But I guess I have it now. The one
I am alter is in the habit of occasion
ally drinking to excess—sometimes to
intoxication.”
“My dear man, that little vice is
unfortunately characteristic of the
pair of ns, and I doubt if our best
friends could tell you which was the
worst."
“Well, you are a matched pair cer
tainly. But tell me," continued the
visitor, “which of tie twain it was
that took tho poor debtor’s oath a few
months ago?”
“Fla, ha, wo were both in that mud
dle. I was on Bob’s paper and he
was on mine.”
"In mercy’s name I" cried tlid ap
. plicant desperately, “will you tell mo
which of tho two is the most sensible
man ?"
“Ah, there you toucli bottom, my
friend. Boor Bob, I can’t stretch the
truth, even to serve a brother. If
you want the more sensible one ot
the two I suppose I must acknowledge
the corn. I am the man.”—Tery,
Miss., Enterprise.
TftO UliLB IN THE MINES.
The Columbus (0.) correspondent
of the Pittsburg Telegraph, in a let
ter dated tho 19th, says an ominous
. torra is brewing in tho Hooking Val
ley, Shawnee, New Straitsville and
Nelsonvillo coal regions. Thought- j
, fnl men, both among miners and op- [
orators, anticipate serious Double be- 1
fere tho mines are once more in suc
cessful operation.
