The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-02-06
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e4 80 EN- AT airs OWN GAME

1is4 fi EN- airs OWN GAME.
In the car with Mr. Heller and friend in
Boston, the other day. were some half-duzen
| people, among them an estimable old lady
Who had evidently been doing her marketing,
fer she carried basket on her lap containing
groceries vegetables and in particular large
/ qaautity Of eggs. Mr. Heller sat down beside
the old lady and for fsw minutes nothinx
# moment happened. Mi. sIsller then atoop-
Cd down aud picked Up two eggs fssm tho
/ floor, and handing them % the old lady, ~
marked that slae WAS losing thoa. Tie Oil
lady, i little surprised, thanked the polite
gentleman, and everything agsin rslapasd IN
to silence. Ina few nlomenfs a reps<ifion 1t
| tho scene. The old lady wondered how Ii
was she hadn't noticed the eggs fall, and still
more when Mr.. Heller third time picked up
several eggs, which he iusisted had dropped
from the basket. This puzzled the old
lady that she got up, and taking the eggs QUO
Of the b.sket, she disposed them on the scat
and taking ont the vegetables in the sans
manner. pus the eggs back and the 9th ~
tcles ON top Of them, and then sat down agail.
Mr.. Heller hen leaned over TIA grntlemau
who was on the other side OF the old lady,
and remarked audibly:
~ saw yuu do that. It's wrong
what do YOU mean Sir--what's wrong -
said the gentleman addressed, rather indis-
naut at being spoken to iu shis way.
"You shouldn't have taken those eggs"
The old lady turned seward til. gentleman.
and looked at him very suspiciousy while the
other answered with great gravity:
Are you mad took no eggs
But saw you. said Heller.
| BY this time The attension of the other
passengers In the oar was directed to the con-
versation.
at is false r exclaimed the one accused,
feeling very uncomfortable.
"That is too much sir, when ! say | saw
you," said Heller, and with that he rose, and
passing before tho old lady, who locked hail.
frightened and half angry, and stood Def rs
the gentleman accused.
"What do you say to shat?" said Heller,
taking from the mans ovsrcoat pocket two
eggs and handing them to the old lady, ian
that, taking two more from the other peck
ct.
Lord, o Lord, who would thought it p
said the old lady.
The gentleman from whose pockets the eggs
had been taken rose from his seat and stood
opposite Heller, saying
~ don't understand this perhaps We caa
find some more"
"No doubt CAM said Heller, putting his
hand in sisiu pocket aud taking ont three
eggs two from his hat aud 4 couple
from his trowsers. This occupied some min
utes, AZ Heller proceeded very slowly and de-
liberately, to the evident surprise aud indg-
ration OF the other occupsn OF tho car
"Aud here, look here, contained Iioler. TAX
ing y box Of spices from thu mans hind pock-
ct.
"Put that man off tho car said some
body. aa
The car was stopped and ths man on whom
all this had been played waite. for no further
developments, and boted through the car as
fast AZ his legs would carry him.
The old lady COMPOUNDED herself in thanks
to Mr.. Heller, and said she would never have
suspected--he was such nice looking gen
tlenian, etc. Mr.. Ileller's friend whispered ~
somebody next him, however, and pretty soen
everybody IN the car was laughing. the old
lady being the only one WHO remained in ig-
nerauce that this WAS ono Of Mr.. Hellers
jokes. .ii
BY and by tho car reached Cambridge and
T Mr.. Heller ind his friend got off. AS they
ware walking along tho friend said he Thought
he had noticed that Mr.. Heller had iiad pin
IL his CART.
$50 have'' said Mr.. Heller, and he felt
for the pin, but no pin was there. " Gould
have put It in my pocket? ?" and he searched
in his vest. g II.illoo T. he exclaimed,
where's the money?'' and he neryously
sought through all his pockets. Sold by
love +
Mr.. Heller was minus cameo scarf-pin.
SOS in bills, aud = gold matchbox He hail
for once struck the wrong man. who whiis
Heller had been going through him. had been
quietly going through Heler. Strange to
say, when Mr.. Heller got back To Boston, lie
mentioned the incident to nobody and enjoin-
ed strict secrecy on his friend. Aiiof which
shows that 1t takes two to play joke. And
the blters are sometimes bittcn.--N. Y Dra-
matte Nsos.
The BENEFIT OF AuGHISG.-Dr. Greene,
In his . Problem OF HEALTH says there is not
the remotest corner or little inlet of ths MI
mute bood.vssscls of the human body thas
does not feel some wavelet from the eonvul-
sion occasioned BY good hearty laughter
The life principle, or the central man, is sliak-
en- to its innernost depths sending new tides
of life and strength to ths snrface, thus m;s-
teriaily tending to insure good health to this
persons who indulge therein. The blooi
moves more rapidly, and conveys different
impression to all ths organs of the body, as i;