Life — October 22, 1896 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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EVER THUS, A crowded car, A woman plain, She stands, and there You are again. —London Answers. A pretty girl, A crowded car, “* Please take my seat,”” And there you are. “A Goop story is told on the late Senator Vance, who died two years ago," said Senator Jones of Arkansas. ‘‘As I remember it, Vance was traveling down in North Carolina, when he met an old darky one Sunday morning. He had known the old man for many years, so he took the liberty of inquiring where he was going. “*T am, sah, pedestrianin’ my appointed way to de tabernacle of de Lord.’ Are you an Episcopalian ?’ inquired Vance. “*No, sah, I can’t say dat I am an Epispokapilian.’ ““« Maybe you are a Baptist ?’ “*No, sah, I can't say that I's ever been buried wid de Lawd in waters of baptism.’ Oh, I see; you're a Methodist.’ No, sah, I can’t say dat I's one of dose who hold to the argyments of de faith of de Medodists.’ “\ What are you, then, Uncle ?? “D's a Presbyterian, Marse Zeb, just de same as you is.’ “Oh, nonsense, Uncle, you don’t mean to say that you subscribe to all the articles of the Presbyterian faith?’ “Deed I do, sah.’ “*Do you believe in the doctrine of election to be saved, or of being saved to be elected ? “**Yes, sab, I b'lieve in the doctrine of ‘lection most firmly and un'quivcatin’ly.’ “*Well, then, tell me, do you believe that I am elected to be saved ?’ “The old darky hesitated. There was undoubtedly a terrific struggle going on in his mind between his veracity and his desire to be polite to the Senator. Finally he compromised by saying : “** Well, I'll tell you how it is, Marse Zeb. You see, I's never heard of anybody bein’ ‘lected to anything for what they wasn't a candidate. Has you, sah ?’” —Chicago Times-Herald, On Sunday, as a certain Scottish minister was re- turning homeward, he was accosted by an old woman, well do I like the day when you preach!” The minister was aware that he was not very popular, and answered : “My good woman, Iam glad tohear it. There are too few like you. And why do you like it when I preach?” ‘Oh, sir,” she replied, “‘when you preach I always get a good seat!"—7it Bits. PROFESSOR STOWE, the husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe, often said that he saw visions of people in whom he was interested. On one occasion Mrs. Stowe was in her room when it was supposed she was out of town. Professor Stowe came in, looked about bim with a pre- occupied air, but did not speak to her, She thought his behavior strange, and amused herself watching him ; at last the situation became so extraordinary that she began to laugh. “Why,” he exclaimed, with a most aston- ished air, ‘tis that you? I thought it was one of my visions."—Argonaut, HARPER AND BROTHERS, NEW YORK [P4s: A MYSTERY. Bt Theo, iD ouslas. The Gray Man. By S. R. Crockett. Amyas Egerton, Cavalier, By Maurice H. Hervey, ‘A Primer of College Football. By W. H. Lewis. Aspects of Fiction, By Brander Matthews. Reminiscences of an Octogenarian of the City of VOR BS Coat Mache" 4 City of Bee HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY, NEW YORK, Modern Political Orations, E.dited by Leopold Wy. ner. The Island of Cuba, By Andrew Somers R Marathon Mohtrose Ramsey, BSn AM Rowan ae THE CENTURY COMPANY, NEW YORK. Break o' Day, and other stories. By George Whana Edwards. Gobolinks. By Ruth McEnery Stuart and Altes Bigelow Paine. The Story of Aaron. 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