Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-22

fill with envy the breast Of the man
at the next table. engaged In consum.
ing the most modest dish disclosed by
the bill Of fare.
The four were conversing--languid,
plutocratic conversation. After q
while 1t turned to the question Of
money. Evidently they wanted to do
something. How much money had
they? One Of the four took out his
pocketbook aud counted up roll Of
bills.
"Oh. I have a hundred and forty"
he said. carelessly.le
The second and third members Of
the party went through their pockets.
II have two hundred and fifteen."
remarked one.
"And l have three hundred" said
the other.
The fourth waved his hand
grandly.
"Neved mind. you fellows" he said.
"I'll lend you all you want"
Tenderly, walters bore the man at
the next table out into the cold air.
He will recover.
The English village is very dear to
the hearts OF poets and painters. and
thousands Of them are certainly
charming. A few. however. are more
amusing than anything else. 40, for
instance. one which consists entirely
Of old railway carriages. even the
chapel being composed Of four.horse
trucks. Another village. with q popu.
lation Of 100 and taxed at the val.
uation OF $4,000. has neither school,
church nor other public building. the
only thing Of the sort being letter
box on pillar.
Villages with but a single inhabitant
are not unknown. one Of them being
Skiddaw. In Cumberland. The single
villager complains bitterly because he
cannot vote-there being no overseer
to prepare voters list. and no church
or other public building on which to
publish one. as the law requires. The
lonely ratepayer In Northumberland
village has declined to contribute
money to maintain the roads. remark.
ing that the one he has Is quite good
enough for its use.
In the Isle Of Ely Is little parish
with about dozen inhabitants that
has no rates. as there are no roads or
public institutions Of any kind, and
consequently no expenses, Kempton,
near Bradford. can probably lay sue.
cessful claim to the distinction of be.
Ing the longest village In the world,
as 1t straggles along the road for a
distance of seven miles, Sometimes a
village will entirely disappear, having
been built either on the edge of the
crumbling cliffs that make part of the
coast line. or over an ancient mine.
One of the latter class is in Shropshire,
and each year one or more of the cot
tages tumble as the earth sinks be.
meath Il.
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/ So much has been said, written and
sung OF the chorus girl that the chorus
boy. who plays an equally important
part In the musical comedy, Is rarely
remembered. That his martial en-.
trance saves many woman from
hysteria and many a strong man from
a bad case af nausea. few theater.go.
ers realize. No matter how brilliant
the gowns of the chorus girl. as she
dances on to the scene. nor how beau.
tiful her face. she cannot hold the sit.
uation after the first few moments of
admiration without the aid of the
chorus boy. who completes the picture
and gives foundation to the song.
The chorus boy has little to say of
himself; he gives the laurels to the
chorus girl. BY the chorus boy is
meant the healthy. ambitions chap.
who not only works. sings and dances