Life — February 21, 1895 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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TERE AT saps At WLS AN OBLIGING PARENT. OUNG Gotnix yearned for fair Miss Rich, A large, incessant yearn ; And yet he feared unspeakably To ask ber parents stern. But, lo! when he approached her sire, And stood distraught with doubt, The old man rose to meet the youth, ‘And straightway helped him out. ‘THe worthy beadle in a rural district in Perthshire had become too feeble to perform his duties as minister's man and grave-digger, and had toget an assistant. The two did not agree well, but after a few months had elapsed Sandy (the beadle) died, and Tammas (his erstwhile assistant) had to perform the last service for his late partner. a bit of a wag, strolled u grave and casually remarked : that, sir,” said Tammas, very decidedly. hindmost."—Halifax Chronicle. . “ Unc’ Tony, The minister, to Tammas while he was giving the finishing touches to the “Have you put Sandy weel down, Tammas ?” “Sandy may get up, but he'll be among the “Thev aman for whom Bartlett's creek has more attractions than the hot and grassy cotton field, not long ago took a “+ day off” in pursuit of his favorite amuse- fe ment, F waiting for a bite. bated his hook and long and patiently sat upon the bank of the stream, vainly At last, under the combined influence of the warmth of the day and the sluggish movement of ‘the stream, Unc’ Toby fell asleep. Eternal vigilance is the price of trout, and while our weary angler slept an enormous fish took the bait and pulled im in the creek. as he floundered about in the water: a-fishin’, or am dis fish a-niggerin’ 2” “For de Lor Youth's Companion. Of course this awakened the old man, and he was overheard to inquire s sake, Toby, am dis niggah AN old man, with the appearance of a farmer, stood in the doorway of aC Street business house, holding an ancient valise and gazing upon the surging thi The proprietor of the place approached him, laid a hand on hisarm, and said, pleasay “My dear sir, loitering in this doorway is——" ‘ou needn't dear sir me,” interrupted the farmer. ‘1 know that I look iy hayseed, and that my whiskers grow the wrong way, and that my coat is covered with stains, but no oily-tongued stranger can work me, by gosh. I do live in the country, I'm not ashamed of it, but I read the papers, and I'm up to all the dodges you have. So if you are trying to work off a gold brick or want me to cash a draft $5,000, you are wasting your tim “+ Tam not that sort of a man; I am the proprietor— ; “Of a gambling-house along here somewhere ? Well, you can't pilot me t When I left home my wife told me that I would be euchered before I got back, bec my teeth are filled with sand-burrs and my clothes show where the calves have ru against me, and anybody would size me up for an old jay on a lay-off, but I read papers, and no green-goods man can work me fora cent. I know your racket, y7 man; you'll pump me for information about my home and my neighbors and find that I am Giles Overborck, of Coles County ; and then you'll leave me ; and when Ih walked a block along'll come your partner with smiles an inch thick'on him, and rab my hand and say, ‘ Hello, Mr. Overborck, how’s things at Charleston?’ "And Fil grab him and pry up the street-car tracks with him. Oh, I tell you, I read the pr if the English sparrows do build their nests in my hair, and no oily-tongued stranger get the edge on me. e proprietor grabbed the farmer and jammed him into the cornerof thet “I'm the proprietor of this place, and I do not allow loafing in the doorway. you hear that, you old lung tester? Now git! The farmer gathered up his valise and got.—Chcago Tribune. A stor¥ of Scotch honesty comes from Dundee. A small boy had taken the p for an exceptionally well-drawn map. After the examination theteacher, a little douts asked the lad : “Who helped you with this map, James ?”” ‘obody, si Come now, tell me the truth. Didn't your brother help you?” “No, sir, he did it all."—Afidwauhee Wisconsin. “For salo by all Newsdealers in Oreat Britain. The Inter national News Company, London, E. C., England, Aoxxrs. , Rream's Building, Chancery Lane, EUROPEAN AGENT®—Memre Brentano, $7 Avenve de 0 Paris; Saarbach'y News Exchange, 1 Germany, Agents for a Fine Fur Garments. Prior to the close of our Season’s Fur business, we have especially great in- ducements to present during this month. The following are some of the prices: Seal Skin Sacques $400, reduced to $285. $300, ae “* $200. $250,now $150and $175 Electric Seal Capes. $75, reduced to $45. $50, “ * $30. $35, “4 $20. Small Furs for Neckwear; Muffs; and every other item in the stock, will be sold proportionately low. This isarare opportunity for bargains. James McCreery & Co., Broadway and 11th 8t., New York. LEWIS G. TEWKSBURY, . Babies and rapidly growing children derive more benefit from Scott's Emulsion, than all the rest of the food they eat. Its nourishing powers are felt almost immedi- ately. Babies and children thrive on Scott's Emulsion when no other form of food is assimilated. Scott’s Emulsion stimulates the appetite, enriches the blood, overcomes wasting and gives strength to all who take it. 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