"Moro married ones." ho promptly
"Indeedl" said tho questioner, who was
a man, and who iimncdinUly liegan to
plurao himself "Thcfr hnsbandV virtues
of course admitted them. That wus
right. Tho stronger should aid tho
weaker."
"No," replied tho angel, "that I not
tho reason."
"Then what is It?"
"Well, if you must know," said tho
angel confidentially, "wo pass them first
on their own merits. Lots of 'em get
through thnt way. Then, when wo can't
find any otbor recommendation for u
married woman. It is written against her
name, 'Theso aro they which have come
up out of great tribulation,' and the
gates fly open."
Iluotlns; Lions.
Among the Arabs, where tho lion is
hunted with success, tho hunter studies
his bast beforo ongoing in buttle. If
ho is very fat, there U littlo danger in
pot shots. If ho is lean and spry, thu
Arab will maneuver for a coign of vantage
from which ho can our iu three or
four shots beforo coming to cloeo quarters.
Exchange.
Facing Certain Death.
With hla foot cnught ami firmly helil
In n frog on tho Rratling railroad track
at West Falls. John Duffy met death in
fearful form. Duffy waa employed iw a
braheman by tho Rending company, uud
ran ahead of hU train to open a Hwitch.
That duty performed, ho blgnnlcd hij
engineer to bring on tho train.
Ilia signal win observed, nud as the
train came toward him Duffy found
that his foot was caught firmly In n
frog. Ho shouted for help and made
frantic otfcrtfl to himself, but iu
vain. Tho noiso of tho pulling engine
drowned his cries, aud when tho engineer
paw tho struggling man In thu full
glnro of the headlight It was too lato to
havo his life.
