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Show A Sensible Boy. An old farmer whose son, having gone to a show, was much lacerated u consequence conse-quence of having "fooled around" the lidn's cage, in speaking of the affair said: YorTsU Lige he thought that the Hon was asleep, an' 'gunter tickle his foot. The lion wa'n't asleep." "The lion tore off your son s arm, I be- l' "Yes, his left arm. Oh, Lige he U putty sensible, nn' ef thar's got to be any etawin he alius hands out bw left arrn Jes think of it will vou Ef it had a-been his right Lfmi TwouWer sp'ilcd him for life W y then it come to tyin' fodder he wouldenter Sen wuth a d-n- Oh, tbat boy ha. got sense. "-Arkansaw Traveler. |