Life — January 18, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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* LIFE: AN old cobbler in the Quartier Latin, who was largely patronized by the students, once sted that nothing was capable of frightening him. Two young men once determined ‘0 put his courage to the test. One of them pretended to be dead, while the other went to he cobbler and asked him to sit up all night with the corpse. The old man, whohad some pressing work in hand which had to be delivered next morning, took his leather and his fools with him, sat down near the supposed dead body, and set about his task. At mid- night they brought him a cup of cafe noir, to keep him awake, which he gratefully partook f, and then immediately resumed his work, The coffee, however, put him into such a happy frame of mind, that entirely forgetting the presence of the corpse, he struck up a ively song, beating time all the while with his hammer on the lapstone. Suddenly the imaginary corpse raised itself into a sitting posture and exclaimed, in a hollow voice : People ought not to sing when keeping watch over a death-bed 1" The cobbler shook his head, gave the young man a smart rap, and said “+ People shouldn't talk when they are dea Independant Rémois. AMONG his friends the Saunterer remembers one, who some years ago labored in the mploy of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company. Her work was to attend to the correspondence of the Company, and in pursuing this task it was necessary again and ain to sign the well known signature of her who, to her many correspondenis, is ** yours for health." To be sure the original owner of the signature was dead, but It was after a particularly hard day's writing that the Saunterer’s friend came home hnd went to bed tired almost literally to death. But she did not forget her evening and she finished it before she realized what she was saying, as she had finished thing else that day : For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory for ever and ever. Yours for health, Lydia E. Pinkham.—Boston Budget, Aimen, THey were talking about the phenomena of the mind. The tall man remarked how curious it was that a man could not do one thing and think of another. The short man said that he had read of people who could write two words at the same time, and the thin man added that a great many people could do one thing and think of another. But the tall man answered that these things were all special cases and exceptions, and ‘reiterated the statement that it was curious, etc., etc. Just then the quiet young woman in the corner suggested that she consider it curious at all, ** You can't do it,” said the tall man. “Oh, yes," said the quiet young woman ; “when I was a little girl I used to be able to say the Lord's Prayer and think of anything else in the world."—Boston Budget. THE story is told of a parent who had become a recent convert to hypnotism. small son, who had heard him discussing the subject, asked what hypnotism was did not answer, but with the imperative manner of a professional mesmerist, said: ‘* Now, Jimmie, do you hear? That is not a clock, but a dickey-bird, chip, chip!” Jimmie turned and fled precipitately, crying: ‘*Mamma! Mamma! Papa's got the jim-jams !" —Argonaut. His He ROBERT SMitH (brother of Sydney, and familiarly called Bobus), was a lawyer and an ex-advocate general, and happened on one occasion to be engaged in an argument with a physician touching the merits of their respective professions. ‘ou must admit,” urged Dr. —, “your profession does not make angels of men.” “« No,” was the retort ; “there you have the best of it; yours certainly gives them the first chance."—Sala's Journal. IT was resolved that each of the allied powers should designate a commissioner charged with the surveillance of Napoleon at St. Helena. Tallyrand proposed to the king for this office M. de Montchenu, described as ‘ap inspportable babbler, a complete On being asked why he had selected this man, Tallyrand replied: ‘It is the only revenge which I wish to take for his treatment of me; however, it is terrible. What a punishment for a man of Bonaparte’s stamp to be obliged to live with an ignorant and pedantic chatterer ! 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