Life — November 3, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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CHOICE RHYMES. All In a bright September dawn, T went among the sheaves of corn, And, thinking of my Indy dear, Tearoted like king-fisher, Expressing my sincere desire To win the hand of my Marta, ‘The finches in my father’s orchard With emulative pains were tortured. Tcalled on Love, that I might tose him, Between my lady's neck and bosom, —London Daily News. Tp takes a clever man to find a good word to say on every occasion. It is said of Thomas Balley Aldrich that he on recelved a letter from his friend, Professor Edward 8. Morse, and found the handwriting wholly illegible, Mr. Aldrich was not ut a loss for an answer, In due time, there came to Mr. Morse the following re “ My Dear Morse: It was very pleasant to recelve a letter from you the other day. Perhaps I should have found tt pleasanter if | had been able to dectpher tt. I don’t think I mastered anything beyond the date, which I knew, und the signature, at which I guessed. There 14 8 singular and perpetual charm tn a letter of yours—it never grows old, and It never loses tts novelty. ‘One can say every morning as one looks at It: * Here's @ letter of Morse’s | haven't read yet. I think I shall take an- other ahy at it to-day, and maybe I shall be able tn the course of a few years to make out what he means by those t's that look like w's, and those I's thut haven't any eyebrows.’ “Other letters are read, and thrown away and forgotten, but yours arc kept forever—unread. One of them will last a reasonable man a lifetime.""— Youth's Companion. T SEIGGORS AT NvLLvs WHAT A BRUTE! There was a lively little seteto between two men tn front of the Garrick Theatre, after the performance of * A Day and & Night," and a big theatre hat, worn by the woman accom- Panying one of the men, was to biame for tt all. The other man had @ seat behind the big hat, and his pollte request carly In the evening for its removal had been ignored, so when Otlx Harlan sang his verse about the man who goes to the theatre to see the play and has his viston of the stage entirely blotted out by a “lady fair” with @ hat three feet tall, the man behind the hat thought bis opportn- nity had come. Rising to his feet and holding up bis hand to attract attention, he exclatmed In a loud voles “That's my fx exactiy.* The audience grasped the situation and roared, while the woman with the hat blushed, and ber escort glared angrily at the man behind, who had resumed his seat. + Dil kee you outside," he said, threatentngly. The two men reached the sidewalk about the xame time, and the man with the woman faced the man who hadn't seen the play. “Now T want you to apologize," he sald, “ Apologize! " remarked the other. “I guess not. “Then, take that!" and the frst speaker almed « blow at the other's face. The latter was on hia guard, however, and the Mow did little damage. There were two or three more blows, and then policeman loomed up, the woman screamed and Jumped tnto acab, her escort close at her heels, while the other man turned and walked awway.—New York Herald. ‘The man who so rudely called attention to that sensitive and well-bred Indy's bat deserved all that he got. He has evidently never learned that no theatre-goer has any rights For sale by all Newsdealers in Great Bri national News Company, Bream's Building, London, E. C., England, AGENTS. Proofs of Original Drawings in LIFE, “THESE proofs are hand-printed on Japanese tissue paper. Large double-page Proofs, framed in GILT, Enciish Oak, or a Wurre frame, including transportation within one hundred miles of New York, $4. Smaller proofs, $2. Proofs without frames, but matted and mounted ready for framing, at half above rates. Send Stamp for LIFE’S Picture Gallery. Proofs same size as Originals in LIFE. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 West 31st Street, N. Y. City. which an unselfish and considerate woman, like the one ta question, 1s bound to respect. AM AND JONN Scott, afterward Lord Stowell ang Lord Eldon, when they were young men at the Bar, ha had a stroke of professional luck, determined to celebrate the occasion by having ® dinner at the tavern and going to tbe lay. When It was time to call for the reckoning, Willa Scott dropped a guinea. He and his brother searched for, in vain, “This tsatad Job,” sald Willlam; “we must give up the play.’ “Stop a bit,” sald .tohn, “I know a trick worth two of that,” and called the waitress. “ Betty,” sald he, “ we've dropped two guineas. See if you can find then.» Retty went down on her hands and knees, and found the ove guinea, which had rolled under the fender. “That's a very good girl, Betty,” sald John Scott, pocketing the cotn, “aod when you flnd the other sou can keep It for your troubie.” And the prudent brothers went with light hearts to the play, a Argonaut, A GENTLEMAN once lald a wager that he would sattstys London cabby. A friend accepted It, #0 he hatled cab ia Trafalgar Square and wus driven to Marble Arch. On alight. ing, be tendered the cabby a sovereign, remarklug at the same time, “WII that satisfy you?” The cabby, with s twinkle in his eye, replied: * Well, sir, It would be a plty to break {nto this for a drink.""—London Star. 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