Life — July 12, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE- - THE saying that a weasel is not to be caught napping applies well to Frank Stockta who has always successfully evaded any definite answer in regard to his story, ** The Lag or the Tiger.” Not so long after that widely-read tale was first published, Mr. Stock. ‘cl f came to Washington with his wife to visit friends, and, as is always the case when he in the city, was extensively entertained, Atadinner given in his honor the hostess hé the dessert set in front of herself that she personally might serve the ice. This was dor with a specific purpose, as it had been moulded ia accordance with her orders in the fon THE OLD, OLD SORROW. of a female figure and a fierce-looking beast of prey. With asmile she turned to bh ® lapped kis hand upon hisibeeaic! guest of honor, asking: ‘Now, Mr. Stockton, which will you take, ‘The Lady or th Here ne rane epee teen «Speak : Tiger?"" The company, divining her purpose, bent forward in breathless suspen: And Jone Mhtper iene oem n the answer which they imagined would effectually settle the much <liscusse # "That the letter she had given ha eit instr Mr, Stockton was, however, quite equal to the emergency, and without hesit. tions to mail at once, as it was of the utmost : eee , importance, and he had promised so faith- Some of both, please.” —Aate Field's Washington. fay oe doe oe ee ‘THE. last time Bart Scott was in Washington he told a good story about a mem pad been Loeoien antll thie coment aad of the Wisconsin legislature. ‘The old man was elected to the state senate from one be was vey sony 10 aay be bad bern the lumber counties and was proud of the honor. When the legislature met in Madisoc carcying It Senator Blank was daily in his seat before the time for calling the senate to order av fila inside pocket tomacweel spread the Madison /owrna/ before him to read the news of the day. One morning alt ¢ chaplain’s prayer, while the clerk of the senate was reading the journal of the pe ceedings of the previous day, a gentleman arose and said : Oh, Tom, whata pity it is you are not rich! They say that some of those Mr. President, I move to dispense with the reading of the journal.” jon't dare to leave the house for days at atime, because they receive threaten- Senator Blank quietly folded his Madison Journal, arose and said: |‘ Mr. Presider saying that something dreadful will happen to them if they don't pay the I move also to dispense with the reading of The ‘Times, The Inter-Ocean and i writer sums of money. other papers. There should be no distinction against Zhe Journal.”—Philadelph Tom Haroup: Pooh! Why, I get plenty of just such letters. —Harper's Bazar. Times. —Chicago Tribune. For sale by all N Jers tn Great Britain. The Ioter- 7 EUROPEAN AOESTS—Mewra. Brentano, 37 Avenue de rOpera, national Company. 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