Life — February 16, 1899 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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Waar was au tnconscquential piece of business for the foreigners was annoy ‘Youd measure for the Americans returning home. The Inspectors pullet ents of the Yankee trunks. Anything which an inspector thought Might be dutiable, and which Was not on the ation,was seized and turned over to an appraiser, who decided whether Ht was or was not One of the passengers was James Lee. An of his trunks showed If dozen pairs of socks, which the Inspector concluded been bought at 4, and whieh Mr. Lee bad not included n. The passenger was questioned as to the mitted that he had bought th techs ation of ¢ on the are ni declaration, 1 the ine they are not,” Wthad 1 seven pairs ¢ + Where's the s “Lhave th lasked Mr. Le The inspector s ing to the Law. An appraiser wa fozen pairs of socks, and then ex pf the pair Mr. Lee wore. Lee, * but that’s because I red them at all | would have Instead of six. enth pair? non. Would «1 the inspector, like to look at them #* jd he would have to look at th ‘cord. alled, examined mined the visible. pe 0 York Sun, ELDERLY colored people ind almost invariatly elatin longs to them. In a Southe a an old 1 ind the prev hemember, y know how old taueh er than bes ally in the United States d Jett, who has been with the famtly for more years than they can (1 therefore his mistress was ave it few days Of, to go, as he of New Haven, bis aunt, said she,“ your aunt must be very old hey are an nan He Is pretty oid ed to old Sta “Why n't she? Jew,” 7 SIKORS AT WLLvS * ho replied. “yes'm; my aunt must be pretty She's about a hundred and five years ole now.” clatmed the lady, ew Haven?” y what she’s doin’, mava rejoined Jeff, in all seriousness, “She's up dere livin’ wid ber grand mudder."—Erchanye. Jon LANCASTER, the comedian, tells a story that comes all the way from Quebec, He was sight-seeing with a ‘Tommy At y while In that province, aud they had as companton atrold soldier, When they reached the Wolfe monument, which ts ed on a historic spot, Tommy said, ‘The guid © Did hit “Unt “im! re eat ‘ero fell” Wry, bit killed ‘hin 2” =e York Telegram. Tur Mind devotio ited on one occasion when his waster had a During the dinner, Henry was nervous and ebtupders, His 1 cast angry ut the poor man could Hot settle quletiy to his At last, When the dessert had been placed quietly on fe tiinidly behind hts master’s chair and sal au you spare me nowt My house bas been rand a half, with which an old servant did bis duty was tl dinner party. work. the table, on fire for the last —Argonant. DURING the Porte Rican campaign, a green private from a Western regiment, who had ideas of his own about mill. discipline and personal Independence, was detailed to act as orderly at General Miles’s tent. 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