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“RE *\ Not only was Dr. Sharp the best surgeon in the State, but, best of all, he was young and eligible. It was, then, not tu be wondered at that he was particularly liked by fond mammas with marriageable daughters, and still less a cause for wonder that he considered himself as always on the defensive. One afternoon, at a te given by Mrs. Bicker for her oldest daughter, his hostess remarked, with flattering interest: ‘It must require great presence of mind in your profession, doctor. do first 2" Now supposing a man should fall out of a balloon, what would you “Wait for him to come down,” he replied, calmly.—Boston Budget. Customer: This straw hat will do. Hat afford tou it cheap. (stiffly); Our business is run on a strictly caxh basis, sir. aman who buys a straw hat in the middie uf Winter because he can get You can charge it to me. We couldn't Customer viaugatily): You are evidently not aware, sir, that | am the proprietor of the hothouse across the way.—Clothter and Furnisher. Tom GARRtson, a well-known guide and fisherman at Greenwood Lake, went on the ice with his team’ and broke through, turned to look at her master. Tom saw her and called to her. approached him and he continued talking to ber in a coaxing voice. The horses got ashore, and one of them The intelligent beast When she was with- in ten feet of him, he thought of her training in plowing. “* Whoa, Nell!" he shouted. up! Whoa!” and, in an im “Gee, now, gal! Whoa, there! Steady, gal. Ba Git ep!" Nell started forward stant. he seized her long, flowing tail, and ‘shouted : and Tom was dragged Out upon the ice. Argonaut, Tue other day, two Chinese damsels invaded the San Francisco Chronicle building ‘They rode up and down the elevator, visiting the different floors, opening the doors of several offices, apparently for no other purpose than to see what was inside, meanwhile all the time jabbering and laughing, as if they were very much amused. When asked whom they were looking for, one of them answered : ‘* We no look for anybody—we all the same slumming." Argonaut. BRIDGET was a“ hired girl" who was too amiable to believe in a scolding. of her should be remembered as an item on the credit side when the delinguer “help” are being conned over. “Why, Bridget,” exclaimed the housewife, ‘* I can write my name in the dust here!” “"Deed, ma'am,” replied Bridget, with generous admiration, “thot’s more nor 1 can do. Sure, now, there’s nothing like education, after all, is there, ma’am ?"~ Argonaut. A story ies of STEPHEN A, DoUGLASon one occasion was able to give utterance to a historical retort. After someone had been assailing him in the Senate by the most severe personal denur ciation, Douglas arose in his seat and said: ‘What no gentleman should say, no gentleman need answer."—Argonaut, *Younc WAITLEY seems low spirited. 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