The St. Johns herald., 1898-03-05
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 James W. Young says he was riding
 In a crowded street car once when a
 young lady entered. He gaiiantly of.
 Tered his seat to her. ''No, thank you,
 she said; i've been skating all day
 and am tired of sitting. g."-New York
 World.
 Members of certain class in Cam
 bridge had been rather fiippant in re-
 gard to some pompOus authority, and a
 Fellow was eulogizing him. Said he:
 You are probably ignorant, young gen.
 demen, that the venerable person of
 whom you have been speaking with
 such levity is one of the profoundest scholars of our age-indeed, it may be
 doubted whether any man of our age
 has bathed more deeply in the sacred
 fountains of antiquity" "Or come up
 drier, sir" was the reply of the under graduate.
 Miss Kate Sanborn, in her Abandon ing an Adopted Farm" relates her an noyance at being besieged by agents, reporters, curiosity seekers. "I was so perpetually harassed that dreaded to see a stranger approach with an air or business. The other day was just starting for a drive, when 1 noticed the usual stranger u-rry-ug C1. Putting my head out Of the carriage, I said, in 6 petulant and weary tone: Do you want 10 see meT The young man stopped, smiled, and replied, courteous ly, It gives me pleasure to look at you, madam, but l was going further on.'"
 A Denver man, who is interested in the newsbOys of that lively city, de scribes in the Times an interview which he lately had with one of them. He was a typical gamin, so diminu- tive in stature that I had to stoop to interrogate him, which I did ID this way: Where do you get your papers, my little manY' "Oh, I buy lem of Johnny Green" And who is Johnny Green" He's a newsboy-he buys 'em in the Times alley" What do you pay him for them?" Ficents." "You don't make anything at that?" Nope" "Then what do. you sell them for?" "Oh, just to get to holler"
 An ingenue was at her first dinner party, and she was bravely hiding the fact that she was nervous. With the ices, small cakes covered with pink sugar were served. The maiden sur yeyed the plate when it was passed to her, and saw a solitary cake on the fur ther side covered with chocolate. "I will take this," she gurgled sweetly, and essayed to take it up. It remained, however, firmly fastened to the dish fiutter of attention spread through the company. All eyes were fastened on her, and hers in turn upon the choco- late cake. The sable waiter rolled his eyes and grinned. Beg pardon, miss," he murmured, but that's mine." Then he shifted his thumb.
 Talma was standing at a corner, one of an immense crowd that thronged the streets of Paris 10 see Napoleon drive by in state. Do you see that little man there?" he said to a friend at his side, pointing as he spoke to the emperor in his car iGge. Yes" replied his com Dauion; ''what signifies thaty' "WeI" answered Ja,ua. mot so many years ago tb3t same individual applied Q m- for a position in my company. He was to be an actor, and wished | me to teach him the art of the stage. l 1 discouraged him, as 1 could net see | that he had any ability, and told him that there was no hope for any other | than genius in my profession. Is | there any hope in any calling asked | he, for the unfortunate plodder not | blessed with ability?" Well" said | companion, "what of that?' Nothing" replied the actor, nothing, only that unfortunate little man is now of France, and well, am just plain Talma."
 Professor Max Muller, in Cosmopolis, recalls the story of what happened once in the coin rooms of the British where, during a visit of a number of gentlemen and ladies, it was observed that d very valuable and al- most unique Sicilian coin had disap- peared. All the gentlemen present in the room at the time had to be search ed, and no one objected except one. He protested his innocence, but declared that nothing would induce him to allow his pockets to be searched. All the other visitors were allowed to go home, but he was detained while the coin room was swept, and every corner was once more. At last the miss ng coin was found in a chink of the floor. Every apology was made to the person, but he was asked why he so strongly objected to being searched. He then produced from his pocket another specimen of the very same coin. 'I came here" he said, "tO my specimen, which is very perfect, with the only other specimen which is thought to be superior to mine, and almost unique in the world Now. he added, that you had uOt found your coin, and had found my specimen Ill my pocket, would anybody have believed in my innocence"
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