Life — June 15, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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“LIVRES: ‘Tuis story is at present making the round of the German musical press: When the composer Schulze was captured by brigands in the Abruzzi, they demanded one of his own compositions from him, with the result that he sang an'aria from his latest opera But before it was ended, the entire band burst into tears, and their captain, offering his hand to Schulze, released him with the words : thing from a colleague !"—Argonaut. “So you, too, steal? I never exact any- THE story is told of Robespierre that, at one time, when at the height of his power, a lady called upon him, beseeching him to spare her husband's life. ‘As she turned away, she happened to tread uw upon her: ** Madam, have you no humanity “TALKING about bright landlords,” landlord of the P— House in Portland. pie, and he only had one pie in the house. *“Impossible,” interrupted Robinson, “Its true, though,” said Creighton. “Yes, but tell us how he did it,” chimed in the logi “+ He sent out for another pi Creighton grinned. He scornfully refused. nthe paw of his pet dog. He turned "— Argonaut, id Creighton, “I never met one equal to the ere were five of us there who all wanted Yet he gave each a quarter. “None of your miracles here, 1 man in the corner. Boston Budget. “Ir [had aa ‘ad’ at the top of that column,” murmured the advertising agent softly to himself, as he gazed admiringly at the Washington monument, “I wouldnt sare whether it was next to pure reading matter or not."—Buffalo Courter. THE police had raided a gambling place, and one of the captured players was pet on the witness stand at the trial. “You were in the room at the time of the raid?" asked the attorney after som preliminary questions. ped frie And what did you do when the Tmade a bolt (0 r the back door.” police entered ?” Ah," queried the attorney, *‘are you a blacksmith 2” +: No, sir, I'm a painter by trade.” “Then how could you make a bolt for the back door ?” smiled the attorney. The witness showed his disgust at that sort of examination. “ I made a sneak to get out that way.” thac it ?” said the attorney. * Well, hereafter confine yourself to intelligible English,” and the examination proceeded.—Detreit Free Press. 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