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Show A GENTLE HINT. A delicate admonition, delivered at the right time, often has more effect than harsh objurgation or elaborate advice. In this gentle way that eminent emi-nent jurist, Davis Noxon, of Syracuse, once silenced Joshua Spencer, when he was executing one of his characteristic character-istic antics in the supreme court. Nox-on Nox-on was examining a witness in an important im-portant case, Spencer being the opposing oppos-ing counsel. Noxon asked the witness a question, paying no attention to Spencer, who persisted in his objection, objec-tion, imploring the court to sustain the objection, "Sit down, Spencer," said Noxon, "you are making a fool of yourself, and everybody is laughing at you." A gentle hint of this kind administered adminis-tered to vice-president Colfax micht have a salutary efteet just now. lie has been making a fool of himself on every possible occasion ever since he volunteered his testimony in behalf of Richardson, whose free love relation with McFarland was resented by her non-complaisant husband. At one time Colfax jumps up to deelaie that ho is not a candidate for any office, and cannot can-not afford the sacrihee required in continuing con-tinuing to serve the people. Finding the party disposed to take him at his word, and seeing no chance for rivaling Grant for the presidential succession, up he bounces again and says since he is urged so hard, and there is an evident evi-dent inclination to force office upon him, he may be induced to reconsider his determination, and upon the whole he has decided to place himself in the hands of his friends, and will go on the ticket with Grant rather than deprive de-prive the party of tho powerful aid oi' , his name. iY. Y. Sun. |