Life — June 21, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE: Tuey were celebrating their silver wedding, and, of course, the couple were the city. opened the door. + What's your + Fifty dollars,” replied the expert. “Does any one know you are in town 2” “No.” + Well, then, here's $60," remarked the manufacturer. ork without telling any one the price I've paid to Montevideo Leader. you'll take the first train back to New fave a man dig dirt out of a key for me. RicHarD: Wittias: Ob! that affair ts all over. Ricttarp: You don't mean it ? Wittiam : crisis. Ricnarp: Yes. WILttast: Richarp: And you? WiLutam : ask my question.— Boston Transcript. Every safe manufacturer has attached to his force expert locksmiths whose duties consist in opening safes which have gotten out of order. ; Many of the accidents to safes occur from the gross carelessness of their owners, and at times the honest safe crackers enjoy a quiet laugh at the expense of a group of bank officers or the proprietor of some important establishment. Not long since a large manufacturer telegraphed to a New York safe maker, request- ing that a man be sent at once to his place of business, a town about fifty miles from Upon reaching his destination the expert, with his kit of tools, repaired to the estab- lishment, and was informed that the vault, an old-fashioned affair, which locked with a key, and which contained the safe and books of the concern, could not be opened. “The man examined the lock and then the key, opened his kit, took out a bit of wire and began to dig a mass of dirt, dust and lint out of the key. lock, and when the proprietor with a sickly smile looked up, turned the implement and ge 2° asked the manufacturer. By the way, how do you and Miss Smart get along ? You see, I'd made up my mind about a week ago to bring matters to a So I began by saying that I had a question I wanted to ask her. She tossed her head and said any fool could ask questions. I merely told her perhaps it would be just as well, then, to let some fool happy and affectionate. ** Yes," said the husband, * this forget the first time I pro} to hei “ How did you do it ?” burst out a young man who had been squeezing a pretty 9 hand in the corner. They all laughed and he blushed, but the fil carried it off bravely. “Well, L remember it as well as if it were but yesterday. It was at Richmond, had been out for a picnic and she and I got wandering alone. Don't you remen vr, dear, and what a lovely day it was ?” The wife smiled. ** We sat on the trunk of a tree. You haven't forgotten, love, have you ?” The wife smiled again. “She began writing in the dust with the point of her parasol. You recall it, swee The wife nodded, “She wrote her name, ‘ Mary,’ and I asked her tolet me put the other name t And I took the parasol and wrote my name, ‘Smith,’ below it, and she took back parasol and wrote below it, ‘No, I won't.’ Then we went home. You remembs darling? Ah, I see you do.” ‘Then he kissed her and the company murmured, ‘* Wasn't it pretty ?”” The guests had all departed and the happy pair were left alone. ** Wasn't it nice, Mary, to see all our fends around us so happy ?” “Yes, it was. But Jonn, that reminiscence of yours!" seems as if it had been only yesterday, Mary.” “Yes, dear ; there are only three things you're wrong about in that .iory.”” “Wrong? Oh, no." “John, I'm sory you told that stor we were married, I was never in Richmond in my life, and I never refused y “My darling, you must be wrong ; I have a good memory.” “Tam not wrong, Mr. Smith, and my memory is as good as yours, and althougs have been married twenty-five years, I'd like to know who that minx was. You m told me about her before !"—#oston Journal. the only woman I ever loved, and I shall ‘Then he inserted it in the because I never went toa picnic with you be “Tl give you $10 extra if Tue. otner day Johnnie saw a branded mustang on the street. ‘Ob, mamma shouted, ** just look how they've gone and vaccinated the poor thing."—Harper's Ji People. ‘TL WIsit you were a cat," said Barlow, ruefully, as Mrs. Barlow stepped on hiss in the dance. “Why so?" queried madame. “The cat always lands on her own feet,” said Barlow.—Harper's Bazar, tale by all Newsdealers in Great Britain. The Inter- sual tend Ye ‘Ballding, Chancery Lane, EUROPEAN AGuxTs—Memare. Brentano, 37 Avenue del'Opera, | Paris; Saarbach's. News Exchaue, Germany, agente tor Germany, Austria and Bwiteeriand. 8 Company, London, E. C., Engiand, Aoxxrs, Fine Watches of the Standard Foreign and Domestic makes —at retail. 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