Life — August 24, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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> LI PAT SPISORS AT NL AN eminent philosopher (Mr. Herbert Spencer) recently put very neatly the distinction between sport as an amusement and as an occupation. Dropping in at his club, he met a young friend, who invited him to play a game of billiards. The philosopher broke the balls and left them in a good position for his opponent, who dexterously ran out, not allowing his companion another shot. Then the young expert naturally looked at the philosopher for the customary com- pliments, but the loser of the game said very seriously, after depositing his cue in the rack : **Sir, moderate proficiency in such a sport as this isa sign of a good education of the eye, the nerve, the hand; but the mastership of billiards which you have exhibited could have been acquired only by an ill-spent youth.”— Exchange. AT a recent barbecue in south-west Georgia seven strange and hungry-looking men were seen huddled together in a corner of the woods remote from the big crowd. But now and then, while the ‘*carcasses" were roasting in the pits, one of the men would come forward, get a whiff of the savory meats and return to his disconsolate companions. 'No one seemed to-know the men—they were strangers to all, and yet they had the appearance of farmers who had raised a big crop of cotton at six cents, But everybody knew them after the horn blew for dinner. With a mad rush those hungry-looking men made for the table, and with red, the men devouring everything in and open mouths they went to work. Rat it was hungry, too. Those seven ante Shoulder after shoulder of beef disap ‘The crowd stood amazed and forgot t were the attraction, and it was not until they could eat no more, and had crawled of rest—or to die—that the people remembered where they were, and that they had appetia| The chief of the barbecue approached the men, and in a faint voice asked : “Where did you fellers come from, and when did you eat before you struck 1 neighborhood ?” ‘One of the men answered : “We come from this county, but we've been a-hidin’ an’ hungry. We jes heay that the war was over, and that Sherman was a-givin’ out rations, an’ so we thought we] git some! The chief of the barbecue fainted, and they carried him away more dead than alive Atlanta Constitution. He had been worshipping her for months, but had never told her, and she didn't was him to. He had come often and stayed late, very late, and she could only sigh and bog He was going away the next day on his summer vacation, and he thought the last aii was the time to spring the momentous question. He kept it to himself, however, the last thing, _ It was 11,30 by the clock, and it was not a very rapid clock. Miss Mollie,” he said, tremulously, ‘lam going away to-morrow.” he cuits You?” she said, with the thoughtlessuess of girlhood, as she gazed wistulyg the clock. ** Ves," he replicd. ** Are you sorry 2” “Yes, very sorry," she murmured, |" thoug! ‘ht you might go away this evening’ Then she gazed at the clock wistfully, and he told jer good night.— Ortrott Tribune. Back numbers of Lire can be had by applying at this office. Single copies of Vols. I. and II. out of print Vol 1, bound, $90.00, Vols IL, VIIL, XIIL and XIV., $20.00 each, bound. Vols VIL, X., XI, Xi1| XV. and XVL, 100 each, bound. 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