl'," cried Blggs, despairingly, 81
pose you've no "' LECTION to telling
whc' you are goiugf'
"Ncll, sir exclaimed the man, "Im
going for seven years.!
rather not have folks talking to his pris-
oners, and Boggs gave in.
This puts us in mind of Mark Twain's
anccdote of Artemus Ward AMI travel
ing bore, between whom the following
amusing colloquy took place:
did you hear that last thing of
Horace Greeley's"
"Grceley, Greeley, Horace Greeley /;
who is heS' SAID Artemus.
Five minutes elapsed, then came:
George Francis Train is making good
deal of disturbance over in England; do
you think they will put him in prisonf'
! "Traip, Train, George Francis Train,
said Artemus, solemnly; Il never heard
of him."
The tormentcr tried another tack; he
said: "What do you think about Grants
chance for the Presidency"
Grant, Grantl-Why, man !" said Ar
temus, you seem to know more strangers
than any one | ever saw"
The man took walk up the car /;
coming back, he said: "Well, you igno-
ramus, did you ever hear of Adaml'
The humorist looked up and said;
"Adsmi What was his other namel'
The journey henceforth was made in
peace.
Very nicely sold were n couple of
tramps who waylsid wealthy farmer in
LDaisa County, Iowa, and demanded his
mouey nr his lite. Disinclined to part
with either, he took to his heels. They
chased him half mile down the rough
est If lanes. dashed after him through
M. h..T q,
an old corn field. Then the chased one
struck for the woods, and went wheeling
ID steep hill, his pursuers pressing
closely behind with blood shot eyes and
shortened breath. The farmer dashed
scross f1rty sore stubble- field, across
tro zen creek, through blackberry patch.
down a rayine. over another hill, across a
stump field. 10 be run down on the road
10y the tramps They overhsuled him
thoroughly, searched him from top to
toe, to find he had not solitary cent
wherewith TO reward them for their
perseverance.
Oar concluding example relates to an
affecting Romance told by the Detroit
Free Press 1t was the second time that
the hero OF the story had accompanied
the young lady home from one of those
little s'ciAl parties which are got up to,
bnog fond hearts step nearer each
other. When they reached the gate, she
a.kod him If he wouldn't come in. He
sad be would. Sarah took hi hat, told
him 10 SIT down. and left the room to re-
m zee her things. Sle was hardly gone
before her mliter came in, smiled
sweet y, ana. dropping down beside the
y1un- maa, said: 81 always did say thst
% "a poor bu: respectable young man fell
In love Nth sarah ne stnuld have ms