Chables Lamb once said of one of
his critics : "The more 1 think of him
the less I thtnk of him." This is not
unlike Thackeray's mot: "What do
you think of Tapper, as a poet," he was
asked when in his country, "I don't
think of him as a poet," was the reply.
A thief was arrested in England the
other day who admitted his guilt and
asked that sentence be passed as a pro
tection to himself and the public.
"For," said he "It is a terrible thing
that a fellow like me should be going
about.
A University student broke through
the ice on Lake Monana, the other day,
where the water was only four feet
deep. When he was hauled out and
laid upon the ice, he faintly whispered:
"Boys, I didn't care for myself, but I'm
George IV., on hearing some one de
clare that Moore had murdered Sheridan
in his life of that statesman, observed.
"I won't say that Mr. Moore has
murdered Sherdan, but he has certainly
attempted his life.
The expression of a nervous woman's
face upon getting into a dentist's chair
is something that no man can imitate
until he gets a letter from his mother-
in-law, sharply inquiring if that spare
room is ready.
Blessed are they who scatter ashes
nnon slinnerr sidewalks, for thev shall
slide easily through the gates of Para
dise. Jtichmotut .nquirer.
A patron of a poor hotel said every
thing he obtained there was cold but
the water, and everything was sour bnt
the pickles.
