Life — April 25, 1895 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Ir would be a pleasant thing if all people who are plagued with short memories had the ready tact by which the composer Rossini once turned his own defect into a graceful compliment. He met at a dinner one evening Bishop, the famous English song-writer, to whom he had been introduced on a previous occasion, and to whom he had taken an instant liking. Good evening, Mr. —," began Rossini, cordially, extending his hand ; but the name of his English acquaintance had basely deserted him for the moment. ‘There was scarcely a perceptible hesitation on his part, however, for instantly he began to whistle softly the opening bars of Bishop's glee, ** When the wind blows.” ‘The face of the “ English Mozart,” as Bishop was often called, lighted up with a smile of gratification, and Rossini’s failure to recall his name was instantly forgiven in the recognition of his pretty compliment.— Youth's Companion. Iv is sometimes better to permit public servants to have their own way than to go through life with a theory that every such person is a publicenemy. The Chicago News tells a story of a young woman who entered a railway train with a poodle clasped tenderly in her arms, “ Madam,” said the conductor, as he punched her ticket, 1am very sorry, but you can’t have your dog in this car. It’s against the rules. “Tshall hold him in my lapall the way,” she replied, ‘‘and he will not disturb any one.” “That makes no difference,” said the conductor, ‘+1 couldn't allow my own dog here. Dogs must ride in the baggage-car. I'll fasten him all right for you — ” “Don't you touch my dog, sir!” said the young woman, excitedly. **1 will trust him to no one !" And, with indignant tread, she marched to the baggage car, tied her dog, and returned. About fifty miles further on, when the con- ductor came along again, she asked him, ‘ Will you tell me if my dog is all right 2" “Tam very sorry,” said the conductor, politely trunk, and he was thrown off with it at the last station, “but you tied him to a Interior. Some Frenchmen were boasting of their ‘affairs of honor,” when one of them, a Marseillais, declared that he had inflicted upon an antagonist the most dreadtul feat that a duelist had ever met. ‘* How was it?” asked everybody, “*T was at a hotel, and I chanced to insult a total stranger. It turned out that he was a fencing-master, * One or the other of us,’ he declared, in fearful wrath, ‘will not go out of this room alive!’ ‘So let it be!’ I shouted in response ; and then I rushed out of the room, locked the door behind me, and lett him there to die !"—Argonaut. Ata sale of animals from Barnum’s hippodrome in Bridgeport a tiger was being offered. 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