Show THE SELF sacrificing FATHER we heard a good one a few days since of a mayor of one I 1 of the neighboring cities who seemed very anxious to prepare his family and fellow citizens to meet the anticipated dreadful ravages of the cholera he would allow no food to be eaten by his family but plain salted sailed meat fish bread ac and whenever any of them wished for something a little extra they had to shy over I 1 to an obliging neighbors where they never fail ed of getting a slice of excellent pie cake or pudding padding previous to this however they could boast of all these delicacies at home things went on thus for a week the mayor it was noticed by his worthy better belter half did not have i a very good appetite whenever he came caine to his meals for the good reason probably pro BabIy ably that there are many good eating saloons in the place and she thought that th atgood good rhubarb pie would do no harm barm but bui rather give her hustind a relish for his dinner she accord accordingly y placed one at his side when he sat down to the noonday noon day meal Ai floud passed over the brow of the head of the family wife said he how often must in 1 speak of these things it seems as if you were determined to td give us the cholera despite ot of all my precautions please take anay amy this detestable green st stuff I 1 I 1 the meek dame silently removed the offending I 1 delicacy to tho the ka followed by ilie greedy gree eyes of half a dozen disappointed youngsters the father soon sogn got through ills his dinner 1 arase aros efrom from the table and passed out leaving the otaw ot noto to finish their meat meal of plain bread and butter and codfish 1 1 the son however not having the fear of the father before his eyes and withal sighing for the flesh pots of egypt as soon as he hi thought his tattle father well gone out of sight slyly crept into the kitchen to pet get a slice aiice of bf the coveted pie but I 1 I 1 when he he got there here the table was bare the IL rhubarb pie was gone thinking perhaps that bridget had thrown it into the swill barrell barrel 6 he e went to the door ol of the woodshed wood shed when lo 10 what a sight presen presented itself to the boy hamlet could not have been more surprised at the sight of his father ghost than was our hero at the i appearance P of the veritable mayor seated upon a sawbuck saw buck with the half devoured rhubarb pie detestable green stuff in his hand he was sacrificing himself to save his family and eating the llie pie cholera and all thip the son got a good share of the prize by giving a promise not to tell telly dod and the old man slid for his office lie he has not been heard to say anything against agreen green stuff since cincinnati times I 1 I 1 |