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Show What He Was After. I heard a funny story about William Henry Hurlburt the other day. It seems ho has boon in tho country incog. , and somebody recognized him down in the turk staring up at tho now World building with dreaniy amazemeut, and rushed up to him heartily, "Hal my dear Hurlburt, glad to see yon back." Tho astonished ex journalist drew himself up. "Confound it, sir," ho said. "I am not Hurlburt, aud 1 am not buck, sir." - Then he drew hU inautle about him and hurried away. I But ho was uot to escape thus; as he turned into Chambers street his old frieud Simpson met him. "Why, Hurlburtl how doyoudo! What nre you after tiowf "After a blasted fool, and I've caught up with him!" Truth. |