Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-01
Odd Tests.
Chambers Journal.

some people are never satisfied, however for
tunate they may be. nursemaid In the
serv1ce or an English family IN Russia left her
place 70 get married, but had not been long
welded ere she complained to the Natcnalaish
OF the district In which she was domtcied that
her hushan did not love her as he should do;
and on the official inquirtng how she knew 1t,
replied. Because he never whips me-" Doubt
less the disappointed one meant what she said
put she might have changed her note had her
desire been gratified; like the young wife sud
denly bereaved OF rich Old husband, who re-
1used to believe her dear partner could be so
cruel as TO leave her, crying ou,:-.He's alive
doctor; I'm snre he's alive; tel me. don't you
think so:" This piteouS appeal the physician
met by suggesting the application OF a galvanic
shock, and Offering to apply the apparatus
'oh, no. no!' exclaimed the grief-stricken
WIDOW; hard as 1t is to bear my fate Will
have no experiments against the law OF nature:
let him resi- in peaCe'
When 1t is desirable to put any one to the
test. there Is nothing like doing 80 without
Jokes at the expense Of utility" men, heard
that one OF them-hiS particular aversi0n-had
poasted mat II any trick was played upon him
he would turn the tables in a way that would
astonish the actor. The latter, of course, re.
solved to test the boaster's readiness on the
arst opportunity. He did not have to wait long
lor the chance One night, when the house
was crowded, the carpenters failed to get set
scene ready In time, and dead stick" en-
sued. Knowing his man, the stage manager
e eaan ted the actor to 60 Ga and
he; and seeing the utility man at The wing. he
seized him by the wrist and, spite OF ressss.
ance, dragged him TO the center OF the stage,
and said: Your sister, then, has been be
lrayed. Tell me the story" The frightened
felow had no story to tell, to the crafty joker's
delight Whether the audience in front and
me manager behind were equally pleased, the
In golGeI dayst the burgesses OF Grimsby were
wont to decide which among them shousd bs.
mayor mayo oy very odd process. Having chosen
ton. they blindfolded them, tied punches OF
nay at their backs. and conducted them to the
common pound where calf awaited their com.
ing. He whose bunch OF hay was first eaten by
the calf was pronounced most worthy OF
the mayoralty. and installed into Office accord.
William Thompson. the once famous Maori
cnlef, adopted shrewd method of deciding
Which OF his two SOILS should succeed him AZ
they stood before him as he lay sick unto death.
ne suddenly addressed himself to the elder, say.
the white man standing outside the hut" The
youth was about to obey the order readily
enough, when his brother interviewed with:
why should you XIII the man? what harm has
ne cone TO u.s." Then Saia the old chief; "Yes.
that is right. You have what ia wanted-sense
and discretion. You will take my place when
am gone And 80 the succession was set
"HumDoidt.' said q AiddleseX militia CAPTAIN.
Humboldt IS an oyerrated man; there is very
little In him, aud he knows no more of geoyra
Ply IEdH NY tcTTleS tlleTe. l met him once at
the russian ambassadors at Paris, and put him
to the proof. AS long as he was talking of the
Andes and the CordIlleras. and places which
none but himself had ever heard Of he carried
STRAIGHTFORWARD question to him. which anv
schoOl- boy might nave answered, be was fioored
Now, Now, baron said l, can you tell me where
Iufhnam Green is?" Upon my honor, he knew
The conclusion was as inevitable as that drawn
Dy the English carpenter working at the Vienna
exhibition, who complained TO a newspaper
two days after the race-and we don't know
what was second and third for the Derby vet:
and they call this b. re country civilized"
Mr. Sala says that blind man might tell the
uslng his nose to determine their value; the
rule being, the lower the value the s.louierr
the smell. A hundred rouble note will be redo
lent or pat chouly, jOckev-ciuo or some equally
fashionable perfume; while the single rouble
note usually reeks Of tallOw or coarse fob acro.