Life — November 8, 1894 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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LI Tite young man had been to sea, and on his return was narrating to his uncle, an ld Montgomeryshire farmer, an adventure which he had met with on board ship: “'1 was one night leaning over the taffrail, looking down into the ocean,” he said, my gold watch fell from my fob, and immediately sank out of sight. “when The ship was going en Knots an hour, but, nothing daunted, I sprang over the rail, down, down, and after a ong search found without anyone k William,” H sould not “What!” exclaimed William, ** William,” said the old man gravel he watch, came up, and chased the ship, and climbed back to the deck ing I had been absent.” said his uncle,” “I believe thee; but there's many a thousand that “+ you are politely insinuating that I'm a liar.” * thee knows that I never call anybody names ; gut if the Mayor of Welshpool were to come and say, ‘Josiah, I want thee to find the digest liar in all Montgomeryshire,’ | would come to thee and put my hand upon thy shoulder, and say to thee: * Willian . the Mayor wants to see thee. "Epworth Herald. Suct a serio-comic sight was a little maid of about three years at Manhattan Beach he other day. ‘The poor baby, who was near-sighted and wore spectacles, wanted to daddle in the water and spoil her russet shoes. Her nurse had been forbidden to take hem off, so baby set up a howl, and finally sobbed out : “Take 'em off, Mary.” I thought she meant the shoes ; but she went on : “Take off my spettettles so Tcan cry !"—New York Recorder. There's one thing curious about discovering places that I don't understand. What's that? ‘Take Bermuda, for instance. It was discovered by a man named Ber- nudez, but how he stumbled on a place with a name like his own beats me !—Exchange. Faxste is a litle girl who has a big, wax doll as a companion. yew sister came to her Well, * Oh,’ rabies any more. ime."—AMerchant Traveler. A few days ago a ouse, and after a few days she went over to a neighbor's. ‘annie,” said the lady, ** where's your wax doll ?” ‘she answered, turning ‘up her nose, ‘I don't have nothing to do with wax We've got a meat baby at our house now, and that takes up all my FE AN Atchison wife has had a cruel truth told her by a heartless doctor. He said her husband would not live long unless he gets some rest. Last night, as she sat in an eas; chair, and watched him take off his coat on coming from the office, put on a gingham apron and go to work cheerfully washing potatoes for supper and pounding steak, occa. sionally stopping to care for the baby, her heart smote her. She noticed that he looked thin and careworn, and that he brought the bucket oaly half full of water from the well. She spoke to him kindly and her heart smote her a second lash when he looked surp! Was it true that in the rush and worry of stirring the country up to political truths she had forgotten to be kind to bim ? ‘issed him tenderly when he handed her a cup of tea at the table and his eyes filled ‘with tears; it was so Jong since he had heard a tender word. She praised his bi. then he broke down and cried. The result of this tender little scene was that this morning the woman canceled al lecture engagements and resigned from all committees. She realized that since it would not do to hire a strong girl to assist him with the heavy housework, it will be better for her to stay at home andaid him by tender sympathy and loving words Oh, wives, take warning from this little tale. Speak gently to your husbands ere the cold sod closes over them, and it is too late. Praise their coffee and biscuit. A kind word costs so little and never gets through traveling. —Afchison Globe, Kixpty OLD Lapy: What's the matter, little boy ? LITTLE Boy (crying): 1 jes lost fi? cents. KINDLY OLD LAbyY (giving him a nickel) so don't cry. How did you lose it ? LittLe Boy (/eeling better): lost it pitchin® pennies.—Harfer's Bazar. “ Jounnte,” said his mother, the other day, catching the young gentleman in the ac of propelling pebbles in the direction of neighbor Jones’ windows ; * Johnny, do you know th that itis very wrong for little boys to throw stones? Never let me see you doit again, © Johnnie looked into his mother’s face with that calm assurance which comes of a sense of innocent intent, and said : **Mamma, “sposing David’s folks had been so particular, wouldn't it have been a bad thing for the Israelites ?"— Boston Transcript. Well, here is five cents more for you. Briccs: I don’t think I shall go to the sea-shore again. The last time I was there | tried in vain to pass an evening alone with a girl. Griccs Why, what was there to prevent it ? Only about half a dozen others.—New York Sun. 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