Life — February 18, 1886 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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for) NT NLL T a reception given by a German prince, a gentleman was introduced, who said to the potentate : ““T was not present, Your Highness, yesterday, when the officials had the pleasure of being introduced to your Excel- lency.” Prince (haughtily) : ‘* To be introduced to me, sir, is an honor. It is no pleasure.” “So I perceive."—Zx. “ Have you found religion yet, my friend?” the Rev. Sam Jones inquired of one of his hearers, ‘* No,” was the reply. “What is your occupation, may I ask?” “Tam a detective.” ** H'm !" observed the great revivalist, ‘‘ that accounts for it.” —Ex. An elderly gentleman is seen to tread on a pitce of orange- peel and come heavily down on what may be politely called the small of his back. To him, polite stranger, raising his hat : “ Excuse me, sir; would you mind doing that again? My friend did n't see it."—A rgonaut, = : A GIFTED poet writes ; “ The devil arose from his little bed, and washed his face and combed his head.” We hope not to be considered profane if we ask where in hell he got his water?— New York Graphic. 141 A DETROIT POLITICIAN’S SPEECH. BARTLEY CAMPBELL entered Berlin without a word of German to bless himself or curse the cab drivers with, yet before two months he made a speech to the Berliners from the stage of the great theatre there, when the ‘Galley Slave" proved such a success. It isn't always safe to trust a person's self in an un- known language. A Detroit politician who sought the suffrages of the Poles got one who knew the language to write him a speech, and this he committed to memory. e didn’t under- stand a word of it, but unfortunately the Poles did, in spite of his pronunciation. “Villains and scoundrels,” he began, bowing politely, under the impression that he was saying ‘‘ Chairman and gentlemen.” ‘* What are you all standing gaping there about? ([Sensation.] What the old Nick do you know about politics anyhow? [Mur- murs of disapprobation.] - I don’t want the votes of such trash as you—" & Here, to the astonishment of the new speaker of Polish, there was a rush for him, and he thinks to this day it was his accent they did n’t like.—Detroit Free Press. 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