Year: 1872

An amusing case happened at one Of
our leading hotels recently, in which,
although the party claiming to have
been injured was not at all interested,
goes to show "what might have been.
4 gentleman connected with promi-
nent banking house in this city, going
to rather a late dinner, found at one of
the tables where he occupies a seat,
two young gentlemen in all the glories
of new ready made clothes, and who
had evidently come in from some flour
ishing country city for the purpose of
having limited good time. Their
conversation was principally upon the
conquests they had or tancied they had
made. Suddenly No. l broke out.


90, Frank, you remember about that
Mrs. Mason, that we read about in the
papers t'other day 2


well, yes; why ?"


"Sent my card to her last night.


"No, did We though ?"


Did for fact. She came down in
to the parlor, and We had quite a chat
She's gay.


"Oh, you rascal.


Then followed sundry words, winks,
and further conversation, in which the
name ofthe lady did not appear to great
advantage as a loving and faithful wife.
At this juncture the banking gentleman
looked up. and with an air of one iniur-
ed, mixed with one of settled, stern, but
mild ferocity said


1T is perhaps my duty, gentlemen,
before this thing goes any further, TO
inform You that the lady whose name
YOU are using with such gross familiar
ity is my wife.


This was a percussion shell, and silence
reigned for the space of "A few seconds
One of the young fellows turned pale,
while the other assumed roseate hue.
Then they exchanged colors, s,'and STAN
mcred out some halt-uttered words.


"Yes continued the gentleman, 'and
| have always supposed that some little
eccentricities of my wife would not be
taken advantage OF, or subject her eth
er to rude conduct oroutrageous insults.
| have the right to demand an apology.


The waiter coming up at that mo-
ment. asked them " hat they would have
for dessert. With a sickly smile one Of
them fixed his eyes upon frozen custard,
while the other was entirely absorbed
with jelly.


Then they said they guessed they
didn't care about anything more, and
sneaked out toolishly.


When the banker came out, he found
them in the hall, looking as if they had
Just been engaged in settling delicate
question. One advanced aud said
That was all confounded nonsense,you
know


What was nonsense ?


WHY. bout my having an interview
with vour wife Just got it up as a
Joke on Frank. l am sorry for it,


He was then read severe lesson by
a man who had never seen the lady IN
question in his life, and told that here
after he should be extremely Y cautious
how he allowed bis tongue 10 wag III
such an unlicensed manner. And why
should he not


Com. Maury, in an article on the a.
legged influences of the moon upon the
weather. saws that it has no effect what
ever. The moon changes says Commo-
dore Maurl. every - days. consequent
" every change in the weather must
take place within the period Of 5.6 days
either before or after moon change.
Hence the popular faliacies about her
changes and the weather, for every
weather change must be within 80 days
before or after a moon change and her
worshippers give her all the credit for
it. The moon governs the tides, butnot
the atmosphere.