Year: 1878

Gated something wrong, and the gentleman
took occasion to express to the lady his hope
that the judge wcs no relation of hers, to
which, to the infinite amusement of all
present, she replied: "Oh, No; only a con-
nection of my mosher's By marrisge." A
shout OF laughter could not be prevented,
and the gentleman, after a little reflection,
came slowly to the conclusion that the
judges family were too much for him.


OF a good famiIy.-John Bannister, the
comedian, was presented to an old lady,
proud OF ancient and noble blood. The lady
asked wit of the day, who was present,
who are the Bannisters? Are they of
good famiIy?' Yes" said the wit, very
good indeed; they are closely connected
with the Stairs" ''Oh," said the lady "a
very ancient family of Ayrshire-dates back
to l45O. am delighted to see your friend"


Mr.. Moody told his Springfield audience
the other night that he can tell on looking
over congregation the believers by the ex-
preston of their faces. Then he told them
story about poor woman, who, hearing a
rap, thought it was the landlord come to de-
mand the rent. She refused to answer and
thus turned away friend who wished to
give her money. The audience laughed at
this, but Moody stopped them abruptly by
crying: You laugh at that woman, but it
was you: yourself, sinner"


The ST. Louis Post saws: ''It is a well
known fact that books, pictures pamphlets
etc, of a vile and obscene character obtain a
secret but extensive circulation among the
children of the public and private schools of
the city" Sogreat has the danger become
that a society has been formed of Christian
men and women, to expose and prosecute
those who publish and circulate the obnox-
ious literature. 1t must not be forgotten
a 0f mar hay ad fu
worded advertisements telling the young
where to send for obscene books and pictures


Not very great many years ago an old
gentleman in Kentucky was met by friend
who said:


well, colonel, you dined with the gov
ernor yesterday; who was there?


well, sir" replied the colonel, throwing
back his head, digging his hands deep In his
trousers pockets and spreading wide his legs
there was me, sir, and beside myself there
were four other high-toned, elegant gentle
men from Kentucky, gentleman from Vir-
ginia two men from Ohio, fellow from
New York and son of gun from Boston,
sir. VIII you take drink, sir?'


Celia Logan writes to the Baltimore News
that professional begging quite extensively
carried on among people who assume to be
respectable. The lady with lawsuit, in
volving almost countless millions, is well
known here. She is generally OF English
extraction, and is heiress to title and also
untold gold. This kind of adventures is
usually well bred, voluble and plausible,
and manages to subsist in untoiling ease, by
visiting first at one house and then at an
other, until she wears her welcome out;
then. when friends tire of supporting her,
] she engages board. first here and then there,
and remains without paying until she is
turned into the street. Sometimes she is
literary, and frequently one of the'authors
of Beautiful Snow" or Backward, turn
Backward, OH Time, in Your Flight" and
is writing or compiling book that's to have
such an unprecedented sale that she will be
able and willing to cover with pure gold all
those who now are large souled enough to
favor her with the poor boon-oh: mockery
of fate, that she should be compelled to ask
it-of a good bed ana a square meal. This
poor boon further means the sole occupancy
of the best spare bedroom for at least three
weeks and the gas going all night at full
head, while she reads the fine printed story
papers. The name of the adventures and
adventuresses in New York is legion, and
their ways of cheating far too various and
intricate for an honest mind to compre-
hend