The Washington times., 1903-09-06

n HILL NAY, the English artist.
whose death occurred recently,
worked in his youth on the 'Bul-
letin." Of sydney. Australia. Occasion
ally the young man would be assigned
by the Bulletin" people to the police
courts. and from these assignments be
would bring back sketches. now humor-
Gus and now pathetic that were admir-
able.
One of the best Of the Bulletin"
sketches hangs in the library Of Joseph
Chamberlain. It portrays a thin, hang
dog man in the prisoners bar, talking
TO a very mild and sympathetic-looking
Judge Mr.. Mays story Of the sketch IS
that the prisoner had been dragged be-
fore the judge every few months for a
number Of years.
Your face is familiar here" the lat
ter now said.
"It is. your hOnor-worse luck re-
turned the prisoner.
Are you married yet?'
Not yet, sir
that you have been engaged"
Seven years, your honor"
$50 long as that? Why in the world
haven't you got married in all that
timer"
Because, your honor" the prisoner
explained, Ann and haven't managed
to be both out of Jail at the same time"
Different Point of View.
In one of Mr.. Chase's classes in paint
ing was a young chap who could not
paint pictures much better than he could
save money. and the allowance given 70
him by his father was very often gone
before he knew 1t. One day Mr.. c. was
talking to the class on the subject or
perspective. and this particular student
did not appear to get the idea very
clearly. To make it plain Mr.. c. went
back to the rudiments TO get a good
start
'You understand he said. that the
further you get away from any object
the smaller it appears?
The young fellow shook his head.
mo" he replied doubtfully, I'm not
so sure about that,
Mr.. Chase was provoked and not lit
tie surprised at such ignorance. aud said
SIS.
IT'S all right as to some things" re-
sponded the student, but not all Now.
there's a $40 bill. The further 1 get
away from that the bigger it appears" D."
No Occasion for Haste.
Andrew Carnegie tells story of an
American in Scotland that illustrates
well the irnperturbability OF the Scottish
temperament
The American, a bicycler, came to the
shore Of a lonely lake and saw in a boat
man examining the depths Of the water
with a water telescope. The man con-
Gucted this examination languidly- He
would pause every little while to light
bis pipe and TO converse on the weather
or some such Indifferent subject with q
friend who sat upon the bank, now read
ing a newspaper and now tossing pebbles
idly into the stream.
The American got Of his bicycle to
rest, and in an interval Of silence he said
10 the man seated on the bank:
What is your friend looking for oys-
ters?"
No; my brother-in-law." was the re-
ply.
Ecclesiastical Wit.
Bishop Talbot, OF the Episcopal church.
has a ready wit. While in Wyoming not
long ago a cowboy who was slightly in
toxicated rode up and said: Hello! I'm
glad to see you. Where in - did see
YOU before?'' The bishop quietly answer
ed: at am not sure my friend From
what part of hades do you Gomez" The
bishop called recently on Archdeacon
Radcliffe, Of Stroudsburg, Pa, and said:
Are you well. archdeacon!'' DR.. Rad
cude said he never felt better Il am
glad to hear you say so,'' said the bishop,
''for I want you to work like the devil.
The archdeacon looked shocked, but
Bishop Talbot added: you know the
devil is always working"
Could Teach Them All.
The late Pope, Marion Crowford tells
US, was fond Of variety-and no wonder.
shut up for life as he was IN the Vatt-
can. He enjoyed directing work and in1-